The BEST episodes of Gold Rush season 9
Every episode of Gold Rush season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Gold Rush season 9!
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.
#2 - Cold War
Season 9 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/1/2019
Parker's parents visit and offer help; Rick continues to battle frozen ground to reach his goal; shocking news forces Tony to make a drastic decision about his season.
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#3 - Broken Bones
Season 9 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/1/2019
Parker and Mitch go for a boat ride that results in Mitch getting injured. With the parts of the second dredge finally in position, Tony has problems reconstructing it.
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#4 - The Return of Freddy Dodge
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/2018
Rick drafts a Gold Rush vet and former member of team Hoffman to save his season. Tony and Monica fire up their wash plant as they start to battle Parker to beat him to the gold.
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#5 - Brace for Impact
Season 9 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/8/2019
Winter has arrived, shutting down Rick's sprinkler system and leaving his cut frozen. Elsewhere, moving Big Red to the new pay dirt he discovered proves a difficult job for Parker.
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#6 - Father's Day
Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/2018
Rick Ness and his father, Rick Senior, battle together to open a new cut; Parker struggles with mechanical breakdowns, and a crew member suffers a terrible injury; Tony races to dismantle the final sections of his million-dollar dredge.
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#7 - Big Red Is Dead
Season 9 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/22/2019
In an attempt to get dredge two running before the end of season, Tony shuts down dredge one. Brennan takes a risk and keeps Big Red running after signs of damage.
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#8 - Megamorphosis
Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/2018
Parker battles to save his season when his biggest wash plant collapses. Rick makes a shocking discovery about his gold mining claim and turns to his dad for help. Tony races to finish dismantling his dredge but a crucial piece comes crashing down.
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#9 - The Resurrection
Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/21/2018
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.
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#10 - Sucker Punch
Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/11/2019
Rick discovers he's been losing gold after Freddy Dodge points out a major flaw in his wash plant; with his excavator down, Parker risks moving his wash plant with a dozer.
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#11 - Stormageddon
Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/30/2018
Heavy rainfall for several days causes problems for Parker and Rick. Elsewhere, Tony's second dredge upriver proves more difficult than expected.
#12 - Hazard Pay
Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/23/2018
Parker hires a new driver that isn't as experienced as he claims. Elsewhere, one of Tony's dredges sinks into a pond, and he clashes with son Kevin over how to rescue it.
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#13 - The Devil's Deadline
Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/4/2019
A desperate Rick is forced to ask Tony for help; Tony hauls the final piece of his million-dollar second dredge from Thistle Creek and prepares to rebuild it
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#14 - Durt Reynolds
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/2/2018
Disaster strikes when Rick fires up his wash plant for the first time; Parker tries a risky plan, and he must choose a new foreman to replace Rick; Tony must transport his tug Kid Commando to the dock for a crucial stability test.
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#15 - Old School Heroes
Season 9 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/18/2019
Parker leaves Brennan in charge of one section of the mine, with mixed results; Rick damages his water pipe with some careless excavation work.
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#16 - Declaration of Independence
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/12/2018
New mine boss Rick gathers together his crew of greenhorns & arrives in the Yukon ready to start his season. Parker and Tony face off over royalties and land access in a confrontation that threatens to end one of their seasons before it's even begun.
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#17 - Smoked Out
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/19/2018
Rick faces mutiny from his crew of greenhorns. Parker visits his parents for some advice and makes a decision that will affect the rest of his season. Tony's barge hits trouble again on its way back to Dawson to finally begin the rebuild of his second dredge.
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#18 - Hoffman's Ghosts
Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/16/2018
New mine boss Rick is buckling under debt and if he's going to prove himself to his crew he needs to get his first gold weigh; Parker attempts a treacherous river crossing; Tony Beets hits a snag removing a massive piece of his dredge.
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#19 - Wedding Bells & Emergency Operations
Season 9 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/25/2019
The Beets family celebrates as Monica gets married; while Tony is happy for his daughter, he is also stressed to be taking time off while behind on his gold target.
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#20 - Gods and Monsters
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/26/2018
Rick is on the search for a new washplant with his crew. With Parker's ground being frozen he must find a way to mine the gold to pay his deposit to Tony. Tony orders his son Kevin to train a new dredgemaster, but a vital piece gets damaged and grinds them to a halt.
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#21 - Make It Rain
Season 9 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/15/2019
Parker is determined not to leave any good pay dirt for Tony, so he cranks up the speed on his sluices. The frosty ground is causing problems for Rick's crew.
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