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Gold Rush Season 8 Episodes
Season 8 Episode Guide
30 Episodes 2017 - 2018
Episode 1
Wagers and Wars
Fri, Oct 13, 201788 mins
Todd and Parker go head to head in a $100k bet over who will get the most gold this season. Tony sets sail up the Yukon River to revive his second monster dredge and Parker makes a deal on new ground that leads to a dramatic showdown with Tony.
Episode 2
Blizzards and Bullets
Fri, Oct 20, 201744 mins
A rogue gunman fires shots at the Hoffman crew; frozen ground destroys Parker Schnabel's dozers; Tony Beets starts to tear apart his 500 ton dredge.
Episode 3
The Viking vs. the Mechanic
Fri, Oct 27, 201741 mins
Todd interferes with son Hunter's wash-plant, pushing their relationship to a breaking point. Parker battles to manoeuver a 150 foot super conveyor and Tony desperately needs dredge #1 to deliver gold but frozen ice may derail his plans.
Episode 4
The Curse of the Fairplay Mountains
Fri, Nov 3, 201741 mins
Todd races to construct a massive holding pond before a storm hits. Parker is furious when Rick's failure to manage the cut results in a shutdown. Tony undertakes a $600,000 upgrade of dredge #1 in an attempt to jumpstart his season.
Episode 5
Son Dethrones Father
Fri, Nov 10, 201741 mins
Parker Schnabel fights rising floodwaters to save his cut. Hunter Hoffman shuts down his father Todd and Tony Beets takes a convoy of military trucks on a treacherous journey to hunt down parts for his monster dredge.
Episode 6
Colorado Strikes Back
Fri, Nov 17, 201743 mins
Todd shuts down his operations to support Freddy Dodge as he pleads with the county commissioners to allow him to mine his claim. Parker suffers as Rick's attempt to mine more, horribly backfires. Tony's dredge is losing gold so son Kevin is forced to act.
Episode 7
Inferno
Fri, Nov 24, 201741 mins
As forest fires tear through the Klondike threatening to end Parker's season, his crew begins to desert. As Todd runs three wash-plants for the first time, his mechanic Juan is pushed to the breaking point. Tony is desperate to get his barge to run.
Episode 8
The Mighty Uppercut
Fri, Dec 1, 201743 mins
Todd Hoffman suspects sabotage when the crew is hit by a water crisis. Parker Schnabel battles to move his monster wash-plant Sluicifer. Tony Beets orders Monica to fire up her wash-plant, but a rookie mistake shuts them down.
Episode 9
Gold Bars and Hail Marys
Fri, Dec 8, 201743 mins
Todd is out of luck, and ground, until he makes a desperate play for new land. Parker's sitting pretty on a pile of gold, but pushes Rick too far. Tony attempts to jump start his season on a risky voyage up the Yukon River.
Episode 10
The Devil's Finger
Fri, Dec 15, 201741 mins
Todd's son Hunter commits a serious violation as safety inspectors arrive, costing him thousands dollars; Parker is confronted by the owner of his new claim; Tony races against time to move the massive bucket-line of his second dredge.
Episode 11
The Holy Grail
Fri, Dec 22, 201743 mins
Parker's parents visit for his birthday with surplus equipment from Roger's earth moving business. Tony is forced to replace a 24-ton bucket. Todd discovers historic remains of an gold mine that he thinks will turn his season around.
Episode 12
Eclipsed
Fri, Jan 5, 201843 mins
The Hoffman crew witnesses a solar eclipse that Todd interprets as a sign. Parker transforms Rick Ness's operation while he is away. Mike Beets takes the helm of the family barge on the Yukon River.
Episode 13
Lost Gold
Fri, Jan 12, 201844 mins
Hunter Hoffman makes a rookie mistake that causes dysfunction in the team. Tony Beets has to improvise to tear down his second dredge. Parker Schnabel risks damaging his washplant as he races to finish his last cut at Scribner Creek.
Episode 14
The Father, the Son & the Holy Roller
Fri, Jan 19, 201844 mins
Parker Schnabel opens a brand-new cut, but his crew gets stuck in the mud. Todd tries to get Hunter back on the team to assemble a new wash-plant and Tony's stuck up the creek without a barge.
