1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:02,800 Narrator: ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"... 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:04,000 Kevin: STOP! STOP! 3 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:06,130 ...FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS, 4 00:00:06,140 --> 00:00:08,770 A BAND OF MINERS HAS RISKED EVERYTHING... 5 00:00:08,770 --> 00:00:10,940 NOTHING VENTURED... 6 00:00:10,940 --> 00:00:12,370 NOTHING GAINED. 7 00:00:12,380 --> 00:00:14,810 HOLY SMOKES! LOOKS REAL GOOD. 8 00:00:14,810 --> 00:00:18,350 Narrator: ...FOR THEIR PIECE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM... 9 00:00:18,350 --> 00:00:19,980 I TAKE ALL THE RISK, AND YOU GET ALL THE MONEY! 10 00:00:22,350 --> 00:00:27,120 ...ON AN EPIC QUEST TO FIND GOLD. 11 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:28,320 HO! 12 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:33,160 NOW, WE LOOK BACK ON THE MAJOR DISASTERS... 13 00:00:33,160 --> 00:00:35,630 YOU ARE FREAKING KIDDING ME! 14 00:00:35,630 --> 00:00:39,200 ...BIG SCORES... [ ALL CHEERING ] 15 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:41,000 ...AND LIFE-CHANGING MOMENTS 16 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,070 THAT DEFINED THE FIRST EIGHT SEASONS. 17 00:00:44,070 --> 00:00:45,970 [ AIR HORN BLOWS ] 18 00:00:45,980 --> 00:00:47,410 FIRE IT UP, BUDDY. 19 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:55,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 20 00:01:01,790 --> 00:01:04,790 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 21 00:01:04,790 --> 00:01:07,800 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 22 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:11,600 Todd: I'VE DONE A LOT OF CRAZY THINGS IN MY DAY. 23 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:17,370 THIS MIGHT BE THE BIGGEST, MOST AMBITIOUS THING I'VE EVER TRIED. 24 00:01:17,370 --> 00:01:22,280 Narrator: IN 2010, TODD HOFFMAN LEAVES HIS HOME STATE OF OREGON 25 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:26,080 AND DRIVES 2,000 MILES NORTH TO ALASKA... 26 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:27,380 WANT TO GO TO ALASKA? 27 00:01:27,380 --> 00:01:30,520 ...WITH HIS DAD AND A BAND OF UNEMPLOYED BUDDIES 28 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:34,790 WHO SHARE HIS DREAM TO MAKE THEIR FORTUNE MINING FOR GOLD. 29 00:01:34,790 --> 00:01:36,690 Todd: I'M THROWING EVERYTHING I GOT INTO IT. 30 00:01:36,690 --> 00:01:38,330 WE'RE GOING TO GO GOLD MINING. 31 00:01:38,330 --> 00:01:41,430 THIS FEELS AWESOME. IT FEELS LIKE I'M COMING HOME. 32 00:01:41,430 --> 00:01:43,230 -LOOK AT THOSE MOUNTAINS. -GEEZ. 33 00:01:43,230 --> 00:01:44,600 THIS IS AMAZING. 34 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,270 [ LAUGHS ] 35 00:01:48,270 --> 00:01:49,670 OH! 36 00:01:49,670 --> 00:01:53,970 Narrator: IN THE WAKE OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2008, 37 00:01:53,980 --> 00:01:56,880 THE GUYS ARE DESPERATE, OUT OF OPTIONS, 38 00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:59,480 AND WITH NO GOLD-MINING EXPERIENCE, 39 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,020 THEY'RE TAKING A HUGE GAMBLE. 40 00:02:02,020 --> 00:02:03,920 HEY, GUYS, LISTEN. YOU'RE OUT OF MONEY. 41 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:05,090 YOU'RE OUT OF MONEY. 42 00:02:05,090 --> 00:02:07,020 YOU'RE ABOUT READY TO LOSE YOUR HOUSE. 43 00:02:07,020 --> 00:02:08,760 YOU MOVED OUT OF YOUR HOUSE. 44 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:10,520 YOU'RE BANKRUPT. 45 00:02:10,530 --> 00:02:12,330 YOU KNOW, GOD PUT US ALL TOGETHER 46 00:02:12,330 --> 00:02:14,730 FOR A FREAKING REASON, OKAY? 47 00:02:14,730 --> 00:02:17,660 AND THIS SUMMER, WE'RE GOING TO DIG THAT YELLOW STUFF 48 00:02:17,670 --> 00:02:18,900 OUT OF THE GROUND, MAN. 49 00:02:18,900 --> 00:02:21,840 COME ON IN HERE. COME ON IN HERE. 50 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,100 WE'VE GOT TO TURN THIS BOAT AROUND. 51 00:02:24,110 --> 00:02:26,510 I'M HOPING THAT GOLD MINING IS THE KEY TO THAT, 52 00:02:26,510 --> 00:02:30,680 MAYBE RESPARK THE AMERICAN DREAM AGAIN. 53 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,050 COMING YOUR WAY! 54 00:02:33,050 --> 00:02:34,880 Narrator: THE ROOKIE CREW'S FIRST TASK -- 55 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:36,750 UNLOAD THEIR WASH PLANT... 56 00:02:36,750 --> 00:02:39,820 WHOA! WATCH! HEY! GET SQUARED UP. 57 00:02:39,820 --> 00:02:43,420 ...A CRITICAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FOR MINING GOLD. 58 00:02:43,430 --> 00:02:47,690 OH! OH, NO! 59 00:02:47,700 --> 00:02:49,860 -OH, SHOOT. -WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED THERE? 60 00:02:49,870 --> 00:02:52,400 LOOK OUT. IT GOT HOOKED UNDER THERE. 61 00:02:57,740 --> 00:03:01,280 TELL HIM TO START UP AND GET OUT RIGHT NOW! 62 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:03,380 GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! 63 00:03:09,350 --> 00:03:11,720 -THERE YOU GO! -OKAY! 64 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:13,920 GOOD LORD. 65 00:03:15,990 --> 00:03:17,990 Narrator: ACROSS THE CREEK, 66 00:03:17,990 --> 00:03:21,660 THEIR NEIGHBORS CHECK OUT THE NEW ARRIVALS. 67 00:03:21,660 --> 00:03:24,360 HEY, PARKER, COME ON OUT HERE. 68 00:03:24,370 --> 00:03:26,430 WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. 69 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:28,740 Narrator: VETERAN GOLD MINER JOHN SCHNABEL... 70 00:03:28,740 --> 00:03:30,140 THEY GOT A LOT OF MACHINERY. 71 00:03:30,140 --> 00:03:33,570 ...AND HIS 15-YEAR-OLD GRANDSON PARKER. 72 00:03:33,580 --> 00:03:36,040 Parker: IT LOOKS LIKE A BIG PIECE OF JUNK. 73 00:03:36,050 --> 00:03:39,610 [ LAUGHS ] 74 00:03:39,620 --> 00:03:42,050 READY TO ROCK? 75 00:03:42,050 --> 00:03:43,380 FIRE IT UP. 76 00:03:57,070 --> 00:03:58,600 WORKS GOOD, MAN. DOES IT LOOK GOOD? 77 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:01,770 DOESN'T THAT LOOK GREAT? 78 00:04:01,770 --> 00:04:03,740 AFTER SIX WEEKS, 79 00:04:03,740 --> 00:04:08,910 THE ROOKIE CREW FINALLY RUNS ITS FIRST PAY DIRT. 80 00:04:08,910 --> 00:04:12,250 IT'S NOT WORKING RIGHT. 81 00:04:12,250 --> 00:04:18,220 HEY, THURBY! SHUT IT OFF. 82 00:04:18,220 --> 00:04:20,650 IT'S CLOGGED UP. 83 00:04:20,660 --> 00:04:23,160 THIS IS HARD TO FIGURE OUT. 84 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:26,130 Narrator: FACING FAILURE, THE GREENHORN MINE BOSS 85 00:04:26,130 --> 00:04:28,800 IS FORCED TO SEEK HELP. 86 00:04:31,070 --> 00:04:32,730 Todd: A LITTLE EMBARRASSING -- 87 00:04:32,740 --> 00:04:34,770 YOU GOT A 15-YEAR-OLD KID TELLING YOU HOW TO MINE, 88 00:04:34,770 --> 00:04:37,040 BUT HE'S GOT A LOT MORE EXPERIENCE THAN I DO. 89 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:38,510 TODD. HOW ARE YOU, BUDDY? 