The WORST episodes of Hoffman Family Gold
Every episode of Hoffman Family Gold ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Hoffman Family Gold!
Fans of Discovery's #1-rated show "Gold Rush" have watched miner Todd Hoffman bet it all with the hope to strike it rich in gold. Now Todd has been given an opportunity too good to pass up so he’s heading back to Alaska. After ending a checkered mining season in Colorado in 2018, Todd is ready to get back in the game. He’s emptying his life savings with the hope to turn around a distressed mine located nearly 100 miles north of Nome, Alaska. An old mining partner has invested in the nearly 2,500 acres of rugged land. However, after years of greenhorn crews, busted equipment and little to no results, they’re about to go belly up. Todd’s taking a big gamble that he can turn around the operation and produce enough gold to get the mine out of the red. If he pulls it off, Todd will secure the mining rights for the next decade and could build a family legacy. But can he do it in just six weeks before the winter season sets in?
#1 - Jack Knows Best
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/2/2024
When the motor in Todd's Black Pearl trommel catches fire, the Hoffman crew attempts to modify the smaller wash plant Jack built decades ago to run more pay dirt. But after Todd orders round-the-clock mining to hit their goal, failures begin to mount.
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#2 - Mine on the Line
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/30/2023
Smoke from a nearby fire has the Hoffmans on edge and praying for rain. Their prayers are answered, but the torrential storms may flood the mine, leaving the team scrambling to save their paydirt. Hunter pushes to get his wash plant up and running.
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#3 - Hoff to a Rough Start
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/16/2023
Determined to mine a daunting 1,000 ounces of gold this year, Todd Hoffman brings a hand-picked wash plant and all-star crew to his remote Alaskan claim. When they struggle out of the gate, his son Hunter has a bold fix -- he wants to run his own plant.
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Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/26/2024
When the government orders a long list of fixes, Todd's crew questions if they can work with little hope of a gold bonus. Frustrations reach a breaking point between Chambo and Andy. For Todd, it comes down to a single gold weigh to keep his crew intact.
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#5 - Hold My Gear
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/4/2023
A transmission issue threatens to shut down Todd's Holy Roller, but Randy and Tater come up with a bush fix to get gold moving. Chasing better paydirt, Hunter takes a big swing with a new cut. The Hoffmans push through for the season's best weigh-in.
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#7 - Rigors of the Job
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/26/2024
As the Hoffman crew completes a marathon of government fixes in record time, Todd promises a gold bonus to everyone who completes the season. When Todd hires new miners to get the plant into operation, one greenhorn struggles with the rigors of the job.
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#8 - Rock Blocked
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/7/2023
As Todd's Holy Roller plant runs non-stop, Hunter's Black Pearl plant is finally ready to wash dirt. But the mine is shut down when Hunter's plant blocks access to rocks from Todd's tailings. An epic father-and-son showdown puts the season in jeopardy.
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#10 - Burst World Problems
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/21/2023
With both plants running, the competition between Todd and Hunter is on. Pushing to get ahead, Hunter works into the night, but a damaged waterline shuts down the Black Pearl. Todd is looking to pull ahead, but hose problems force him to make a quick fix.
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#11 - The Toddfather Returns
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/25/2022
Todd's taking on this huge risk and potentially bigger reward with the team he trusts most. Todd's father Jack and his son Hunter will be making the long trek to Alaska along with a veteran crew of gold miners including Jim Thurber, foreman Andy Spinks and bush mechanic Randy Hubler.
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Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/19/2024
When state inspectors make a surprise visit to the mine, Todd braces for citations and fines. But when it appears the government could shut them down completely, the Hoffman team races to save their operation before the inspectors return with a verdict.
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Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/19/2024
A shift in the weather turns Andy's routine mining decision into a potential disaster when melting ice threatens to contaminate the nearby creek with silt. Hoping to avoid a million-dollar loss, Todd attempts an engineering solution to help save the mine.
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Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/9/2024
Ice sets in early, threatening to freeze the operation. In a desperate search for unfrozen ground, Andy creates a novel solution: digging up the road they built at the start of the season to harvest the gold-rich Lost Cut pay dirt it was built from.
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#15 - Pirates of the Tundra
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/14/2023
Hunter fires up the Black Pearl and runs dirt for the first time this season but then is quickly fixing leaks and pump problems. Falling behind on his 1,000-ounce goal, Todd is desperate to find better paydirt and chases an old-time miner's drift.
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#16 - Warning Shots
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/11/2023
When a grizzly stalks the mine, Jack springs into action. Finding Holy Roller leaking gold, Todd races to get it fixed. When a government inspection threatens to shut the mine, Hunter sacrifices his gold count and scrambles to keep the site running.
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#18 - Big Iron, Bigger Problems
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/23/2023
Todd gets Holy Roller running and catching nuggets. Looking to make his mark, Hunter transports the largest wash plant the Hoffmans have ever used to the site. Unloading the mammoth wash plant leads to a mammoth fight between father and son.
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#19 - Long Days, Short Fuses
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/18/2023
Working around the clock to hit their 1,000-ounce goal, tempers flare among the crew. When a rookie mistake shuts down the Holy Roller, Randy and Tater square off about how to get it fixed. Todd must step in to get this mine and his team back on track.
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Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/9/2024
Todd's crew races to beat 1,000 ounces and make a profitable final season for Grampa Jack. But with a season-ending snowfall in the forecast, the rich pay dirt they need may be in the last place an old-school miner would ever look.
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#21 - Todd's Hot Mess
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/1/2022
Todd must deliver 300 ounces of gold in just seven weeks. To make it happen, his first step is getting Hot Mess, a massive broken-down wash plant, up and running. Later, Todd goes rogue and opens a new cut behind the mine owner's back.
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#25 - Todd's Lost Chance
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/25/2023
With winter closing in on the mine, Todd rolls the dice and looks for richer paydirt by opening the Lost Cut. The geology looks promising, but opening a new cut this late puts the Hoffmans' season at risk. Tater must keep paydirt running to both plants.
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