The worst episodes of Gold Rush
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- 01
Parker experiences a mysterious breakdown at the Airstrip and Fred's mechanic decodes a washplant belt issue at the Freedom Cut. Dave digs into virgin ground on Glacier Creek.
- 02
Parker returns to the Klondike and drops a bombshell on his crew to make up for the Alaska debacle. Fred and son Christopher face off over the nightshift. Tony's Winchester Crew cash out for the season.
- 03
The Hoffman crew moves their operation to the hostile Guyana jungle. The Dakota boys need to find a safe route over thin ice. Parker is out of cash and must find gold, but Tony Beets has bad news for him.
- 04
Parker gets down to paydirt at the Wolf Cut in Alaska but disaster strikes when the crew hits an old mine shaft. Dave goes deeper in search of his last gold. A mistake on Tony's crew sends a $500,000 wash plant crashing to the ground.
- 05
Parker visits Fred's claim and delivers a devastating verdict that brings the operation to a screeching halt. A truck accident on Parker's claim leads to a harrowing rescue attempt. Tony's crew at the Hunker Cut face a monster flood.
- 06
Tony attempts to double his gold with greenhorns on the night shift and Fred's crewmember is involved in a freak accident. The Claytons resurrect a beaten-up conveyor.
- 07
Dave agrees to work with the Hoffman crew under a new agreement. Tony has a near miss while removing the heaviest part of the dredge and Parker fights with Rick when he opens up untested ground.
- 08
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.
- 09
Parker fights muddy ground as he opens his biggest cut of the season and churns through Easy Street pay. Fred discovers a new paystreak that changes the course of his season. Tony gets two dozers stuck stripping to pay at the Blue and Cold Cut.
- 10
Parker battles for his first Alaska gold and a triple clean out. Dave Turin returns with a shocking proposal at Glacier Creek. Tony moves mountains to drain the gold-rich 80 Pup Cut. Fred calls up a combat buddy for help.
- 11
Tensions rise between Fred and the Clayton Brothers when a borrowed machine comes back broken. Parker's wash plant Big Red turns into a problem child. Dave's crew struggles to get through the rocky Three Amigos paydirt.
- 12
Tony pivots his crew to the 80 Pup cut but a water pump failure stops them cold. Fred levels up his operation with a big piece of iron. A flood threatens to derail the Clayton Brothers season and prevent them from reaching Golden Acres.
- 13
Tony mounts a major rescue to save a sinking excavator. Tensions rise when Fred brings in an old friend. The Clayton brothers risk training two young greenhorn miners to work the night shift.
- 14
In the series premiere, a group of recession-hit men from Oregon make a high-risk decision to leave their homes and head north to Alaska in search of gold. With little mining experience and everything on the line, the crew gathers heavy equipment, prepares for the difficult journey, and sets out to build a working gold-mining operation in the Alaskan wilderness.
- 15
Parker tasks Mitch with mining out an old road built on virgin ground but problems jeopardize access to both of his washplants. Fred finally gets his monster dozer delivered, only to have it break down. Tony welcomes a new crew into the "Cursed Cut."
- 16
Parker is joined by a ragtag group of miners recruited from social media to tackle his first Alaskan claim. Tony faces an engineering problem while Fred's rock truck issues force him to change his approach.
- 17
Parker fires up Sluicifer to tackle the massive Bear Cut. Fred faces financial ruin when the dozer he desperately needs gets held up in Dawson City. The Clayton brothers go on a treasure hunt to save their season.
- 18
Parker brings in a brand-new wash plant to push him past 5,000 ounces. Buzz stands up to Rick and puts his reputation on the line with a gamble he may come to regret. Disaster strikes on the McCaughans' night shift.
- 19
Brennan confronts Kevin about a lack of equipment. Tony comes down hard on Mike when a side dumper crashes in a ditch. Parker brings in monster dirt haulers, hoping to get 1,000 ounces of gold weekly.
- 20
Tony hunts down an insubordinate crew member. Rick gets his first gold from Lightning Creek. Kevin's parents pressure him to get his new Pyramid Cut running.
- 21
Tony blows up at Mike to get the trommel running. Two of Rick's crew face off while trying to dig out Valhalla. Kevin leans on Buzz to get more gold.
- 22
The Hoffman crew races to finish setting up the mining plant and finally begin running dirt through the operation. As the families arrive from Oregon and question the lack of gold, pressure builds on the inexperienced miners, while illness and rising tension threaten to slow their progress before the claim can start producing.
- 23
The Hoffman crew's attempt to keep the mine running is disrupted when key equipment malfunctions and brings the operation to a halt. As the setback threatens their already fragile progress, James Harness suffers a serious health scare and Jimmy Dorsey's decisions create more division within the crew.
- 24
Fred engineers an ice dam and makes a surprising gold discovery. Parker's crew pivots to the Easy Street cut but a washed-out road stops them dead. Tony uses an excavator cheat code to bust through permafrost.
- 25
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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