90 00:04:38,510 --> 00:04:39,670 PRETTY GOOD. 91 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:41,380 I WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT MY JIG. 92 00:04:41,380 --> 00:04:42,910 SOMETHING'S WRONG. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING WITH IT. 93 00:04:42,910 --> 00:04:48,180 Narrator: TODD'S DUPLEX JIG IS DESIGNED TO WASH OUT FINE GOLD 94 00:04:48,180 --> 00:04:53,420 MIXED IN WITH BLACK SAND, BUT THE OUTFLOW PIPE IS BLOCKED. 95 00:04:53,420 --> 00:04:55,220 SO, YOU NEED MORE WATER PRESSURE, 96 00:04:55,220 --> 00:04:59,730 A VALVE ON EACH OF THOSE, AND THEN YOU CAN ADJUST 97 00:04:59,730 --> 00:05:01,960 HOW MUCH COMES OUT THROUGH THE BOTTOM. 98 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:03,000 THAT'S WHERE I SCREWED UP. 99 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:04,800 I WAS RUNNING THEM BOTH IN TOGETHER. 100 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:06,030 WE'VE GOT TO TAKE THAT APART. 101 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,640 I GOT TO DO THEM SEPARATELY. 102 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:11,340 Man: I THINK THIS WHOLE PIPE IS JUST PLUGGED UP WITH GOLD. 103 00:05:11,340 --> 00:05:15,110 DUDE. DUDE, YOU ARE [BLEEP] ME. 104 00:05:15,110 --> 00:05:17,610 I SEE GOLD ON MY FINGERS. 105 00:05:17,610 --> 00:05:19,510 -WE GOT GOLD! -YOU'RE KIDDING. 106 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:21,550 NO, WE'RE SERIOUS. 107 00:05:21,550 --> 00:05:23,320 I'M GOING TO DISNEYLAND! 108 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:26,020 WHEN THEY OPENED THE VALVE, "WHOA! THERE'S GOLD EVERYWHERE! 109 00:05:26,020 --> 00:05:28,590 IT'S COVERED IN GOLD! LOOK AT MY HANDS!" 110 00:05:28,590 --> 00:05:30,790 I SAW THREE LITTLE, TINY FLAKES. 111 00:05:30,790 --> 00:05:34,060 IT'S JUST GOLD FEVER, THAT'S ALL IT IS. 112 00:05:38,070 --> 00:05:40,370 Narrator: THE HOFFMANS GET THEIR PLANT DIALED IN 113 00:05:40,370 --> 00:05:43,370 FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON. 114 00:05:43,370 --> 00:05:45,270 LOOKS REALLY GOOD SO FAR. YEAH. 115 00:05:45,270 --> 00:05:47,410 THIS STUFF IS REALLY HOT. 116 00:05:47,410 --> 00:05:52,910 Narrator: AND DESPITE ONLY NETTING $20,000 WORTH OF GOLD, 117 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:55,720 TODD AND HIS BUDDIES ARE HOOKED. 118 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:58,990 Todd: I'M NOT PLAYING AROUND NOW. 119 00:05:58,990 --> 00:06:00,720 NOW, IT'S SERIOUS FOR ME. 120 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,720 [ THUNDER CRASHES ] 121 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:11,530 THIS IS OUR LAST CLASS OF THE SEMESTER, 122 00:06:11,530 --> 00:06:14,570 SO SUMMER BREAK AFTER THIS. 123 00:06:14,570 --> 00:06:17,770 PRETTY EXCITED TO GET IT OVER WITH AND GET OUT OF HERE. 124 00:06:17,770 --> 00:06:20,410 Narrator: IN SEASON 2, PARKER GRADUATES 125 00:06:20,410 --> 00:06:24,680 FROM HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR TO 16-YEAR-OLD MINE BOSS. 126 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:28,010 AT THE AGE OF 91, I'VE HAD 25 VERY GOOD, 127 00:06:28,020 --> 00:06:30,820 FRUITFUL, PRODUCTIVE YEARS AT THE MINE, 128 00:06:30,820 --> 00:06:32,550 AND I AM PLEASED THAT YOU FEEL 129 00:06:32,550 --> 00:06:34,220 THAT YOU'D LIKE TO CONTINUE IT. 130 00:06:34,220 --> 00:06:39,060 I HAVE FAITH IN YOUR MANAGEMENT THAT IT WILL BE SUCCESSFUL. 131 00:06:39,060 --> 00:06:40,230 THANKS. SHAKE. 132 00:06:40,230 --> 00:06:43,430 [ LAUGHS ] 133 00:06:43,430 --> 00:06:45,930 PARKER TAKES OVER RUNNING HIS GRANDFATHER'S 134 00:06:45,930 --> 00:06:48,240 ALASKAN GOLD MINE, BIG NUGGET. 135 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:49,670 I LOVE YOU. 136 00:06:49,670 --> 00:06:52,710 HE HAS VISIONS THAT HE'S GOING TO MAKE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS 137 00:06:52,710 --> 00:06:56,480 EVERY DAY, AND I HOPE HE'S RIGHT. 138 00:06:56,480 --> 00:07:01,450 Narrator: FROM THE START, THE KID SWINGS FOR THE FENCES. 139 00:07:08,060 --> 00:07:10,590 I'M GOING SO FAST BECAUSE I NEED TO FEED THE PLANT. 140 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:21,740 [ SIGHS ] 141 00:07:21,740 --> 00:07:25,370 THE COFFEE IS WEARING OFF. 142 00:07:25,370 --> 00:07:28,880 THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT 2 1/2 OUNCES, HUH? 143 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:32,280 KEEP ADMIRING THAT, YOU'LL INCREASE IT TO 3 OUNCES. 144 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:34,410 I THINK IT IS 3 OUNCES. [ LAUGHS ] 145 00:07:38,820 --> 00:07:42,860 Narrator: DETERMINED TO GET MORE GOLD IN SEASON 3, 146 00:07:42,860 --> 00:07:45,960 PARKER EXPANDS HIS GRANDPA'S MINE. 147 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:47,390 Parker: WE NEED TO GET UP THERE, 148 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:51,330 AND THIS ROCK IS GIVING US A BIT OF A PROBLEM. 149 00:07:51,330 --> 00:07:54,700 THE ONLY OPTION MIGHT BE TO JUST BLOW IT UP. 150 00:07:54,700 --> 00:07:56,570 FORTUNATELY, DAD ROGER... 151 00:07:56,570 --> 00:07:58,040 OKAY, SHOULD BE READY TO GO. 152 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:02,210 ...AND BROTHER PAYSON ARE QUALIFIED BLASTERS. 153 00:08:02,210 --> 00:08:03,880 Payson: WHAT WE'RE DOING IS PUTTING THE DYNAMITE 154 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:05,780 IN THE HOLE, AND THEN IT'S GOING TO BLAST THE ROCK APART 155 00:08:05,780 --> 00:08:08,250 SO IT WILL HOPEFULLY GO TO THE LEFT HERE 156 00:08:08,250 --> 00:08:10,020 AND FALL INTO THAT HOLE FOR US. 157 00:08:10,020 --> 00:08:12,520 Parker: YEAH, YOU KNOW, NOW THAT WE'VE GOT THE HOLES ALL SET, 158 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:15,590 WE'LL JUST TIE THEM ALL TOGETHER AND BLOW IT UP. 159 00:08:18,390 --> 00:08:22,030 [ AIR HORN BLOWS ] 160 00:08:22,030 --> 00:08:23,560 READY, DAD? 161 00:08:23,570 --> 00:08:25,530 FIRE IN THE HOLE! 162 00:08:35,110 --> 00:08:38,140 [ LAUGHS ] 163 00:08:38,150 --> 00:08:40,780 YEAH! 164 00:08:45,420 --> 00:08:47,520 GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. 165 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:49,460 SHAKE YOUR BROTHER'S HAND. 166 00:08:49,460 --> 00:08:51,660 THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. 167 00:08:51,660 --> 00:08:53,530 WE'RE ON OUR WAY UP. 168 00:08:53,530 --> 00:08:55,930 WE'RE GOING BIG ON SMITH CREEK! 169 00:08:55,930 --> 00:08:59,470 Narrator: TO EXPAND HIS OPERATION, PARKER HIRES 170 00:08:59,470 --> 00:09:03,270 A BASS PLAYER FROM WISCONSIN, RICK NESS. 171 00:09:03,270 --> 00:09:05,170 I'M SURE WE'LL BECOME GOOD FRIENDS, 172 00:09:05,170 --> 00:09:07,940 BUT HE HAS A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY THIS SUMMER. 