The American Dream

When there is gold on the line, it's every miner for themselves. An all-new season of Gold Rush gets underway Friday Oct 12 9p on Discovery!

As the season approaches, moonshiner Tim and his partner Tickle search Appalachia for the perfect site to set up his operation, but Law enforcement agent Jesse Tate is on the hunt for his first big arrest.

Moonshiner Tim and his partner 'Tickle' perform a sacred rite that is rarely captured on film - firing up their still for the first time. Everything goes smoothly, until an emergency hits.

Equipment failure and an intruder threaten Moonshiner Tim and his partner Tickle's first run of moonshine. Law enforcement agent Jesse Tate busts a nip joint. Moonshining legend Popcorn Sutton runs some 'shine the old-fashioned way.

Moonshiner Tim and his partner Tickle soup up Tim's hot rod when they are forced into a daring, daytime bootlegging run. Meanwhile, a hurricane threatens the still site. Then, a new bootlegging biker legend sets out on an 800 mile run.

With the leaves falling, Moonshiner Tim makes a risky move and adds a second pot to the still site to double his profits. Tickle has a bad accident - and Agent Jesse prepares for the mother lode of all busts.

In this season finale, one moonshiner will come to an untimely end. Tim and Tickle risk it all, running ‘shine day and night, making more money than Tim’s ever made. Agent Jesse makes his biggest move of the season.

It's the dead of winter in Appalachia, and moonshine season is months away. Moonshiner Tim and his partner Tickle are planning a daring 100-mile bootleg run capped with a risky midday moonshine transfer - something Tim rarely does.

Moonshine season in Appalachia has begun.Tim and Tickle are back, plus two rookies & a pair of old school shiners-all looking to grab a piece of a $100 million dollar jackpot. But with a new lawman in town, everyone will be watching their backs.

Josh & Bill make a breakthrough on their underground still, but 7 tons of clay threatens to bury them alive. Mark & Jeff build a new copper still and head deep into the mountains to establish a new site. Tickle lures Tim back to their illegal site.

Mark & Jeff call in legendary moonshiner Jim Tom to help fix their busted still. Then, it's man vs beast when Mark hunts down a giant wild hog that's been stalking their site. Meanwhile, Deputy Sheriff Chuck gets a tip from a hunter that pays off.

A monster storm hits the Carolinas and Jeff, Mark and Jim Tom risk their lives to run a batch of shine. Nearby, Josh and Bill fall prey to the same storm when a flood threatens their underground still site.

Tickle splits from Tim, recruits a new still hand, and heads into the woods to scout a new site. Mark, Jeff & Jim Tom double down and begin work on a second still to run barley scotch. Then, Deputy Sheriff Chuck infiltrates an active operation.

Tickle builds a new still & heads on a midnight run. Josh goes ballistic when he damages the nearly completed underground still site. Mark & Jeff make a risky move when they sell their shine in town. Jim Tom teaches Jeff's son Lance how to shine.

Tickle goes it alone after his still hand Howard gets spooked by an intruder and disappears. Josh & Bill discover toxic black mold in their underground still site. Jeff's wife and son set up a second still to run barley scotch.

Tickle gets busted by an angry landowner, while Tim devises an ingenious new hiding spot for his back-up stash of shine. Then, Josh