Original subtitles

Narrator: ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...

[ CELLPHONE CAMERA CLICKS ]

CAN YOU SEE THE SWEAT ON MY HEAD?

Narrator: ...THREE GOLD MINERS GO UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT...

IF I HAVE ANOTHER SEASON LIKE THAT,

THAT'S GAME OVER.

I COULD GIVE A [BLEEP] HOW HE FEELS.

Narrator: ...TO REVEAL THE TRUTH

BEHIND THEIR MOST DRAMATIC SEASON YET.

A CRISIS IN THE KLONDIKE

PITS ONE MINER AGAINST THE OTHER...

GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON NOT TO TELL YOU

TO GO [BLEEP] YOURSELF.

♪♪

...AND SENDS THE THIRD

ON A HIGH-STAKES TREASURE HUNT.

Rick: THIS IS GOLD COUNTRY.

Narrator: THEY RELIVE THE HIGHS.

CHEERS TO ALL YOU GUYS.

[ ALL CHEERING ]

OOH! AAH! THERE'S GOLD.

Narrator: ...AND LOWS.

[BLEEP]!

Narrator: ...OF GOLD MINING

AT THE LIMIT.

♪♪

DENNIS!

NONE OF THIS IS WORTH PEOPLE

GETTING SERIOUSLY HURT.

Narrator: PLUS, A SNEAK PEEK OF THE ALL-NEW SEASON.

DON'T STOP FOR NOBODY.

Man: YEE-HAW!

[ MEN SHOUTING ]

[ LAUGHS ]

THAT'S A BEAUTY.

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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

♪♪

Narrator: AT THE START OF THE SEASON,

KING OF THE KLONDIKE, TONY BEETS,

IS SET FOR HIS BIGGEST GOLD HAUL EVER.

PARKER SCHNABEL IS FULFILLING A LIFETIME AMBITION

TO MINE HIS OWN GROUND

AND KEEP EVERY OUNCE OF GOLD,

WE WERE GOING INTO A SEASON MINING OUR OWN GROUND

AND DIDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH TONY.

I WAS CONFIDENT ABOUT, LIKE, WHAT WE HAD AHEAD OF US.

Narrator: RICK NESS,

IN ONLY THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING HIS OWN OPERATION,

MAKES THE BIGGEST GAMBLE OF HIS LIFE.

Rick: I MADE THE DECISION

TO MOVE OUT OF THE KLONDIKE THIS YEAR.

AND KENO IS BEAUTIFUL.

AND JUST THE OPPORTUNITY IS THERE

WITH THE BIG GOLD.

YOU KNOW, IT SEEMED DANGEROUS,

BUT I HAD TO PULL THE TRIGGER ON IT

AND, YOU KNOW, GET OUT

BEFORE YOU GET TRAMPLED ON.

Narrator: THEN A CRISIS IN THE KLONDIKE

CHANGES EVERYTHING.

[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]

Parker: THE PROBLEM WITH THESE WATER LICENSE ISSUES,

THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO.

THEY SUCK.

♪♪

WITH THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING WITH WATER LICENSES,

I DECIDED I WAS GETTING OUT OF THE KLONDIKE.

I KNOW I'M RISKING...

EVERYTHING I HAD.

♪♪

TELL ME AGAIN WHERE WE'RE GOING.

PLACE CALLED KENO CITY.

♪♪

AND WHAT DOES KENO CITY HAVE TO OFFER?

KENO CITY'S GOT GOLD.

Rick: I MADE THE DECISION THAT I JUST WANTED TO GET OUT

BEFORE IT BECAME A PROBLEM FOR ME.

I DIDN'T WANT TO CHANCE IT AT ALL,

WHICH IS WHY I ENDED UP IN KENO.

Narrator: FROM QUARTZ CREEK,

WHERE HE MINED LAST SEASON,

RICK HEADS 125 MILES EAST

IN SEARCH OF A NEW CLAIM ABOVE KENO CITY.

♪♪

Rick: IF I'M BEING HONEST, RIDING INTO KENO WITH MY DAD

THAT FIRST TIME, I WAS NERVOUS.

I MEAN, THE PLACE WAS BEAUTIFUL,

BUT I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS GETTING INTO.

Narrator: BUT BEFORE HE CAN MINE A YARD,

HE NEEDS TO MAKE A DEAL WITH CLAIM OWNERS

DEAN AND STUART GRAY.

-HOWDY, FELLAS. -HEY, THERE.

INTERESTING PLACE YOU GOT HERE.

WOW.

AND OUR VALUES WERE ANYWHERE

FROM 0.3 TO 0.6. OUNCES AN HOUR

AT 80 TO 100 YARDS AN HOUR.

I MEAN, I WASN'T TOO IMPRESSED IN THE BEGINNING

WITH THE KIND OF GOLD VALUES

THE GRAYS SAID WERE IN THE GROUND.

Rick: WOW.

[ LAUGHS ] HOLY [BLEEP]!

[ CHUCKLES ] NO WAY.

WHAT THE HELL.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THEN THEY PULLED OUT THAT TIN

WITH THE BIG CHUNKY GOLD NUGGETS IN IT.

THAT'LL GET TO ANYBODY RIGHT THERE.

IF I CAN JUST GO HOME WITH ONE OF THOSE,

I'M GONNA BE HAPPY.

Narrator: RICK AGREES TO A 15% ROYALTY RATE,

50% MORE THAN HE PAID IN THE KLONDIKE

FOR THE CHANCE OF MONSTER NUGGETS.

Rick: GOT A PLACE TO MINE. I'M SUPER EXCITED.

IT'S GONNA BE A TREASURE HUNT.

SO THEY CALL THIS DUNCAN CREEK.

I'VE BEEN CALLING IT THE RALLY VALLEY.

YEAH, I'VE NEVER SEEN NOTHING LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE.

WE GOT RUNNING RIGHT AWAY,

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED,

BECAUSE MOVING EVERYTHING IS NOT CHEAP.

YOU KNOW, I WAS NOT GONNA BE IN A POSITION

THAT I COULD BE SPENDING MONEY ON FUEL,

RUNNING EQUIPMENT

WITHOUT GOLD COMING IN RIGHT AWAY.

IT'S PRETTY NICE RIGHT NOW.

WE'VE GOT A TON OF PAY DIRT TO RUN.

SO, WE'RE RIGHT NEXT TO OUR WASH PLANT.

