The BEST episodes of Gold Rush: The Dirt
Every episode of Gold Rush: The Dirt ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Gold Rush: The Dirt!
Go behind the scenes as Executive Producer Christo Doyle gets the Gold Rush miners to give us the dirt on life at the mine.
#3 - Locked and Loaded
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/13/2015
Christo sits with Parker to chat about his latest royalty issues with Tony. Then, Parker gives an inside look at his notoriously private foreman, Gene Cheesman. Freddy Dodge joins to give an update on his season at Carmacks.
#5 - Meet the Claytons
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/24/2023
Christo meets Gold Rush newbies Brandon and Brady Clayton. After a quick tour, they put him to work welding with Brady before things get down, dirty and a little weird with Warren. The crew lets off steam and reveals the curse of California creek.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - Extracurricular Minetivities
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/27/2020
The Beets children compete with dad to uncover who qualifies as a bonafide artist on the excavator. Fred Lewis, Khara and Kendall discuss how ex-military miners maintain morale during a dearth of gold and Freddy Dodge weighs in on their predicament.
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - A New Attitude
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/20/2020
Parker lays out his new mine boss philosophy and Mitch and Brennan weigh in. The Ness crew explains how less laughs might equal more gold. Kruse starts a side career as a talk show host. Fred Hurt at 77 explains why he has no intention of slowing down.
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#9 - Tough Love
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/13/2020
The Dirt is back with Parker, Rick, Tony and first-time mine boss, Fred Lewis. Parker lets loose on Fred's style, Rick explains why this will be his best year and Fred shows us a group of veterans that are like no mining team we've seen before.
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#10 - The Lieutenants
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/18/2019
The crew lieutenants tell all, without their bosses looking on; Mitch and Doumitt say if Parker has truly changed; Kevin and Juan reveal the truth about the dredge two move; Terry and Zee come clean about the Ness crew's near mutiny.
Watch Now:Amazon#11 - Bad Blood
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/14/2020
After Christo and The Dakota Boys hash out bad blood, Fred and Dustin reveal what led to their best gold mining season yet. Then, Parker and crew discuss their brutal final push before winter and unveil the most outrageous machine ever on Gold Rush.
Watch Now:Amazon#13 - Lieutenants
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/28/2020
With the mine bosses not around, the top brass from all three mine sites do not hold back about how their seasons have gone so far. Gene Cheeseman returns and is candid about his falling out with Parker and the difficult season he's had with Rick.
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#14 - Bad Blood
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/23/2018
Rick and Parker reveal that there's bad blood in the most intense conversation yet. Parker admits that his feud with Tony is often worse than what's portrayed on the show. Then, Rick and his crew lighten the mood with wild tales of life on the claim.
Watch Now:Amazon#18 - Grandpa Schnabel's Visit
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/9/2015
Christo Doyle sits down with the Hoffman crew to discuss their grueling push for 1,000 ounces of gold at the halfway point in the mining season. Parker talks through his accident, his crew's birthday surprise, and the story behind his new pimped out pump.
#19 - Broken Man
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/17/2014
Christo Doyle discusses the upcoming mining season with Todd Hoffman, Parker Schnabel and Tony Beets. Todd addresses his epic failure in the jungle, Parker discloses his strategy to super-size his operation and Tony talks about his million dollar project.
Watch Now:Amazon#20 - Gold Rush Finale Night
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/6/2020
The mine bosses and their top brass all discuss the epic Gold Rush finale. The miners dont hold back about their highs and lows of the difficult mining season. Then, the award for the Biggest Screwup is handed out and we reveal plans for next season.
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#21 - Parker on the Move
Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/8/2020
Parker shocks with a major update about his mining plans, and the Trail Crew joins with new insights from their journey. Rick and Kruse explain their success ice racing and Mitch and family check in. Later, Bering Sea Gold captains discuss the new season.
Watch Now:Amazon#22 - Breaking News
Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/22/2020
Rick reveals major progress about his mining season; gold room ace Karla gives an exclusive look at her quarantine; boat captains from Bering Sea Gold and All on the Line discuss their season; Brennan and Mitch offer an update on Parker's operation.
Watch Now:Amazon#23 - Miners, Dive-Ins and Drives
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/4/2020
Live from Rick's driveway, Rick and Kruse talk their successful start to the season. Mitch and Doumitt call in from Oregon and Dustin and Carlos take us into the frigid Alaskan white water to talk nuggets, and lots of them.
#25 - Straight Outta Dawson
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/12/2018
Christo is back and sends the Dirt on the road to Dawson. Matt Rogers and Dozer Dave dig in with the mine bosses about the explosive Gold Rush season premiere. Will Parker and Tony ever see eye to eye and why did Rick Ness really strike out?
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