The Beets children compete with dad to uncover who qualifies as a bonafide artist on the excavator. Fred Lewis, Khara and Kendall discuss how ex-military miners maintain morale during a dearth of gold and Freddy Dodge weighs in on their predicament.

Live from Rick's driveway, Rick and Kruse talk their successful start to the season. Mitch and Doumitt call in from Oregon and Dustin and Carlos take us into the frigid Alaskan white water to talk nuggets, and lots of them.

Tony tells why the gold totals are a closely guarded secret on the mine site. Monica welcomes her best friend Ruby to join. Rick explains how he and Carl developed such a close bond. Tyson joins Mitch and Brennan to discuss Mitch's big blow up.