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The Best Episodes of Gold Rush Season 3

Every episode of Gold Rush Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gold Rush Season 3!

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Follow the lives of ambitious miners as they head north in pursuit of gold. With new miners, new claims, new machines and new ways to pull gold out of the ground, the stakes are higher

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Gold Rush Season 3 Episode 11 - Dozer Wars
    7.7/10(67 votes)

    S3:E11

    Todd and Dave go to war over the dozer they both need to keep mining and Todd banks on finding virgin ground beneath a pile of dredge tailings. Parker faces a crew rebellion and Dakota Fred attacks the Glory Hole with his secret weapon- the bedrock shark.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Gold Rush Season 3 Episode 2 - Million Dollar Season
    7.5/10(73 votes)

    S3:E2

    Loaded with bonus footage, production facts and tweets. Todd doubles down with two claims, twice the crew and twice the gear. Dakota Fred's glory hole is thought to contain millions in gold. Parker hires a new crew and sets his sights on new land.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Gold Rush Season 3 Episode 10 - Leprechaun Gold
    7.5/10(65 votes)

    S3:E10

    Parker finds out about the fate of his Grandpa. Todd has to rebuild his turbo trammel, Indian River faces a shutdown and the Dakota boys investigate whether the Glory Hole is truly an ancient waterfall.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Gold Rush Season 3 Episode 3 - The Wrong Claim
    7.3/10(69 votes)

    S3:E3

    Dave faces disaster when he finds his new claim is un-minable. Todd is thousands of dollars in the hole and the 1000 ounce goal looks impossible. The Dakota boys face the threat of historic floods and Parker desperately needs to secure new ground.

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  5. Gold Rush Season 3 Episode 4 - Secret Weapons
    7.3/10(68 votes)

    S3:E4

    Todd does a deal on a new gold-rich claim to get Dave's crew back in action.The Dakota boys hire new miners and one is quickly terminated. Todd junks his old wash plant, and replaces it with the new Super-Trommel, and Parker sets an unprecedented goal to get $40,000 worth of gold in his first week.

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  6. Gold Rush Season 3 Episode 16 - Redemption Road
    7.3/10(58 votes)

    S3:E16

    Out of Indian River paydirt, Todd comes up with a risky plan to hit his 1,000 ounce goal. A bad fall could put Fred out of the game, leaving Dustin to dig the glory hole. Parker worries his season is over but his grandpa is convinced he's near the motherlode.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Gold Rush Season 3 Episode 6 - The Ultimatum
    7.2/10(63 votes)

    S3:E6

    Todd's chief investor demands to see 100 ounces of gold in the next three weeks, or he will pull the plug on the Klondike operation. At Indian River, Dave Turin is on the gold. Parker's crew goes into meltdown when he forces them to replace a bridge, while Fred attempts to make a precision part for the 270's track out of scrap metal.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Gold Rush Season 3 Episode 8 - Road To Gold
    7.2/10(68 votes)

    S3:E8

    Todd and his crew finally get to test the new Turbo Trommel. Dave pushes his crew to double their last clean out. The Dakota Boys receive a visit from an inspector with the power to shut down their mine and Parker brings in dynamite to blast a boulder.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Gold Rush Season 3 Episode 9 - Up Smith Creek
    7.2/10(65 votes)

    S3:E9

    Todd faces closure; Parker receives bad news from his grandfather.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Gold Rush Season 3 Episode 12 - Pink Slip
    7.2/10(64 votes)

    S3:E12

    Parker hits bedrock at Emerson Trench; Todd shuts down the Quartz Creek operation; and Dave has a mishap with a bulldozer.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Gold Rush Season 3 Episode 13 - The Merger
    7.2/10(65 votes)

    S3:E13

    Todd forces his crew and Dave's crew to merge into one team. The Dakota Boys use their new equipment to get back down to the bottom of the Glory Hole. Parker risks his life to get paydirt from an abandoned mine site down a dangerous mountain road.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Gold Rush Season 3 Episode 14 - The Night Shift
    7.2/10(62 votes)

    S3:E14

    Tensions mount between the dayshift and nightshift as Todd pushes his men harder than ever. Parker battles his ancient washplant and the treacherous road from Discovery Claim while Dustin risks it all diving for hidden gold in the frozen glory hole water.

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  13. Gold Rush Season 3 Episode 15 - Bedrock Blowout
    7.2/10(59 votes)

    S3:E15

    Todd pushes the Big Red washplant to near breaking point on his best ground yet. Fred and Dustin battle to save a broken down excavator as water floods the glory hole and Parker faces his worst nightmare as the dangerous mine road claims its first victim.

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  14. Gold Rush Season 3 Episode 5 - Battle of the Bridge
    7.1/10(67 votes)

    S3:E5

    Todd Receives a suprise visit from his investor; a broken-down bulldozer causes problems for Dave Turin's crew.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Gold Rush Season 3 Episode 7 - Game Changer
    7.1/10(65 votes)

    S3:E7

    Parker sets a hefty goal; Dave's mine faces a potential shutdown.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Gold Rush Season 3 Episode 17 - The Motherlode
    7.0/10(57 votes)

    S3:E17

    Winter strikes and the miners wage the final battle for the mother lode. The Hoffmans pull out a secret weapon to thaw frozen gold-rich paydirt. Dustin plunges into the freezing waters of the Glory Hole and Parker mines the last ground at Big Nugget.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Gold Rush Season 3 Episode 1 - The Long Road
    6.7/10(38 votes)

    S3:E1

    Relive the most heart pounding and heart breaking moments of Gold Rush as the Hoffman crew and their rivals Parker Schnabel and 'Dakota’ Fred fight Mother Nature, mining machines and each other to get gold out of the ground in the frozen North.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Dozer Wars" is the best rated episode of "Gold Rush" season 3. It scored 7.7/10 based on 67 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/17/2013. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Million Dollar Season".