I'VE DOUBLED THE GOAL FOR THIS YEAR.

I WANT TO GET 2,000 OUNCES.

I'VE GOT TO MAKE A PROFIT THIS YEAR.

Narrator: AFTER HIS FIRST WEEK OF RUNNING,

RICK SHUTS DOWN.

WHEN YOU SAY, GUYS?

THINK WE'RE READY FOR A MAT PULL?

HOPEFULLY, THERE'S SOMETHING SITTING IN THE MATS.

Narrator: TO HIT HIS MASSIVE 2,000 OUNCE GOAL.

RICK NEEDS GOLD COMING IN FROM DAY ONE.

♪♪

Rick: [ Chuckling ] OH!

HUH?

AH! OKAY. I'M STARTING TO FEEL BETTER.

THE PRESSURE SEEMED TO JUST GO AWAY AT THAT POINT.

YOU KNOW, WE WERE GETTING

THESE BIG, YOU KNOW, NICE-SIZED CHUNKY NUGGETS.

OOH-AH!

THERE'S GOLD.

EVERYTHING I HAD WAS INVESTED IN MOVING TO KENO,

AND TO BE ABLE TO START GETTING GOLD RIGHT AWAY,

I MEAN, IT WAS A --

WHAT A RELIEF.

ALL JOKES ASIDE, THERE COULD BE

A [BLEEP] LIFE-CHANGING AMOUNT OF GOLD IN THAT PILE BACK THERE.

REALLY COULD.

♪♪

NEW YEAR, NEW BEGINNINGS.

PRETTY PUMPED FOR IT, ACTUALLY.

Narrator: AT INDIAN RIVER, THE BEETS FAMILY

STARTS THE SEASON AHEAD OF THE GAME,

SLUICING 100 YARDS OF GOLD-RICH PAY DIRT AN HOUR.

♪♪

Minnie: THIS COULD BE THE END OF US.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING.

GOTTA SHUT IT DOWN.

WE DON'T HAVE A WATER LICENSE.

SO, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE SEASON, THEN?

Narrator: WITH NO WATER LICENSE,

TONY CAN'T MINE ANY OF HIS INDIAN RIVER CLAIMS.

♪♪

HEY, DOING ALRIGHT?

YOU WANTED US TO COME UP WITH A PLAN

FOR WHAT THE [BLEEP] TO DO, RIGHT?

Kevin: COOL.

WHAT ABOUT THE STUFF WE BRUSHED BY THE AIRSTRIP?

Narrator: KEVIN WANTS TO MINE A 100-ACRE CUT

THAT COULD CONTAIN $3 MILLION OF GOLD.

FOUR YEARS.

IT'S GOOD TILL FEBRUARY 4, '23.

BUT IT'S ON THE LITTLE FLAKE.

♪♪

Kevin: LITTLE FLAKE -- ISN'T THAT PARKER?

YES, IT IS.

♪♪

Narrator: THE BEETS HOPES OF MINING ON INDIAN RIVER

NOW DEPEND ON PARKER SCHNABEL

SHARING HIS WATER LICENSE.

PARKER WAS 17

WHEN HE FIRST GOT A FOOTHOLD IN THE KLONDIKE,

LEASING LAND FROM TONY BEETS.

BUT IT CAME AT A COST.

NOW THE TABLES ARE TURNED.

Parker: NOT TOO BAD.

GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON NOT TO TELL YOU

TO GO [BLEEP] YOURSELF.

♪♪

I'D RATHER KEEP TONY HAPPY THAN UPSETTING HIM --

JUST PURELY POLITICS.

I CAN GIVE A [BLEEP] HOW HE FEELS.

IT'S JUST REALLY FRUSTRATING TO DEAL WITH.

♪♪

Narrator: TO RESCUE HIS MINING SEASON,

TONY MUST PERSUADE PARKER

TO SHARE HIS WATER LICENSE.

WELL, IT APPEARS THE SHOE'S ON THE OTHER HOOF.

♪♪

I'M GONNA BE CALLING IN A FAVOR ONE OF THESE DAYS.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, WE MIGHT NOT NEED ANYTHING,

BUT DOWN THE ROAD HERE THIS SEASON,

I VERY WELL COULD.

AND SO I'M FINE WITH IT.

WHAT I DON'T WANT IS, I DON'T WANT TO BE LIABLE

FOR ANY MESSES YOU MAKE.

HAVE A GOOD ONE, TONY.

Parker: I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TONY AS AN ENEMY

ANY MORE THAN I ALREADY DO.

AND SO INITIALLY I TOTALLY AGREED TO LET HIM,

YOU KNOW, GO UNDER OUR LICENSE AND MINE.

I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MUCH LIABILITY

I WAS OPENING MYSELF UP TO BY DOING THAT.

Parker: IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG, IT'S OUR NAME ON THE LICENSE.

WHAT IF SOMEBODY GETS HURT?

YOU'RE NOT GONNA SIGN THIS, ARE YOU?

I AIN'T SIGNING IT.

Narrator: WITH PARKER REFUSING TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT,

TONY'S FORCED TO SHUT DOWN THE AIRSTRIP

AND LEAVE THE INDIAN RIVER.

♪♪

FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL

FOR COMING THIS SEASON.

Narrator: AT INDIAN RIVER,

PARKER SCHNABEL'S MISSION

IS TO MIND HIS OWN ROYALTY-FREE GROUND

WITH ENOUGH PAY DIRT TO LAST THREE YEARS.

GOING INTO THE SEASON, I FELT PRETTY PUMPED

ABOUT, LIKE, THE PROSPECT

OF MINING OUR OWN GROUND.

AT THE SAME TIME, I WAS PRETTY NERVOUS.

Narrator: BUT THE WATER LICENSE CRISIS

HITS PARKER HARD.

THE GOOD NEWS IS, WE'RE GONNA BE MINING HERE

ON A PIECE OF GROUND WE BOUGHT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

THE BAD NEWS IS,

WE'RE HAVING MASSIVE PERMITTING ISSUES OUT HERE,

THIS PIECE OF GROUND THAT WE BOUGHT

HAS ONE YEAR LEFT --

JUNE 1st, 2020, IT'S UP.

SO, WE HAVE TO MINE

THE WHOLE PIECE OF GROUND OUT THIS SEASON.

THE CREW DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTICULARLY BEST REACTION.

THE WHOLE THING.

Dean: THIS IS THREE YEARS' WORTH OF WORK.

