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Staggering pay day for Gold Rush star Tyler Mahoney after selling 'once in a lifetime' find


An Australian television star and gold hunter has shown off one of the world's rarest gold nuggets before pocketing thousands.

Tyler Mahoney, who presents the Gold Rush show on the Discovery Channel, bought the 'once in a lifetime find' from a prospector who unearthed the nugget in Clermont in Queensland's central highlands. Tyler Mahoney (pictured), who presents the Gold Rush show on the Discovery Channel, bought the 'once-in-a-lifetime find' after a prospector in Queensland discovered it It fetched an eye-watering $15,000 - after a starting bid of $8,500 - which Mahoney revealed in reply to a question about its worth on social media.

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