8.0/1058 votes#1 - Declaration of Independence
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 10/12/2018
New mine boss Rick gathers together his crew of greenhorns & arrives in the Yukon ready to start his season. Parker and Tony face off over royalties and land access in a confrontation that threatens to end one of their seasons before it's even begun.
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7.9/1052 votes#2 - Smoked Out
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 10/19/2018
Rick faces mutiny from his crew of greenhorns. Parker visits his parents for advice and makes a decision affects the rest of his season. Tony's barge hits trouble on its way back to Dawson to finally begin the rebuild of his second monster dredge.
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7.6/1044 votes#3 - Gods and Monsters
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 10/26/2018
Rick hunts for a new washplant with his crew. With Parker's ground frozen he must find a way to mine the gold to pay his deposit to Tony. Tony orders son Kevin to train up a new dredgemaster, but a vital piece gets damaged and brings them to a halt.
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7.7/1044 votes#4 - Durt Reynolds
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 11/2/2018
Disaster strikes when Rick fires up his washplant for the first time. Parker tries a risky plan to keep the gold coming in and must decide on a new foreman to replace Rick. Tony must transport his tug Kid Commando to the dock for a crucial stability test.
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8.1/1043 votes#5 - The Return of Freddy Dodge
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/2018
Rick drafts a Gold Rush vet and former member of team Hoffman to save his season. Tony and Monica fire up their wash plant as they start to battle Parker to beat him to the gold.
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7.8/1039 votes#6 - Hoffman's Ghosts
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 11/16/2018
New mine boss Rick is buckling under debt and if he's going to prove himself to his crew he needs to get his first gold weigh; Parker attempts a treacherous river crossing; Tony Beets hits a snag removing a massive piece of his dredge.
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8.0/1041 votes#7 - Hazard Pay
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 11/23/2018
Parker hires a new driver that isn't as experienced as he claims. Elsewhere, one of Tony's dredges sinks into a pond, and he clashes with son Kevin over how to rescue it.
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7.8/1040 votes#8 - Stormageddon
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 11/30/2018
Heavy rainfall for several days causes problems for Parker and Rick. Elsewhere, Tony's second dredge upriver proves more difficult than expected.
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7.9/1042 votes#9 - Megamorphosis
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 12/7/2018
Parker battles to save his season when his biggest wash plant collapses. Rick makes a shocking discovery about his gold mining claim and turns to his dad for help. Tony races to finish dismantling his dredge but a crucial piece comes crashing down.
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8.0/1045 votes#10 - Father's Day
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/2018
Rick Ness and his father, Rick Senior, battle together to open a new cut; Parker struggles with mechanical breakdowns, and a crew member suffers a terrible injury; Tony races to dismantle the final sections of his million-dollar dredge.
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7.9/1043 votes#11 - The Resurrection
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 12/21/2018
The flu brings Parker's operation to its knees, and it's up to foreman Dean to keep the claim running; Rick's mechanic, Carl, behaves strangely and reveals shocking news; Tony hits rock bottom as his entire operation grinds to a halt.
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8.0/1045 votes#12 - The Devil's Deadline
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 1/4/2019
A desperate Rick is forced to ask Tony for help; Tony hauls the final piece of his million-dollar second dredge from Thistle Creek and prepares to rebuild it
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8.0/1041 votes#13 - Sucker Punch
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 1/11/2019
Rick discovers he's been losing gold after Freddy Dodge points out a major flaw in his wash plant; with his excavator down, Parker risks moving his wash plant with a dozer.
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7.8/1041 votes#14 - Old School Heroes
Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 1/18/2019
Parker leaves Brennan in charge of one section of the mine, with mixed results. Meanwhile, Rick damages his water pipe with some careless excavation work.
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7.5/1039 votes#15 - Wedding Bells & Emergency Operations
Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 1/25/2019
The Beets family celebrates as Monica gets married; while Tony is happy for his daughter, he is also stressed to be taking time off while behind on his gold target.
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7.9/1045 votes#16 - Broken Bones
Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 2/1/2019
Parker crashes a boat resulting in a terrible injury; frozen ground and machine failure threaten Rick’s season; Tony and his family finally rebuild his second dredge; the Dakota Boys discover a rich nugget trap.
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4.5/1054 votes#17 - Make It Rain
Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 2/15/2019
Desperate Parker pushes wash plant Sluicifer beyond the limit; Tony attempts a dangerous crane operation
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7.6/1044 votes#18 - Big Red Is Dead
Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 2/22/2019
Parker closes in on his $7.2 million target, but wash plant Big Red runs out of pay dirt; Rick strives to reach his goal
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7.5/1040 votes#19 - Cold War
Season 9 Episode 19 - Aired 3/1/2019
Parker's parents visit and offer help; Rick continues to battle frozen ground to reach his goal; shocking news forces Tony to make a drastic decision about his season
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8.0/1042 votes#20 - Brace for Impact
Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 3/8/2019
Tony races to finish his second dredge; Parker makes a risky move; Rick’s crew fights harder than ever to reach their goal; the Dakota Boys find a new mine site that has massive gold potential.
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7.9/1041 votes#21 - Fire and Ice
Season 9 Episode 21 - Aired 3/15/2019
Rick desperately tries to get the last 27 ounces he needs to hit his target. Meanwhile, Tony finds out his dredge is short 30 buckets.
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8.1/1038 votes#22 - Three Sides to Every Story
Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 3/22/2019
Sit down with Parker Schnabel, Rick Ness, and Tony Beets as they discuss the biggest moments from this past season of Gold Rush. Then, The Dakota Boys reflect on their wild season and look ahead to what’s next.
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The Best Episodes of Gold Rush Season 9
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Season 9 Ratings Summary
"Declaration of Independence" is the best rated episode of "Gold Rush" season 9. It scored 8/10 based on 58 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/12/2018. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Smoked Out".