IT'S A LOT OF DIRT.

WE'LL NEVER DO IT.

IT'S NUTS.

DEAN WAS --

I WOULDN'T SAY IRATE,

BUT HE WASN'T TOO HAPPY.

DEFINITELY NOT THE REACTION

I HAD HOPED FOR.

WE'RE GONNA WEAR EVERYBODY OUT AND BREAK

EVERY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WE'VE GOT TRYING TO DO THIS.

♪♪

Narrator: PARKER WANTS TO MINE AN AREA

THE SIZE OF 50 CITY BLOCKS,

FOREMAN DEAN TOSCZAK MUST MAKE IT HAPPEN IN ONE YEAR,

OR PARKER COULD END UP LEAVING

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF GOLD IN THE GROUND.

DEAN'S FIRST BIG TASK WAS GETTING A PAD

FOR THE WASH PLANT BUILT.

I REALLY NEEDED DEAN TO STEP UP.

YEAH, THAT DIDN'T GO PARTICULARLY WELL.

♪♪

IT'S ABOUT TIME WE GOT A SLUICING.

BUT I'VE BEEN SAYING THAT FOR TWO [BLEEP] WEEKS.

Narrator: THREE WEEKS INTO THE SEASON,

DEAN HAS FINALLY BUILT A PAD FOR BIG RED.

I'VE BEEN BUILDING BERMS AND SETTLING PONDS

FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

I THINK THIS MIGHT END UP BEING THE BEST PAD I EVER BUILT.

BEFORE BRINGING IN BIG RED,

PARKER AND DEAN MARK OUT WHERE TO PUT THE PLANT.

YOU GOT 40.

WE'RE AT 40 FEET HERE, AND AT 52 FEET,

WE NEED TO BE 16 FEET WIDE,

AND DOUMITT NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO DO CLEANUPS.

IT WAS A FRUSTRATING THING,

THE WHOLE SITUATION WITH THE PAD THAT DEAN BUILT.

IT WASN'T BIG ENOUGH.

CAN CAN YOU GUYS ALL [BLEEP] BACK OFF?

♪♪

THAT'S WHEN I KNEW...

LIKE, THIS WAS GONNA WORK OUT WITH DEAN AND I,

I'LL MEET YOU BACK IN MY OFFICE.

I ASKED DEAN TO COME SEE ME IN MY OFFICE

AFTER THE PAD WAS TOO SMALL,

AND IT WAS OBVIOUSLY,

LIKE, AT A STATE

WHERE THINGS NEEDED TO CHANGE.

I JUST WANTED TO TALK TO YOU.

I ASKED YOU TO COME DOWN TO THE OFFICE, BUT...

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

DEAN NEVER GAVE ME OR HIMSELF

THE CHANCE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION,

HE NEVER DID COME INTO MY OFFICE.

HEY, DEAN.

♪♪

THAT'S YOUR LAST PAYCHECK.

I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR THE MAN.

HE IS VERY SMART,

AND HE HELPED US OUT AT A TIME WHEN WE REALLY NEEDED IT.

AND FOR THAT, I WILL ALWAYS OWE HIM.

I WISH THINGS WOULD HAVE GONE DIFFERENTLY,

BUT THAT'S LIFE.

RIGHT?

Narrator: WEEKS BEHIND SCHEDULE

AND WITH NO FOREMAN,

PARKER COMES UP WITH A RADICAL SOLUTION.

♪♪

WHAT I'D REALLY LIKE TO DO IS FOR YOU GUYS TO SHARE THE ROLE.

ULTIMATELY, IT CAME DOWN TO A SITUATION

WHERE I JUST REALLY NEEDED

SOME PEOPLE THAT I TRUSTED AT THE HELM,

AND I TRUST MITCH AND BRENNAN.

I TRUST THEM WITH MY LIFE.

SO, BASICALLY, WHAT YOU'RE ASKING

IS TO HAVE SOME CO-FOREMANS THEN.

YEAH,

WHEN DEAN LEFT,

YOU GUYS ARE ALREADY DOING THE JOB

OF FILLING IN THAT GAP THAT GOT LEFT.

THAT FOREMAN ROLE -- THE LIFE SPAN OF SOMEONE THERE

IS ABOUT, LIKE, A WORLD WAR II FLAMETHROWER OPERATOR.

AND NOT ONLY WAS EVERYBODY SCARED

OF PROBABLY GETTING OFFERED THE JOB,

I WAS SCARED TO OFFER IT TO ANYBODY.

SO I'VE YET TO HEAR IT.

YES OR NO?

I DON'T WORK IT IN THE KILL ZONE.

YEAH, IT SEEMS LIKE BEING A FOREMAN AROUND HERE

HAS BEEN LIKE A DEATH ROW SENTENCE.

YEAH. AND NEITHER OF US WANT THAT.

SO I WON'T TAKE ANY OFFENSE IF YOU GO, "HEY,

WE NEED YOU TO GO BACK TO DOING WHAT YOU WERE DOING

BEFORE WE GOT SOMEBODY ELSE IN HERE NOW.

I AGREE WITH MITCH. SAME THING.

IF YOU'RE NOT HAPPY, THEN I'D LIKE TO KNOW,

BECAUSE THINGS ARE GOING GREAT RIGHT NOW.

I'LL DEFINITELY STEP UP.

IT'S JUST MAKING IT OFFICIAL HERE.

YOU GUYS SAYING THAT IS WHAT MAKES YOU THE RIGHT PEOPLE.

-CHEERS. -CHEERS.

TO A GOOD SEASON.

MITCH AND BRENNAN BEING CO-FOREMAN,

COVERED ALL THE BASES --

BRENNAN KNOWING

AND BEING PRETTY CONFIDENT ON THE DIRT MOVING SIDE

AND MITCH REALLY KNOWING

THE MECHANICAL SIDE.

BUT THE REAL RISK IS THAT...

IF THEY DIDN'T PERFORM,

THEN YOU RISK LOSING

YOUR TWO TOP-PRODUCING GUYS.

Mitch: CO-FOREMAN SOUNDS SUPER WEAK,

I THINK WE NEED TO CHANGE IT FROM BRO-FORMAN.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

Parker: WITH MITCH AND BRENNAN, I DEFINITELY FELT LIKE

WE'RE GONNA GET THROUGH ALL THAT DIRT.

Narrator: BUT MINING ALL THIS GROUND IN ONE SEASON

PROVES A BIGGER CHALLENGE THAN ANY OF THEM COULD KNOW.

