Gold Rush: Winter's Fortune

Gold Rush: Winter's Fortune
Starring	Tony Beets Fred Lewis Dustin Hurt Dave Turin Rick Ness Minnie Beets Mike Beets Monica Beets Khara Lewis Carlos Minor Juan Ibara
Narrated by	Paul Christie (season 1)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Raw TV
Original release
Network	Discovery
Release	July 30 (2021-07-30) – September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10)
Related
Gold Rush , Gold Rush: White Water , Gold Rush: Dave Turin's Lost Mine , Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan , Hoffman Family Gold, Bering Sea Gold , Ice Cold Gold, Jungle Gold , America’s Backyard Gold, Yukon Gold

Gold Rush: Winter's Fortune is a spin-off of the reality television series Gold Rush It premiered on July 30, 2021. Tony Beets, Rick Ness, Dave Turin, Fred Lewis, and Dustin Hurt start the off-season prospecting, scouting, and preparing for the 2021 season because of high gold prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[1] Winter's Fortune mainly took place in the Yukon and Alaska. ^[2]

Cast

Name  [3]	Position
Tony Beets	Gold Mine Owner
Fed Lewis	Gold Mine Owner
Dustin Hurt	Hold Mine Owner
Dave Turin	Gold Mine Owner
Rick Ness	Gold Mine Owner
Minnie Beets	Bookkeeper
Mike Beets	Gold Plant Manager
Monica Beets	Heavy Machine Operator
Khara Lewis
Carlos Minor	Professional Diver
Juan Ibarra	Mechanic, Metal Fabricator

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title  [3]	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)  [a]
1	1	"The Race Starts Now"	July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30) (Discovery)	1.06 [4]
2	2	"Bigger is Better"	August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) (Discovery)	0.88 [5]
3	3	"Force of Nature"	August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13) (Discovery)	1.18 [6]
4	4	"Gold Moves"	August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20) (Discovery)	1.12 [7]
5	5	"The Klondike Beast"	August 27, 2021 (2021-08-27) (Discovery)	1.09 [8]
6	6	"Trapped"	September 3, 2021 (2021-09-03) (Discovery)	1.29 [9]
7	7	"A Hole Lotta Trouble"	September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10) (Discovery)	1.25 [10]
8	8	"Into the Breach"	September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10) (Discovery)	1.34 [10]

Notes

1. Only for television broadcast on Discovery Channel

References

1. "'Gold Rush' Spinoff Series 'Winter's Fortune' Coming to Discovery". July 2, 2021.
2. "Where is Gold Rush: Winter's Fortune Filmed? TV Show Filming Locations". July 30, 2021.
3. "Gold Rush: Winter's Fortune". IMDB .
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6. Metcalf, Mitch (August 16, 2021). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.13.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
7. Metcalf, Mitch (August 23, 2021). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.20.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
8. Metcalf, Mitch (August 30, 2021). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.27.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
9. Salem, Mitch (September 7, 2021). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Friday 9.3.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
10. Metcalf, Mitch (September 13, 2021). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Friday 9.10.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 21, 2025.