173 00:09:07,940 --> 00:09:10,410 Rick: YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE START OF SOMETHING BIG FOR ME. 174 00:09:10,410 --> 00:09:11,810 I'M EXCITED. 175 00:09:11,810 --> 00:09:14,950 Narrator: RICK HAS NO GOLD-MINING EXPERIENCE, 176 00:09:14,950 --> 00:09:17,480 BUT GREW UP WORKING HEAVY MACHINERY, 177 00:09:17,490 --> 00:09:19,890 AND PARKER SEES HIS POTENTIAL. 178 00:09:19,890 --> 00:09:21,050 HOW MANY LOADS YOU AT? 179 00:09:21,060 --> 00:09:22,820 70. REALLY? 180 00:09:22,820 --> 00:09:24,620 YEAH. NICE JOB. 181 00:09:24,630 --> 00:09:26,890 WE'LL NEED A LOT OF DIRT, SO KEEP DOING YOUR THING. 182 00:09:26,900 --> 00:09:28,530 YOU GOT IT. 183 00:09:31,030 --> 00:09:34,300 OH, YEAH. 184 00:09:34,300 --> 00:09:37,570 Parker: TODAY, WE'LL PUT ABOUT 1,000 YARDS THROUGH OUR PLANT. 185 00:09:37,570 --> 00:09:40,140 THIS PLANT HAS NEVER SEEN 1,000 YARDS IN A WEEK BEFORE, 186 00:09:40,140 --> 00:09:41,780 LET ALONE IN A DAY. 187 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:51,450 SO, HERE'S WHAT WE'VE GOT. 188 00:09:51,450 --> 00:09:54,550 Narrator: AT THE END OF THE SEASON, TO BREAK EVEN, 189 00:09:54,560 --> 00:09:57,520 PARKER NEEDS 190 OUNCES. 190 00:10:02,130 --> 00:10:04,360 192 OUNCES. 191 00:10:04,370 --> 00:10:07,430 SO, YOU GOT 2 OUNCE PROFIT, HUH? 192 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:09,370 YEAH. [ LAUGHTER ] 193 00:10:09,370 --> 00:10:12,170 PAY YOURSELF $0.20 AN HOUR. 194 00:10:12,170 --> 00:10:14,410 [ LAUGHTER ] 195 00:10:14,410 --> 00:10:16,140 NO, I'M HAPPY. HEY, CONGRATULATIONS, MAN! 196 00:10:16,140 --> 00:10:17,910 YEAH, IT'S GREAT. I'M REAL PROUD OF YOU. 197 00:10:17,910 --> 00:10:19,510 THANKS, DAD. YOU PUT IN A GOOD EFFORT. 198 00:10:19,510 --> 00:10:21,780 I MEAN, WE TRIED EVERYTHING WE COULD. THAT'S FOR SURE. 199 00:10:21,780 --> 00:10:23,850 Narrator: IT'S A SUCCESSFUL FIRST SEASON TOGETHER 200 00:10:23,850 --> 00:10:25,820 FOR PARKER AND RICK, 201 00:10:25,820 --> 00:10:29,190 A PROMISING START TO THEIR PARTNERSHIP. 202 00:10:29,190 --> 00:10:32,730 COMING UP, A SNEAK PEEK AT THE ALL-NEW SEASON... 203 00:10:32,730 --> 00:10:34,160 Rick: I THINK THE KLONDIKE'S OVER. 204 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:35,800 Narrator: ...OF "GOLD RUSH." 205 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:37,660 SO, NOW THAT YOU'VE GOT MY INTEREST... 206 00:10:37,670 --> 00:10:40,200 [ BLEEP ] 207 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:41,470 GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON 208 00:10:41,470 --> 00:10:43,640 NOT TO TELL YOU TO GO [BLEEP] YOURSELF. 209 00:10:57,890 --> 00:10:59,690 Man: DUDE, THAT'S A SNAKE! 210 00:10:59,690 --> 00:11:01,220 Todd: DUDE, LOOK AT HIM! 211 00:11:01,220 --> 00:11:05,090 HE'S GOING FROM TREE TO FREAKING TREE! 212 00:11:05,090 --> 00:11:07,890 I SAID I'D TAKE US TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH TO FIND GOLD, 213 00:11:07,900 --> 00:11:09,830 AND, GUYS, HERE WE ARE. 214 00:11:09,830 --> 00:11:14,830 Narrator: FED UP WITH PERMAFROST AND FROZEN GROUND IN THE YUKON, 215 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:19,070 TODD IS LURED TO THE JUNGLE IN SEARCH OF EASY GOLD 216 00:11:19,070 --> 00:11:20,940 AND YEAR-ROUND MINING. 217 00:11:20,940 --> 00:11:22,710 WE'RE NOT GOING TO FAIL AT THIS. 218 00:11:22,710 --> 00:11:25,180 WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS, OKAY? 219 00:11:25,180 --> 00:11:27,380 BECAUSE A BUNCH OF AMERICAN GUYS CAN GET TOGETHER 220 00:11:27,380 --> 00:11:28,950 AND GO KICK SOME ASS STILL, 221 00:11:28,950 --> 00:11:31,790 AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PROVE RIGHT FREAKING HERE. 222 00:11:31,790 --> 00:11:35,660 YOU HEAR ME? YEAH! 223 00:11:35,660 --> 00:11:37,660 THIS IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST, 224 00:11:37,660 --> 00:11:39,290 MOST SCARIEST THING WE'VE EVER DONE. 225 00:11:39,290 --> 00:11:42,430 Narrator: HE'S ON THE HUNT FOR A MILLION-DOLLAR PAYDAY 226 00:11:42,430 --> 00:11:44,500 IN THE GOLD FIELDS OF GUYANA. 227 00:11:49,340 --> 00:11:51,640 COME ON! COME ON! 228 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:55,610 HE AIN'T GOING TO MAKE IT. IT'S TOO TORN UP NOW. 229 00:11:55,610 --> 00:11:57,480 WE'RE DEEP IN IT NOW. 230 00:11:57,480 --> 00:11:59,980 [ BLEEP ] 231 00:11:59,980 --> 00:12:02,180 WATCH THAT, TODD! WATCH IT! 232 00:12:02,180 --> 00:12:08,520 Narrator: AFTER 8 BRUTAL WEEKS, THE CREW FINALLY WASHES PAY. 233 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:10,690 SEE HOW MUCH GOLD WE GOT. 234 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:18,670 I'M SEEING NO GOLD. 235 00:12:18,670 --> 00:12:22,000 ZIP. NADA. NOTHING. 236 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:23,700 THIS IS BULL[BLEEP]. 237 00:12:28,780 --> 00:12:33,380 Narrator: BUT JUST WHEN THEY'RE ABOUT TO LEAVE, 238 00:12:33,380 --> 00:12:35,780 TODD CATCHES A BREAK. 239 00:12:35,780 --> 00:12:37,080 -YOU SEE THAT? -YEAH. 240 00:12:37,090 --> 00:12:40,590 -THAT'S A DIAMOND. -YOU ARE FREAKING KIDDING ME. 241 00:12:40,590 --> 00:12:42,860 YOU SEE THAT? THERE'S ANOTHER ONE RIGHT HERE. 242 00:12:42,860 --> 00:12:46,160 THERE'S ANOTHER ONE? 243 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:50,730 GUYS, OUR LUCK JUST FREAKING CHANGED RIGHT HERE. 244 00:12:50,730 --> 00:12:53,330 -WHOO! -YEAH! -YEAH! 245 00:12:56,140 --> 00:12:58,240 Narrator: BACK IN THE GAME, 246 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:01,010 THE CREW CONVERTS TO RUNNING A LAVADOR, 247 00:13:01,010 --> 00:13:05,950 A MACHINE DESIGNED TO SIFT OUT DIAMONDS FROM THE DIRT. 248 00:13:05,950 --> 00:13:08,780 HEY, GUYS, WE NEED MORE MATERIAL THROUGH HERE. 249 00:13:08,780 --> 00:13:09,820 WHOA! 250 00:13:14,020 --> 00:13:16,390 YOU ARE FREAKING KIDDING ME! 251 00:13:16,390 --> 00:13:18,960 THURBER, KILL THE MOTOR! THURBER! 252 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:23,860 JACK DEVASTATES THE LAVADOR, LEAVING IT IN PIECES. 253 00:13:23,870 --> 00:13:26,070 KILL THE PUMP. KILL THE PUMP NOW. 254 00:13:31,310 --> 00:13:33,640 HEY, DAD. 255 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:36,280 WHAT THE FRICK? 256 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:38,310 LEAVE ME ALONE. 257 00:13:38,310 --> 00:13:41,410 I WANT EVERYBODY BACK -- ALL THE CAMERAS BACK! 258 00:13:41,420 --> 00:13:45,690 GIVE US A FEW MINUTES TO FIGURE OUT THE SITUATION, OKAY? 259 00:13:45,690 --> 00:13:49,190 THURBS, ANY CHANCE WE CAN GET THIS GOING AGAIN? 260 00:13:49,190 --> 00:13:52,260 IT'S AS BAD AS IT LOOKS -- INTERNAL DAMAGE. 