NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Judgment Day
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/24/2012
The Hoffman crew is desperate to get 100 ounces, but Todd's decision to run the dozer on solid ice ends in disaster. The Big Nugget mine faces closure if Parker fails to hit a pay streak and Dakota Fred thinks he's finally found Jack Hoffman's glory hole.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - Remembering John Schnabel
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 3/25/2016
Honoring the life and legacy of Grandpa John Schnabel.
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#3 - No Holds Barred
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 4/1/2016
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#4 - Parker Comes of Age
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 4/1/2016
A special episode that aired right after episode 9, it covers Parker's gold mining milestones.
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#5 - Quicksand
Season 15 Episode 3 - Aired 11/22/2024
Rick sinks an excavator trying to get down to Rally Valley pay. Parker’s crew risks destroying a million-dollar wash plant to get on the gold. Tony puts pressure on Cousin Mike to perform on the Indian River.
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4.5/1054 votesLoading...#6 - 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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6.2/109 votesLoading...#7 - My Father‘s Frienemy
Season 15 Episode 2 - Aired 11/15/2024
Rick Ness considers whether to keep mining after devastating news. Parker’s crew split an excavator in half attempting a risky fix. Kevin Beets turns to one of dad Tony’s rivals for help.
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6.3/1021 votesLoading...#8 - Searching for Rick Ness
Season 13 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2022
Parker gets devastating news and faces off with the biggest landowner in Alaska. Rick Ness surfaces. Tony pressures the kids to deliver the first gold of the season. Fred battles the glacier blocking his gold. The Clayton brothers seek redemption.
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6.5/1073 votesLoading...#9 - The Ultimate Price
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/7/2011
The team attempts to finally run potential pay dirt through the wash plant. But a visit from the Department of Fish and Game reveals a violation, jeopardizing their vital water supply to the mine. Then disaster strikes as Todd's daughter fights for her life.
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6.5/1064 votesLoading...#10 - Slippery Slope
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/9/2012
The Hoffman crew confronts the permafrost that lies between them and the gold. As the Dakota Boys set up their new wash plant, Fred pushes his son too hard and Dustin storms off. Parker faces a breakdown that leaves his mining season at a stand still.
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6.5/1052 votesLoading...#11 - Dead in the Water
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 4/27/2012
Jack Hoffman's precious excavator gets stranded in the creek and requires emergency surgery in the wilderness. Meanwhile, the crew fine-tunes their wash plant which doubles their efficiency at finding gold. Parker does the work of two men until an argument with his mother threatens to shut him down.
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6.6/1071 votesLoading...#12 - The Pain Barrier
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/14/2011
The miners continue to run dirt but an equipment malfunction brings the operation to a halt. Meanwhile, James Harness collapses and Jimmy Dorsey drives a wedge between himself and the crew when he takes on an extra job to earn cash. But hard work late into the night finally hits a pay streak.
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6.6/1066 votesLoading...#13 - Going For Broke
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/28/2011
With winter weather closing in, a gold recovery expert comes to help the rookies. Todd discovers a major design flaw in the equipment and is forced to make huge modifications. With the credit cards maxed out, he is forced to take desperate measures.
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6.6/1026 votesLoading...#14 - The Vindication
Season 12 Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/2021
Fred kicks off his first week of sluicing and the team gathers for the critical first gold weigh. Meanwhile, Tony faces an unexpected repair at 80 Pup.
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6.6/1023 votesLoading...#15 - Robbing Parker to Pay Parker
Season 12 Episode 12 - Aired 12/10/2021
Rick returns to the Deep Cut to settle the score. Parker does the unthinkable to get down to gold at Mud Mountain. Fred sends his son-in-law packing when he crosses the line.
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6.7/1066 votesLoading...#16 - Gold Fever
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/21/2011
The miners' futures are on the line at Porcupine Creek. After 80 days, the miners are behind schedule, and the Hoffmans have run out of money and deliver the crew an ultimatum: find $10,000 worth of gold in the next two days, or the families have to head home to Oregon. Meanwhile, after Dorsey struggles with the wave table, tensions flare and fists fly.
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6.7/1066 votesLoading...#17 - Never Say Die
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 2/18/2011
With the arctic winter looming, the crew races against the clock. Rain and thawing snow flood the mine and Jack puts his life on the line as the glory hole caves in around the massive 100,000 pound excavator.
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6.7/1059 votesLoading...#18 - Twist of Fate
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/17/2012
The Hoffmans have to find gold and fast. The crew arrives in Porcupine Creek reinvigorated and in record time, they are on the gold. But just they celebrate their best clean out ever, "Dakota Fred" returns and drops a bombshell on Todd, Jack and crew.
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6.7/1059 votesLoading...#19 - Gold At Last
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/30/2012
The Hoffmans realize they could be losing thousands of dollars of gold out of the end of their sluices and they are forced to tear apart the wash plant and rebuild. In his quest for virgin ground at Smith Creek, Parker turns into a lumberjack to get back on the gold.
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#20 - Ready to Roll
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 12/20/2013
Behind the scenes with the production crew
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6.7/1018 votesLoading...#21 - Who's the Boss?
Season 13 Episode 14 - Aired 1/6/2023
With Parker in Alaska, Tyson risks bringing in new recruits to get Slucifer back on the gold. Tony’s Westchester crew calls in a favor that pays off big. The Claytons face a family emergency.
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6.8/1075 votesLoading...#22 - Gold, Guns, and Bears
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/10/2010
The stakes get higher at the Porcupine Creek prospect as reality sets in about just how little time they have to get to their gold. The miners start to rebuild the mining ghost town but the bears aren't so keen on their new neighbors — and they let them know it.
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6.8/1072 votesLoading...#23 - Running Dirt
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/17/2010
The crew races to set up the mining plant and start running dirt. When the families arrive from Oregon and question the lack of gold — and master mechanic Harness becomes dangerously ill — the tension builds so high that Dorsey and Todd almost come to blows.
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6.8/1066 votesLoading...#24 - Bad Blood
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/4/2011
The crew remains in deep financial hole. Veteran miner "Dakota" Fred thinks he can turn things around and he cranks up production faster than ever before. But when things start falling apart, tensions mount and Harness can't keep his frustration in.
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6.8/1027 votesLoading...#25 - Back To Alaska
Season 11 Episode 9 - Aired 12/18/2020
Parker returns to Alaska to prospect new ground and expand his empire. Rick digs deep for big gold in a cut he hopes will deliver the biggest weigh in of the season. Fred's crew member Johnny comes up with a unique fix to their water problem.
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The Worst Episodes of Gold Rush
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Judgment Day" is the worst rated episode of "Gold Rush". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/24/2012. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Remembering John Schnabel".