The BEST episodes of Gold Rush season 12

Every episode of Gold Rush season 12, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Gold Rush season 12!

Teams of miners face various obstacles and overcome several challenges as they dig for gold in the lesser-known regions across Canada and the United States.

Last Updated: 12/13/2024Network: DiscoveryStatus: Continuing
Buckets Full of Gold
star
7.83
210 votes

#1 - Buckets Full of Gold

Season 12 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/25/2022

Parker gambles on another record and Rick shoots for another personal best.

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Battle of the Greenhorns
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7.74
236 votes

#2 - Battle of the Greenhorns

Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2021

Parker pivots to a new cut, hoping to reverse his cash flow. Rick's season rests in the hands of a green mechanic. Tony taps a favorite honey hole and welcomes a new addition. Fred finds gold in the wilderness.

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Ground War
star
7.71
247 votes

#3 - Ground War

Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2021

Parker bets on a risky claim and loses a key team member. Tony storms a new cut with a fleet of new mega machines. Rick's skeleton crew pulls off a miracle. Fred heads to Klondike seeking an alliance.

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$9 Million Mistake
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7.70
253 votes

#4 - $9 Million Mistake

Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2021

Tony's confronted with news that throws him into a tailspin. Fred banks his first gold of the season. Parker's crew stalls out at the Airstrip.

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Rebirth of Monster Red
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7.68
224 votes

#5 - Rebirth of Monster Red

Season 12 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/11/2022

Rick soups up Monster Red to battle the rocky and increasingly rich Rally Valley pay. Parker tasks Tyson with running Bad Cut on a skeleton crew. Fred fights a flood to stay on the gold.

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Rally Valley Bonanza
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7.65
213 votes

#6 - Rally Valley Bonanza

Season 12 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/11/2022

Rick finally hits the rich pay layer in Rally Valley and accelerates his plans. Tony prospects new ground in Keno. Tensions rise on California Creek when a one-two punch shuts down Fred and the Clayton's wash plant.

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Gold at Last
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7.65
225 votes

#7 - Gold at Last

Season 12 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/18/2022

Parker risks destroying Big Red to finally find Mud Mountain's big gold. Rick's forced to slow down his operation when massive rocks threaten to destroy Monster Red. Tony heads to the Yukon River for a quick cash infusion.

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Glory Hole on the Hill
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7.64
222 votes

#8 - Glory Hole on the Hill

Season 12 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/2021

Parker's crew sinks a loader setting up Big Red and clocks in their first double-gold weigh of the year. Tony finds a gold-rich glory hole at the Megacut

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Little Eldorado
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7.62
228 votes

#9 - Little Eldorado

Season 12 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/7/2022

Parker gambles 100 ounces to prospect Little Eldorado Creek in Alaska. Fred confronts a crew member with a secret. Rick launches a risky mission to rescue Monster Red. Tony’s crew sink the new D11 chasing gold rich white channel pay.

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Saving Rick's Bacon
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7.62
239 votes

#10 - Saving Rick's Bacon

Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2021

Parker busts out Big Red during a gamble on Mud Mountain while Rick's wash plant disintegrates before his very eyes. Fred is ready to sluice before getting bad news from Freddy and Juan.

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Crank It Up
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7.62
254 votes

#11 - Crank It Up

Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2021

Parker fuels a gamble, Fred risks shutdown and Rick looks for new ground.

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Crash and Berm
star
7.60
248 votes

#12 - Crash and Berm

Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2021

Rick's crew races to rescue a greenhorn and her rock truck. In a rush to get on the gold, Parker's team sends water flooding into their claim. Tony's team attempts a Stone Age fix to keep his operation running.

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The King's Gambit
star
7.59
245 votes

#13 - The King's Gambit

Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2021

Parker plans to limit the royalties he owes Tony while Tony's sons fight frozen pay. Rick gets help from an unexpected source.

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The Alliance
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7.59
216 votes

#14 - The Alliance

Season 12 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/25/2022

As gold from Mud Mountain rolls in Parker's crew builds a massive pad to get through the Ugly Cut in record time. Fred forms an unexpected partnership to double his gold. Tony revives his Indian River plans.

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Robbing Parker to Pay Parker
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7.58
206 votes

#15 - Robbing Parker to Pay Parker

Season 12 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/10/2021

Parker does the unthinkable to get down to gold. Fred Lewis sends his son-in-law packing.

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Balls on the Table
star
7.58
213 votes

#16 - Balls on the Table

Season 12 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/17/2021

Rick pivots to chase a vein of gold-rich paydirt that's bankrupted other Keno miners. Parker heads to Alaska to prospect, leaving Mitch with a difficult decision to make at the Airstrip. Tony targets white channel paydirt to turn his season around.

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The Secret Pay Layer
star
7.58
222 votes

#17 - The Secret Pay Layer

Season 12 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/14/2022

Parker gets a lead on virgin ground at Cleary Creek in Alaska. Rick puts Brennan to the test as the night foreman in the Rally Valley. A quick fix on Tony’s trommel feeder balloons into a major headache.

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Bonus Gold
star
7.57
202 votes

#18 - Bonus Gold

Season 12 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/28/2022

Rick strikes a pay layer in a sea of Rally Valley overburden. Fred speeds up the team's gold production at California Creek, resulting in a devastating setback. Tony's determined to put an end to his wet paydirt problems at 80 Pup.

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The Hunker Creek Curse
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7.55
258 votes

#19 - The Hunker Creek Curse

Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2021

Tony returns to defeat the Hunker Creek curse and bank some quick gold. Rick puts Brennan in charge of finding new ground. Fred bets big on a new wash plant.

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Family Matters
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7.54
240 votes

#20 - Family Matters

Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2021

Parker returns to Promised Land and Tony calls in his secret weapon. Fred risks destroying his new wash plant on a steep road.

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Seeing Red
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7.53
213 votes

#21 - Seeing Red

Season 12 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/18/2022

While hauling in gold-rich Mud Mountain pay, Parker’s team missteps and cripples Big Red. Rick's red-hot honey hole floods with only days left in the season. Tony heads back to Hunker, determined to reverse the curse.

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The Vindication
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7.49
211 votes

#22 - The Vindication

Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/2021

Fred's team gather for the critical first weigh-in post-sluicing. Tony faces unexpected repairs while Freddy and Juan soup up a massive trommel.

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The $4 Million Question
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7.46
228 votes

#23 - The $4 Million Question

Season 12 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/21/2022

Parker finally runs paydirt and weighs his first gold from Mud Mountain. Fred scrambles to locate a better way to clean his increasing gold hauls. Tony invents a faster way to move excavators and stay on the white channel gold.

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Whatever It Takes
star
7.44
223 votes

#24 - Whatever It Takes

Season 12 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/4/2022

Rick calls in his secret weapon to get down to the Rally Valley pay layer. Parker splurges big to keep his operation running. Fred's new alliance with the Claytons is tested when their cut is flooded.

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