261 00:13:52,260 --> 00:13:54,630 LAVADOR WILL RUN NO MORE. 262 00:13:54,630 --> 00:13:57,000 WE'RE DONE. 263 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:58,870 FOR THE HOFFMAN CREW, 264 00:13:58,870 --> 00:14:02,970 LOSING THEIR DIAMOND CATCHER IS THE FINAL BLOW. 265 00:14:05,470 --> 00:14:08,780 Todd: I'VE HAD TWO MAJOR SETBACKS IN MY LIFE -- 266 00:14:08,780 --> 00:14:13,210 ONE, WHEN MY WIFE MOVED OUT ON ME. 267 00:14:13,220 --> 00:14:16,020 THE SECOND ONE WAS COMING ALL THE WAY TO THE JUNGLE, 268 00:14:16,020 --> 00:14:18,950 SPENDING A TON OF TIME AND A TON OF MONEY, 269 00:14:18,950 --> 00:14:22,490 AND COMING OUT OF HERE WITH NOTHING. 270 00:14:22,490 --> 00:14:24,960 THIS FREAKING JUNGLE IS CURSED. 271 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:37,440 Narrator: 6,000 MILES NORTH IN ALASKA... 272 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:39,540 I WANT YOU TO BE REALLY, REALLY CAREFUL. 273 00:14:39,540 --> 00:14:42,980 BYE. [ LAUGHS ] 274 00:14:42,980 --> 00:14:45,110 ...18-YEAR-OLD PARKER SCHNABEL 275 00:14:45,110 --> 00:14:47,680 SETS OUT ON A QUEST OF HIS OWN... 276 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:51,280 OH, GOOD-BYE! 277 00:14:51,290 --> 00:14:53,650 BYE, GRANDPA. I'LL COME AND SEE YOU. 278 00:14:53,660 --> 00:14:55,990 I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO IT. 279 00:14:55,990 --> 00:14:59,990 ...TO MAKE HIS FORTUNE IN THE GOLD FIELDS OF THE KLONDIKE. 280 00:15:04,630 --> 00:15:07,070 IF I WANT TO PLAY WITH THE BIG BOYS, 281 00:15:07,070 --> 00:15:11,970 I GOT TO GET UP HERE WHERE THE BIG BOYS PLAY. 282 00:15:11,970 --> 00:15:14,370 HEY, TONY. 283 00:15:14,380 --> 00:15:15,710 GOOD. 284 00:15:15,710 --> 00:15:17,810 Narrator: PARKER IS LEASING CLAIMS 285 00:15:17,810 --> 00:15:20,850 FROM LEGENDARY KLONDIKE MINER TONY BEETS, 286 00:15:20,850 --> 00:15:25,750 WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY PULLED GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND FOR DECADES. 287 00:15:30,530 --> 00:15:32,530 Narrator: PARKER AND HIS NEW LANDLORD 288 00:15:32,530 --> 00:15:35,700 TEST-DRILL THE GROUND HE'S LEASED, 289 00:15:35,700 --> 00:15:38,400 HOPING TO SEE A PILE OF GOLD. 290 00:15:44,140 --> 00:15:45,340 "T.R."? 291 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:50,010 THERE'S, LIKE, BARELY ANYTHING? 292 00:15:53,420 --> 00:15:55,480 OKAY, THANKS. 293 00:15:58,320 --> 00:15:59,950 Parker: I'VE MADE A COMMITMENT HERE. 294 00:15:59,960 --> 00:16:03,820 I'VE HIRED MY CREW. I BOUGHT A WASH PLANT. 295 00:16:03,830 --> 00:16:07,160 I'M WAY TOO DEEP IN TO BACK OUT NOW. 296 00:16:10,670 --> 00:16:13,930 Narrator: PARKER NEEDS TO MOVE SOME SERIOUS DIRT 297 00:16:13,940 --> 00:16:17,070 IF HE'S GOING TO MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER HIS COSTS 298 00:16:17,070 --> 00:16:20,870 AND PAY TONY'S ROYALTY OF 15%. 299 00:16:20,880 --> 00:16:24,310 HEY, TONY. 300 00:16:24,310 --> 00:16:26,550 GOOD. 301 00:16:26,550 --> 00:16:30,150 YEAH. 302 00:16:30,150 --> 00:16:34,190 YOU KNOW, THIS WEEK, WE'RE PUSHING TO DO 1,500 YARDS. 303 00:16:34,190 --> 00:16:38,590 YEAH. 304 00:16:38,590 --> 00:16:41,130 THAT'S OUR FIRST WEEK RUNNING. 305 00:16:47,540 --> 00:16:49,540 THAT'S A LOT OF DIRT. 306 00:17:03,620 --> 00:17:05,550 I'M GOING TO CRANK IT UP. 307 00:17:09,220 --> 00:17:12,830 Narrator: PARKER CRANKS UP HIS 40-YEAR-OLD WASH PLANT, 308 00:17:12,830 --> 00:17:17,460 LITTLE BLUE, IN A DESPERATE BID TO MEET TONY'S QUOTA. 309 00:17:24,940 --> 00:17:29,210 OH, MY GOODNESS. 310 00:17:29,210 --> 00:17:31,540 PARKER. PARKER. YOU GOT TO COPY. 311 00:17:31,550 --> 00:17:33,280 HEY, WHAT THE [BLEEP]? 312 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:35,110 I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT IT'S NOT GOOD. 313 00:17:35,120 --> 00:17:38,680 THERE MUST BE A ROCK STUCK SOMEWHERE OR SOMETHING. 314 00:17:38,690 --> 00:17:42,660 YOU NEED TO SHUT HER DOWN, PARKER! SHUT IT DOWN! 315 00:17:46,290 --> 00:17:49,630 PARKER! 316 00:17:49,630 --> 00:17:53,370 IT'S NOT GOOD. 317 00:17:53,370 --> 00:17:55,500 WHAT THE HELL'S THAT? 318 00:17:55,500 --> 00:17:58,370 IT'S GOING TO BE THE SHAFT THAT DRIVES THE SHAKER. 319 00:17:58,370 --> 00:18:00,340 SHE'S DONE. 320 00:18:06,150 --> 00:18:09,680 [BLEEP] [BLEEP] PLANT! 321 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:12,120 OUR SEASON MIGHT BE OVER. 322 00:18:12,120 --> 00:18:16,790 Narrator: THE YOUNG MINE BOSS REFUSES TO BE BEATEN... 323 00:18:16,790 --> 00:18:18,720 LOOK AT THAT THING! 324 00:18:18,730 --> 00:18:24,060 ...AND GAMBLES HIS EARNINGS SO FAR TO RENT BIG RED, 325 00:18:24,070 --> 00:18:27,930 A WASH PLANT THAT RUNS TWICE THE PAY DIRT, 326 00:18:27,940 --> 00:18:33,470 WORKING RIGHT TO THE END OF THE SEASON IN PURSUIT OF PROFITS. 327 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:35,540 Tony: 5, 10... 328 00:18:35,540 --> 00:18:38,880 20, 30... 329 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:40,310 40... 330 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:45,020 IT BRINGS PARKER'S SEASON TOTAL TO 836 OUNCES... 331 00:18:45,020 --> 00:18:48,220 ...51.6 332 00:18:48,220 --> 00:18:53,660 ...JUST 164 SHY OF 1,000. 333 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:18,150 I MEAN, I STILL GOT SOME FIGHT LEFT IN ME. 334 00:19:18,150 --> 00:19:21,920 ARE YOU IN? I'M IN. 335 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:24,490 LET'S DO IT. 336 00:19:24,490 --> 00:19:26,890 PARKER AND RICK BATTLE ON, 337 00:19:26,900 --> 00:19:31,330 FIGHTING THE FREEZE UNTIL THE BITTER END. 338 00:19:31,330 --> 00:19:33,700 THAT'S PRETTY BAD. 339 00:19:33,700 --> 00:19:38,800 BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO? IT'S MINUS-15 OUT. 340 00:19:38,810 --> 00:19:40,970 THERE'S NO DOUBT WE DID OUR BEST, 341 00:19:40,980 --> 00:19:42,710 AND, YOU KNOW, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, 342 00:19:42,710 --> 00:19:44,780 AND THANKS FOR STAYING. IT WAS A PLEASURE. 343 00:19:44,780 --> 00:19:47,180 PARKER RETURNS HOME... 344 00:19:47,180 --> 00:19:49,820 PARKER! HEY, PARKER! 345 00:19:49,820 --> 00:19:52,080 IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU. YOU, TOO. 346 00:19:52,090 --> 00:19:57,490 ...TO FIND OUT IF HE HAS HIT HIS 1,000-OUNCE GOAL. 347 00:19:57,490 --> 00:20:01,090 1,029. 348 00:20:01,100 --> 00:20:03,300 OH, MY GOSH! 349 00:20:03,300 --> 00:20:06,100 WOW! [ LAUGHS ] 350 00:20:06,100 --> 00:20:10,100 [ LAUGHS ] YOU MADE A GREAT DECISION. 351 00:20:10,100 --> 00:20:11,800 A MILLION DOLLARS ON THE TABLE! 352 00:20:11,810 --> 00:20:13,340 NICE! 353 00:20:13,340 --> 00:20:15,840 Narrator: PARKER'S DREAM OF PLAYING WITH THE BIG BOYS 354 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:17,740 IS BECOMING REALITY. 355 00:20:17,750 --> 00:20:20,450 WE JUST FOUND $1.4 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD, 356 00:20:20,450 --> 00:20:24,650 AND IT WAS AN AMAZING CHALLENGE, 357 00:20:24,650 --> 00:20:27,120 PROBABLY THE HARDEST SIX MONTHS OF MY LIFE, 358 00:20:27,120 --> 00:20:28,890 BUT SEEING MY GRANDPA'S FACE 359 00:20:28,890 --> 00:20:32,490 WHEN WE PUT ALL THAT DOWN ON THE TABLE, 360 00:20:32,490 --> 00:20:34,030 IT MADE IT ALL WORTH IT. 361 00:20:36,900 --> 00:20:39,800 Narrator: COMING UP, A SNEAK PEEK AT THE ALL-NEW SEASON... 