Episode 15
Broken
Fri, Jan 26, 201844 mins
Parker races to get his wash plant to a new cut. Todd struggles to set up his new trommel and faces a medical emergency and Monica Beets makes a $200,000 mistake.
Episode 16
Of Monsters and Men
Fri, Feb 2, 201841 mins
Parker threatens to shutdown Rick's Indian River operation after production takes a dive. Disaster strikes when Tony's son, Kevin takes a break to visit his girlfriend. Todd's crew scours the mountainside for gold after he gives them a shocking ultimatum.
Episode 17
Gold Rush: Live
Fri, Feb 16, 201840 mins
Tony, Parker, and Todd sit down on live television with host Matt Rodgers to discuss this season so far and make the most epic announcement that will change Gold Rush forever.
Episode 18
Planes, Cranes, and Virgin Claims
Fri, Feb 16, 201844 mins
Parker suspects Tony of sabotage on his new ground and confronts him. Todd's new washplant hits the noise limits for local regulations and must bush-fix a solution. Tony Beets takes on his biggest challenge yet in the tear down of his second dredge.
Episode 19
King Kong
Fri, Feb 23, 201843 mins
Parker buys his first ever Klondike claim, but gets an unpleasant shock when he tests pans it. Todd uses chemical ingenuity to break a monster boulder that stands in his way to gold. Tony nearly loses a crew member as he tears down his second dredge.
Episode 20
Independence Day
Fri, Mar 2, 201844 mins
Tony's dredge teardown hits a wall when they attempt to remove the heaviest piece yet. Todd's son, Hunter demands a change of mine site if they're going to have a future. Parker makes a bid for independence on his own claim, but Tony stands in his way.
Episode 21
The Spoils of War
Fri, Mar 9, 201862 mins
It's judgement day on Parker and Todd's 100-ounce bet. Parker chases a record breaking 7.2 million dollar season total. Todd desperately tries to stop his crew from falling apart. Tony struggles to get his dredge to Dawson before the Yukon River freezes.
Episode 22
Win Big or Die Trying
Fri, Mar 16, 201820 mins
After a record breaking season, sit down with Parker Schnabel and Tony Beets as they discuss the biggest moments from this past season of Gold Rush.
Episode 23
American Dreamer
Fri, Mar 16, 201841 mins
Todd Hoffman sits down to discuss his past eight seasons on Gold Rush and what his exciting next chapter will be.
Episode 100
The Dakota Boys
Fri, Jan 12, 201841 mins
The Dakota boys have been an influential duo in the gold mining world. Now, before they begin the life threatening attempt to mine for gold in the white water rapids of McKinley Creek, we take a look back on how they got started.
Episode 101
The Story So Far (Seasons 1 to 7)
Sun, Oct 1, 2017
Going back to the beginning when Parker was just a kid and job-less Todd decided to gamble it all to make his fortune mining in Alaska. The Story So Far 2017 charts their struggles, highs and lows across 7 seasons as they compete in their search for gold.
Episode 102
The 9 Million Dollar Season
Fri, Oct 6, 201743 mins
Recap of season 7 along with clips from the upcoming season 8.
Episode 104
The Legend of Dozer Dave
Fri, Oct 20, 201744 mins
From the Yukon to South America, Dave Turin had been at Todd's side helping him mine millions of dollars of gold, until a shocking bare-knuckle fistfight explosively led to Dave quitting. This is Dave's rollercoaster story over seven seasons.
Episode 105
Busted and Bushfixed
Fri, Dec 29, 201744 mins
Revealed: the most disastrous breakdowns and heroic bush fixes in Gold Rush history. With hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake, the miners battle broken machinery and make ingenious fixes to deliver millions of dollars in gold.
Episode 106
Trommels, Shaker Decks, Dredges And De-rockers
Wed, Dec 27, 2017
A look at the monster machines featured on Gold Rush, which have trapped more than eighteen million dollars worth of gold.
Episode 107
Gold Rush: Parker v Beets
Fri, Feb 9, 201843 mins
Parker Schnabel and Tony Beets are locked in a fierce battle for independence and supremacy. The deep rivalry between the gold-mining prodigy and the Kind of the Klondike has produced some of the series' most dramatic moments.