Gold Rush Season 5 Episodes

Episode 1

New Blood

Fri, Oct 17, 201484 mins

Young Parker sets an outrageous season goal of 2,000 ounces. Tony Beets, The Viking, buys a 75-year-old gold catching dredge. And Todd Hoffman is left a broken man without a crew and with no plans to mine.

Episode 2

From the Ashes

Fri, Oct 24, 201443 mins

Todd gets his washplant stuck in a river, Tony nearly crushes his son beneath a conveyor, and Parker is forced to mine a swamp.

Episode 3

Golden Boy

Fri, Oct 31, 201444 mins

Parker fights with his crew over running at night. Tony twists a vital steel frame on the dredge. Todd, Jack and Thurber tackle their first clean up.

Episode 4

Viking Ship

Fri, Nov 7, 201443 mins

Todd is forced to sell his gold to get the mining equipment he needs, Parker hauls his washplant across the claim and Tony takes to the skies to get from his claim to the gold dredge.

Episode 5

Hard Bargain

Fri, Nov 14, 201443 mins

Dave agrees to work with the Hoffman crew under a new agreement. Tony has a near miss while removing the heaviest part of the dredge and Parker fights with Rick when he opens up untested ground.

Episode 6

Cursed Cut

Fri, Nov 21, 201443 mins

Dave and Todd clash over how to mine frozen ground. Tony's daughter Monica gets stuck in a bad situation. Parker's hopes are drowned by multiple issues including a flooded cut.

Episode 7

Goldzilla

Fri, Nov 28, 201444 mins

Todd needs to find a 100 ounce down payment to make a big purchase. Parker spends a quarter of a million dollars on new equipment. Tony attempts to remove the wheelhouse from his 75 year old gold dredge.

Episode 8

Gold Blooded

Fri, Dec 5, 201443 mins

Parker goes for his best clean-up so far this season, Tony attempts to rip the trommel out of his 75 year old gold dredge and the Hoffman crew is stunned by the death of a former crew member.

Episode 9

Colossal Clean Up

Fri, Dec 12, 201443 mins

The Hoffmans overcome a lack of water to get a monster clean up. Tony finally gets his dredge on the way to its new home in Eureka Creek. Parker gets the biggest gold clean up in Gold Rush history.

Episode 10

Grandpa John: Gold Rush Special

Fri, Dec 19, 201444 mins

This special explores the life of 94 year old mining legend John Schnabel. From the Kansas dustbowl, to his career on an Alaskan gold mine, Grandpa John continues to inspire his grandson Parker to follow in his footsteps.

Episode 11

Parker's Accident

Fri, Jan 2, 201544 mins

Parker Schnabel totals his car in a head on collision. The Hoffman crew rock trucks go head to head on a dangerous haul road and Tony Beets finally starts to rebuild his 75 year old gold mining dredge.

Episode 12

Ship of Fools

Fri, Jan 9, 201544 mins

Parker and his grandpa go hunting for a new Klondike Claim. Tony's operation grinds to a halt when his dredge crew runs out of bolts. Todd's crew discards paydirt which causes a major financial loss.

Episode 13

Piles of Gold

Fri, Jan 16, 201542 mins

Todd and Dave butt heads over how to mine, but end up with the biggest reward they've seen all season. Tony and Parker go to war over bedrock gold and Minnie Beets steals Tony's dredge crew to work their family mine.

Episode 14

Gold Road

Fri, Jan 23, 201543 mins

Logan has an accident with the rock truck as the Hoffman crew aims for their biggest gold weigh in of the season. Parker faces disaster when he discovers his new cut is frozen solid and Tony struggles to install the heaviest part of his dredge.

Episode 15

Rogue Miner

Fri, Jan 30, 201543 mins

Todd and Dave get a pair of dozers stuck in deep mud while trying to open a new cut. Parker breaks an excavator as his crew struggles with frozen ground and Tony's mad rush to get his dredge finished ends up costing him big time.

Episode 16

The Monster Lives

Fri, Feb 6, 201542 mins

Parker mines an island of paydirt, the Hoffman crew puts two rock trucks out of commission and Tony discovers a major electrical problem.

Episode 17

Rivers of Gold

Fri, Feb 13, 201544 mins

Parker diverts a creek to mine a pile of gold in the riverbed and Tony's crew has a meltdown over fitting the tailings conveyor. Jack is accused of sabotaging the washplant.

Episode 18

Frozen Gold

Fri, Feb 20, 201544 mins

The Klondike winter freezes the Hoffman's sluicebox. Tony's attempt to run his dredge is derailed when he discovers he has lost part of his bucket line. Equipment breakdowns stand between Parker and the best gold of the season.

Episode 19

Hundreds of Ounces

Fri, Feb 27, 201543 mins

The Hoffman crew makes a desperate bid to hit their season goal. Tony's attempt to run his million dollar gold dredge ends in a shipwreck. Parker fights the big freeze as he pushes to hit his 2.4 million dollar goal.

Episode 20

Freddy Dodge Returns

Fri, Feb 27, 201543 mins

Gold guru Freddy Dodge and his brother, mining legend Derek Dodge, hunt for gold in the Yukon wilderness. Despite early setbacks, Freddy is convinced that there could be a hot spot with a monster pile of gold nuggets.

Episode 21

Millions in Gold

Fri, Mar 6, 201588 mins

Parker faces mutiny, the Hoffmans get the largest dozer in the Klondike and Tony takes one last shot at getting his dredge mining for gold. Then, in a Gold Rush first, Parker, Tony and Todd appear together to discuss the epic season finale.

Episode 22

The Whole Truth

Fri, Mar 13, 201545 mins

The miners reveal the highs and lows, conflicts and behind the scenes drama from the season. Todd, Parker and Tony unveil their plans for next season and one key crew-member shocks everyone when he decides to call it quits.

Episode 51

Heroes and Zeroes: Gold Rush Special

Tue, Aug 19, 201442 mins

Recap of season four and a preview of season five.

Episode 52

Pile of Nuggets

Fri, Feb 27, 2015