Gold Rush

Todd and Parker go head-to-head in a $100,000 bet over who will get the most gold this season. Tony sets sail to revive his second monster dredge, and Parker makes a deal on new ground that leads to a dramatic showdown with Tony.

A rogue gunman fires shots at the Hoffman crew. Frozen ground destroys Parker's bulldozers, and Tony starts to tear apart his 500-ton dredge.

Todd interferes with son Hunter's washplant, pushing their relationship to a breaking point. Parker battles to maneuver a 150-foot super conveyor. Tony desperately needs his dredge to deliver gold.

Todd races to construct a massive holding pond before a storm hits. Parker is furious when Rick's failure to manage the cut results in a shutdown. Tony undertakes a $600,000 dredge upgrade in an attempt to jump-start his season.

Parker fights rising floodwaters to save his cut. Hunter Hoffman shuts down his father, Todd, and Tony takes a convoy of military trucks on a treacherous journey to hunt down parts for his monster dredge.

Todd shuts down his operations to support Freddy Dodge as he pleads with the county commissioners to allow him to mine his claim. Parker suffers as Rick's attempt to mine more horribly backfires. Tony's dredge is losing gold.

As forest fires tear through the Klondike threatening to end Parker's season, his crew begins to desert the operation. As Todd runs three washplants for the first time, his mechanic, Juan, is pushed to the breaking point.

Todd suspects sabotage when the crew is hit by a water crisis. Parker battles to move his monster washplant, Sluicifer. Tony orders Monica to fire up her washplant, but a rookie mistake shuts them down.

Todd is out of luck and ground, until he makes a desperate play for new land. Parker's sitting pretty on a pile of gold, but pushes Rick too far. Tony attempts to jump-start his season on a risky voyage up the Yukon River.

Safety inspectors arrive as Hunter commits a serious violation, costing thousands of dollars. Parker is confronted by the owner of his new claim. Tony races against time to move the massive bucket-line of his second dredge.

Todd discovers a historic mine site that could turn his season around. Parker's parents arrive on his birthday with extraordinary gifts, and Tony mounts a huge operation to replace a 24-ton bucket line.

The Hoffman crew witnesses a solar eclipse that Todd interprets as a sign. Parker transforms his Rick Ness's operation while he's away, and Mike Beets takes the helm of the family barge on the Yukon River and runs it aground.

Todd gets a surprise ruling from the county, which kickstarts his season, Parker's foreman Rick returns to find his operation in a mess and Tony's dredge hits a wall of permafrost that stops him getting to the gold.

Todd's son, Hunter, makes a rookie mistake that triggers team dysfunction, and Tony improvises to tear down his second dredge. Parker risks damaging his washplant as he races to finish his last cut at Scribner Creek.

Parker opens a brand new cut, but his crew gets stuck in the mud. Todd tries to get Hunter back on the team to assemble a new washplant and Tony's stuck up the creek without a barge.

Parker takes on a massive washplant move on his own. Todd races to set up new trommel and faces a medical emergency. Tony's daughter, Monica, makes a $200,000 mistake.

Parker threatens to shutdown Rick's Indian River operation after production takes a dive.

Parker suspects Tony of sabotage on his new ground and confronts him. Todd's new washplant hits the noise limits for local regulations and he must fix it with available materials. Tony takes on his biggest challenge yet.

Parker buys his first ever Klondike claim, but gets an unpleasant shock when he test pans it. Todd uses chemical ingenuity to break a monster boulder that stands in his way, and Tony nearly loses a crew member.

Tony's dredge teardown hits a wall when they attempt to remove the heaviest piece yet. Todd's son, Hunter, demands a change of mine site if they're going to have a future. Parker makes a bid for independence on his own claim.

It's judgment day on Parker and Todd's 100-ounce, $100,000 bet made at the start of the season. Parker chases a record breaking $7 million dollar season total, and Todd desperately tries to stop his crew from falling apart.

A look back at Parker's tragic loss of his mentor, Grandpa John, and his bet big on a $600,000 washplant to chase a record gold haul. Todd moved his entire operation to Oregon in search of a mountain of nugget.

Dave Turin had been at Todd's side helping him mine millions of dollars of gold, from the Yukon to South America. A shocking bare-knuckle fistfight led to Dave’s explosive announcement that he was quitting the crew.

A recap of the most disastrous breakdowns and heroic bush fixes during seven seasons of gold mining.

Todd Hoffman sits down to discuss his past eight seasons on Gold Rush and what his exciting next chapter will be.