Gold Rush

Todd: THIS SEASON HAS BEEN INSANE.

WE'VE FOUGHT THE COUNTY AND THE STATE JUST TO BE ABLE TO MINE.

I PUT OUT A GOAL OF 5,000 OUNCES.

WE'VE COME UP SHORT, BUT WE'VE BROKEN EVEN,

AND NOW'S OUR CHANCE TO START MAKING MONEY.

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Schnabel: I STARTED THIS SEASON WITH A WAR ON TWO FRONTS.

TODD BET ME 100 OUNCES THAT HE'D FIND MORE GOLD THAN US,

AND THERE IS NO WAY HE'S COLLECTING ON THAT BET.

I'VE FINALLY BOUGHT MY OWN GROUND IN THE YUKON,

BUT TONY IS FIGHTING ME EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

HIM.

BEFORE THIS SEASON IS OUT, I AM GOING TO MINE THIS GROUND.

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Narrator: ON THIS SEASON FINALE...

Todd: OKAY, GUYS, FINAL WEEKS. WINTER IS HERE.

I KNOW WE'RE HANGING BY A THREAD, BUT HEY, GUYS,

WE'RE HANGING.

WHY DON'T YOU SHUT THAT THING OFF.

YOU KNOW WHAT, TODD? WE'RE BROKEN BY THIS SEASON.

WE FAILED.

I WON'T DO ANOTHER SEASON LIKE IT.

THIS PLACE MAY BE A MUDHOLE, BUT TONY BEETS

ISN'T GETTING ANY OF THE GOLD OUT OF IT.

I TAKE ALL THE RISK, AND YOU GET ALL THE MONEY.

AND YOU CAN GO YOURSELF.

OUR 5,000-OUNCE GOAL TURNED OUT TO BE...

-WHOO! -YEAH!

Narrator: AND IT'S THE DAY OF RECKONING FOR PARKER AND TODD

ON THEIR 100-OUNCE BET.

THAT'S, LIKE, $100,000.

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PRETTY FLIPPING NICE MORNING, HUH?

Todd: YEAH.

FRICKING COLD, TODD.

YOU THINK WINTER IS HERE TO SHUT US OUT?

THE FIGHT IS GETTING HARDER EVERY MORNING AND EVERY DAY NOW.

Narrator: IN COLORADO, TODD HOFFMAN IS DESPERATELY TRYING

TO TURN A HALFWAY DECENT PROFIT.

FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW,

HE'S NOWHERE NEAR HIS 5,000-OUNCE, $6 MILLION GOAL.

NOW WINTER IS TRYING TO FREEZE HIM OUT.

WE'LL SEE WHAT THIS BELT WILL DO HERE.

IT'S GOT ICE ALL THE WAY BUILT UNDERNEATH, ALL THE WAY AROUND.

YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT'LL TAKE EVERY MORNING

TO THAW EVERYTHING OUT?

RIGHT HERE.

OLD MAN WINTER IS HERE, TODD.

DO WE CALL IT A SEASON OR...

I HATE TO.

I MEAN, IF WE COULD GET ANOTHER WEEK OR TWO,

IT'D BE GREAT.

I KNOW. I AGREE.

I WANT TO GET MORE GOLD TO THESE GUYS.

I THINK WE SHOULD HOLD OUR HEADS HIGH.

I SAY WE RUN WHATEVER WE CAN.

OKAY. I'LL CALL THE GUYS.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S HIT IT, MAN.

Narrator: TODD'S TWO WASH PLANTS, RUSTY RED AND HOLY ROLLER,

HAVE MINED ONLY 1,540 OUNCES,

LEAVING HIM AND HIS DEMORALIZED CREW

LESS THAN $50,000 PROFIT TO SHARE BETWEEN THEM.

OKAY, GUYS, FINAL WEEKS, IT'S GETTING COLD.

I KNOW WE'RE HANGING BY A THREAD, BUT HEY, GUYS,

WE'RE HANGING.

I KNOW IT SUCKS.

WE JUST GOT TO PUSH THROUGH, GUYS.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

WE'RE GOING TO SHOW UP EVERY OTHER DAY,

AND IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE THIS.

KEVIN, LISTEN TO ME.

WE ARE MAKING MONEY NOW, SO LET'S PUSH HARD

AND GET AS MUCH GOLD AS WE CAN RIGHT HERE TO THE END.

READY? LET'S GO.

LET'S GET TO WORK.

Narrator: EVERY DAY THEY KEEP RUNNING PAY DIRT

COULD EARN TODD AND HIS CREW ANOTHER $14,000.

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Todd: COME ON, BABY!

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IT'S ALL STARTED.

YOU WANT TO HIT A LITTLE WATER ON US?

Man: Water is coming.

THE BOXES ARE THAWING OUT.

WE'RE HOPING THAT WE'LL JUST GET SOME DAMN GOLD THROUGH

HOLY ROLLER.

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Dodge: I JUST WANT TO KEEP RUSTY RED RUNNING.

LET'S FIRE IT UP, GUYS.

ROCK CONVEYOR, HEAT CONVEYOR.

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I'M GOING TO BUMP THAT SCREW IN CASE IT'S FROZEN.

AND IT MIGHT BE FROZEN.

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HEY, TODD.

Todd: Go ahead, Freddy.

I THINK THE SAND SCREW IS FROZE SOLID.

We got to get Rusty Red running, Freddy.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S OUT OF OUR CONTROL.

Try it backwards.