♪♪

Rick: I FEEL REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE FOUND THIS NEW SPOT

SURROUNDED BY THESE MOUNTAINS.

WE'RE TRYING TO DOUBLE THE GOLD THIS YEAR.

Narrator: RICK IS RISKING IT ALL

IN THE MOUNTAINS OUTSIDE KENO CITY.

AT DUNCAN CREEK,

HIS CREW IS RUNNING 100 YARDS OF PAY DIRT AN HOUR

AND CATCHING FINE GOLD.

YEAH, MAN, WE'RE WASHING ROCKS HERE,

WHICH MEANS THERE'S GOLD IN THE BOX.

Narrator: BUT RICK'S GOT BIGGER PLANS,

MY DAD'S FLYING ALL THE WAY HERE FROM MICHIGAN ON THIS AIRPLANE.

♪♪

I WANTED HELP TO FIND THOSE NUGGETS

THAT, YOU KNOW, STUART AND DEAN HAD SHOWED ME IN THE BEGINNING,

AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT WAS FROM ABOVE.

Narrator: TO HELP THEM FIND THE BIG GOLD

AND HIT HIS 2,000 OUNCE SEASON GOAL,

RICK'S PERSUADED HIS DAD

TO MAKE THE 2,000 MILE JOURNEY

IN HIS PIPER SUPER CAR.

Rick: HE ACTUALLY BUILT THAT AIRPLANE HIMSELF.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE FOUND THE PATIENCE TO DO THAT.

HE DIDN'T HAVE THAT WITH ME GROWING UP,

THAT'S FOR SURE.

♪♪

I REALLY HOPE MY RUNWAY DOESN'T KILL MY DAD.

[ LAUGHS ]

♪♪

HOLY [BLEEP]!

WHOA!

♪♪

I REALLY HOPE MY RUNWAY DOESN'T KILL MY DAD.

[ LAUGHS ]

Narrator: TO HELP RICK FIND THE BIG NUGGETS

AND BOOST HIS GOLD TOTAL,

HIS DAD HAS FLOWN

OVER 2,000 MILES

IN HIS LIGHT AIRCRAFT.

HOLY [BLEEP]!

[ LAUGHS ]

MADE HER.

[BLEEP] YOU MEAN? THAT AIN'T THE [BLEEP] RUNWAY!

[ LAUGHS ]

I THOUGHT FOR SURE YOU WOULD HAVE

A LOT NICER STRIP THAN THAT.

WELL, THE FUNNY THING WAS, MY DAD GOT OUT,

AND AFTER A MINUTE OF CALMING DOWN,

HE'S LIKE, "I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO EVER SEE THAT LANDING,"

AND I WAS LIKE, "OH, DAD.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL YOU THIS,

BUT THEY'RE GONNA SHOW THAT SO MANY TIMES.

[ LAUGHS ]

WE'RE GONNA FIRE UP.

Rick: COOL.

♪♪

THE BIG GOLD THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

IS GONNA BE UP ONE OF THESE TRIBUTARIES.

WE DID QUITE A BIT OF FLYING AROUND

AND LOOKING FOR TRACES

OF, YOU KNOW, OLD MINING AND STUFF.

I THINK BELOW US, THERE'S SOME KIND OF OLD CABIN.

OH, YEAH?

AND WE DID. WE SAW A CABIN.

AND THAT'S USUALLY A PRETTY GOOD SIGN.

SO ONCE WE ESTABLISH WHERE THAT CABIN WAS FROM THE AIR,

WE LANDED.

-THERE SHE IS. -HOLY [BLEEP].

WE DECIDED TO POKE AROUND

BECAUSE EVERYTHING HAD BEEN OVERGROWN,

AND IT'S JUST LIKE, YOU REALLY AREN'T GONNA KNOW

UNTIL YOU DIG AROUND A BIT, YOU KNOW?

HOLY [BLEEP]. THERE'S AN OLD GOLD PAN IN HERE.

NO KIDDING.

WOW.

I'LL BE DAMNED.

THAT'S [BLEEP] COOL.

SOMEONE SPENT ENOUGH TIME HERE,

FOUND ENOUGH GOLD TO JUSTIFY BUILDING THE CABIN.

IT'S PROBABLY A PRETTY GOOD SPOT TO START.

Narrator: THE OLD MINER'S CABIN

SHOULD POINT RICK TO NUGGET-RICH GROUND.

WE DECIDED THAT IT WAS WORTH IT TO GET A MACHINE IN THERE.

LET'S JUST DO A LITTLE TESTING.

LET'S CLEAR A LITTLE SPOT

AND GOT A NICE CREEK HERE TO PAN IN.

SO, WE SCRATCHED AROUND A BIT,

FOUND SOME STUFF THAT LOOKED PROMISING,

PANNED IT.

I'M GONNA GO STRAIGHT TO THE CREEK.

♪♪

Big Rick: WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

WHAT IS THAT?

Rick: WHOA.

WHAT THE HELL.

THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

YEAH, THERE'S A NICE, BIG PIECE OF GOLD IN THERE,

AND IT WASN'T FAR FROM THE SURFACE,

SO IT LOOKED VERY PROMISING.

♪♪

Narrator: BUT WITH ONLY 80 OUNCES MINED SO FAR,

RICK NEEDS TO MAKE MORE GOLD

BEFORE HE CAN MOVE INTO THE HILLS

TO HUNT FOR BIG NUGGETS.

HE NOW NEEDS TO UPGRADE HIS WASH PLANT

TO HIT HIS 2,000 OUNCE GOAL.

SO, IN THE BACKGROUND,

WE'RE RUNNING DIRT WITH TROY'S WASH PLANT,

AND, YOU KNOW, WE AIN'T GONNA GET TO A 2,000-OUNCE GOAL.

SO, TO RUN MORE DIRT,

YOU'RE JUST GONNA NEED A BIGGER WASH PLANT.

SO I REACHED OUT TO FREDDY DODGE.

THERE IT IS, RICK.

Narrator: RICK HEADS TO COLORADO IN SEARCH OF A NEW WASH PLANT.

I WAS PRETTY SPECIFIC WITH FREDDY ABOUT WHAT I WANTED.

YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO BE PUSHING 300 YARDS AN HOUR.

