Gold Rush

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Narrator: MARCH 2017 --

THE CONEXPO EQUIPMENT SHOW, LAS VEGAS.

CONGRATULATIONS LAST YEAR, MAN.

THANKS. YOU GOT A HELL OF A LOT OF GOLD.

I HEARD YOU'RE JUST GOING RIGHT BACK INTO IT, HUH?

I'M GOING TO MAKE ANOTHER RUN AT 5,000.

AND ACCORDING TO MATH FREDDY'S RUNNING, THINKS HE CAN DO IT.

ACCORDING TO THE MATH THAT YOU GUYS HAVE TOLD ME

OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS,

YOU SHOULD HAVE A BILLION DOLLARS, TODD.

IT'S THE BEST GROUND WE'VE EVER HAD.

THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID LAST YEAR.

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LET'S MAKE IT OFFICIAL, THEN.

-WHAT DO YOU MEAN? -CHALLENGE ME FOR 5,000.

SERIOUSLY? YOU TOLD ME LAST YEAR

YOU WERE GOING TO BEAT TONY AND I COMBINED.

SO HOW'D THAT WORK OUT?

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WHAT ARE WE WAGERING?

100 OUNCES?

THAT'S LIKE $100,000.

ARE YOU IN?

YOU'D DO THAT?

YEAH, SURE.

HAPPY TO TAKE YOUR MONEY.

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-SEE YOU LATER. -GOOD LUCK.

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EVERY TIME THAT I'VE CRASHED IN MY LIFE

IS BECAUSE I WAS ARROGANT.

YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT KID IS ARROGANT,

AND I'M GOING TO TAKE HIM DOWN THIS YEAR.

Parker: HE'S PUTTING HIS MONEY WHERE HIS MOUTH IS,

SO I'M PRETTY SURPRISED TO SEE THAT,

BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE YOU A GOOD MINER.

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Todd: THIS SEASON RIGHT HERE, THIS IS OURS.

WE GOT OUR BEST PAY DIRT THAT WE'VE EVER SEEN

RIGHT HERE IN COLORADO,

AND I THINK WE CAN PULL IT OFF. SO DO MY GUYS.

WE GOT THE BIG GUNS COMING IN.

I GOT MONSTER RED.

I'VE GOT THREE WASH PLANTS, TWO CLAIMS,

AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

COME HELL OR HIGH WATER,

I'M GOING TO BEAT THAT KID, PARKER.

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Parker: YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS JUST ABOUT BEATING TODD THIS SUMMER,

IT'D BE EASY.

BUT HE ISN'T MY ONLY BATTLE.

THIS YEAR, I'M GOING TO WAR ON TWO FRONTS.

FOR FOUR SEASONS, I'VE HAD TO ANSWER TO TONY BEETS.

HE'S TAKEN $2.5 MILLION IN ROYALTIES FROM ME.

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NOW I'VE GOT A PLAN TO BUY MY FREEDOM,

A DEAL ON NEW VIRGIN GROUND.

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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

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Narrator: IN THE KLONDIKE,

PARKER SCHNABEL ASSEMBLES HIS CREW

FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON

AT HIS INDIAN RIVER CLAIM.

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-HOW YOU GUYS DOING? -GOOD.

-NOT BAD. -GOOD.

SO, I'D LIKE TO JUST THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING UP.

AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS SUMMER.

MITCH, LAST YEAR, YOU WERE BASICALLY OUR ONLY MECHANIC,

AND SO I'D LIKE TO WELCOME MIKE BACK.

-THANKS FOR COMING BACK. -YEAH.

-MIKEY. -BACK WHERE YOU BELONG, BUDDY.

WELL, IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK WORKING WITH YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW?

THAT'S GOOD.

THIS WINTER, I RAN INTO TODD HOFFMAN IN VEGAS.

AND OF COURSE, HE WAS RUNNING HIS MOUTH ABOUT THIS SEASON,

AS HE ALWAYS DOES EVERY SPRING.

HE ENDED UP BETTING US 100 OUNCES OF GOLD

THAT HE'D BEAT US.

-AND YOU TOOK THAT BET? -OF COURSE.

ALL WE GOT TO DO IS HOPE HE GETS AT LEAST 100 OUNCES

SO HE CAN PAY US, HUH?

YOU CAN'T UNDERESTIMATE HIM TOO MUCH,

BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE THE GOLD IS, RIGHT?

IF YOU SLUICE ENOUGH DIRT IN RANDOM SPOTS

ACROSS THE WORLD, WHICH IT SEEMS LIKE HE DOES,

EVENTUALLY, YOU WILL FIND A PILE OF GOLD.

IT'S DIRT.

TODD THINKS HE'S GOING TO GET 5,000 OUNCES.

I DON'T THINK HE'LL GET ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THAT, HONESTLY.

BUT WE'RE SURE AS HELL GETTING 5,000 OUNCES THIS SUMMER.

RICK, THAT'S GOING TO MEAN

AT LEAST 2,500 OUNCES OUT OF BIG RED.

THAT'S TWICE WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR.