THERE IT GOES.

SWEET.

START IT UP!

Looking good, looking good.

WE'RE SHUT DOWN MOST OF THE SEASON,

AND I'M SURE AS HELL NOT GOING TO STOP FOR NOTHING.

WE GOT TO KEEP THIS PLANT RUNNING AS LONG AS WE CAN.

LET'S MAKE SOME GOLD, GUYS.

WE'RE RUNNING, FINALLY.

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Schnabel: YOU KNOW, WINTER IS SETTING IN.

WE'VE GOT TO KEEP OUR HEAD DOWN AND KEEP CHARGING FORWARD.

Narrator: 2,000 MILES NORTH IN THE YUKON, PARKER SCHNABEL

JUST RAISED THE STAKES ON THE BEST SEASON OF HIS CAREER.

WE'VE HIT OUR 5,000-OUNCE GOAL, WHICH IS REALLY SWEET,

AND NOW WE'RE GOING FOR 6,000 OUNCES.

Narrator: WITH SLUICIFER IN THE LAST CUT, RUNNING THE BEST PAY DIRT

HE'S EVER MINED, PARKER STILL HAS A CHANCE.

Schnabel: YEAH. I KNOW THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE EASY,

BUT WE'RE HERE TO MAKE MONEY, AND WE'RE MAKING MONEY.

I THINK THE BETTER THE GROUND, THE MORE MONEY YOU MAKE.

Narrator: TWO WEEKS AGO,

IN A MOVE TO BREAK FREE FROM LANDLORD TONY BEETS,

PARKER SPENT $500,000 ON HIS FIRST-EVER KLONDIKE CLAIM.

DEFINITELY NICE NOT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH TONY ANYMORE,

AND, LIKE, ON THIS GROUND,

WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY HIM ANY ROYALTIES.

I THINK MAYBE WE MOVE BIG RED DOWN HERE.

ALL RIGHT. I'M GAME WITH THAT.

Narrator: BUT LAST WEEK... WHAT THE ?

...TONY CUT OFF THE WATER SUPPLY,

MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SLUICE.

YOU CAN'T DENY US WATER.

NOW PARKER'S HALF-MILLION-DOLLAR INVESTMENT IS ON THE LINE.

SO WE CAN'T JUST LEAVE THIS DIRT HERE.

NO.

IT'S A LONG HAUL DOWN TO BIG RED.

WHAT IS IT, 4 MILES?

PROBABLY 4 MILES TO BIG RED.

BUT WE CAN'T LET TONY WIN ON THIS ONE.

NO.

NO MATTER WHAT, WE CAN'T LET HIM CALL THE SHOTS.

I AGREE.

I THINK, IF YOU CAN'T BRING THE PLANT TO THE PAY,

THEN WE'LL BREAK OUR RULES AND BRING THE PAY TO THE PLANT.

IT'S THE LAST OPTION

WE'VE GOT... YEAH.

...IS TO JUST HAUL THIS OUT OF HERE.

LET'S GET THE GOLD OUT OF IT THEN.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS GOING TO WORK

BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY NOT ALLOWED TO SLUICE OTHER GROUND

ON TONY'S PROPERTY, BUT AT THIS POINT,

WE'VE GOT REALLY NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE.

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WELCOME TO MY MUDHOLE, MITCH.

Narrator: PARKER'S LAST-DITCH PLAN --

HAUL THE PAY DIRT FROM THE MUDHOLE

THROUGH TONY'S CAMP

4 MILES BACK TO BIG RED AT INDIAN RIVER.

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YEAH, NO WORRIES, GOT YOU.

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Minnie: OH, MY .

Monica: DO THEY HAVE TO DRIVE SO FAST?

DID HE HAVE TO DRIVE THROUGH THE YARD?

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HOLY SMOKES, LOOK AT THAT ONE COMING.

I'M PRETTY SURE WE NEED TO PARK A ROCK TRUCK, LIKE,

RIGHT IN THEIR WAY.

NO. YOU CAN'T STOP THEM.

AS FAR AS IN THE YUKON, THERE IS NO TRESPASSING LAW.

YOU HAVE TO GIVE PEOPLE ACCESS TO THEIR MINING GROUND,

SO YOU CAN'T REALLY STOP THEM.

Blaschke: MAN, YOU SHOULD SEE THE LOOK ON THESE GUYS' FACE.

THEY DON'T LOOK TOO HAPPY.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT MORE THAN TONY BEETS

TO STOP THIS CREW.

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OH, MAN. THIS IS MESSY AS...

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WHILE YOU'RE ALL LOADED UP, WHY DON'T YOU GO PARADE

THAT TRUCK FULL OF GOLD PAST TONY?

JUST TRY AND SMILE AND WAVE WHEN YOU GO BY HIM.

SEE IF I CAN GET OUT OF HERE.

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OH, MAN. IT'S SLOPPY AS DOWN THERE.

THE GROUND IS QUITE MESSED UP, BUT WE'VE GOT OUR OWN GROUND.

HOW AWESOME IS THAT?

Narrator: BACK AT INDIAN RIVER, PARKER IS BUILDING A STOCKPILE

OF HIS OWN PAY READY TO RUN THROUGH BIG RED.

Schnabel: I THINK WE GOT ENOUGH OF A PILE TO FIRE UP A WASH PLANT.

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WELL, THAT'S A GOOD START.

YOU WANT TO SHUT THE BYPASS AND SEE WHAT WE GOT FOR WATER?