Narrator: AND BUYS MONSTER RED,

A WASH PLANT CAPABLE OF RUNNING THREE TIMES

MORE GOLD-RICH PAY

THAN HIS CURRENT SETUP.

WHOO!

♪♪

FIRE IT UP!

♪♪

Man: YEAH.

Rick: I'VE GOT A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS

IN THIS WASH PLANT --

PLAYTIME'S OVER.

BUSINESS TIME STARTS NOW.

Narrator: WITH $300,000 STILL OWED ON THE PLANT,

RICK NEEDS MONSTER RED TO DELIVER.

Rick: BUYING THAT NEW WASH PLANT TOOK ALL THE GOLD THAT I HAD.

THAT'S JUST MORE PRESSURE FOR ME.

AND I REALLY HAD TO SCRAMBLE TO GET THE GOLD TO PAY IT OFF.

♪♪

COULD YOU THROW TWO BUCKETS INTO THE FEEDER,

AND THEN SIT THERE.

Narrator: THREE YEARS AGO,

TONY SET ASIDE A MASSIVE GOLD-RICH CLAIM

ON TOP OF PARADISE HILL.

AFTER BEING KICKED OUT OF INDIAN RIVER,

NOW IT'S TIME TO CASH IN ON THE BONANZA HE BANKED.

Narrator: YOUNGEST SON MIKE RUNS A 300-YARD-AN-HOUR TROMMEL

ON GOLD-RICH GROUND

ON TOP OF THE HILL.

DAUGHTER MONICA IS LOOKING

FOR A RICH PAY STREAK

DOWN ON HUNKER CREEK.

Monica: HUNKER CUT HAS ALWAYS

BEEN ONE OF TONY'S, LIKE, A DREAM SPOT.

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO START SLUICING.

HOPEFULLY, WE'LL BE GETTING GOLD.

Narrator: TONY HAS A HUNCH THIS COULD BE GOOD GROUND.

-GERONIMO! -OH [BLEEP]!

I SAW MY LIFE FLASH BEFORE MY EYES RIGHT THERE.

Kevin: YEAH.

-YEAH. -I'M GAME.

Kevin: THAT'S GOLD. LOOK AT THAT.

Narrator: THE OLD MINE SHAFT GOES DOWN OVER 40 FEET --

A SURE SIGN THERE'S GOLD-RICH PAY

RUNNING DEEP INTO KEVIN'S GROUND.

[ CELLPHONE CAMERA CLICKS ]

♪♪

Narrator: TO GET THE GOLD THE OLD TIMERS LEFT BEHIND,

KEVIN BRINGS IN THE SHAKER DECK

AND FIRES IT UP.

LET'S FIRE IT UP. GET SOME [BLEEP] GOLD.

Narrator: WITH ALL THREE KIDS RUNNING,

TONY IS SET TO SALVAGE

HIS DISASTROUS SEASON.

♪♪

LAST SEASON,

PARKER PAID TONY BEETS A ROYALTY

TO MINE THE LAST CUT.

I GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE PAY WE LEFT IN HERE.

THERE COULD BE A THOUSAND OUNCES IN HERE.

THIS YEAR, HE FIRES UP SLUICIFER AGAIN,

CHASING THE LAST OF THE GOLD,

EVENTUALLY GETTING OVER 1,400 OUNCES.

I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT CUT WAS DEFINITELY NOT DONE.

-SO, WHAT'S THAT? 685? -YES.

-IN A WEEK. -IN A WEEK.

THAT'S A PRETTY [BLEEP] GOOD WEEK.

Narrator: BUT AS THE SEASON WEARS ON,

PARKER HAS A CHANGE OF PLAN.

THERE WAS LIKE SIX WEEKS LEFT IN THE SEASON.

AND WE HAD LIKE 40% OR SOMETHING OF THE AREA

THAT WE WANT TO MINE STILL IN MIND.

Narrator: PARKER DECIDES HE HAS ONLY ONE HOPE

OF MINING ALL HIS GROUND BEFORE THE WATER LICENSE EXPIRES.

BRINGS SLUICIFER BACK FROM THE LAST CUT.

NICE JOB, BUDDY.

SAME TO YOU!

♪♪

Parker: SEEING THOSE TWO WASH PLANTS

SET UP SIDE BY SIDE,

CHEWING THROUGH 500 YARDS AN HOUR,

I WAS FEELING PRETTY GOOD

ABOUT THAT.

BUT KEEPING THEM FED

BECAME QUITE THE MAMMOTH TASK.

YOU'VE JUST GOT TO PUT EVERYBODY YOU CAN IN A TRUCK

AND DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO KEEP UP.

YEAH, IT'S GOING TO TAKE EVERYTHING WE GOT

TO KEEP UP WITH THESE TWO PLANTS.

♪♪

Brennan: PARKER JUST RADIOED ME AND SAID

I HAVE TO MAKE SURE I HAUL ENOUGH PAY DOWN

TO BOTH THOSE WASH PLANTS TO RUN FOR 24 HOURS STRAIGHT.

LET'S GO, GO, GO, GO, GO.

TO TRY AND KEEP THESE PLANTS RUNNING.

♪♪

EVERY DAY, CO-FOREMAN MITCH AND BRENNAN

HAVE TO FEED THE PLANTS

WITH 400 LOADS OF GOLD-RICH PAY.

♪♪

Dennis: IT'S GONNA BE A LONG END OF THE SEASON

TO GET ALL THIS PAY DIRT OUT,

BUT PARKER'S DOING THE PAYIN', SO HE'LL DO THE SAYIN', I GUESS.

[ HORN BLARES ]

WHO THE [BLEEP] IS THAT?

[ METAL CREAKS ]

HEY! HEY! HEY!

♪♪

Mitch: DENNIS!

♪♪

Mitch: DENNIS!

♪♪

Narrator: RACING TO GET ALL THE GOLD OUT

BEFORE THE END OF THE SEASON...

...PARKER'S CREW GO A STEP TOO FAR.

♪♪

Parker: DENNIS HAD A REALLY CLOSE CALL

IN ROCK TRUCK, ACTUALLY,

PROBABLY THE CLOSEST CALL WE HAD ALL YEAR,

SEE SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY.

YOU WANT TO BE AS PRODUCTIVE AS YOU CAN,

BUT ULTIMATELY, IT HAS TO GET DONE SAFELY.

♪♪

THERE SHE COMES!

♪♪

NONE OF THIS IS WORTH PEOPLE GETTING SERIOUSLY HURT.