362 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:43,270 Narrator: ...OF "GOLD RUSH." 363 00:20:43,270 --> 00:20:44,770 [ LAUGHTER ] 364 00:20:44,770 --> 00:20:46,610 Rick: HOLY [BLEEP]. 365 00:20:46,610 --> 00:20:50,910 OOH, AH. IT'S GOLD. 366 00:21:09,700 --> 00:21:14,670 Narrator: SEASON 5, MAVERICK MINE MOGUL TONY BEETS 367 00:21:14,670 --> 00:21:17,500 SETS OUT TO ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE. 368 00:21:20,740 --> 00:21:25,180 Narrator: THE DERELICT DREDGE IS OVER 75 YEARS OLD, 369 00:21:25,180 --> 00:21:27,080 BUT WHEN OPERATIONAL, 370 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:30,750 IT PRODUCED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF GOLD. 371 00:21:30,750 --> 00:21:32,590 WHAT DID YOU DO? 372 00:21:41,230 --> 00:21:43,630 -ARE YOU NUTS? -THIS THING'S OLDER 373 00:21:43,630 --> 00:21:45,360 THAN WE ARE, TONY. 374 00:21:45,370 --> 00:21:49,240 Narrator: IT ONLY TAKES A TWO-MAN CREW TO RUN THE DREDGE, 375 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:51,540 AND THE LINE OF CAST-IRON BUCKETS 376 00:21:51,540 --> 00:21:54,710 CAN BRING UP 100 YARDS OF PAY DIRT AN HOUR. 377 00:21:58,610 --> 00:22:01,610 Narrator: IF HE CAN BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO IT, 378 00:22:01,620 --> 00:22:04,550 TONY THINKS THE DREDGE WILL MINE GOLD 379 00:22:04,550 --> 00:22:08,350 AT HALF THE COST OF A REGULAR OPERATION. 380 00:22:08,360 --> 00:22:09,720 WHAT DO YOU THINK, MIKE? 381 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:12,690 I DON'T KNOW. WHAT HAVE WE GOT OURSELVES INTO HERE? 382 00:22:12,690 --> 00:22:18,100 Narrator: HIS MISSION -- MOVE THE 350-TON DREDGE 383 00:22:18,100 --> 00:22:21,300 150 MILES TO EUREKA CREEK 384 00:22:21,300 --> 00:22:24,570 AND HAVE IT RUNNING BEFORE THE END OF THE SEASON. 385 00:22:45,260 --> 00:22:48,790 Narrator: TONY BRINGS IN DAUGHTER MONICA AND SON KEVIN 386 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:52,100 TO DISMANTLE THE 14-TON BUCKET LADDER. 387 00:23:04,250 --> 00:23:07,510 -OH. -WATCH THE LADDER, TONY. 388 00:23:11,890 --> 00:23:15,490 [BLEEP] [BLEEP] NOW, THERE WAS A [BLEEP] [BLEEP]. 389 00:23:15,490 --> 00:23:18,620 IT SWUNG OUT, OVER, AND AROUND 390 00:23:18,630 --> 00:23:23,700 AND JUST MISSED SMASHING INTO JERRY'S CAP. 391 00:23:23,700 --> 00:23:25,130 HUP! 392 00:23:25,130 --> 00:23:27,870 Narrator: TONY'S NOT ABOUT TO STOP. 393 00:23:38,610 --> 00:23:42,550 Narrator: HE PUSHES HIS KIDS AND THEIR EQUIPMENT TO THE LIMIT. 394 00:23:42,550 --> 00:23:44,750 [ CHAIN SNAPS ] 395 00:23:44,750 --> 00:23:47,390 YOU BROKE MY NEW CHAIN! 396 00:23:47,390 --> 00:23:52,320 TONY'S WAY OF DOING THINGS IS WEIRD AND ODD, 397 00:23:52,330 --> 00:23:54,590 BUT DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO TO GET IT DONE. 398 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:03,370 [ HORN HONKING ] 399 00:24:03,370 --> 00:24:06,370 Narrator: WITH SIX WEEKS LEFT OF THE SEASON, 400 00:24:06,370 --> 00:24:11,010 HE TRANSPORTS THE ANCIENT DREDGE TO HIS CLAIM AT EUREKA CREEK. 401 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:17,780 DAYS BEFORE THE WINTER FREEZE, 402 00:24:17,790 --> 00:24:21,550 THE DREDGE IS FINALLY READY TO CATCH GOLD. 403 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:33,070 IT'S A LITTLE WET, BUT, YEAH, IT WORKS. 404 00:24:33,070 --> 00:24:34,400 [ LAUGHS ] 405 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:37,140 PRETTY [BLEEP] COOL, ISN'T IT? 406 00:24:42,180 --> 00:24:44,880 THE MONSTER COMES ALIVE. 407 00:25:04,870 --> 00:25:07,870 Narrator: WHEN TODD HOFFMAN RETURNS TO THE KLONDIKE... 408 00:25:07,870 --> 00:25:10,100 FIRE IT UP, DAVE. [ AIR HORN BLOWS ] 409 00:25:10,100 --> 00:25:14,210 ...HE'S DETERMINED TO PUT THE FAILURE OF GUYANA BEHIND HIM... 410 00:25:14,210 --> 00:25:16,940 WE'RE IN THE LAST-CHANCE SALOON ON THIS ONE. 411 00:25:16,940 --> 00:25:20,280 ...AND FINALLY HIT IT BIG AS A GOLD MINER. 412 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:23,180 HE OPENS UP HIS BIGGEST EVER CUT... 413 00:25:23,180 --> 00:25:26,620 Todd: MINING FEELS GOOD, AND COME HELL OR HIGH WATER, 414 00:25:26,620 --> 00:25:29,990 WE'RE GOING TO START KICKING SOME OUT. 415 00:25:29,990 --> 00:25:32,990 Narrator: ...HE PUSHES THE PLANT TO THE MAX. 416 00:25:35,030 --> 00:25:36,760 WHOA! [BLEEP] A FIRE! 417 00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:38,560 CUT THE POWER! 418 00:25:38,570 --> 00:25:41,500 TODD WON'T LET ANYTHING STAND IN HIS WAY. 419 00:25:41,500 --> 00:25:44,570 SCREW DIGGING IT OUT AND SCREW FREAKING FIXING IT. 420 00:25:44,570 --> 00:25:46,370 PUSH IT RIGHT OFF THE FREAKING HILL. 421 00:25:50,750 --> 00:25:56,350 FOR 5 STRAIGHT MONTHS, HE RUNS 300 YARDS OF PAY DIRT AN HOUR 422 00:25:56,350 --> 00:26:00,650 THROUGH THE BIGGEST WASH PLANT IN THE KLONDIKE. 423 00:26:00,660 --> 00:26:02,690 HOLY CRAP. 424 00:26:02,690 --> 00:26:05,320 THAT'S WHERE THE GOLD SHOULD BE. 425 00:26:05,330 --> 00:26:07,990 Todd: HOLY! 426 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:11,000 MAN, LOOK AT THAT! 427 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:12,930 LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF GOLD, JACK. 428 00:26:12,930 --> 00:26:16,800 YEAH. YOU KNOW, HEY, WHAT DID WE SET FOR OUR FIRST GOAL? 429 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:18,270 2,700. 430 00:26:18,270 --> 00:26:20,770 AND WE MADE IT, RIGHT? 431 00:26:20,780 --> 00:26:23,780 AND WE DECIDED WE'D GO FOR BROKE, 432 00:26:23,780 --> 00:26:25,710 AND WE SET A GOAL AT WHAT? 433 00:26:25,710 --> 00:26:27,510 3,000. 434 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:29,080 TO REACH THEIR GOAL, 435 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:33,220 THE HOFFMANS NEED JUST 289 OUNCES MORE. 436 00:26:33,220 --> 00:26:41,190 WE GOT 321 OUNCES, WHICH BRINGS US TO 3,032, 437 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,200 OUR BEST SEASON EVER. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] 438 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:50,640 $3.3 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD -- REDEMPTION AT LAST. 439 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:54,140 Todd: WE'VE GOTTEN MORE GOLD THIS SEASON 440 00:26:54,140 --> 00:26:56,610 THAN ALL OF OUR OTHER SEASONS COMBINED. 441 00:26:56,610 --> 00:26:58,440 WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT, HUH? 442 00:27:08,590 --> 00:27:10,360 WE'VE GOT A BUNCH OF GREEN PEOPLE, 443 00:27:10,360 --> 00:27:14,090 AND I AM NOT GOING TO LOOK LIKE A FAILURE UP HERE. 444 00:27:14,100 --> 00:27:17,960 Narrator: IN SEASON 6, PARKER PRESENTS OPERATOR RICK 445 00:27:17,970 --> 00:27:20,630 WITH A LIFE-CHANGING PROPOSITION. 