"Gold Rush" 15 Million Dollar Season

1 00:00:04,330 --> 00:00:06,200 Rick: SHUT IT DOWN. 2 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:09,140 Narrator: ON THE PREVIOUS SEASON OF "GOLD RUSH"... 3 00:00:09,140 --> 00:00:10,500 Rick: I'M NOT INTENDING ON FAILING. 4 00:00:10,510 --> 00:00:12,070 I'M NOT PLANNING ON FAILING. 5 00:00:12,070 --> 00:00:14,840 AFTER SIX SEASON AS PARKER SCHNABEL'S 6 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:16,440 RIGHT-HAND MAN, 7 00:00:16,450 --> 00:00:18,710 RICK NESS STRIKES OUT ON HIS OWN, 8 00:00:18,710 --> 00:00:21,420 WITH A ROOKIE CREW OF FRIENDS. 9 00:00:21,420 --> 00:00:25,050 I MEAN, THEY'RE IDIOTS. DON'T GET ME WRONG. 10 00:00:25,050 --> 00:00:26,350 FIRE IT UP. 11 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:28,090 SHUT IT OFF. SHUT IT OFF. SHUT IT OFF. 12 00:00:28,090 --> 00:00:29,790 HIT THE BYPASS! 13 00:00:29,790 --> 00:00:30,890 MY DAD WAS RIGHT. 14 00:00:30,890 --> 00:00:32,290 I'M GONNA GO HOME AT THE END OF THE SEASON 15 00:00:32,290 --> 00:00:33,990 BROKE WITH NO FRIENDS. 16 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:39,000 Narrator: KING OF THE KLONDIKE TONY BEETS MAKES BIG SWINGS... 17 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:40,470 WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. 18 00:00:40,470 --> 00:00:43,740 Narrator: ...TO BUILD HIS EMPIRE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. 19 00:00:43,740 --> 00:00:44,810 THIS IS A FAMILY BUSINESS. 20 00:00:44,810 --> 00:00:46,270 THE WAY I SEE IT, WHEN I HAVE KIDS, 21 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:48,540 THEY COULD BE TAKING OVER FOR ME JUST LIKE, IN THE FUTURE, 22 00:00:48,540 --> 00:00:50,040 I MIGHT BE TAKING OVER FOR MY DAD. 23 00:00:50,050 --> 00:00:53,480 Narrator: 23-YEAR-OLD GOLD-MINING PRODIGY PARKER SCHNABEL 24 00:00:53,480 --> 00:00:55,320 MAKES A BID FOR FREEDOM. 25 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:57,380 CONSIDER THE CONTRACT CANCELED. 26 00:00:57,390 --> 00:00:59,020 Narrator: BUT WHEN NEIGHBOR TONY BEETS 27 00:00:59,020 --> 00:01:01,020 THROWS UP A ROADBLOCK... 28 00:01:04,430 --> 00:01:07,260 THIS REALLY SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE GONNA KEEP US FROM MINING. 29 00:01:07,260 --> 00:01:11,500 ...THE YOUNG MINE BOSS IS FORCED TO TAKE HUGE RISKS... 30 00:01:11,500 --> 00:01:14,300 I LEFT A [BLEEP] TORCH ON THE BELT. 31 00:01:14,300 --> 00:01:16,470 [BLEEP] PLANT IS ON FIRE! 32 00:01:16,470 --> 00:01:18,010 AAH! 33 00:01:18,010 --> 00:01:22,340 ...AS HE PUSHES FOR HIS BIGGEST-EVER SEASON GOAL. 34 00:01:22,340 --> 00:01:23,840 RECORD-BREAKING ROYALTY PAYMENTS -- 35 00:01:23,850 --> 00:01:25,180 OVER $1 MILLION. 36 00:01:26,780 --> 00:01:28,380 LAST TIME [BLEEP] DOING THAT. 37 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:36,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 38 00:01:45,230 --> 00:01:48,240 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 39 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:51,240 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 40 00:01:56,550 --> 00:02:00,450 Narrator: 6 YEARS AGO, RICK NESS TOOK HIS FIRST-EVER MINING JOB 41 00:02:00,450 --> 00:02:03,520 WITH 17-YEAR-OLD PARKER SCHNABEL. 42 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:08,220 NOW, HE'S BETTING ON HIMSELF, AND OPENING HIS OWN GOLD MINE. 43 00:02:08,220 --> 00:02:10,260 YOU GUYS KNOW I'VE BEEN TALKING FOR YEARS, NOW, 44 00:02:10,260 --> 00:02:12,160 ABOUT GOING MINING ON MY OWN. 45 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:13,830 AND AS YOU KNOW, IT'S [BLEEP] HAPPENING. 46 00:02:13,830 --> 00:02:17,900 SHORT ON FUNDS, HE CAN'T AFFORD AN EXPERIENCED CREW, 47 00:02:17,900 --> 00:02:20,400 SO HE TURNS TO HIS HOMETOWN BUDDIES, 48 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:25,210 OFFERING A SHARE OF THE GOLD IF THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL. 49 00:02:25,210 --> 00:02:26,810 BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I DO KNOW WHAT I'M DOING UP THERE. 50 00:02:26,810 --> 00:02:30,340 OTHERWISE, I WOULDN'T BE ASKING YOU TO DO THIS. 51 00:02:30,350 --> 00:02:33,580 IF WE PUT IN THE WORK, WE CAN GET THE GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND. 52 00:02:33,580 --> 00:02:35,950 WELL, I GUESS, LET'S MAKE IT REAL. 53 00:02:35,950 --> 00:02:37,720 THIS IS THE STUFF, RIGHT? 54 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,950 THOSE LIQUOR BOTTLES HOLD EXACTLY 50 OUNCES. 55 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:42,590 THAT'S A 30-OUNCE BAR. 56 00:02:45,790 --> 00:02:47,430 IT'S DECISION TIME. 57 00:02:47,430 --> 00:02:48,460 ARE YOU IN, OR YOU OUT? 58 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:54,540 Man: I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD DO IT RIGHT NOW. 59 00:02:54,540 --> 00:02:55,970 -YEAH. -I HAVE A FAMILY RIGHT NOW. 60 00:02:55,970 --> 00:02:58,340 AND I APPRECIATE THE CHANCE, YOU KNOW? 61 00:02:58,340 --> 00:03:00,870 I KNOW, IF I DIDN'T TRY IT, I'D REGRET IT, 62 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:04,610 SO I THINK I GOT TO TRY IT. COUNT ME IN. 63 00:03:04,610 --> 00:03:06,450 I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING I CAN DO. 64 00:03:06,450 --> 00:03:08,680 YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS THROWING THE DICE. 65 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,320 IT'S GOLD TIME FOR ME. 66 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:12,590 YEAH! 67 00:03:12,590 --> 00:03:14,020 Boy: TAKE CARE OF MY DAD. 68 00:03:14,020 --> 00:03:15,260 NO WORRIES, PAL. 69 00:03:15,260 --> 00:03:17,560 HE'S IN GOOD HANDS. WE'RE DOING THIS. 70 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:19,090 -OH, I'M DOING IT. -YEAH! 71 00:03:19,090 --> 00:03:20,190 GOOD LUCK, GUYS. 72 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:21,530 [ ALL CHEER ] 73 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:33,370 Narrator: SIX WEEKS LATER, AND 3,000 MILES TO THE NORTH... 74 00:03:33,380 --> 00:03:34,810 Rick: I'M THE BOSS. 75 00:03:34,810 --> 00:03:37,340 IT'S 100% MY OPERATION. 76 00:03:37,350 --> 00:03:39,550 I'VE NEVER HAD THIS MUCH RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE. 77 00:03:39,550 --> 00:03:43,020 I'VE NEVER PUT, YOU KNOW, MY OWN MONEY ON THE LINE LIKE THIS. 78 00:03:43,020 --> 00:03:46,050 AND NOW, YOU KNOW, MY CREW IS GONNA BE DEPENDING ON ME. 79 00:03:46,060 --> 00:03:48,720 THERE'S JUST A LOT RIDING ON MY SHOULDERS. 80 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:54,600 THE GROUND THAT WE'RE MINING IS STRAIGHT AHEAD. 81 00:03:59,270 --> 00:04:01,170 Ben: FINALLY MADE IT. 82 00:04:01,170 --> 00:04:03,300 EXCITED TO BE HERE, FINALLY. 83 00:04:07,410 --> 00:04:10,380 WE ALL LEFT OUR FAMILIES AND JOBS AT HOME, 84 00:04:10,380 --> 00:04:13,210 SO, I HOPE IT PAYS OFF. 85 00:04:13,220 --> 00:04:16,050 Narrator: WITH EVERYONE'S LIVELIHOOD ON THE LINE, 86 00:04:16,050 --> 00:04:20,920 RICK HAS GAMBLED ON A PRIME KLONDIKE CLAIM AT QUARTZ CREEK. 87 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:24,560 RIGHT HERE, GUYS, IS OUR [BLEEP] FREEDOM. 88 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:27,090 I CANNOT WAIT FOR US TO RUN OUR FIRST GROUND, 89 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:29,500 AND FOR YOU GUYS TO SEE THAT FIRST GOLD IN THAT SLUICE BOX. 90 00:04:29,500 --> 00:04:31,000 AND I'M GONNA BE JUST AS EXCITED AS YOU, 91 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:32,830 BECAUSE I'VE BEEN SEEING IT FOR A WHILE, 92 00:04:32,840 --> 00:04:34,400 BUT THIS IS OUR [BLEEP] GOLD, MAN. 93 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:35,740 THIS IS OUR YEAR, SO... 94 00:04:35,740 --> 00:04:37,340 A LOT OF SACRIFICES TO GET HERE, MAN. 95 00:04:37,340 --> 00:04:39,310 YES. YES. 96 00:04:39,310 --> 00:04:42,780 WE'RE GONNA PULL OUR FIRST MILLION FROM RIGHT HERE. 97 00:04:42,780 --> 00:04:44,780 A MILLION DOLLARS IS SITTING IN THAT DIRT. 98 00:04:44,780 --> 00:04:47,880 RIGHT THERE, MAN. 99 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:49,950 LET'S FIND THAT $1 MILLION. 100 00:04:49,950 --> 00:04:51,950 Narrator: TO MAKE MONEY THIS SEASON, 101 00:04:51,950 --> 00:04:56,990 RICK'S ROOKIE CREW FIRST NEEDS TO LEARN HOW TO MINE. 102 00:04:56,990 --> 00:04:59,590 [ ENGINE SPUTTERS ] 103 00:05:05,330 --> 00:05:07,570 HEY, RICK. WHERE'S "DRIVE"? 104 00:05:07,570 --> 00:05:10,400 PUT IT IN "D." STANDS FOR [BLEEP]. 105 00:05:10,410 --> 00:05:12,570 THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE. I LOVE THE D. 106 00:05:15,140 --> 00:05:16,980 I'VE WORKED WITH A LOT OF IDIOTS, 107 00:05:16,980 --> 00:05:18,980 AND I TOOK GREAT CARE TO MAKE SURE 108 00:05:18,980 --> 00:05:21,750 I DIDN'T BRING ANY IDIOTS UP WITH ME. 109 00:05:21,750 --> 00:05:25,050 I MEAN, THEY'RE IDIOTS. DON'T GET ME WRONG. 110 00:05:25,050 --> 00:05:27,050 WOO-HOO! 111 00:05:27,060 --> 00:05:29,160 I'M DEFINITELY THE GREENEST ONE 112 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:32,630 ON WORKING HEAVIER EQUIPMENT LIKE THIS. 113 00:05:32,630 --> 00:05:37,300 Narrator: THE FIRST TASK -- STRIP 30,000 YARDS OF OVERBURDEN 114 00:05:37,300 --> 00:05:39,870 TO GET TO GOLD-RICH PAY DIRT. 115 00:05:39,870 --> 00:05:42,170 Ryan: LOOKING GOOD SO FAR. 116 00:05:42,170 --> 00:05:45,240 LEAVING MY FAMILY FOR 6 MONTHS, SELLING MY CAR, 117 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:47,040 THIS IS THE POINT WHERE I FIND OUT 118 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,410 IF IT WAS WORTH IT OR NOT. 119 00:05:49,410 --> 00:05:52,010 AT 41 YEARS OLD, THIS IS A PRETTY BIG GAMBLE 120 00:05:52,010 --> 00:05:53,350 FOR ME TO TAKE ON. 121 00:05:55,950 --> 00:05:57,680 OH, BOY. 122 00:05:57,690 --> 00:05:59,120 Ryan: HOLY [BLEEP]. 123 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:04,160 [ BLEEP ] 124 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:05,790 Zee: RYAN, YOU ALRIGHT? 125 00:06:05,790 --> 00:06:07,590 AS SOON AS I PULLED AWAY, IT CAVED IN, AND... 126 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:08,960 LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET ON THE SIDE OF YOU, 127 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:10,800 AND PULL YOU BACK UP. 128 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:12,230 I DIDN'T WANT TO BE THAT GUY. 129 00:06:12,230 --> 00:06:14,800 I WANTED ZEE TO TIP IT OVER, NOT ME. 130 00:06:16,870 --> 00:06:18,310 THAT'S THE REALITY OF HAVING ROOKIES HERE, RIGHT? 131 00:06:18,310 --> 00:06:20,310 [BLEEP] LIKE THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. 132 00:06:20,310 --> 00:06:21,840 YOU KNOW, IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO THIS TRUCK, HERE -- 133 00:06:21,840 --> 00:06:23,340 IF HE PULLS IT UP,, AND IT BLEW OUT A CYLINDER, 134 00:06:23,350 --> 00:06:27,410 OR SOMETHING, WE'RE [BLEEP], SO... 135 00:06:27,420 --> 00:06:30,580 YOU'RE CLEAR. KEEP GOING. 136 00:06:30,590 --> 00:06:32,890 IT'S JUST, THESE ARE NEW SITUATIONS FOR GUYS, RIGHT? 137 00:06:32,890 --> 00:06:35,190 YOU KNOW, I COULD HAVE SEEN THIS A MILE AWAY. 138 00:06:38,090 --> 00:06:39,360 ALRIGHT. PULL HER OUT OF THERE, RYAN. 139 00:06:47,700 --> 00:06:50,970 Narrator: 10 MILES EAST, 23-YEAR-OLD GOLD-MINING 140 00:06:50,970 --> 00:06:52,810 PRODIGY PARKER SCHNABEL 141 00:06:52,810 --> 00:06:56,080 STARTS HIS NEW SEASON BY REALIZING A DREAM. 142 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:57,810 ALRIGHT. HERE IS THE FIRST PUSH. 143 00:06:57,810 --> 00:07:02,480 Narrator: AFTER YEARS OF WORKING KLONDIKE KINGPIN TONY BEETS' LAND, 144 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:04,990 AND PAYING MILLIONS IN ROYALTIES, 145 00:07:04,990 --> 00:07:06,750 PARKER HAS MADE GOOD ON A PROMISE 146 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:08,990 HE MADE TO HIS GRANDPA JOHN, 147 00:07:08,990 --> 00:07:13,160 AND GAMBLED $0.5 MILLION BUYING HIS OWN GROUND, 148 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:15,760 BUT IT'S RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO TONY, 149 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:18,600 AND PARKER NEEDS ACCESS TO TONY'S LAND 150 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:20,330 TO WORK HIS NEW CLAIM. 151 00:07:20,340 --> 00:07:23,040 Parker: IT DOES FEEL GOOD TO NOT BE MINING TONY'S GROUND THIS YEAR. 152 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,770 WE DON'T HAVE A LANDLORD FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. 153 00:07:28,310 --> 00:07:32,180 Narrator: BRENNAN RUAULT NEEDS TO DRAIN FLOODWATER OFF THE CUT, 154 00:07:32,180 --> 00:07:34,110 AND ONTO TONY'S GROUND. 155 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:38,820 Brennan: HOLY [BLEEP]. THERE IS A LOT OF WATER. 