YEAH, I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TODD SLUICING BEFORE US, REALLY.

AND BIG RED'S JUST GOT TO TURN ON AND NEVER SHUT OFF.

OTHERWISE, THERE'S NO WAY IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

WE'LL NEED THAT HEAD START.

THEN WE SHOULD JUST SET UP SHOP DOWN HERE UNTIL YOU'RE SLUICING.

I AGREE.

TODD MAY HAVE STARTED A WAR HERE,

BUT WE'RE GOING TO FINISH IT.

IT'S GOING TO BE A BLOODBATH.

IT IS. I WOULDN'T WANT TO GO TO BATTLE

WITH ANY OTHER GROUP OF PEOPLE.

-IT'S A GOOD CREW. -YEAH.

NOT A GOOD LOOKING CREW.

-BUT WE KNOW HOW TO WORK. -RIGHT.

-LET'S GO TO WAR, BOYS. -WE'RE GOOD!

-YEAH! -YEAH!

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WE ARE GOING FOR OUR BIGGEST SEASON EVER.

AND IT'S JUST SOME EXTRA PRESSURE ADDED ON TOP

WITH THAT BET WITH TODD, YOU KNOW?

I'M KIND OF NERVOUS ABOUT THAT,

JUST BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE THE GOLD IS.

I AM NOT GIVING TODD HOFFMAN 100 OUNCES OF MY GOLD,

SO WE'RE GOING TO WAR,

AND WE'RE GOING TO KICK HIS ASS.

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COMING UP, GUYS.

COMING UP!

Narrator: 2,000 MILES SOUTH AT HIS SACRAMENTO MINE IN COLORADO,

TODD HOFFMAN AND CREW

ARE RACING TO PUT MONSTER RED TOGETHER

AND START SLUICING.

Todd: I THINK WE GOT A JUMP ON PARKER.

WE GOT THE BIG GUNS.

WE GOT HERE EARLY. WE'RE GOING TO GET SET UP.

WE'RE GOING TO KICK SOME ASS.

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HEY, FREDDY!

HEY, GUYS. COME ON IN. KEV?

OKAY. YOU SEE THIS SNOW FALLING?

IT'S GOING TO BE FALLING LIKE THIS WHEN WE LEAVE.

WE GOT FIVE TO SIX MONTHS, OKAY?

I BELIEVE WE CAN GET 5,000 OUNCES IN ONE SEASON.

Thurber: YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO COME HOME

AND TELL YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT?

WE'RE SETTING THE SAME GOAL, MAN.

WE CAN'T FAIL AGAIN.

Narrator: LAST SEASON, TODD'S 5,000-OUNCE DREAM

WAS SHATTERED IN OREGON.

3.55 OUNCES.

-THAT'S IT. -THAT'S IT.

Narrator: AND HIS CREW WENT INTO MELTDOWN.

I NEED YOU GUYS TO GO THE NEXT TWO WEEKS WITHOUT PAY.

YOU TELL MINDY I'M NOT GETTING PAID.

-DAVE! -NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

-NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. -TREY, TREY!

-STOP. STOP. -STAY BACK.

A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENED LAST YEAR,

BUT WE ACTUALLY HAVE A REAL CHANCE HERE

OF GETTING 5,000 OUNCES.

I BELIEVE IT ENOUGH,

I GOT 100 OUNCES ON IT WITH PARKER.

-HOW MUCH? -100 OUNCES.

-THAT'S LIKE $100,000. -THAT IS.

HE SHOOK ON IT.

YOU KNOW WHAT? HERE'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO GET 5,000.

WE'RE GOING TO BE RUNNING THREE PLANTS --

DOUBLE TROUBLE, GOT RUSTY RED,

THEN, WE GOT MONSTER FREAKING RED.

WE'VE NEVER RAN THREE PLANTS BEFORE.

NO ONE HAS.

GUYS, WE GOT A REAL SHOT AT THIS,

BUT EVERYBODY'S GOT TO BELIEVE IT, YOU KNOW?

I KNOW WE CAN'T GO THROUGH WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR,

BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT THE GROUND IS GOOD.

I GOT 100 GRAND ON THE LINE TO PARKER,

AND I DON'T WANT TO HAND THAT KID ANYTHING, NOTHING.

LET'S GO BEAT HIM.

-WHOO! -YEAH!

ALL RIGHT, MEN. LET'S GET TO WORK.

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Thurber: 5,000 OUNCES IS CRAZY.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST TODD'S JOURNEY.

IT'S ALL OF OUR JOURNEY.

AND TODD DOES GOOD, WE DO GOOD.

TODD DOESN'T DO GOOD, IT HURTS.

Narrator: BEFORE TODD AND HIS CREW CAN GET ANY GOLD IN THE BOX,

THEY MUST FINISH ASSEMBLING THE 50-TON MONSTER RED.

LET'S GO.

WE GOT SOME CONVEYORS.

-HEY, DAD? -WHAT?

LAST YEAR, YOU LET ME FEED DOUBLE TROUBLE.

-YEAH. -AND I DIDN'T MESS ANYTHING UP.