446 00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:22,640 SUCCESS IS THE THING THAT MATTERS TO ME. 447 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:24,440 I KNOW THAT YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY. 448 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:28,570 SO...I NEED A NEW FOREMAN. 449 00:27:28,580 --> 00:27:31,640 OH. 450 00:27:31,650 --> 00:27:33,710 IT IS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY. 451 00:27:33,710 --> 00:27:35,210 BUT I'M UP FOR IT. 452 00:27:35,220 --> 00:27:37,520 GOOD. YEAH. 453 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:40,090 THANKS, BUDDY. LET'S GET IT. 454 00:27:40,090 --> 00:27:42,890 IT'S A HUGE TEST FOR RICK, 455 00:27:42,890 --> 00:27:45,960 WHO HAS NO EXPERIENCE RUNNING A MINING OPERATION. 456 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:48,560 WE'RE ABOUT OUT OF GROUND AT THE BERM CUT. 457 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:51,530 AND WHEN PARKER RUNS OUT OF PAY, 458 00:27:51,530 --> 00:27:55,070 HE TURNS TO HIS NEW FOREMAN FOR A SOLUTION. 459 00:27:55,070 --> 00:27:58,640 Parker: SO, WE NEED NEW GROUND, LIKE, FAST, RICK. 460 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:01,570 SO, I WAS KIND OF LOOKING AT THIS STRIP OF GROUND 461 00:28:01,580 --> 00:28:03,980 LEFT ON THIS SIDE OF THE RIVER. 462 00:28:03,980 --> 00:28:05,840 IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S A PRETTY NARROW CHUNK OF GROUND, 463 00:28:05,850 --> 00:28:07,310 AND IT'S GOT CREEKS ON BOTH SIDES. 464 00:28:07,310 --> 00:28:08,850 YEAH, I MEAN, IT'S LIKE THE LAST LITTLE ISLAND 465 00:28:08,850 --> 00:28:09,720 WE'VE GOT HERE, RIGHT? 466 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:11,650 TREASURE ISLAND. 467 00:28:11,650 --> 00:28:14,350 TREASURE ISLAND. YOU NEVER KNOW. 468 00:28:14,360 --> 00:28:16,720 I JUST GOT A FEELING IT'S GOING TO BE WORTH IT. 469 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:18,090 I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT. 470 00:28:18,090 --> 00:28:19,090 YEAH, LET'S DO HER. 471 00:28:19,090 --> 00:28:20,330 A WEEK, RICK. 472 00:28:20,330 --> 00:28:21,460 ALL RIGHT. 473 00:28:21,460 --> 00:28:24,260 RICK BRINGS IN EVERY MEMBER OF THE TEAM 474 00:28:24,270 --> 00:28:26,130 TO GET HIS FIRST CUT OPEN. 475 00:28:26,130 --> 00:28:28,270 Rick: I'M GOING TO GET MITCH AND CARL, OUR TWO MECHANICS, 476 00:28:28,270 --> 00:28:30,970 AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAUL PAY FOR ME TODAY. 477 00:28:30,970 --> 00:28:33,670 Man: IT'S CRAZY TIMES AT SCRIBNER CREEK RIGHT NOW. 478 00:28:33,670 --> 00:28:38,310 WE EVEN HAVE MECHANICS HAULING PAY DIRT. 479 00:28:38,310 --> 00:28:42,050 I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU JUMPING IN THAT HAUL TRUCK, CARL. 480 00:28:42,050 --> 00:28:43,950 IT'S HELPED US OUT BIG TIME. YOU GOT IT, BUDDY. 481 00:28:43,950 --> 00:28:46,050 THIS IS KIND OF FUN, SO THANKS A LOT. 482 00:28:50,090 --> 00:28:52,220 [BLEEP] YEAH, WE GOT PAY DIRT, BOYS. 483 00:28:56,830 --> 00:28:58,860 Parker: IT'S BEEN A LONG ONE, 484 00:28:58,870 --> 00:29:00,100 AND YOU GUYS HAVE ALL STUCK IT OUT, 485 00:29:00,100 --> 00:29:01,870 AND I APPRECIATE THAT. 486 00:29:01,870 --> 00:29:03,900 Narrator: WHEN IT COMES TO THE CLEANUP, 487 00:29:03,900 --> 00:29:06,640 IT'S RICK'S REPUTATION ON THE LINE. 488 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:07,940 SO, WHAT'S THAT TOTAL? 489 00:29:07,940 --> 00:29:10,340 256.825. 490 00:29:10,340 --> 00:29:13,710 [ CHUCKLES ] UNREAL. 491 00:29:13,710 --> 00:29:16,250 -GOOD JOB. -GOOD JOB, MAN. 492 00:29:16,250 --> 00:29:18,520 Rick: THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING. 493 00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:19,790 THERE'S MORE DIRT THAN WE THOUGHT IN TREASURE ISLAND. 494 00:29:19,790 --> 00:29:21,420 YOU KNOW, 256 OFF THE FIRST ONE, 495 00:29:21,420 --> 00:29:24,060 WE'RE GOING TO GO GET THE REST OF IT. 496 00:29:24,060 --> 00:29:27,990 Narrator: FOR RICK, IT'S A HUGE STEP FORWARD, 497 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,030 BUT AS HE GAINS CONFIDENCE, 498 00:29:30,030 --> 00:29:33,830 THE PARTNERSHIP WITH PARKER BEGINS TO BREAK. 499 00:29:44,450 --> 00:29:47,580 Parker: IT'S A LOT BIGGER THAN A FUNERAL. 500 00:29:47,580 --> 00:29:49,310 Narrator: ALL HIS LIFE, 501 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:53,320 PARKER HAD A UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS GRANDPA, JOHN. 502 00:29:55,660 --> 00:30:00,490 John: YOU'VE GOT TO TRY. DON'T EVER GIVE UP. 503 00:30:00,490 --> 00:30:04,700 Parker: I HAD A LOT OF GOOD TIMES WITH MY GRANDPA. 504 00:30:04,700 --> 00:30:06,770 HE'S AN AMAZING MAN. 505 00:30:06,770 --> 00:30:08,630 REALLY, HE IS A HERO. 506 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:11,800 I LOOK UPON YOU LIKE THE EAGLE WHO FLAPS HIS WINGS 507 00:30:11,810 --> 00:30:14,570 AND FLIES OUT OF THE NEST, AND HE NEVER COMES BACK. 508 00:30:14,580 --> 00:30:16,780 WE'RE A LONG WAYS FROM A COUPLE YEARS AGO 509 00:30:16,780 --> 00:30:19,550 AT BIG NUGGET, HUH? OH, GOSH, YES. 510 00:30:19,550 --> 00:30:21,350 [ LAUGHS ] 511 00:30:23,780 --> 00:30:26,080 [ GUNSHOTS ] 512 00:30:28,620 --> 00:30:33,990 Narrator: APRIL THE 2nd, 2016, THE SCHNABEL FAMILY GATHERS 513 00:30:33,990 --> 00:30:37,000 TO BID FAREWELL TO JOHN SCHNABEL, 514 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:40,430 PARKER'S GRANDPA AND MENTOR. 515 00:30:40,430 --> 00:30:44,240 [ TAPS PLAYING ] 516 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:46,340 Parker: I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING TO MEAN 517 00:30:46,340 --> 00:30:48,710 FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, BUT... 518 00:30:48,710 --> 00:30:52,240 [ SIGHS ] 519 00:30:52,250 --> 00:30:55,150 IT'S NOT GOING TO BE FUN. 520 00:31:01,020 --> 00:31:02,420 THERE SHE IS! 521 00:31:02,420 --> 00:31:05,490 Narrator: DETERMINED TO LIVE UP TO HIS GRANDPA'S LEGACY 522 00:31:05,490 --> 00:31:08,730 AND PROVE HIMSELF, PARKER STARTS SEASON 7 523 00:31:08,730 --> 00:31:12,760 BY DOUBLING DOWN WITH A NEW $600,000 WASH PLANT... 524 00:31:12,770 --> 00:31:14,600 [ THUNDER CRASHES ] 525 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:16,370 SLUICIFER! 526 00:31:18,510 --> 00:31:21,870 ...RUNNING MORE DIRT THAN EVER BEFORE. 527 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:23,710 GOT TO GIVE IT EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT. 528 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:29,180 AND BY THE END OF THE SEASON... 529 00:31:29,180 --> 00:31:31,120 DOUMITT, WHAT'S OUR SEASON TOTAL? 530 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:34,790 YOU READY FOR THIS ONE? HOW ABOUT 4,311 OUNCES? 