156 00:07:49,130 --> 00:07:50,600 OH. IT LOOKS LIKE OUR WATER PROBLEM 157 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,130 JUST TURNED INTO TONY'S WATER PROBLEM, HERE. 158 00:08:05,210 --> 00:08:07,310 HEY, CAN SOMEONE GET ME A RADIO TO TONY? 159 00:08:21,430 --> 00:08:22,560 Parker: WHAT? 160 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:29,040 BECAUSE I DID COME AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT, SO I... 161 00:08:35,740 --> 00:08:37,810 I DON'T WANT... 162 00:08:37,810 --> 00:08:39,550 YOU KNOW, I'M NOT TRYING TO DO ANYTHING 163 00:08:39,550 --> 00:08:40,780 WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION. 164 00:08:55,700 --> 00:08:58,530 THIS REALLY SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP US FROM MINING. 165 00:09:02,170 --> 00:09:03,300 YEAH, YOU DO. 166 00:09:03,310 --> 00:09:04,770 YOU DO CARE WHAT WE DO. 167 00:09:07,140 --> 00:09:09,380 YOU'RE SAYING, "I DON'T WANT TO PREVENT ANYBODY FROM MINING," 168 00:09:09,380 --> 00:09:12,710 AND YET, YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT YOU'RE NOT GONNA ALLOW US 169 00:09:12,710 --> 00:09:15,320 TO DO ANYTHING ON YOUR PROPERTY. 170 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:16,350 IS THAT CORRECT? 171 00:09:27,730 --> 00:09:30,660 THIS MINING SEASON IS GONNA END BEFORE IT STARTED. 172 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:55,790 Narrator: OVER 35 YEARS, TONY BEETS 173 00:09:55,790 --> 00:09:58,990 HAS BUILT A MINING EMPIRE IN THE KLONDIKE. 174 00:09:58,990 --> 00:10:03,060 ONE DAY, HE PLANS ON LEAVING IT TO HIS THREE KIDS. 175 00:10:03,070 --> 00:10:06,130 LAST SEASON, TONY HAD TWO GOALS... 176 00:10:10,810 --> 00:10:14,470 ...PRODUCE A RECORD 6,000 OUNCES OF GOLD 177 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,640 AND MOVE HIS HISTORIC MILLION-DOLLAR DREDGE 178 00:10:17,650 --> 00:10:20,410 100 MILES DOWN THE YUKON RIVER. 179 00:10:33,560 --> 00:10:36,630 THE DREDGE COULD MAKE OVER $6 MILLION 180 00:10:36,630 --> 00:10:40,300 IN GOLD EACH SEASON MINING IN EUREKA CREEK. 181 00:10:40,300 --> 00:10:45,110 TO GET IT THERE, TONY MUST REMOVE THE 14-TON BUCKET LADDER. 182 00:11:00,690 --> 00:11:05,260 FOUR 16-INCH BOLTS HOLD THE BUCKET LADDER IN PLACE. 183 00:11:05,260 --> 00:11:11,330 TONY'S PLAN -- TORCH THEM OFF, AND LIFT OUT THE BUCKET LADDER. 184 00:11:19,340 --> 00:11:23,140 TONY'S SON, MIKE, OPERATES THE 50-TON CRANE. 185 00:11:52,070 --> 00:11:55,440 BUT A PONTOON ON THE DECK IS STOPPING THE CRANES 186 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:57,040 FROM LOWERING THE BUCKET LADDER. 187 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:39,120 AT QUARTZ CREEK, FIRST-YEAR MINE BOSS RICK NESS 188 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:41,390 STRUGGLED TO GET HIS SEASON GOING. 189 00:12:41,390 --> 00:12:44,120 THE ONLY THING THAT I HAD TIME FOR THIS WINTER WAS MY MOM. 190 00:12:44,130 --> 00:12:47,690 YOU KNOW, SHE TOOK A TURN FOR THE WORSE 191 00:12:47,700 --> 00:12:53,530 ALMOST RIGHT AFTER I GOT HOME, AND SHE NEEDED 24-HOUR CARE. 192 00:12:53,540 --> 00:12:57,040 SHE HAD BEEN BATTLING BRAIN CANCER FOR 4 YEARS. 193 00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:59,910 SINCE SHE DIED -- I KIND OF JUST REALIZED IT RIGHT NOW -- 194 00:12:59,910 --> 00:13:02,840 I DIDN'T REALLY TAKE ANY TIME TO THINK ABOUT THIS SEASON. 195 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:04,540 BUT IT DIDN'T REALLY MATTER AT THE TIME, YOU KNOW? 196 00:13:04,550 --> 00:13:06,310 IT'S MY MOM, AND SHE NEEDED ME. 197 00:13:06,310 --> 00:13:09,320 AND I KNEW THAT SHE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT, 198 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:13,020 SO I KNEW I HAD TO SPEND ALL THAT I COULD WITH HER. 199 00:13:13,020 --> 00:13:14,950 I DON'T REGRET SPENDING THE TIME WITH MY MOM, 200 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:17,060 AND NOW, I'M BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL, 201 00:13:17,060 --> 00:13:18,690 BUT IT JUST MEANS I'M GONNA HAVE TO WORK 202 00:13:18,690 --> 00:13:20,360 THAT MUCH HARDER TO GET IT DONE. 203 00:13:22,500 --> 00:13:28,100 Narrator: BUT 6 WEEKS IN, EVERYTHING IS COMING TOGETHER. 204 00:13:28,100 --> 00:13:31,000 HE'S HIT PAY DIRT, AND BOUGHT A TROMMEL. 205 00:13:31,010 --> 00:13:32,370 Rick: OH, YEAH. 206 00:13:32,370 --> 00:13:36,240 FINALLY AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN WITH MY OWN WASH PLANT, 207 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:38,310 IT'S GONNA GET TENSE FROM HERE. 208 00:13:38,310 --> 00:13:43,450 RICK HAS DROPPED $180,000 ON THE CUSTOM PIECE OF EQUIPMENT 209 00:13:43,450 --> 00:13:47,020 DESIGNED TO SEPARATE OUT THE GOLD FROM THE DIRT. 210 00:13:47,020 --> 00:13:49,760 HE'S NAMED IT "DURT REYNOLDS." 211 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:53,760 [ CHEERING ] 212 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:55,600 THIS IS THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BASTARD 213 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:59,930 THAT'S GONNA CATCH ALL THE GOLD FOR US THIS YEAR. 214 00:13:59,940 --> 00:14:01,900 Narrator: WITH THE WASH PLANT SET UP, 215 00:14:01,900 --> 00:14:06,310 IT'S TIME FOR RICK TO RUN HIS FIRST PAY DIRT OF THE YEAR. 216 00:14:06,310 --> 00:14:07,340 FIRE IT UP! 217 00:14:10,850 --> 00:14:11,880 THERE IT IS. 218 00:14:16,020 --> 00:14:17,650 I'M GONNA PUT A BUCKET OF DIRT IN. 219 00:14:26,530 --> 00:14:30,900 OH, THE [BLEEP] TROMMEL AIN'T TURNING! 220 00:14:30,900 --> 00:14:32,830 IN THE RUSH TO CATCH GOLD, 221 00:14:32,830 --> 00:14:34,830 RICK FORGETS TO TURN ON THE TROMMEL. 222 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:37,840 -WHAT? -THE TROMMEL IS NOT SPINNING. 223 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:38,970 Karla: CLASSIC. CLASSIC. 224 00:14:38,970 --> 00:14:40,340 YEAH, YEAH. 225 00:14:40,340 --> 00:14:42,610 WHERE'S ALL THAT WATER COMING FROM? 226 00:14:42,610 --> 00:14:44,380 KARLA, HIT THE BYPASS. 227 00:14:44,380 --> 00:14:47,810 Narrator: THE BYPASS IS DESIGNED TO DIVERT THE WATER 228 00:14:47,820 --> 00:14:50,620 BEFORE IT GETS TO THE PLANT. 229 00:14:50,620 --> 00:14:52,820 SHUT THE PUMP OFF. HIT THE BYPASS. 230 00:14:52,820 --> 00:14:54,050 SHUT IT OFF. SHUT IT OFF. SHUT IT OFF. 231 00:14:54,060 --> 00:14:56,560 SHUT IT OFF. HIT THE BYPASS! 232 00:14:58,860 --> 00:15:00,460 [ BLEEP ] 233 00:15:07,870 --> 00:15:10,200 HOLY [BLEEP]. OKAY. 234 00:15:10,210 --> 00:15:14,270 -TURNBUCKLES GAVE WAY. -WHERE'S RICK? 235 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:15,810 OH, I'M GONNA NEED A MINUTE. 236 00:15:15,810 --> 00:15:18,680 [BLEEP] SLUICE BOXES JUST FELL OFF. 237 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:20,380 THE WATER ALMOST TOOK OUT THE PAD ENOUGH 238 00:15:20,380 --> 00:15:24,620 TO DUMP THE PLANT OFF THE PAD. 239 00:15:24,620 --> 00:15:25,750 YOU KNOW, I EXPECTED GROWING PAINS, 240 00:15:25,750 --> 00:15:27,690 BUT THIS IS [BLEEP] OUTRAGEOUS. 241 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:39,100 Narrator: TO SALVAGE HIS DISASTROUS START, 242 00:15:39,100 --> 00:15:41,570 RICK CALLS IN GOLD-RECOVERY EXPERT 243 00:15:41,570 --> 00:15:46,710 AND YUKON VETERAN FREDDY DODGE TO HELP GET BACK UP AND RUNNING. 244 00:15:46,710 --> 00:15:49,110 Rick: FREDDY, MAN, AM I GLAD TO SEE YOU, BUDDY. 245 00:15:49,110 --> 00:15:51,780 HOLY [BLEEP]. IT'S BEEN TOO LONG. 246 00:15:51,780 --> 00:15:54,380 MAN, I DON'T MIND TELLING YOU, RIGHT OFF THE BAT, 247 00:15:54,380 --> 00:15:55,920 I'M IN A [BLEEP] BAD WAY, HERE. 248 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:58,250 -IS THAT RIGHT? -YEAH. 249 00:15:58,250 --> 00:16:01,250 I BOUGHT THIS WASH PLANT. WE TRIED RUNNING IT. 250 00:16:01,260 --> 00:16:03,260 THE [BLEEP] SLUICE BOXES FELL RIGHT OFF. 251 00:16:03,260 --> 00:16:05,360 -THE SLUICES FELL OFF? -SLUICE BOXES FELL RIGHT OFF. 252 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:06,760 -YOU ARE [BLEEP] ME. -NO. 253 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:08,630 YOU'RE WALKING INTO A [BLEEP] STORM RIGHT NOW. 254 00:16:08,630 --> 00:16:09,960 -IS THAT RIGHT? -ABSOLUTELY. 255 00:16:09,970 --> 00:16:12,500 I'VE GOT $180,000 INTO THIS THING. 256 00:16:12,500 --> 00:16:13,600 RIGHT. 257 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:15,100 AND I WANT YOUR HONEST OPINION ON IT. 258 00:16:15,100 --> 00:16:16,100 OKAY. 259 00:16:16,100 --> 00:16:18,370 BUT I'M JUST ABOUT OUT OF FUNDS. 260 00:16:18,370 --> 00:16:20,340 I'LL LOOK AT IT. THANKS, FREDDY. 261 00:16:20,340 --> 00:16:23,940 Narrator: FREDDY SPOTS ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE PLANT. 262 00:16:23,950 --> 00:16:27,210 WE NEED TO GET LONG SLUICE BOXES ON IT, 263 00:16:27,220 --> 00:16:30,320 NOT THOSE 10-FOOT LITTLE THINGS YOU GOT THERE. 264 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:32,220 I MAY KNOW WHERE SOME SLUICES ARE... 265 00:16:32,220 --> 00:16:33,450 -REALLY? -...TO GET US GOING. 266 00:16:33,460 --> 00:16:34,690 WE'LL HAVE TO MODIFY THEM. 267 00:16:34,690 --> 00:16:37,660 Rick: THANKS, FREDDY. 268 00:16:37,660 --> 00:16:41,030 Narrator: RICK'S OLD SLUICES ARE ONLY 10 FEET LONG, 269 00:16:41,030 --> 00:16:44,300 TOO SHORT FOR ALL OF THE GOLD TO SETTLE. 270 00:16:44,300 --> 00:16:48,630 UP TO 40% OF THE GOLD IS WASHING OFF THE END. 271 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:52,640 FREDDY'S PLAN -- CONVERT TO 30-FOOT SLUICES. 272 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:55,310 BY INCREASING THE RECOVERY AREA, 273 00:16:55,310 --> 00:16:59,550 ALL THE GOLD SHOULD SETTLE IN THE RIFFLES. 274 00:16:59,550 --> 00:17:01,250 FREDDY AND RICK'S ROOKIES 275 00:17:01,250 --> 00:17:04,780 BUILD A NEW SET OF 30-FOOT SLUICE RUNS. 276 00:17:07,290 --> 00:17:08,290 Freddy: WE'RE ON OUR WAY. 277 00:17:08,290 --> 00:17:09,820 THINGS ARE LOOKING GOOD. 278 00:17:15,500 --> 00:17:17,200 LET'S GET THIS THING SET UP, 279 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:18,970 SO YOU CAN SEE SOME GOLD IN THE SLUICE BOX. 280 00:17:18,970 --> 00:17:21,000 THANK YOU, FREDDY. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. 281 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:22,600 TAKE HER DOWN. 282 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:24,040 EASY, RICK. 283 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:26,810 Narrator: THE CREW ATTACHES FREDDY'S CUSTOM SLUICE BOX... 284 00:17:26,810 --> 00:17:28,210 Freddy: PERFECT RIGHT THERE, RICK. 285 00:17:28,210 --> 00:17:29,240 Narrator: ...AND ONCE AGAIN... 286 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:30,310 LET'S GET RUNNING! 287 00:17:30,310 --> 00:17:31,340 [ BLEEP ] 288 00:17:31,350 --> 00:17:33,650 ...PREPARES TO FIRE UP. 289 00:17:33,650 --> 00:17:36,050 -FIRE IT UP. -YEE-HAW! 290 00:17:38,650 --> 00:17:40,250 YOU WANT ME TO PUT SOME DIRT IN IT? 291 00:17:40,260 --> 00:17:41,420 FEED THE BEAST. 292 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:45,690 SLUICE BOX IS IN PLACE, SO, THAT'S A GOOD SIGN. 293 00:17:45,690 --> 00:17:47,430 IT'S RUNNING. 294 00:17:47,430 --> 00:17:49,800 LOOKS LIKE WE'RE FINALLY GOLD MINING, MAN. 295 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:51,760 THIS IS A WICKED DAY. THIS IS HUGE. 296 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:58,940 Narrator: RICK NESS IS FINALLY SLUICING. 297 00:18:01,180 --> 00:18:03,510 AT THE END OF HIS FIRST WEEK RUNNING, 298 00:18:03,510 --> 00:18:06,980 THE CREW GATHERS FOR HIS FIRST-EVER GOLD WEIGH. 299 00:18:06,980 --> 00:18:08,050 Rick: YOU GUYS READY? 300 00:18:08,050 --> 00:18:09,250 -YEAH. -LET'S WEIGH IT UP. 301 00:18:11,250 --> 00:18:14,350 Rick: THERE'S 2, 5, 10... 302 00:18:14,360 --> 00:18:18,890 20...25... 303 00:18:18,890 --> 00:18:20,360 30. 304 00:18:20,360 --> 00:18:24,830 YEAH, HERE WE ARE -- 30.28. 305 00:18:24,830 --> 00:18:26,900 Narrator: WORTH $36,000. 306 00:18:26,900 --> 00:18:29,900 -NOT BAD. -HELL YEAH! 307 00:18:29,900 --> 00:18:32,000 YOU'RE OFFICIALLY GOLD MINERS RIGHT NOW. 308 00:18:32,010 --> 00:18:33,840 [ CHEERING ] 309 00:18:56,130 --> 00:18:57,860 Parker: WITH A NICE BIG PILE OF PAY LIKE THIS, 310 00:18:57,870 --> 00:18:59,600 I THINK WE CAN GET THERE. 311 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:03,800 Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL HAS TO LEASE A SECTION OF TONY BEETS' LAND, 312 00:19:03,810 --> 00:19:09,140 THE LAST CUT, AFTER TONY BLOCKS HIM ON HIS OWN GROUND... 313 00:19:09,140 --> 00:19:11,280 LET'S MAKE SOME MONEY. 314 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:12,910 Man: HIT IT. 315 00:19:12,910 --> 00:19:18,480 Narrator: ...AND HE PUSHES TO HIT HIS MASSIVE 6,000-OUNCE SEASON GOAL. 316 00:19:18,490 --> 00:19:23,390 Parker: HERE IS THE FIRST SCOOP OF PAY GOING IN SLUICIFER. 317 00:19:23,390 --> 00:19:24,490 THERE IT IS. 318 00:19:27,130 --> 00:19:29,500 Narrator: BUT JUST AS THE OPERATION STARTS, 319 00:19:29,500 --> 00:19:31,060 MECHANIC CHAD PAULLUS 320 00:19:31,070 --> 00:19:35,000 SPOTS WATER SPILLING OUT THE SIDE OF THE DIVERTER TROUGH, 321 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:38,910 AND IMPROVISES TO SAVE THE PAD FROM WASHING AWAY. 322 00:19:54,290 --> 00:19:55,760 WHOA! 323 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:56,920 GO BACK! 324 00:19:57,760 --> 00:19:59,590 HOLY [BLEEP]. 325 00:19:59,590 --> 00:20:02,430 Narrator: 3,500 GALLONS OF WATER A MINUTE 326 00:20:02,430 --> 00:20:05,330 THREATEN TO WASH AWAY THE PAD. 327 00:20:05,330 --> 00:20:06,470 THE WATER FROM THE SLUICE RUN 328 00:20:06,470 --> 00:20:09,200 IS REALLY STARTING TO RUN AWAY. 329 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:12,870 ALL THIS WATER IS JUST TRYING TO WASH ITSELF RIGHT DOWN THE HILL. 330 00:20:12,870 --> 00:20:14,670 IF WE DON'T GET THIS TIGHTENED UP, HERE, 331 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:17,280 SLUICE WILL END UP TIPPING OUT INTO THE POND. 332 00:20:20,450 --> 00:20:21,780 PARKER, YOU COPY? 333 00:20:21,780 --> 00:20:23,920 DOES HE NOT HAVE A RADIO IN THERE, OR WHAT? 334 00:20:26,120 --> 00:20:27,750 THAT CHUTE IS [BLEEP] OUT OF THERE, 335 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:29,720 AND IT'S STARTING TO UNDERMINE THE PLANT. 336 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:31,560 Parker: YOU'VE GOT TO BE [BLEEP] KIDDING. 337 00:20:34,830 --> 00:20:39,030 Narrator: IN A MATTER OF MINUTES, THE BASE IS ALMOST GONE. 338 00:20:41,100 --> 00:20:42,870 Parker: I MEAN, THE BIG PROBLEM IS JUST, IT'S A STEEP BANK, 339 00:20:42,870 --> 00:20:45,870 AND THERE'S NOTHING TO BIND THE MATERIAL TOGETHER. 340 00:20:45,870 --> 00:20:51,610 Narrator: PARKER COMES UP WITH A RADICAL PLAN TO REINFORCE THE PAD. 341 00:20:51,610 --> 00:20:53,280 Parker: I THINK, IF WE HAVE SOME TREES IN THERE, 342 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:56,380 IT'LL JUST GIVE IT SOMETHING TO BIND UP TO. 343 00:20:56,380 --> 00:20:58,480 Chad: I THINK PARKER HAS TAKEN A FEW LESSONS 344 00:20:58,490 --> 00:21:00,120 FROM WATCHING THE BEAVERS AROUND HERE. 345 00:21:00,120 --> 00:21:03,890 IT WORKS FOR THEM. WHY SHOULDN'T IT WORK FOR US, RIGHT? 346 00:21:03,890 --> 00:21:05,460 Parker: IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD THING I DID THIS, 347 00:21:05,460 --> 00:21:08,890 BECAUSE, NOW, IT'S ME THAT'S STUCK TO IT. 348 00:21:08,900 --> 00:21:12,600 I HAVE NO ONE TO BE MAD AT NOW. 349 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:14,600 Narrator: THE FIX TAKES 6 HOURS, 350 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:19,110 AND COSTS OVER $14,000 IN LOST GOLD. 351 00:21:19,110 --> 00:21:20,610 LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN. 352 00:21:20,610 --> 00:21:25,310 [ MACHINERY RUMBLING ] 353 00:21:25,310 --> 00:21:29,350 Narrator: BUT PARKER FINALLY GETS SLUICIFER UP AND RUNNING. 354 00:21:29,350 --> 00:21:31,920 SO, THIS BANK, I MEAN, IF IT'LL HOLD UP FOR 24 HOURS, 355 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:34,520 IT'LL HOLD UP FOR 24 DAYS, I WOULD THINK. 356 00:21:46,270 --> 00:21:48,130 YO. YEAH. YEAH. WHAT'S UP? 357 00:21:52,310 --> 00:21:54,140 OH, [BLEEP]. 358 00:21:54,140 --> 00:21:56,110 THAT'S NOT GOOD. GET OUT OF HERE. 359 00:21:56,110 --> 00:21:57,940 I GOT TO PUT SOME [BLEEP] PANTS ON. 360 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:04,920 HOLY [BLEEP]. 361 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:06,620 [BLEEP] ME. 362 00:22:06,620 --> 00:22:08,290 I'M GONNA DO MYSELF A [BLEEP] FAVOR, 363 00:22:08,290 --> 00:22:11,860 AND STAND UNDER THE [BLEEP]. 364 00:22:11,860 --> 00:22:14,830 Narrator: SLUICIFER HAS FALLEN OFF ITS PAD. 365 00:22:14,830 --> 00:22:16,730 [ BLEEP ] 366 00:22:16,730 --> 00:22:18,460 Parker: AH! 367 00:22:18,470 --> 00:22:22,030 PARKER'S BEAVER-DAM FIX HAS FAILED. 368 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:24,770 HE'S LOSING THOUSANDS IN GOLD PER HOUR, 369 00:22:24,770 --> 00:22:29,240 AND HIS SEASON TARGET IS BECOMING A PIPE DREAM. 370 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:31,910 THERE'S NO WAY IN HELL WE'RE GETTING TO 6,000 OUNCES. 371 00:22:31,910 --> 00:22:34,250 I'LL TELL YOU THAT. 372 00:22:34,250 --> 00:22:35,950 Chad: IT DEFINITELY DOESN'T LOOK GOOD. 373 00:22:35,950 --> 00:22:38,950 WE'VE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN IN OUR HISTORY OF MINING. 374 00:22:38,950 --> 00:22:40,850 Narrator: OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS, 375 00:22:40,860 --> 00:22:45,660 THE CREW DRAGS SLUICIFER BACK UP ONTO THE PAD, 376 00:22:45,660 --> 00:22:51,800 AND PARKER SWAPS TREES FOR OVER 2,000 TONS OF COARSE TAILINGS. 377 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:53,600 Chad: IT'S BACK ON SOLID GROUND, SO... 378 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:55,770 -ALRIGHT. -...WE TRY IT AGAIN. 379 00:22:55,770 --> 00:22:56,770 FIRE IT UP. 380 00:22:56,770 --> 00:22:58,140 Man: CLEAR. 381 00:22:58,140 --> 00:23:00,540 [ MACHINERY RUMBLING ] 382 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:04,440 Parker: WE'RE BACK SLUICING. 383 00:23:15,790 --> 00:23:19,560 Narrator: TONY BEETS IS CHASING A 6,000-OUNCE GOAL. 384 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:24,630 HE'S RUNNING DREDGE ONE AND DAUGHTER MONICA'S WASH PLANT. 385 00:23:24,630 --> 00:23:29,640 BUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON, HE'S ONLY MINED 2,400 OUNCES. 386 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:40,110 TONY'S PLAN -- INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF DIRT HE'S PROCESSING. 387 00:23:40,110 --> 00:23:42,450 TO DO THAT, HE'S GOING TO RESURRECT 388 00:23:42,450 --> 00:23:46,650 A 42-YEAR-OLD WASH PLANT CALLED A "PEARSON BOX." 389 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:55,630 THE PEARSON BOX IS OLD-SCHOOL. 390 00:23:55,630 --> 00:23:57,560 THERE ARE NO MOVING PARTS. 391 00:23:57,570 --> 00:24:02,940 INSTEAD, THE MONSTER SPRAY BARS POUND THE PAY DIRT WITH WATER, 392 00:24:02,940 --> 00:24:05,570 WHICH SEPARATES OFF THE WORTHLESS ROCKS 393 00:24:05,570 --> 00:24:07,210 THROUGH THE CENTER CHUTE... 394 00:24:09,210 --> 00:24:12,110 ...AND SENDS THE GOLD-RICH FINE MATERIAL 395 00:24:12,110 --> 00:24:13,950 DOWN THROUGH THE SCREEN DECK, 396 00:24:13,950 --> 00:24:17,920 WHERE THE GOLD SETTLES IN THE SLUICES. 397 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:21,520 THE PEARSON BOX HASN'T BEEN USED IN 15 YEARS, 398 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:23,620 AND IS LOCKED INTO THE GROUND. 399 00:24:23,620 --> 00:24:28,290 TONY WILL USE THE 245 EXCAVATOR TO LIFT THE BASE, 400 00:24:28,300 --> 00:24:31,630 WHILE THE WINCHES PULL IT ONTO THE OSHKOSH TRUCK. 401 00:24:51,790 --> 00:24:52,850 Man: WE GOT IT. 402 00:25:01,060 --> 00:25:03,200 Narrator: WITH THE PEARSON BOX FREE, 403 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:07,330 TONY TRANSPORTS IT TO AN EXISTING CUT NEAR INDIAN RIVER. 404 00:25:18,710 --> 00:25:22,050 THE PEARSON BOX IS HOOKED UP TO A WATER SUPPLY, 405 00:25:22,050 --> 00:25:25,320 WHICH DELIVERS 6,000 GALLONS OF WATER A MINUTE. 406 00:25:29,060 --> 00:25:30,590 Tony: ALRIGHT. WE GOT THE WATER GOING. 407 00:25:34,460 --> 00:25:38,560 AND DAUGHTER MONICA DELIVERS THE FIRST LOAD OF PAY DIRT. 408 00:25:38,570 --> 00:25:39,800 Y'ALL READY FOR THIS? 409 00:25:42,900 --> 00:25:45,670 THE VINTAGE PEARSON BOX IS BACK RUNNING 410 00:25:45,670 --> 00:25:49,740 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 15 YEARS. 411 00:25:49,740 --> 00:25:55,010 I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS THING GO SINCE I WAS, LIKE, 10 YEARS OLD. 412 00:25:55,020 --> 00:25:56,150 IT'S KIND OF COOL. 413 00:26:02,790 --> 00:26:05,320 Narrator: WITH ANOTHER WASH PLANT UP AND RUNNING, 414 00:26:05,330 --> 00:26:07,590 TONY RETURNS TO EUREKA CREEK 415 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:10,760 TO COMPLETE THE TEARDOWN OF HIS SECOND DREDGE. 416 00:26:57,650 --> 00:27:01,080 Narrator: ROOKIE MINE BOSS RICK NESS NEEDS 1,000 OUNCES 417 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:05,950 OF GOLD, WORTH $1.2 MILLION, TO COVER HIS COSTS, 418 00:27:05,950 --> 00:27:10,790 AND HAVE GOLD LEFT OVER TO PAY HIS CREW. 419 00:27:10,790 --> 00:27:11,990 Rick: IT AIN'T EVEN WORTH [BLEEP] 420 00:27:11,990 --> 00:27:13,830 HALF OF WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO HAVE IN IT. 421 00:27:13,830 --> 00:27:16,130 IT'S A GIANT [BLEEP] WASTE OF TIME. 422 00:27:16,130 --> 00:27:19,870 HALFWAY THROUGH HIS SEASON, RICK DISCOVERS THAT HIS GROUND 423 00:27:19,870 --> 00:27:22,900 IS DELIVERING ONLY HALF THE GOLD HE NEEDS. 424 00:27:26,110 --> 00:27:29,040 HE CALLS ON HIS DAD, CONSTRUCTION EXPERT 425 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:32,140 BIG RICK, FOR HELP. 426 00:27:32,150 --> 00:27:34,280 Rick: SO, THAT'S THE CUT. 427 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:37,450 Big Rick: HOLY COW. THAT'S IMPRESSIVE. 428 00:27:37,450 --> 00:27:39,150 AS FAR AS WHAT WE'RE GETTING FOR NUMBERS RIGHT NOW, 429 00:27:39,150 --> 00:27:40,150 IT'S COMING UP HALF AS GOOD 430 00:27:40,150 --> 00:27:41,750 AS THE DRILL REPORTS SAY. 431 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:45,620 SO, THE ANSWER IS TO DOUBLE YOUR PRODUCTION, THEN. 432 00:27:45,630 --> 00:27:48,990 LET'S RUN ANOTHER SHIFT, GET SOME MORE GOLD COMING IN. 433 00:27:51,870 --> 00:27:54,000 YOU GONNA RUN NIGHT SHIFT? 434 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:57,400 WHATEVER IT TAKES. I'M HERE TO HELP. 435 00:27:57,410 --> 00:27:59,140 Narrator: RICK'S DAD'S SOLUTION -- 436 00:27:59,140 --> 00:28:03,380 RUN DIRT THROUGH THE PLANT DAY AND NIGHT TO DOUBLE PRODUCTION. 437 00:28:03,380 --> 00:28:06,310 Big Rick: THIS IS A CRAZY PIPE DREAM. I'M NOT GONNA LET MY SON FAIL. 438 00:28:06,310 --> 00:28:08,280 WE'RE GONNA GET EVERY OUNCE OF GOLD OUT OF THIS THING, 439 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:10,120 AND WE'RE GONNA WORK 24/7. 440 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:15,750 WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON, HERE, 441 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:18,660 AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, KIND OF CRUNCH TIME. 442 00:28:18,660 --> 00:28:20,860 NIGHT SHIFT SUCKS, AND THAT'S A FACT. 443 00:28:24,300 --> 00:28:28,000 Narrator: THE NEXT DAY, AS THE DAY SHIFT CONTINUES RUNNING DIRT, 444 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:31,300 RICK'S DAD BRINGS IN THE MASSIVE KOMATSU SUPER DOZER 445 00:28:31,310 --> 00:28:35,210 TO HELP OPEN UP THE GROUND HE NEEDS TO KEEP THE PLANT FED. 446 00:28:35,210 --> 00:28:36,440 Rick: HERE WE ARE, IN A MAD, PANIC 447 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:37,710 TRYING TO OPEN UP MORE GROUND 448 00:28:37,710 --> 00:28:40,080 SO WE CAN TRY TO HIT OUR GOAL. 449 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:41,880 IS IT SMOOTH? IS IT BEATING THE [BLEEP] OUT OF YOU? 450 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:42,880 HOW IS IT? 451 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:45,280 THIS THING IS AN ABSOLUTE BEAST. 452 00:28:45,290 --> 00:28:47,450 Narrator: WEIGHING 119 TONS -- 453 00:28:47,460 --> 00:28:50,420 MORE THAN A 757 PASSENGER PLANE -- 454 00:28:50,420 --> 00:28:54,230 THE 475 PRODUCES 890 HORSEPOWER, 455 00:28:54,230 --> 00:28:57,130 AND CAN PUSH NEARLY 60 CUBIC YARDS OF DIRT 456 00:28:57,130 --> 00:28:59,160 WITH ITS 17-FOOT BLADE. 457 00:28:59,170 --> 00:29:00,700 THIS THING IS AWESOME. 458 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:10,910 HOLY [BLEEP]. 459 00:29:10,910 --> 00:29:13,250 DAD, I FOUND A [BLEEP] SINKHOLE. 460 00:29:13,250 --> 00:29:15,510 I NEED A PUSH OUT OF HERE. 461 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:17,280 COME ON! 462 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:19,620 Big Rick: ALRIGHT, MAN. LET ME JUST TAKE A LITTLE LOOK AT IT. 463 00:29:19,620 --> 00:29:21,090 WANT TO BE SUPER CAREFUL WE DON'T GET BOTH 464 00:29:21,090 --> 00:29:22,190 THESE THINGS STUCK, RIGHT? 465 00:29:25,890 --> 00:29:27,830 ALRIGHT. YOU READY FOR THIS? 466 00:29:27,830 --> 00:29:29,460 YEAH. GIVE ME A SHOVE STRAIGHT OUT BACKWARDS. 467 00:29:29,460 --> 00:29:31,660 IT SHOULD BE PRETTY GOOD BEHIND ME. 468 00:29:31,670 --> 00:29:33,470 ALRIGHT. COMING AT YOU, NOW, NICE AND EASY. 469 00:29:40,710 --> 00:29:41,740 YEAH, BABY. 470 00:29:44,850 --> 00:29:46,010 GOT HER. 471 00:29:48,350 --> 00:29:49,620 YOU'RE MY DAD. 472 00:29:49,620 --> 00:29:50,920 AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO WARN ME BEFORE I DO STUPID 473 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:52,280 [BLEEP] LIKE THAT? 474 00:29:52,290 --> 00:29:54,450 [ BOTH LAUGH ] 475 00:29:54,460 --> 00:29:57,160 I THINK YOU HAVE MORE EXPERIENCE THAN ME DOING THIS [BLEEP]. 476 00:29:57,160 --> 00:29:59,220 YOU SHOULD BE WARNING ME, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. 477 00:29:59,230 --> 00:30:01,790 Narrator: IN JUST 2 DAYS, RICK AND HIS DAD 478 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:05,200 STRIP A CUT THE SIZE OF TWO FOOTBALL FIELDS. 479 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:07,070 Rick: ALRIGHT. THANKS FOR RUNNING THAT THING, DAD. 480 00:30:07,070 --> 00:30:08,400 I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. 481 00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:09,400 YOU'RE WELCOME, SON. 482 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:10,800 JUST HAPPY TO HELP YOU OUT, MAN. 483 00:30:10,810 --> 00:30:12,440 I'VE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF THIS THING. 484 00:30:15,310 --> 00:30:16,810 Narrator: AT THE END OF THE WEEK, 485 00:30:16,810 --> 00:30:20,510 THE CREW GATHERS TO SEE IF THE PLAN PAID OFF. 486 00:30:20,510 --> 00:30:24,980 RICK NEEDS TO MINE 50 OUNCES A WEEK TO GET BACK ON TRACK. 487 00:30:24,990 --> 00:30:27,590 80, 90...THERE WE ARE. 488 00:30:27,590 --> 00:30:29,450 OVER 100. 489 00:30:29,460 --> 00:30:31,320 110. 490 00:30:31,330 --> 00:30:32,660 120. 491 00:30:34,900 --> 00:30:37,160 IT'S OVER 131 OUNCES, BOYS. 492 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:40,070 Narrator: WORTH OF $150,000, 493 00:30:40,070 --> 00:30:42,100 MORE THAN DOUBLING RICK'S TARGET. 494 00:30:42,100 --> 00:30:44,400 [ CHEERING ] 495 00:30:53,750 --> 00:30:56,180 WE'RE WAY BEHIND, BUT I PROMISE YOU GUYS, 496 00:30:56,180 --> 00:30:57,920 THERE WILL BE GOLD IN THE SLUICE BOX. 497 00:30:57,920 --> 00:31:00,020 LET'S GO. 498 00:31:00,020 --> 00:31:02,520 Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL PULLED 35 OUNCES 499 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:05,190 OUT OF THE GROUND IN HIS FIRST SEASON. 500 00:31:05,190 --> 00:31:09,560 THIS YEAR, HE'S CHASING A 6,000-OUNCE GOAL. 501 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:14,130 JUST FOR THE WEEK, WE'VE GOT 617 OUNCES. 502 00:31:14,130 --> 00:31:17,900 Narrator: AFTER A DISASTROUS START, HE RESURRECTS HIS SEASON, 503 00:31:17,910 --> 00:31:21,610 AND PRODUCES SOME OF HIS BEST-EVER GOLD WEIGHS. 504 00:31:21,610 --> 00:31:24,480 -361.8. -[ BLEEP ] 505 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:25,710 THAT'S AWESOME, MAN. 506 00:31:25,710 --> 00:31:28,810 WITH 2 WEEKS TO GO, AND WINTER CLOSING IN, 507 00:31:28,820 --> 00:31:31,980 PARKER HITS HIS 6,000-OUNCE GOAL. 508 00:31:31,990 --> 00:31:34,650 WE'RE UP TO 6,472 OUNCES. 509 00:31:34,660 --> 00:31:36,290 [ MAN WHISTLES ] 510 00:31:36,290 --> 00:31:38,820 Parker: RECORD-BREAKING SEASON. 511 00:31:38,830 --> 00:31:40,830 DO YOU GUYS THINK WE CAN GET TO 7? 512 00:31:40,830 --> 00:31:42,030 THERE'S A SHOT AT IT. 513 00:31:42,030 --> 00:31:43,300 7,000, BOYS. 514 00:31:43,300 --> 00:31:44,330 All: LET'S DO IT. 515 00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:58,940 Narrator: ALL SEASON LONG, TONY BEETS' CHILDREN, 516 00:31:58,950 --> 00:32:03,020 KEVIN AND MONICA, HAVE BEEN MINING GOLD AT EUREKA CREEK. 517 00:32:03,020 --> 00:32:06,620 WITH THE END IN SIGHT, THE FAMILY GATHERS TO FIND OUT 518 00:32:06,620 --> 00:32:09,820 IF THEY HAVE REACHED THEIR 6,000-OUNCE GOAL. 519 00:32:09,820 --> 00:32:14,160 OUR TOTAL FOR THE YEAR IS 4,397 OUNCES. 520 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:17,900 WORTH $5.2 MILLION, 521 00:32:17,900 --> 00:32:22,230 BUT 1,600 OUNCES SHORT OF THE TARGET. 522 00:32:33,110 --> 00:32:36,180 TONY WANTS HIS 72-YEAR-OLD DREDGE, 523 00:32:36,180 --> 00:32:38,850 CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 30 OUNCES A DAY, 524 00:32:38,850 --> 00:32:41,550 UP AND RUNNING BEFORE THE END OF THE SEASON, 525 00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:43,560 JUST 2 WEEKS AWAY. 526 00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:52,900 TONY'S CREW MUST HOIST THE 28-TON 527 00:32:52,900 --> 00:32:55,130 SUPERSTRUCTURE INTO POSITION. 528 00:32:59,840 --> 00:33:02,740 TWO CRANES, OPERATED BY TONY'S SON, MIKE, 529 00:33:02,740 --> 00:33:05,840 AND MIKE SCRIBA, WILL LIFT THE SUPERSTRUCTURE 530 00:33:05,850 --> 00:33:09,510 AND LINE IT UP OVER FOUR 8-INCH-WIDE LEGS. 531 00:33:44,920 --> 00:33:46,250 Monica: YEAH. THAT'S ONE WORD FOR IT. 532 00:33:54,530 --> 00:33:56,330 TONY AND HIS SON, KEVIN, 533 00:33:56,330 --> 00:33:59,530 HEAD OFF TO PREPARE THE CHAIN OF 90 BUCKETS. 534 00:34:01,670 --> 00:34:02,870 Kevin: WHAT YOU THINKING, TONY? 535 00:34:09,680 --> 00:34:11,310 EVERYTHING ON-SITE IS HERE. 536 00:34:11,310 --> 00:34:12,410 WOW. 537 00:34:41,710 --> 00:34:42,770 THERE'S NO WAY AROUND IT. 538 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:54,590 Narrator: DREDGE TWO IS NOW DEAD IN THE WATER. 539 00:34:54,590 --> 00:34:59,660 TONY HAS FAILED TO DELIVER ON BOTH OF HIS SEASON GOALS. 540 00:35:16,910 --> 00:35:19,010 Narrator: THE BIGGEST EVENT OF THE BEETS' SEASON 541 00:35:19,010 --> 00:35:22,250 HAPPENED WHEN WEDDING BELLS RANG ACROSS THE YUKON 542 00:35:22,250 --> 00:35:24,650 FOR THE MARRIAGE OF TONY'S DAUGHTER, MONICA, 543 00:35:24,650 --> 00:35:26,220 TO BOYFRIEND TAYLOR. 544 00:35:26,220 --> 00:35:28,190 Officiant: I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU MARRIED. 545 00:35:28,190 --> 00:35:29,420 YOU MAY KISS THE BRIDE. 546 00:35:29,420 --> 00:35:34,390 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] 547 00:35:34,390 --> 00:35:36,860 Monica: THE ONLY GOLD THAT MATTERS TO ME TODAY IS ON MY FINGER. 548 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:07,860 Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL IS NOW FIGHTING THE YUKON WINTER 549 00:36:07,860 --> 00:36:12,160 TO TRY AND REACH A NEW GOAL OF 7,000 OUNCES. 550 00:36:12,170 --> 00:36:13,700 Parker: GO GET ONE OF THEM BIG OLD TANKS, 551 00:36:13,700 --> 00:36:17,640 AND PLUMB IT IN HERE, AND KEEP HER HOT AS WE CAN. 552 00:36:17,640 --> 00:36:19,940 Narrator: TO STOP SLUICIFER FREEZING UP, 553 00:36:19,940 --> 00:36:24,180 HE RUNS A PROPANE TIGER TORCH ON THE TAILING'S CONVEYOR. 554 00:36:24,180 --> 00:36:26,910 Parker: KEEP AS MUCH HEAT IN THERE AS WE CAN. 555 00:36:26,910 --> 00:36:28,010 GOOD JOB, GUYS. 556 00:36:28,020 --> 00:36:29,610 LET'S GO AHEAD AND FIRE THIS THING UP. 557 00:36:29,620 --> 00:36:30,780 Man: CAN WE HIT THE SHAKER? 558 00:36:35,260 --> 00:36:37,160 I MEAN, WE'VE GOT TO KEEP SLUICING, 559 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:39,560 SO, HOPEFULLY, A LITTLE HEAT WILL DELAY THE END 560 00:36:39,560 --> 00:36:41,190 FOR US A LITTLE BIT. 561 00:36:46,470 --> 00:36:48,770 THIS PAY IS STARTING TO GET QUITE CHUNKY. 562 00:36:48,770 --> 00:36:50,940 IT'S FREEZING UP ON US A BIT. 563 00:36:50,940 --> 00:36:53,710 Narrator: PARKER AND TYSON SLUICE INTO THE NIGHT. 564 00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:00,010 OH, [BLEEP]. 565 00:37:03,380 --> 00:37:05,450 [ BLEEP ] THERE'S NOTHING ON THE BELT. 566 00:37:13,960 --> 00:37:14,960 Parker: WHAT'S GOING ON? 567 00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:16,490 Tyson: GOT A JAM IN THE HOPPER. 568 00:37:16,500 --> 00:37:17,600 I'LL GET THE PLANT. 569 00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:18,730 I'LL GO GRAB A SLEDGE. 570 00:37:25,370 --> 00:37:27,210 JUST... 571 00:37:27,210 --> 00:37:28,470 [BLEEP]. 572 00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:35,310 WE'RE RUNNING... 573 00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:37,780 THE TOP OF THE PAY IS STARTING TO FREEZE FROM HOW COLD IT IS, 574 00:37:37,780 --> 00:37:40,550 AND... 575 00:37:40,550 --> 00:37:43,290 THERE MUST BE A CHUNK IN THE FEEDER. 576 00:37:43,290 --> 00:37:44,520 [ BLEEP ] 577 00:37:46,730 --> 00:37:49,260 IT'S NOT GOOD, MAN. 578 00:37:49,260 --> 00:37:50,500 OH. 579 00:37:50,500 --> 00:37:51,960 SHE'S A SLABBY ONE. 580 00:37:51,970 --> 00:37:53,200 YEAH. 581 00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:54,930 WELL, WE BETTER HURRY, 582 00:37:54,940 --> 00:37:56,870 BECAUSE THE PLANT IS GONNA FREEZE UP IF WE DON'T. 583 00:38:00,370 --> 00:38:03,780 YEAH, BUDDY. 584 00:38:03,780 --> 00:38:05,440 THINK IT'LL GO THROUGH NOW? 585 00:38:05,450 --> 00:38:06,810 GIVE HER A TRY. 586 00:38:06,810 --> 00:38:08,810 SO, WE'LL CLICK IT UP TO THE TOP, 587 00:38:08,820 --> 00:38:09,910 AND THEN, ROLL IT OFF. 588 00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:12,150 SOUNDS GOOD. 589 00:38:12,150 --> 00:38:13,890 HOLY [BLEEP]. LOOK AT THAT! 590 00:38:14,860 --> 00:38:16,050 OH, [BLEEP]. 591 00:38:19,390 --> 00:38:20,860 [BLEEP] [BLEEP] 592 00:38:20,860 --> 00:38:22,430 PLANT IS ON FIRE! 593 00:38:25,130 --> 00:38:28,100 Narrator: STOPPING SLUICIFER WITH THE TORCHES STILL RUNNING 594 00:38:28,100 --> 00:38:30,770 HAS SET FIRE TO THE RUBBER CONVEYOR. 595 00:38:30,770 --> 00:38:32,970 WE'LL NEED ANOTHER ONE. GO GET ANOTHER ONE. 596 00:38:32,970 --> 00:38:35,540 NO. NO. 597 00:38:35,540 --> 00:38:37,880 OH, [BLEEP]. 598 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:39,010 WE'RE GONNA NEED SOMETHING ELSE. 599 00:38:39,010 --> 00:38:40,980 OKAY. I'M GONNA TURN ON THE WATER. 600 00:38:43,850 --> 00:38:45,350 [ COUGHS ] 601 00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:50,420 [BLEEP] [BLEEP] 602 00:38:50,420 --> 00:38:51,720 [BLEEP] 603 00:38:55,060 --> 00:38:56,700 I MEAN, OUR 7,000-OUNCE GOAL 604 00:38:56,700 --> 00:39:01,100 MAY HAVE JUST GONE UP IN FLAMES, BUT IT MIGHT BE IN THE BOX. 605 00:39:02,770 --> 00:39:03,840 WHO KNOWS? 606 00:39:07,740 --> 00:39:10,080 Narrator: THE SEASON IS OVER. 607 00:39:10,080 --> 00:39:12,610 PARKER GATHERS HIS CREW TO FIND OUT 608 00:39:12,610 --> 00:39:16,750 IF HE'S HIT A RECORD-BREAKING 7,000 OUNCES. 609 00:39:16,750 --> 00:39:24,190 OUR SEASON TOTAL -- 7,427.25 OUNCES. 610 00:39:24,190 --> 00:39:28,260 Narrator: PARKER HAS MINED $9 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD -- 611 00:39:28,260 --> 00:39:30,200 HIS BIGGEST-EVER HAUL. 612 00:39:30,200 --> 00:39:33,160 THIS SEASON STARTED OUT AS ONE OF THE WORST SEASONS 613 00:39:33,170 --> 00:39:35,730 WE'VE EVER HAD, AND ENDED UP THE ABSOLUTE BEST. 614 00:39:35,740 --> 00:39:38,370 AND EVERY ONE OF YOU GUYS HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT, 615 00:39:38,370 --> 00:39:39,470 AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. 616 00:39:39,470 --> 00:39:40,870 -CHEERS TO THAT. -YEAH. 617 00:39:40,870 --> 00:39:42,370 [ CHEERING ] 618 00:39:42,380 --> 00:39:43,640 THANK YOU ALL. 619 00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:45,410 [ CHEERING ] 620 00:39:50,220 --> 00:39:52,650 Narrator: BUT PARKER STILL HAS UNFINISHED BUSINESS 621 00:39:52,650 --> 00:39:54,350 BEFORE THE END OF HIS SEASON. 622 00:39:55,890 --> 00:39:59,190 Narrator: AFTER PUTTING HIS PLANS FOR INDEPENDENCE ON HOLD, 623 00:39:59,190 --> 00:40:03,560 PARKER IS FINALLY GOING TO MINE HIS OWN GROUND NEXT SEASON. 624 00:40:03,560 --> 00:40:07,000 AND NOW, HE'S MAKING HIS LAST-EVER ROYALTY PAYMENT 625 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:08,500 TO LANDLORD TONY. 626 00:40:08,500 --> 00:40:10,300 Parker: THERE IT IS. 1,000 OUNCES. 627 00:40:12,610 --> 00:40:14,840 I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. 628 00:40:20,750 --> 00:40:22,410 LAST TIME [BLEEP] DOING THAT. 629 00:40:25,150 --> 00:40:26,320 FREE! 630 00:40:36,030 --> 00:40:38,330 Narrator: THE KLONDIKE WINTER HAS SHUT DOWN 631 00:40:38,330 --> 00:40:40,830 RICK NESS' MINING OPERATION. 632 00:40:40,830 --> 00:40:43,600 HIS HOPES OF HITTING HIS 1,000-OUNCE GOAL, 633 00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:46,640 AND PROVING HE HAS A FUTURE AS A MINE BOSS, 634 00:40:46,640 --> 00:40:51,140 DEPEND ON THIS FINAL GOLD WEIGH. 635 00:40:51,140 --> 00:40:54,310 SO, WE HAD 27 OUNCES TO GET. 636 00:40:54,310 --> 00:40:56,180 THAT'S 20. 637 00:40:58,450 --> 00:40:59,650 THERE'S OUR 27 OUNCES. 638 00:40:59,650 --> 00:41:02,090 [ CHEERING, TALKING ] 639 00:41:04,090 --> 00:41:05,460 THERE'S ANOTHER [BLEEP]. 640 00:41:05,460 --> 00:41:09,590 [ CHEERING, TALKING ]] 641 00:41:09,600 --> 00:41:12,430 THE FINAL GOLD WEIGH -- 132.49 OUNCES. 642 00:41:12,430 --> 00:41:13,530 -WOW. -NICE. 643 00:41:13,530 --> 00:41:15,100 -NO WAY. -YEAH! 644 00:41:15,100 --> 00:41:17,800 YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? WE'RE OVER 1,100. 645 00:41:17,800 --> 00:41:20,100 -NICE. -1,105. 646 00:41:20,110 --> 00:41:23,410 I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, BELIEVING IN ME, 647 00:41:23,410 --> 00:41:25,810 'CAUSE I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU GUYS, EVERYONE. 648 00:41:25,810 --> 00:41:28,610 THAT BEING SAID, I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU GUYS. 649 00:41:28,620 --> 00:41:30,150 I GOT A LITTLE BUCKET, HERE. 650 00:41:30,150 --> 00:41:31,380 IT'S GOT SIX JARS IN IT. 651 00:41:35,990 --> 00:41:39,190 THERE'S A LITTLE OVER 50 OUNCES IN EVERY ONE OF THOSE JARS. 652 00:41:39,190 --> 00:41:40,590 IT'S ONE OF THE GREATEST ENDS 653 00:41:40,590 --> 00:41:42,730 TO ONE OF THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE. 654 00:41:42,730 --> 00:41:45,100 MY MOM'S DEATH HAS BEEN REALLY TOUGH. 655 00:41:45,100 --> 00:41:49,070 I HAD TO PUT THAT OUT OF MY MIND TO MAKE THIS WORK THIS SUMMER. 656 00:41:49,070 --> 00:41:52,500 I LOVE MY MOM, AND I MISS HER, AND I KNOW SHE'D BE PROUD. 657 00:41:52,510 --> 00:41:56,040 SO, I'M HAPPY WITH THAT. 657 00:41:57,305 --> 00:42:57,864 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org