ABOUT THE ONLY WAY TO GET THROUGH ALL THAT GROUND

WAS KEEPING THOSE TWO WASH PLANTS

FED AND RUNNING 24/7.

♪♪

Narrator: AT DUNCAN CREEK.

RICK IS RUNNING MONSTER RED AT 300 YARDS AN HOUR,

BUT WITH SIX WEEKS LEFT OF HIS SEASON,

RICK'S PULLED IN JUST 265 OUNCES.

DESPITE RUNNING FLAT OUT,

THE GOLD ISN'T IMPROVING

AND RUNNING MONSTER RED

IS COSTING RICK MORE MONEY

THAN HE'S BRINGING IN.

I WAS GOING FARTHER IN THE RED JUST BY RUNNING THE PLANT.

YOU KNOW, THE NUMBERS JUST WEREN'T THERE.

IT'S [BLEEP].

WE'RE GRINDING AWAY ON THIS MEDIOCRE DIRT.

♪♪

JUST CANNOT AFFORD TO THROW MORE MONEY AT SOMETHING

THAT JUST HASN'T BEEN PAYING BACK ALL SEASON.

WITH HOW BAD THE GROUND WAS,

I WAS LOSING MONEY BY RUNNING THAT.

THAT GOES HOME WITH ME.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

I'VE GOT BILLS AT HOME

THAT I HAVE BECAUSE OF TRYING TO MINE,

AND I THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE THE END RIGHT THERE.

Fred: HEY, RICK. YOU GOT A MOMENT?

GENE AND MYSELF, WE HAVE A PLAN.

GENE AND FREDDY DECIDED TO GET A LITTLE MORE SCIENTIFIC

WITH THE DIRT WE WERE RUNNING.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS STUFF LIKE THIS.

YOU SEE ALL THE FLAT ROCKS ARE LAYING HORIZONTAL.

WELL, THIS HAS BEEN MILDLY REWORKED BY WATER.

SO WHAT THAT DOES IS RECONCENTRATE SOME MATERIAL.

IT ENRICHES IT.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT LIKE NATURE'S SLUICE BOX.

SO, THIS IS THE TYPE OF MATERIAL WE NEED TO TEST.

YEP.SO IF I CAN JUST RUN THAT

FOR AN HOUR, DO A CLEAN UP ON IT,

AND SEE WHAT KIND OF NUMBERS COME OUT OF IT.

AFTER THIS ONE-HOUR TEST,

IF THERE'S NOT A QUARTER OUNCE OF GOLD

IN EACH ONE OF THESE SLUICE RUNS.

I'M SHUTTING THEM DOWN. I'M GOING HOME.

IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

♪♪

THAT'S ONE RUN FROM HOW LONG?

ONE HOUR. EXACTLY ONE HOUR.

300 YARDS.

Rick: THERE'S A TON ON THE LINE FOR ME,

YOU KNOW, AT THAT POINT, WHERE I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

WHAT'S THE REAL ABSOLUTE RAMIFICATIONS

OF, YOU KNOW, LOSING EVERYTHING.

AND IT'S SCARY.

Freddy: OH!

EXACTLY HALF AN OUNCE.

[ SIGHS ]

THAT'S BETTER THAN YOU'VE BEEN DOING

A [BLEEP] OF A LOT BETTER.

AT THIS POINT, IF WE COULD BE PULLING

[BLEEP] 2 OUNCES AN HOUR...

...CHANGE A LOT OF THINGS.

BLOOD PRESSURE COME DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

[ CHUCKLES ]

THAT'S THE FIRST SMILE I'VE SEEN ON YOUR FACE TODAY.

[ CHUCKLES ]

THANKS SO MUCH, GUYS.

YOU'RE WELCOME, RICK.

WITH GENE AND FREDDY DOING WHAT THEY DID, YOU KNOW,

THEY MADE IT SO THAT IT WASN'T WORTH SHUTTING DOWN

AND, YOU KNOW,

PROBABLY SENDING ALL MY GUYS HOME

WITH NOTHING.

IT WENT FROM THAT TO, HEY, WE CAN MAKE THIS PROFITABLE,

AND IT REALLY TURNED THINGS AROUND.

♪♪

Narrator: TONY BEETS HAS ALL THREE KIDS

WITH THEIR OWN OPERATIONS

WORKING HARD TO SAVE

HIS MINING EMPIRE.

BUT AFTER THREE WEEKS OF RUNNING,

KEVIN'S OPERATION STRUGGLES.

THE STUFF WE'RE RUNNING HAS A LOT OF CLAY IN IT.

NO [BLEEP] WONDER WE'RE NOT GETTING

A LOT OF GOLD IN THE BOX.

[ SIGHS ] WE CAN HAVE A LOOK-SEE.

WE CAN PULL CLAY FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE.

YEAH.

Narrator: IN A LAST DITCH ATTEMPT

TO SAVE KEVIN'S OPERATION,

TONY HEADS OUT TO SEARCH FOR PAY DIRT

THAT HIS SHAKER DECK CAN HANDLE IN THE GULLY CUT.

WHAT THE [BLEEP]!

♪♪

UGH, [BLEEP].

HOLY [BLEEP]. OH, MY [BLEEP].

TONY, YOU SUNK HER GOOD, EH?

[ LAUGHTER ]

TONY'S PLAN --

USE THE 18-TON OSHKOSH

WITH ITS TWO 27 1/2 TON WINCHES

TO PULL THE EXCAVATOR FREE.

[ WHIRRING ]

♪♪

[ MEN SHOUTING ]

Narrator: AFTER TONY'S EPIC FAIL,

DAUGHTER MONICA TAKES OVER

AND BRINGS IN FRIEND LISA BIGRAS

IN THE D10 DOZER.

♪♪

Monica: LET'S GO!

♪♪

Monica: TRYING!

♪♪

[BLEEP] NAILED IT.

ALL YOU NEEDED WAS THE [BLEEP] BRIGADE ON IT, HUH?

-[ LAUGHS ] -YEAH.

[BLEEP] YOU.

Narrator: IN A DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO KEEP HIS OPERATION GOING,

KEVIN RUNS NEW PAY FROM THE GULLY CUT

HOPING FOR A BIG GOLD HAUL.

♪♪

Kevin: WELL, SHAKER DECK IS [BLEEP] DEAD.

DOESN'T WORK WITH ANY [BLEEP].

IT'S BEEN A [BLEEP] THIS YEAR FOR ME.

[BLEEP]!

♪♪

THIS IS IT, MAN. THIS IS THE FINAL PUSH.

Narrator: AT DUNCAN CREEK,

RICK HAS BEEN RUNNING HIGH-GRADE PAY FOR FIVE WEEKS.

SO WITH HIGH-GRADING THE PAY LIKE WE DID,

THAT WENT FROM, "WE'RE DONE BECAUSE THIS IS LOSING MONEY"

TO, "OKAY, WE CAN KEEP GOING

BECAUSE THIS IS ACTUALLY PROFITABLE AGAIN."

UNFORTUNATELY, AS YOU CAN SEE, MY PAY PILE IS KIND OF LOW.

Narrator: BUT RUNNING 300 YARDS AN HOUR,

RICK GETS THROUGH THE DUNCAN CREEK PAY

FASTER THAN EXPECTED.

BUT IT'S BEEN A LONG SEASON FOR THOSE GUYS

THAT HAVE NOT SEEN VERY GOOD GOLD.

I CERTAINLY DIDN'T COME HERE TO FAIL,

AND IF I DARE TRY AND CLEAN IT ANY MORE THAN THIS,

NOTHING'S LEFT IN HERE.

Narrator: GENE SCRAPES THE LAST OF THE PAY.

WE SCRAPED OFF AS GOOD AS YOU CAN.

-NOTHING'S LEFT. -ARE YOU SERIOUS?

WE'VE GOT NOTHING ELSE TO RUN?

♪♪

WE RAN OUT OF IT A LOT QUICKER BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT LESS,

WHICH IS FINE BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO BE

RUNNING THAT OTHER JUNK ANYWAYS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE RAN OUT,

AND WE STILL WEREN'T AT THE BREAK-EVEN POINT.

ALRIGHT, GUYS, LISTEN UP.

WRAP EVERYTHING UP. THERE'S NO OTHER GROUND TO RUN.

WE'RE DONE AT DUNCAN CREEK.

WE'RE GONNA SHUT DOWN.

♪♪

Zee: HERE IT IS, FOLKS.

THIS IS THE LAST BUCKET

OF PAY DIRT.

THERE'S NO SNOW ON THE GROUND, SO IT FEELS WRONG.

♪♪

THAT'S IT. THAT'S THE LAST BUCKET OF PAY DIRT

FROM DUNCAN CREEK.

WHAT A STRUGGLE IT'S BEEN.

WHEN THE REALIZATION SET IN,

YOU KNOW, THAT, "HEY, WE'RE NOT GONNA HIT OUR GOAL,"

I MEAN, THAT WAS TERRIBLE

IN GOLD MINING, FOR ME, I'VE NEVER HAD THAT.

SHUT HER DOWN.

AT THAT POINT WHERE I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

HOW DO I GET OUT OF HERE

WITH EVERYBODY TAKEN CARE OF,

AND ME STILL HAVING A HOUSE TO GO HOME TO.

♪♪

Narrator: THE YUKON WINTER STRIKES.

TONY BEETS IS SHUT DOWN

AND THE BEETS FAMILY GATHERS

FOR THEIR FINAL GOLD WEIGH.

♪♪

96.76.

2,259.36 -- THAT'S OUR TOTAL FOR THE SEASON.

WORTH OVER $3 MILLION,

$2 MILLION LESS THAN LAST YEAR,

BUT ENOUGH TO KEEP THE BEETS FAMILY IN BUSINESS.

Narrator: BUT WITH WATER LICENSES STILL AN ISSUE,

THE FUTURE IS FAR FROM SECURE

FOR THE KING OF THE KLONDIKE.

♪♪

Narrator: IN THE FINAL WEEK OF THE SEASON,

RICK THROWS A HAIL MARY

TO STAVE OFF FINANCIAL RUIN.

ALRIGHT, BOYS. LET'S GET THE GEAR BACK HERE.

LET'S GO!

[ HORNS BLARE ]

Narrator: AFTER MINDING OUT

ALL THE VIABLE PAY DIRT ON DUNCAN CREEK,

RICK HITS 5 MILES DOWN THE MOUNTAIN

TO GAMBLE ON A NEW PIECE OF GROUND.

I'M TELLING THESE GUYS, I'M LIKE, "THIS IS IT.

WE'RE GONNA GET HERE.

THIS IS HOW WE'RE GONNA GET TO OUR GOAL,

AND YOU GUYS ARE GOING HOME WITH GOLD.

IN MY HEAD, I'M GOING, "WELL,

THERE COULD BE NOTHING UNDERNEATH IT."

Narrator: RICK AND HIS CREW BATTLE WINTER ICE

TO KEEP THE PLANT RUNNING.

Rick: TURN IT UP.

[ ENGINE IDLING ]

♪♪

Rick: WHAT'S GOING ON, GENE?

IT JUST DIED?

Gene: PUMP'S FROZEN.

WELL, THE PUMP DIED.

PROBABLY JUST THE DIESEL FUEL GELLING UP IN THE PUMP.

IT'S JUST TOO COLD.

-YOU READY? -YEAH!

♪♪

[BLEEP] YOU, ICE!

OH! LOVE THAT SOUND!

LOVE IT!

Narrator: BUT AFTER RUNNING FOR THREE DAYS...

Rick: WASH PLANT'S JUST ONE BIG SHOWER, YOU KNOW,

AND SOON AS THAT WATER HITS THE COLD STEEL,

IT'S TRYING TO FREEZE.

NARRATOR: ...THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES

FINALLY SHUT THEM DOWN FOR THE SEASON.

THAT'S THE LAST BUCKET OF DIRT,

SO [BLEEP], I REALLY HOPE THE GOLD'S IN THE BOX

BECAUSE THAT'S IT.

WE'RE DONE.

YOU THINK THAT AT A CERTAIN POINT

THE RISK WOULD JUST KIND OF...

FADE AWAY.

[ RUMBLING ]

BUT THAT'S JUST NOT THE BUSINESS.

IT WAS JUST NERVE WRACKING RIGHT TO THE VERY END.

Narrator: RICK'S CHANCES OF BREAKING EVEN

AND PAYING HIS CREW A GOLD BONUS

NOW COME DOWN

TO THE FINAL GOLD WEIGHT.

IT WAS A HELL OF A GAMBLE TO GO, YOU KNOW...

DOWN THERE TO TROY'S.

THERE WAS A CALCULATED AMOUNT OF RECKLESSNESS THERE.

ALL WE NEEDED WAS 20 OUNCES TO HIT THAT BREAK-EVEN POINT.

BUT DOING WHAT WE DID

AT THE END,

AT TROY'S,

DID IT PAY OFF?

THE SEASON DID NOT GO AT ALL LIKE I PLANNED,

AT ALL LIKE I'D HOPED,

BUT WE STILL WERE AT OUR GOAL,

AND I STILL WASN'T GONNA BE ABLE TO GIVE MY GUYS GOLD.

AND I TOLD THEM THAT NO MATTER WHAT,

THEY WERE GOING HOME WITH GOLD.

SO I'M FEELING THAT PRESSURE.

KARLA, YOU GOT THAT?

Narrator: RICK NEEDS 20 OUNCES TO BREAK EVEN.

♪♪

67.09 OUNCES.

-[ LAUGHS ] -WOW!

-NO WAY! -YEAH!

Narrator: TAKING HIM TO A SEASON TOTAL

OF 547 OUNCES

WORTH $766,000.

AND THERE'S ONE LAST THING.

WELL, WE WENT OVER OUR GOAL BY 47 OUNCES.

♪♪

-OH, MAN. -THAT WAS FOR YOU GUYS.

-YEAH! -[ LAUGHS ]

Man: [BLEEP] YEAH, BUDDY.

-APPRECIATE IT. -YEAH, IT MEANS A LOT.

Rick: I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT YOU GUYS ALL STUCK WITH ME.

I GET TO SEND EVERYBODY HOME WITH SOME GOLD IN THEIR POCKETS.

RIGHT?

BRING IT IN HERE, FELLAS!

LET'S GET ONE LAST ONE!

[ ALL CHEERING ]

♪♪

Mitch: CHAOS DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: AT INDIAN RIVER,

PARKER AND HIS CREW WORK AROUND THE CLOCK TO MINE

OUT THE LAST OF HIS GROUND.

SO I JUST TURNED THE FEEDER RATE UP A BIT.

THAT'S THE NICE THING ABOUT THIS PLANT.

IT'S GOT SOME CAPACITY FOR WASHING ROCKS.

♪♪

Narrator: BUT WHEN HIS WATER LICENSE RUNS OUT AT MIDNIGHT,

PARKER'S SEASON IS OVER.

♪♪

LAST ONE OF THE YEAR.

Parker: OH, YEAH!

WHOO!

[ ALL CHEERING ]

YEAH! YES! YEAH!

WE'RE DONE!

THANK YOU ALL FOR STAYING IT LATE.

I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

-PARKER. -THANKS, GUYS.

ANY TIME, BUDDY.

Parker: WE HAD A REALLY ROUGH START,

AND IT LEFT US WITH NO ROOM FOR ERROR

THE REST OF THE YEAR.

AND IT'S KIND OF A MIRACLE

THAT WE'VE GOT THROUGH ALL THE GROUND.

BUT OVERALL,

HUGELY SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR US.

Narrator: PARKER SUCCEEDS IN MINING THREE YEARS OF GROUND

IN JUST ONE SEASON.

THE CREW GATHERS FOR THE FINAL GOLD WEIGH.

EVERY SEASON UP HERE IS A BIG CHALLENGE,

AND YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL THIS SEASON.

THAT PIECE OF GROUND WE BOUGHT

WAS A PRETTY BIG GAMBLE,

AND YOU GUYS MADE IT WORTHWHILE.

♪♪

Man: 100!

150!

COME ON! COME ON! COME ON! 250.

300.

401.8.

THAT MAKES OUR SEASON TOTAL...

7,223.

[ ALL CHEERING ]

WORTH $10 MILLION,

204 OUNCES SHORT OF LAST SEASON,

BUT BY MINING HIS OWN ROYALTY-FREE GROUND,

IT COSTS HIM LESS TO MINE,

AND HE BANKS AN EXTRA MILLION DOLLARS.

CHEERS TO ALL YOU GUYS. THANK YOU!

[ ALL CHEERING ]

♪♪

YEAH, IT WAS A GREAT SEASON, GREAT GUYS.

IN GOLD MINING, YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD

AS THE GROUP OF PEOPLE YOU HAVE,

AND WE'VE GOT THE BEST OF THE BEST.

♪♪

Narrator: ON THE ALL-NEW SEASON OF "GOLD RUSH"...

DON'T STOP FOR NOBODY.

A WORLD-WIDE CRISIS.

THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

IS DECLARING THE CORONAVIRUS A PANDEMIC.

Narrator: ...SHUTS MINERS OUT OF THE YUKON.

THE COUNTRY IS DENYING ENTRY TO ALMOST EVERYONE.

Narrator: ...BUT SETS THE STAGE

FOR THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME.

GOLD PRICES HIT A SEVEN-YEAR HIGH.

Narrator: GOLD REACHES A RECORD HIGH...

Man: YEAH!

...FUEL BOTTOMS OUT.

OIL PRICES HAVE TURNED NEGATIVE.

Narrator: THE PERFECT CONDITIONS FOR HUGE PROFIT.

Rick: DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN THIS.

A CHANCE FOR MODERN-DAY PIONEERS

TO DEFINE THEIR DESTINY.

THIS IS A LITTLE SLICE OF FREEDOM UP IN HERE.

BUT ONLY IF THEY CAN SURVIVE A SEASON LIKE NO OTHER.

[ ALL CHEERING ]

♪♪

Man: BEAUTIFUL!

♪♪

OH, MY GOD.

THAT'S WORTH SOME SERIOUS MONEY.

-ARE YOU WITH ME? -UGH!

I'VE EMPTIED EVERY PENNY I OWN ON THIS.

IT'S A DISASTER.

THIS IS THE BIGGEST RISK

I'VE TAKEN IN MY LIFE.

[ MEN SHOUTING ]

IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GO HOME, THEY CAN [BLEEP] GO HOME.

I'LL PACK MY [BLEEP] AND LEAVE RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP].

♪♪

-YEAH! -YEE-HAW!

LOOK AT THAT THING! [ LAUGHS ]

♪♪

YIKES!

WHOO! LET'S GET SOME GOLD, BOYS!

-HOLY SMOKES. -HELL, YEAH.

Man: $4.3 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD --

DEFINITELY A RECORD BREAKER.

THAT'S A [BLEEP] LOAD OF [BLEEP] GOLD.