531 00:31:34,790 --> 00:31:37,420 [ LAUGHTER, CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] 532 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:44,930 SO, THAT'S JUST OVER 5 MILLION BUCKS WORTH OF GOLD, 533 00:31:44,930 --> 00:31:48,200 OVER 1 MILLION MORE THAN LAST YEAR, 534 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:51,070 BUT NONE OF THIS WOULD BE HAPPENING WITHOUT MY GRANDPA, 535 00:31:51,070 --> 00:31:55,340 AND IT'S BEEN A BIT OF A WEIRD SEASON WITHOUT HIM. 536 00:31:57,910 --> 00:32:00,910 HE DEFINITELY WAS A BIG PART OF WHAT WE DO. 537 00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:02,450 -CHEERS! -TO GRANDPA JOHN! 538 00:32:02,450 --> 00:32:05,750 -TO GRANDPA JOHN! -TO JOHN! 539 00:32:05,750 --> 00:32:09,660 Narrator: AFTER THE SUCCESS OF HIS FIRST DREDGE, 540 00:32:09,660 --> 00:32:12,020 TONY MAKES A RADICAL MOVE. 541 00:32:28,580 --> 00:32:32,210 Narrator: EVEN WITH SON KEVIN OPERATING THE FIRST DREDGE 542 00:32:32,210 --> 00:32:35,580 AND DAUGHTER MONICA MINING AT EUREKA CREEK, 543 00:32:35,580 --> 00:32:40,250 A BIG INVESTMENT INTO A SECOND DREDGE IS A MASSIVE GAMBLE. 544 00:32:42,820 --> 00:32:44,820 Narrator: PIECE BY PIECE... 545 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:49,130 WHOA. 546 00:32:49,130 --> 00:32:52,930 ...TONY TEARS APART THE 70-YEAR-OLD MONSTER. 547 00:32:57,810 --> 00:33:01,540 Narrator: BUT TO SHIP IT THE 100 MILES DOWNRIVER, 548 00:33:01,540 --> 00:33:04,240 TONY NEEDS A MASSIVE BARGE. 549 00:33:19,690 --> 00:33:21,760 Narrator: SON MIKE TAKES THE HELM. 550 00:33:27,070 --> 00:33:29,430 Narrator: BUT THE SHALLOW WATERS OF THE YUKON RIVER 551 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:31,570 ARE PLAGUED WITH SANDBARS. 552 00:33:52,330 --> 00:33:57,460 Narrator: AND WHEN TONY HAULS OUT THE BARGE TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE... 553 00:34:07,740 --> 00:34:09,570 Narrator: ...IT'S GAME OVER. 554 00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:18,520 Narrator: TONY'S SPENT $1 MILLION ON THE SECOND DREDGE, 555 00:34:18,520 --> 00:34:21,050 AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S STILL IN PIECES, 556 00:34:21,060 --> 00:34:25,090 HE WON'T STOP UNTIL IT'S RUNNING. 557 00:34:31,500 --> 00:34:33,100 YUKON TORNADO! 558 00:34:33,100 --> 00:34:36,440 Narrator: GOLD MINING CAN BE A DANGEROUS OCCUPATION, 559 00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:39,810 AND FOR EIGHT YEARS, THE "GOLD RUSH" FILM CREWS 560 00:34:39,810 --> 00:34:42,270 HAVE FACED THE SAME PERILS AS THE MINERS... 561 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:44,310 [ LAUGHTER ] 562 00:34:44,310 --> 00:34:46,610 ...LIKE IN PERU, SOUTH AMERICA, 563 00:34:46,610 --> 00:34:49,610 WHEN A CREW VEHICLE ROLLS OFF THE ROAD. 564 00:34:55,860 --> 00:34:58,190 IS EVERYONE OUT? 565 00:34:58,190 --> 00:35:02,230 THE SOUND MAN IS STILL TRAPPED INSIDE. 566 00:35:02,230 --> 00:35:03,800 Man: YOU IN THERE? 567 00:35:09,240 --> 00:35:13,610 DAVE TURIN FINALLY FREES MARTIN FROM THE WRECK. 568 00:35:13,610 --> 00:35:15,340 ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? I'M GOOD, YES. 569 00:35:15,340 --> 00:35:16,980 I'M GOOD -- JUST A FEW SCRATCHES. 570 00:35:16,980 --> 00:35:18,310 THAT WAS JUST SLOW MOTION. 571 00:35:18,310 --> 00:35:21,050 THAT'S THE BEST TEAM RIGHT THERE. 572 00:35:21,050 --> 00:35:24,650 THANK GOD THAT NOBODY GOT HURT. 573 00:35:31,690 --> 00:35:34,060 Narrator: AFTER HIS TRIUMPH IN THE YUKON, 574 00:35:34,060 --> 00:35:37,830 TODD HOFFMAN MAKES A BOLD MOVE AND HEADS SOUTH... 575 00:35:37,830 --> 00:35:40,600 HEY, GUYS, WE'RE COMING UP THE HILL, LAST MILE. 576 00:35:40,600 --> 00:35:45,170 Narrator: ...ON THE TRAIL OF LEGENDARY OREGON GOLD. 577 00:35:45,170 --> 00:35:47,910 IF YOU READ SOME OF THE HISTORY ON THIS PLACE, 578 00:35:47,910 --> 00:35:51,110 THEY TOOK OUT NUGGETS THAT WERE 100 OUNCES SIZE. 579 00:35:51,110 --> 00:35:52,310 YOU KNOW, THEY'RE HUGE. 580 00:35:52,310 --> 00:35:53,880 WE CLIMBED A MOUNTAIN. 581 00:35:53,880 --> 00:35:57,550 LET'S CLIMB ALL THE WAY TO THE PEAK, RIGHT? 582 00:35:57,550 --> 00:36:02,620 BUT I WANT TO SEE A MIRACLE ON THIS MOUNTAIN. 583 00:36:02,620 --> 00:36:08,160 DETERMINED TO HIT AN INCREDIBLE 5,000-OUNCE, $6 MILLION GOAL, 584 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:11,160 TODD LEASES A MILLION-DOLLAR WASH PLANT. 585 00:36:11,170 --> 00:36:14,700 TELL YOU WHAT -- LET'S DO A SHUTDOWN, SEE WHAT WE GOT. 586 00:36:18,310 --> 00:36:21,170 12.35 -- BIG DEAL, YOU KNOW? 587 00:36:21,180 --> 00:36:24,840 I MEAN, TO DO A CLEANUP FOR 12.35, 588 00:36:24,850 --> 00:36:26,850 IT'S HARDLY WORTH DOING. 589 00:36:26,850 --> 00:36:29,350 I MEAN, SERIOUSLY -- THAT IS TERRIBLE. 590 00:36:29,350 --> 00:36:33,050 Narrator: WHEN THE GOLD FAILS TO IMPROVE... 591 00:36:33,050 --> 00:36:35,450 THERE YOU GO. NOTHING? 592 00:36:35,460 --> 00:36:37,390 NOTHING CATCHABLE. 593 00:36:37,390 --> 00:36:40,230 ...TODD FACES A MUTINY. 594 00:36:40,230 --> 00:36:42,530 YOU KNOW WHAT? I'VE HAD IT! I'VE HAD ENOUGH! 595 00:36:42,530 --> 00:36:43,860 REALLY? THIS IS RIDICULOUS. 596 00:36:43,860 --> 00:36:45,700 I'VE GOT WALLS CAVING IN. 597 00:36:45,700 --> 00:36:47,930 THAT CUT'S DONE. 598 00:36:47,940 --> 00:36:49,870 I'M DONE. 599 00:36:49,870 --> 00:36:51,940 WAIT A MINUTE. 600 00:36:51,940 --> 00:36:53,610 ANDY! 601 00:36:53,610 --> 00:36:55,440 -I GOT TO GO. -NOT YOU. 602 00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:57,480 I CAN'T RUN THIS WITHOUT YOU, DAVE. 603 00:36:57,480 --> 00:36:58,910 GOOD LUCK, MAN. NO. 604 00:36:58,910 --> 00:36:59,980 SERIOUSLY? THAT'S IT. 605 00:36:59,980 --> 00:37:01,880 COME ON. NO, I GOT TO GO, MAN. 606 00:37:08,520 --> 00:37:11,620 Narrator: THE NEXT SEASON, TODD PERSUADES HIS CREW 607 00:37:11,630 --> 00:37:15,590 TO RETURN TO A NEW CLAIM IN COLORADO. 608 00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:17,630 COLORADO HAS GOT A CURSE ON IT. 609 00:37:17,630 --> 00:37:19,260 BUT THE FRUSTRATED MINERS 610 00:37:19,270 --> 00:37:21,370 ARE PUSHED TO THE BREAKING POINT. 611 00:37:21,370 --> 00:37:22,930 FREDDY! 612 00:37:25,070 --> 00:37:27,040 WE NEED TO SHUT HER DOWN. 613 00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:28,270 YOU WHAT? 614 00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:29,610 WE'VE GOT TO SHUT HER DOWN. 615 00:37:29,610 --> 00:37:31,040 WELL, IT'S KIND OF BULL[BLEEP], TODD. 616 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:34,250 I FOUGHT ALL FREAKING SUMMER TO GET THIS RUNNING. 617 00:37:34,250 --> 00:37:36,310 SHUT THAT [BLEEP] THING OFF. 618 00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:39,820 Narrator: AND AT THE END OF HIS SECOND YEAR IN THE LOWER 48, 619 00:37:39,820 --> 00:37:41,850 THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL. 620 00:37:41,860 --> 00:37:43,620 Todd: THERE IT IS, GUYS. 621 00:37:43,620 --> 00:37:46,930 SEASON TOTAL IS GOING TO BE 1,644. 622 00:37:46,930 --> 00:37:48,630 THAT'S JUST UNDER $2 MILLION. 623 00:37:48,630 --> 00:37:51,760 WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOMEWHERE AROUND $5 OR $6 MILLION. 624 00:37:51,770 --> 00:37:54,870 YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A NIGHTMARE FROM ALMOST DAY ONE. 625 00:37:54,870 --> 00:37:58,770 THANKS, EVERYBODY, FOR FIGHTING ALONG, 626 00:37:58,770 --> 00:38:00,510 BUT I GUARANTEE ONE THING -- 627 00:38:00,510 --> 00:38:03,070 I'M NOT FIGHTING THAT BATTLE AGAIN. 628 00:38:09,480 --> 00:38:12,150 AND I FEEL BAD. I'M REALLY SORRY. 629 00:38:12,150 --> 00:38:15,090 I LOVE YOU GUYS. HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME. 630 00:38:15,090 --> 00:38:17,320 Narrator: AT THE END OF SEASON 8, 631 00:38:17,320 --> 00:38:21,590 TODD HOFFMAN FINALLY CALLS IT QUITS ON THE DREAM. 632 00:38:21,600 --> 00:38:24,060 Todd: I'M NOT MINING ANYMORE. 633 00:38:28,240 --> 00:38:31,940 Narrator: IN SEASON 8, PARKER SETS HIS SIGHTS 634 00:38:31,940 --> 00:38:36,510 ON AN AMBITIOUS $6 MILLION, 5,000-OUNCE GOLD HAUL. 635 00:38:36,510 --> 00:38:38,640 Parker: WE ARE GOING FOR OUR BIGGEST SEASON EVER, 636 00:38:38,650 --> 00:38:41,950 BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO GET TO 5,000 OUNCES THIS YEAR, 637 00:38:41,950 --> 00:38:44,280 I REALLY NEED RICK AND BIG RED TO STEP UP. 638 00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:46,820 RICK PROMISED 2,500 OUNCES OF GOLD, 639 00:38:46,820 --> 00:38:49,450 AND HE'S GOT TO DELIVER ON THAT. 640 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:55,760 Narrator: PARKER PUSHES HIS TEAM AND TWO GIANT WASH PLANTS 641 00:38:55,760 --> 00:38:58,560 TO THEIR ABSOLUTE LIMITS. 642 00:38:58,570 --> 00:39:02,030 WE'VE GOT SLUICIFER JUST REALLY DIALED IN. 643 00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:04,340 IT'S BEEN RUNNING LIKE A CHAMP, 644 00:39:04,340 --> 00:39:08,170 AND WE HAVE JUST BEEN CHEWING THROUGH THE PAY DIRT. 645 00:39:08,180 --> 00:39:12,040 Narrator: BUT BIG RED IS NOT PRODUCING THE KIND OF GOLD 646 00:39:12,050 --> 00:39:16,480 RICK NEEDS OR THAT PARKER WANTS TO SEE. 647 00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:19,880 WELL, IT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT MUCH GOLD. 648 00:39:19,890 --> 00:39:21,390 10...20...30... 649 00:39:21,390 --> 00:39:23,560 JUST SAY THE [BLEEP] TOTAL. 650 00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:25,120 52.5. 651 00:39:25,130 --> 00:39:27,190 UGH. THAT'S DISGUSTING. 652 00:39:27,190 --> 00:39:31,030 RICK, THAT'S THE WORST CLEANUP YOU'VE HAD IN TWO YEARS. 653 00:39:33,830 --> 00:39:35,970 Rick: GOLD WEIGHS ARE SOMETIMES NERVE-RACKING, 654 00:39:35,970 --> 00:39:38,370 BUT THESE ARE JUST GETTING DOWNRIGHT DEPRESSING NOW, 655 00:39:38,370 --> 00:39:41,710 AND IT'S JUST LIKE GOING TO THE CHOPPING BLOCK EVERY WEEK. 656 00:39:41,710 --> 00:39:44,340 IN HIS QUEST TO HIT HIS TARGETS, 657 00:39:44,340 --> 00:39:47,280 PARKER PILES THE PRESSURE ON RICK. 658 00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:48,480 Parker: THIS IS THE SECOND TIME 659 00:39:48,480 --> 00:39:50,720 YOU'VE CHANGED THE MINING PLAN WITHOUT TALKING TO ME. 660 00:39:50,720 --> 00:39:52,150 THAT AIN'T OKAY, RICK. 661 00:39:52,150 --> 00:39:53,390 ALL RIGHT, YOU WANT ME TO PACK MY [BLEEP] THEN? 662 00:39:53,390 --> 00:39:54,820 THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SAYING, RICK. 663 00:39:54,820 --> 00:39:58,660 I'M JUST SAYING, YOU DON'T SEEM TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. 664 00:39:58,660 --> 00:40:01,190 AS THE SEASON WEARS ON, 665 00:40:01,190 --> 00:40:04,600 THEIR RELATIONSHIP CONTINUES TO SUFFER... 666 00:40:04,600 --> 00:40:07,070 YOU REALLY DON'T APPRECIATE IT THE MINUTE I SHOW UP HERE. 667 00:40:07,070 --> 00:40:08,170 I CAN TELL THAT, YOU KNOW? 668 00:40:08,170 --> 00:40:09,870 THAT'S NOT TRUE. IT IS. 669 00:40:09,870 --> 00:40:11,470 IT REALLY ISN'T. 670 00:40:11,470 --> 00:40:13,040 Rick: IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T LIKE IT THAT HE SHOWS UP DOWN HERE. 671 00:40:13,040 --> 00:40:15,010 IT'S THAT HE ALWAYS OVERLOOKS GREAT PROGRESS 672 00:40:15,010 --> 00:40:17,140 TO TRY TO TEAR YOU DOWN. 673 00:40:17,140 --> 00:40:23,280 NOBODY WANTS TO BUST THEIR ASS AND BE HASSLED FOR IT. 674 00:40:23,280 --> 00:40:27,120 Narrator: AND IN THE END, DESPITE A RECORD GOLD WEIGH... 675 00:40:27,120 --> 00:40:32,290 OUR 5,000-OUNCE GOAL TURNED OUT TO BE 6,280 OUNCES. 676 00:40:32,290 --> 00:40:34,590 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] 677 00:40:34,590 --> 00:40:36,130 ...RICK HAS MADE A DECISION 678 00:40:36,130 --> 00:40:39,760 THAT WILL TRANSFORM HIS LIFE FOREVER. 679 00:40:42,570 --> 00:40:45,570 Rick: I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR PARKER FOR SIX YEARS, 680 00:40:45,570 --> 00:40:49,010 BUT I'M DONE WORKING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE. 681 00:40:49,010 --> 00:40:51,680 I WANT TO WORK FOR MYSELF. 682 00:40:51,680 --> 00:40:53,140 I'LL EITHER BE BROKE, 683 00:40:53,150 --> 00:40:55,910 OR I'LL HAVE MY OWN SUCCESSFUL GOLD-MINING OPERATION 684 00:40:55,920 --> 00:40:57,620 AND A PILE OF GOLD. 685 00:40:57,620 --> 00:41:02,990 Narrator: AND NOW A SNEAK PEEK AT THE ALL-NEW SEASON OF GOLD RUSH. 686 00:41:02,990 --> 00:41:04,620 HOLY [BLEEP] 687 00:41:05,860 --> 00:41:07,130 GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON 688 00:41:07,130 --> 00:41:09,890 NOT TO TELL YOU TO GO [BLEEP] YOURSELF. 689 00:41:09,900 --> 00:41:12,400 I really think that's the spot. 690 00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:14,630 Man: HOLY [BLEEP]. 691 00:41:14,630 --> 00:41:16,470 SO, NOW THAT YOU'VE GOT MY INTEREST... 692 00:41:19,340 --> 00:41:20,640 WE HAVE TO LEAVE. 693 00:41:21,740 --> 00:41:24,010 WE HAVE TO MINE THE WHOLE PIECE OF GROUND OUT THIS SEASON. 694 00:41:24,010 --> 00:41:25,680 THE WHOLE THING? 695 00:41:33,250 --> 00:41:35,520 IF YOU'RE NOT WRECKING [BLEEP], YOU'RE NOT WORKING. 696 00:41:35,520 --> 00:41:36,920 YOU'VE GOT TO GET PROFESSIONAL. 697 00:41:36,920 --> 00:41:38,820 ARE YOU PREPARED TO CHANGE, PARKER? 698 00:41:38,830 --> 00:41:40,290 Rick: I MEAN, THIS IS, LIKE, 699 00:41:40,290 --> 00:41:43,360 WAY MORE OF A TREASURE HUNT THAN ANY GOLD MINING I'VE EVER DONE. 700 00:41:43,360 --> 00:41:45,600 MAN, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'VE GOT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE. 701 00:41:45,600 --> 00:41:47,630 EVERY TIME WE DO THIS, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS. 702 00:41:47,630 --> 00:41:52,540 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS REAL YUKON HISTORY. 703 00:41:52,540 --> 00:41:54,740 WE'VE FOUND OUR FINAL CUT. 704 00:41:54,740 --> 00:41:58,340 THERE SHOULD BE A LOT OF GOLD UNDERNEATH OUR FEET. 704 00:41:59,305 --> 00:42:59,471 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm