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NARRATOR: ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...

WE'VE GOT ALL THIS PAY PILED UP.

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH IT IN A WEEK.

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RICK: THERE IS STILL GOLD IN THE GROUND, MAN,

AND THERE'S STILL TIME TO GET IT.

MAN: THIS FROZEN PAY IS CLOGGING THE FEEDER.

YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN. FIGURE IT OUT.

**** IT.

WHAT THE ****, MAN.

I'M ABOUT READY JUST TO WALK AWAY.

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[ LAUGHS ]

- GOOD TO SEE YOU. - IT'S YOUR LAND.

NANCY: YOU'VE PUT THE TIME IN IT. YOU'VE PUT THE MONEY IN IT,

AND YOU'RE GONNA STILL HAVE TO TRY TO WORK WITH HIM.

PARKER: HI, TONY.

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*GOLD RUSH* Season 09 Episode 19 Episode Title: "Cold War"

Sync corrections by srjanapala

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NANCY: [ LAUGHS ]

ROGER: WHAT'S GOING ON?

I SAW DOZER, BUT I DIDN'T SEE YOU.

THOUGHT I WAS GONNA DRIVE RIGHT BY YOU.

- HI, HONEY. - HI.

- OH. - HI, SON. - GOOD TO SEE YOU.

LONG RIDE WITH HIM.

- HEY, POPS. - HEY, DOZE! COME HERE!

HOW ARE YOU? I'M ALL RIGHT.

NARRATOR: AS THE END OF THE SEASON FAST APPROACHES,

PARKER'S PARENTS, ROGER AND NANCY SCHNABEL,

HAVE MADE THE 500-MILE TRIP FROM HAINES, ALASKA

TO CHECK UP ON THEIR YOUNGEST SON.

HOW WAS THE DRIVE?

YOU KNOW, IT WAS LONGER THAN NORMAL,

BUT GOOD FROM THE STANDPOINT YOUR MOM AND I

GOT ALONG REAL WELL. YOU ACTUALLY SPOKE?

- THAT'S... NO. - NO.

[ LAUGHTER ]

BUT YEAH, WHY DON'T WE GO LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON THIS SEASON.

- SURE. - GREAT.

WE'VE MOVED A LOT OF DIRT.

NARRATOR: PARKER HAS MINED 50 ACRES OF HIS MASSIVE 61-ACRE LAST CUT.

HE'S MOVED ENOUGH DIRT TO FILL 600 OLYMPIC SWIMMING POOLS.

- WOW. - VERY IMPRESSIVE, HUH?

NANCY: THIS IS NICE.

SO HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING OVER HERE, HONEY?

PARKER: WE STARTED RIGHT HERE LAST YEAR.

- WOW. - IT'S PRETTY EXCITING

ROGER: TO SEE THAT. I'LL TELL YOU.

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ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE DONE THIS YEAR?

PARKER: YEAH.

- PRETTY COOL, PARKER. - YEAH.

I MEAN, I BET WE MOVED DAMN NEAR A MILLION YARDS OF DIRT.

HOLY MACKEREL.

NARRATOR: PARKER IS JUST 300-OUNCES AWAY.

FROM ACHIEVING HIS RECORD-BREAKING

$7.2 MILLION GOAL.

BOY, WE'RE RIGHT ON THE DOOR AT 6,000 OUNCES.

PRETTY IMPRESSIVE, PARKER.

BUT THE PROBLEM THAT WE'VE GOT

IS THIS IS TONY'S GROUND,

AND, LIKE, PRETTY SOON HERE

WE'RE ON 25% ROYALTIES,

AND I REALLY DON'T LIKE IT.

AS SOON AS HE HITS 6,000 OUNCES,

A QUARTER OF PARKER'S GOLD GOES STRAIGHT TO LANDLORD TONY.

NANCY: WHAT I'M REALLY HAVING TROUBLE WITH.

IS YOU'RE GONNA PAY HIM TONS OF ROYALTY.

I MEAN, CAN YOU REALLY STOMACH THAT?

CAN YOU DO THAT?

BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT I COULD.

YEAH. I MEAN, IT REALLY SUCKS TO GET PUNISHED

FOR DOING BETTER, RIGHT?

I SEE.

YOU HAVE OTHER OPTIONS?

TO ME, THE ONLY PLACE TO TURN IS THE CLUSTER CUT

YOU KNOW, I PAID FOR THE GROUND.

LIKE, WE'VE GOT IT OPEN THIS YEAR.

THE ONLY THING STANDING IN THE WAY IS TONY BEETS.

WE'RE YUKON LANDOWNERS.

NARRATOR: PARKER SPENT A MILLION DOLLARS BUYING HIS OWN LAND.

NEXT TO TONY AND OPENING UP THE CLUSTER CUT.

THIS IS ROYALTY-FREE GROUND.

EVERY OUNCE WE FIND, WE KEEP.

NARRATOR: BUT AFTER HE FAILED TO GET PERMISSION.

FOR WATER AND ROAD ACCESS...

TONY BLOCKED HIM.

BUT, TONY, WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME RIGHT NOW

IS TO END MY MINING SEASON.

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IT'S YOUR LAND. YOU'VE PUT THE TIME IN IT.

YOU'VE PUT THE MONEY IN IT, AND YOU'RE GONNA STILL

HAVE TO TRY TO WORK WITH HIM ON THIS.

I MEAN, AS I SEE IT, YOU DON'T HAVE ANOTHER CHOICE.

YOU MAY NOT WANT TO. YOU MAY NOT LIKE IT,

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO DEAL WITH HIM.

AND THAT'S WHAT HE'S GONNA DO

IS PICK THE RIGHT TIME TO DO THAT.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS A RIGHT TIME.

I THINK THE TIME IS NOW, WHEN YOU NEED TO MOVE.

I MEAN, I DON'T THINK YOU CAN PUT IT OFF.

WAIT FOR HIM TO DIE.

THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK.

- NO, I... - BUT YEAH, I GET IT.

I MAY AS WELL JUST GO DOWN THERE AND TALK TO HIM.

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WE'VE GOT TO MINE THAT CLUSTER CUT THIS SEASON,

BUT TONY HOLDS ALL THE CARDS,

SO IT STILL HINGES COMPLETELY ON WHETHER TONY SAYS YES OR NO.

NARRATOR: PARKER'S SECOND WASH PLANT, BIG RED,

HAS RUN OUT OF PAY DIRT AND IS SITTING IDLE.

IF TONY AGREES, PARKER CAN MINE HIS OWN GROUND,

GROUND THAT COULD EVENTUALLY YIELD HIM

MILLIONS IN ROYALTY-FREE GOLD.

I'M JUST SCARED BECAUSE TONY IS JUST SUPER UNPREDICTABLE,

AND YOU GET HIM ON THE RIGHT DAY AND HE MIGHT BE IN A GREAT MOOD,

AND YOU GET HIM ON THE WRONG DAY

AND IT'S, YOU KNOW... IT CAN BE A DISASTER.

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PARKER: HI, TONY.

[♪♪]

WELL, I'VE COME TO TRY TO MAKE PEACE WITH YOU

SO THAT I CAN MINE THIS GROUND NEXT TO YOU, TONY.

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I DO HAVE A PILE OF MONEY IN THAT GROUND DOWN THERE.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE, LIKE,

PROBABLY SPENT A MILLION BUCKS DOWN THERE.

AND I JUST, YOU KNOW...

THE WAY THINGS HAVE GONE,

I HAVE NO ASSURANCES THAT, LIKE,

I'LL BE ABLE TO EVEN GET THAT MONEY BACK.

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RIGHT.

I APPRECIATE THAT, TONY.

I JUST NEED TO GET ACCESS SORTED OUT FIRST AND FOREMOST.

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OKAY.

YOU WANT IT COMPLETELY OFF YOUR PROPERTY ON THIS SIDE?

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL BUILD A ROAD BESIDE THIS CAMP.

ONE THING THAT I DO NEED FROM YOU IS,

I NEED WATER DOWN THERE.

IF YOU'LL HELP US WITH A WORKABLE SOLUTION

FOR A LITTLE SETTLING POND,

THERE'S NO REASON FOR IT NOT TO WORK OUT.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, TONY, I APPRECIATE IT.

THANKS, TONY.

HEY, MIND IF I TAKE A COUPLE COOKIES?

OH, YEAH.

[ TONY LAUGHS ]

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THAT FREEZE IS COMING, BOYS.

BEN: YEAH, THAT FREEZE IS COMING FOR SURE.

IT'S COLDER AND COLDER EVERY SINGLE DAY.

YOU KNOW, I'M BUNDLED UP IN THIS TRUCK,

AND I JUST CAN'T EVEN STAY WARM ENOUGH.

YEAH, I'M FREEZING MY BALLS OFF IN HERE.

YEAH, IT'S BEEN A PRETTY LONG, HARD SEASON ON US

AND THE EQUIPMENT.

REALLY SURPRISED NO ONE MURDERED ONE ANOTHER.

[ CHUCKLING ] THE SEASON IS NOT OVER YET, BEN.

[ LAUGHS ]

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NARRATOR: RICK NESS IS STILL 100 OUNCES SHORT.

OF HIS 1,000-OUNCE, $1.2 MILLION GOAL,

AND THE TEMPERATURES JUST DROPPED BELOW FREEZING.

THE WINTER COULD SHUT DOWN RICK AT ANY TIME.

THE BAD, BAD WEATHER IS ON IT'S WAY.

THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT, SO...

RICK: FROM HERE ON OUT, EVERYDAY IS GONNA BE A BATTLE,

BUT IF IT GETS ME TO THAT THOUSAND OUNCES

THAT I PROMISED MYSELF AND MY FRIENDS

THAT I WAS GONNA TO GET,

WELL, THAT'S A **** BATTLE I'M READY TO FIGHT.

NARRATOR: TO ACHIEVE HIS GOAL, RICK MUST RUN 24/7.

UNTIL WINTER FREEZES HIM OUT.

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IN THE UPSTREAM CUT, BEN RIPS THE FROZEN PAY...

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BEN: WE'RE ALL FIGHTING AGAINST MOTHER NATURE.

I'M RIPPING THIS GROUND,

AND IT'S FREEZING JUST AS FAST AS I'M RIPPING IT.

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THIS GROUND IS SO FROZEN

I CAN HARDLY GET THE TOOTH INTO THE GROUND HERE.

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NARRATOR: TERRY LOADS THE TRUCKS...

ALL RIGHT. THANKS, BUD.

WHILE ZEE HAULS THE GOLD-RICH PAY

TO THE WASH PLANT...

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WHERE RYAN KEEPS DURT REYNOLDS FED.

YEAH, IT'S BEEN A ROUGH MORNING SO FAR,

GETTING A LOT OF FROZEN PAY DIRT SENT UP.

I MEAN, IF YOU LOOK ON THE PILE, YOU CAN SEE THEM OVER THERE,

BIG FROZEN CHUNKS.

AND THAT'S GETTING HARD TO RUN THROUGH THE PLANT,

BUT WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MOVE

AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO REACH OUR GOAL.

SO THEY'LL JUST KEEP FIGHTING.

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[ BANGING ]

**** ME. REALLY?

TERRY, YOU GOT A COPY? YEAH. GO AHEAD, RYAN.

THIS FROZEN PAY IS CLOGGING THE FEEDER.

EITHER WE QUIT RUNNING FROZEN PAY OR...

WELL, THAT'S OUR ONLY OPTION.

TERRY: YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN. FIGURE IT OUT.

WELL, THEN DON'T WORRY ABOUT ****.

[ BANGING CONTINUES ]

**** JUNK.

AH, ****.

CLOGGED WITH FROZEN **** PAY DIRT.

[ MACHINE POWERS DOWN ]

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THEY KEEP SENDING FROZEN PAY UP,

EXPECTING ME TO RUN IT, BUT THIS IS THE RESULT.

[♪♪]

**** THIS IS ****.

[ SIGHS ]

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TRY TO DO?

I SAY GET RICK OVER HERE WITH THE EXCAVATOR.

HEY, RICK, DO YOU HAVE A COPY? RICK?

HEY, OUR BOX UP HERE IS FROZEN.

YOU THINK YOU COULD BRING YOUR MACHINE OVER HERE

AND MAYBE GIVE US A HAND?

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NARRATOR: RICK BRINGS IN THE 460 TO UNBLOCK THE HOPPER FEEDER.

[♪♪]

IS IT JUST FROZE UP HIGH?

YES, BIG CHUNKS IN HERE, AND IT'S FROZEN UP HIGH.

ROGER THAT.

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THE HOPPER IS BLOCKING UP

'CAUSE WE'RE PUTTING BIG CHUNKS THROUGH IT,

SO I'M TRYING TO SEE IF I CAN GET IN HERE

WITH THE EXCAVATOR BUCKET AND BREAK IT UP A BIT

'CAUSE I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO GO IN THERE

WITH HAND SHOVELS.

[ MACHINE WHIRRING ]

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[♪♪]

ALL RIGHT. IS THE BELT VISIBLE?

RYAN: YEAH.

OH, ****.

MAN: HUH? WHAT'S THE MATTER?

THAT **** BELT.

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- **** - WHAT'S UP?

THAT BELT **** HIT THE SEAM.

SHUT HER DOWN! [ MACHINE POWERS DOWN ]

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[♪♪]

- OH, ****. - WHAT'S UP?

THAT **** BELT.

AH, ****.

THAT BELT **** HIT THE SEAM.

RICK: AH, **** ****.

NARRATOR: A BELT TEAR THIS LATE IN THE SEASON.

COULD SPELL DISASTER FOR RICK AND THE MILWAUKEE BOYS.

RICK: IT AIN'T LOOKING GREAT.

YEAH. IT'S PEELED UP IN THE MIDDLE.

NOT **** IDEAL.

I SUPPOSE IT SNAGGED A CHUNK OF THAT FROZEN ****

AND SPLIT IT.

[ SIGHS ]

THE SEAM OF THE BELT IS HELD TOGETHER BY CLIPS,

AND THE CLIPS ARE WORN OUT, AND A FEW HAVE LET LOOSE,

BUT WE CAN'T RUN IT LIKE THAT, AND I DON'T HAVE ANY NEW CLIPS,

SO I'M JUST GONNA GO TRY AND FIND SOME,

AND HOPEFULLY IT'S A QUICK REPAIR.

[ ENGINE REVS ]

NARRATOR: RICK LEAVES RYAN AND MECHANIC CARL...

- UH-OH. - WE'RE GONNA BE ****

TO REMOVE THE OLD BELT CLIPS.

WE'RE GONNA BE DRILLING THEM ALL OUT, BUDDY.

I HATE TO SAY IT.

NOW IT'S GONNA BE SLOW.

- WE'LL DO SOME TANDEM DRILLING. - YEAH.

EVERY HOUR THE WASH PLANT IS DOWN COSTS RICK

UP TO $1,000 IN LOST GOLD.

DRILLING THEM OUT SUCKS MY ASS.

IT'LL BE THE HARD WAY.

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[ LAUGHS ]

[♪♪]

THREE HOURS LATER...

YOU DON'T EVEN WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY GUYS' I **** ****

TO GET THESE. WHAT'D YOU DO?

- [ LAUGHS ] - WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE AT?

I WENT TO THE NEIGHBOR.

IT'S ALL HERE, BRO. ****

YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, RICK. YEAH.

NO, I RAN TO THE CLOSEST NEIGHBOR

THAT I KNEW HAD CONVEYORS AND, YOU KNOW, IT TURNS OUT,

IF YOU'RE NOT KNOWN FOR BEING AN **** OUT HERE,

PEOPLE ARE HAPPY TO HELP YOU.

[♪♪]

NARRATOR: IT'S COST RICK FIVE HOURS AND $5,000 IN LOST GOLD.

TO COMPLETE THE BELT FIX.

CARL: THAT'S GOOD. GOOD ENOUGH.

YOU SEE, WE GOT THE BELT FIXED NOW,

SO WE'RE READY TO RUN DIRT THROUGH THE PLANT.

SO WE'RE GONNA FIRE IT UP, THROW SOME WATER AT IT,

AND WE'RE GOOD TO GO FOR THE NIGHT.

START IT UP.

[ MACHINE WHIRRING ]

NARRATOR: IT'S TIME TO PUT THE BELT FIX TO THE TEST.

- READY WHEN YOU ARE. - COPY.

[♪♪]

RICK: YOU KNOW, THE PAY DIRT IS ALL FROZEN.

IT'S COMING OUT IN BIG CHUNKS, AND IT'S JUST BEEN A FIGHT

TO GET IT THROUGH THE PLANT,

BUT IF IT'S RUNNABLE, WE GOT TO RUN IT.

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RYAN: WHOO! IT'S WORKING GOOD NOW.

RICK: OH, THANK ****.

I GOT **** WORRIED THERE FOR A SECOND.

- [ CHUCKLING ] YEAH. - [ LAUGHS ]

I'M BEAT.

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[♪♪]

KEVIN: COPY.

ON THE WAY.

NARRATOR: AT THE START OF THE SEASON, TONY HAD TWO GOALS...

RIGHT THERE TO THE LEFT.

REBUILD DREDGE NUMBER TWO

AND BEAT PARKER TO 6,000 OUNCES.

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BUT WITH WINTER ABOUT TO HIT AND A FULL 2,000 SHORT,

TONY HAS RUN OUT OF TIME.

- HEY. - WHAT'S UP, TONY?

HE MAY NOT HAVE HIT HIS GOAL,

BUT WITH NEARLY $5 MILLION IN THE BANK,

TONY HAS MINED MORE GOLD THAN LAST SEASON

AND HAS ALREADY COVERED HIS COSTS FOR THE YEAR.

OKAY, BUT WE'VE GOT TWO MASSIVE STOCKPILES.

I GOT ONE AT THE SHAKER DECK.

KEVIN HAS GOT ONE AT THE PEARSON BOX,

AND THEN WE CAN STILL GET A COUPLE OUNCES

BEFORE THE SEASON IS OVER, ENDING EVERYTHING.

BUT WE DID JUST GET THE PEARSON BOX TUNED IN.

WHY NOT JUST **** PUT IT THROUGH?

YEAH, ROCK **** HARD.

OKAY. HOW ABOUT THIS? WE'VE GOT ALL THIS PAY PILED UP.

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH IT IN A WEEK.

SO JUST GIVE US THAT.

THE PLANTS ARE FINALLY RUNNING WELL,

SAND WE'LL SMASH IT.

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I'LL NEED TWO PEOPLE.

SAME THING.

SAME THING.

EASY PEASY, THEY'RE ALL YOURS.

YEP.

- WORKS FOR ME. - YEAH.

SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN. OKAY.

FIRE IT UP!

NARRATOR: TONY GIVES KEVIN AND MONICA JUST ONE WEEK TO SLUICE.

THEIR GOLD-RICH STOCKPILES BEFORE HE SHUTS THEM DOWN

AND SECURES THEIR FUTURE IN THE KLONDIKE

BY MOVING EVERYONE ONTO THE DREDGE TWO REBUILD.

[♪♪]

EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD TO ME.

[♪♪]

HEY, RUBY. DO YOU COPY? YEP.

DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A SCOOP OF THE STUFF ON THE STOCKPILE?

WE GOT A WEEK **** KILL IT.

JUST THROW IT IN THERE AS FAST AS YOU CAN.

[♪♪]

NARRATOR: MONICA'S OLD FRIEND, RUBY, WILL LOAD THE PLANT.

LUCKILY, MONICA AND KEVIN

HAVE CONVINCED TONY... [ ENGINE SPUTTERS ]

TO LET US HAVE ONE MORE WEEK

OF SLUICING. [ ENGINE STALLS ]

OOH.

THAT'S NOT A GOOD SOUND. [ CHUCKLES ]

MONICA: WHAT WAS THAT?

LET ME SEE IF I CAN START THIS **** THING FIRST.

[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]

[ ENGINE GRINDING ]

SHE'S **** COLD.

[ CHUCKLES ]

[♪♪]

NARRATOR: WHILE RUBY AND MONICA RUN THE WASH PLANT FLAT OUT...

[♪♪]

RIGHT NOW, WE ARE FIRING UP THE PEARSON BOX.

WATCH YOUR EARS. [ ENGINE STARTS ]

KEVIN FIRES UP HIS 40-YEAR-OLD PEARSON BOX.

[♪♪]

YOU HAVE THE **** MATERIAL HERE.

LET'S JUST **** RUN IT.

[♪♪]

WE'RE GONNA KICK SOME ASS.

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[♪♪]

[♪♪]

PARKER: I HAD A MEETING WITH TONY,

AND, LIKE, HE'S COOL WITH EVERYTHING.

HE JUST DOESN'T WANT US DRIVING THROUGH HIS CAMP

OR ON HIS GROUND.

ROGER: SO THIS IS THE PROBLEM. THIS IS WHY.

YOU'RE DRIVING THROUGH HERE? RIGHT.

NARRATOR: TO PERSUADE TONY TO ALLOW HIM TO MINE HIS OWN GROUND,

PARKER AGREED TO BUILD AN ACCESS ROAD

THAT AVOIDS TONY'S CAMP, AND HE'S BRINGING IN AN EXPERT.

SO WHAT ARE WE DOING?

WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT GOING AND BUILDING A ROAD.

[♪♪]

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

PARKER'S FATHER, ROGER, HAS 40-YEARS EXPERIENCE

BUILDING ROADS ALL OVER ALASKA.

SO...

THIS IS EUREKA CREEK.

WE'RE PARKED, LIKE, RIGHT THERE.

I'M WITH YOU.

AND WE WANT TO GET TO HERE, RIGHT?

- YEAH. - WHAT IS THAT DISTANCE

FROM HERE TO WHERE WE ARE STANDING?

THAT'S NOT THAT FAR.

- 1,800. - 1,800 FEET?

- YEAH. - OKAY.

- YEAH. - NOW, THAT MATERIAL, THOUGH,

ROGER: THAT'S ALREADY BEEN WASHED ALREADY.

- YEAH. - SO IT'S REALLY GOOD FILL.

PARKER: YEAH, 'CAUSE WE NEED GRAVEL FOR THIS ROAD HERE.

RIGHT.

YOU GOT A D8. PERFECT.

YOU GOT A GREAT SPREAD CAT.

THEN, AS FAR AS THE LOADING,

YOU COULD USE AN EXCAVATOR, YOU KNOW?

YOU'VE GOT ALL THE ESSENTIALS THAT YOU NEED TO DO IT.

THIS IS CLASSIC, EASY ROAD BUILDING.

NARRATOR: AT THE START OF THE SEASON, PARKER SPENT $500,000.

OPENING UP THE CLUSTER CUT,

BUT ANNOYED TONY BY USING THE ACCESS ROAD THROUGH HIS CAMP.

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PARKER WILL BUILD A MILE-LONG ROAD,

WITH THE HELP OF HIS ROAD-BUILDING FATHER,

THAT BYPASSES TONY'S CAMP.

IT WILL CUT THROUGH A PREVIOUSLY MINED-OUT SECTION

OF PARKER'S GROUND,

ALLOWING HIM TO DIRECTLY ACCESS THE CLUSTER CUT,

WHERE HE PLANS TO MINE.

THE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE IS TIME.

I MEAN, I RECKON THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT

AT LEAST 8 TO 10 DAYS. NO WAY.

GOSH, PARKER, YOU CAN MOVE 2,000 YARDS A DAY, EASY.

THIS IS, LIKE, A 4 OR 5-DAY STINT.

COULD YOU HELP US GET STARTED?

I'D LOVE TO. IT'S WHAT I DO.

IT'S MY LIFE. I BUILD ROAD.

[ LAUGHS ] LET'S BUILD A ROAD THEN.

LET'S DO IT.

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ROGER USES THE 460 EXCAVATOR

TO LAY OUT TAILINGS IN FRONT OF PARKER...

[♪♪]

WHO DOZES AND COMPACTS THE MATERIAL

IN THE 40-TON D8 TO FORM HIS NEW ROAD.

[♪♪]

ROGER: PARKER WAS FACED WITH HAVING TO DEAL WITH A PROBLEM.

THAT TONY BEETS CREATED FOR HIM,

AND THE TREATMENT THAT HE'S RECEIVED FROM TONY,

I JUST CAN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND,

BUT I'M NOT ABOUT TO GO OUT AND PUNCH TONY BEETS IN THE NOSE

BECAUSE OF THE WAY HE'S TREATING MY SON.

BUT OBVIOUSLY IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO

TO HELP HIM, AS A FATHER, I WANT TO DO THAT.

WILL WE EVER BE FRIENDS?

I DON'T KNOW. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS

ABOUT TONY I REALLY DO LIKE,

AND, YOU KNOW, AS MUCH AS HIM AND I BUTT HEADS,

I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK OUT.

BUT I'VE GOT A LOT OF ROAD TO BUILD,

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE QUITE THE CHALLENGE

TO MAKE THIS ALL WORK.

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[ LOUD CLANG ]

****.

I LOST A TOOTH.

[♪♪]

HEY, PARKER, MY BUDDY. WHAT'S THAT?

CAN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS?

[ MACHINE WHIRRING ]

[ MACHINE POWERS DOWN ]

YOU SEE YOUR TOOTH UP ON THE BANK UP THERE?

- YEAH. - WELL, THE PROBLEM IS...

I REALLY WASN'T DIGGING IT THAT HARD, YOU KNOW?

WELL, YOU RIPPED A BUCKET APART.

[ LAUGHS ] THAT'S A BUNCH OF CRAP.

COME ON, I JUST STARTED OUT.

YEAH, EXACTLY.

I KNOW WHAT THOSE TEETH CAN TAKE.

I MEAN, I'M USED TO THIS, SO...

[ LAUGHING ] YEAH.

"I KNOW WHAT THE MACHINE CAN HANDLE, AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S BROKEN,

I DIDN'T BREAK IT." [ LAUGHS ]

RIGHT ON. OKAY, I'M GUILTY.

HOW'S THAT? THAT MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER?

IT BETTER NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

[ LAUGHS ]

[♪♪]

[ LOUD CLANGING ]

[♪♪]

- AT EUREKA CREEK... - GET THAT PIPE.

JUAN: WE'LL WELD IT ON THIS SPOT RIGHT HERE, CODY.

- HERE? - THAT'S WHERE I WANT IT.

- TO THERE. - YEP.

NARRATOR: TONY BEETS IS INTO PROFIT AFTER MINING.

OVER 4,000 OUNCES WORTH $4.8 MILLION.

NOW HE AND JUAN ARE HARD AT WORK,

REBUILDING DREDGE NUMBER TWO...

[♪♪]

WHILE MONICA RUNS HER WASH PLANT

AT 200 YARDS AN HOUR.

LOVE IT, RUBY. YOU'RE DOING GOOD.

[♪♪]

OH, FOR **** SAKES.

MONICA? YOU GOT A COPY?

I GOT A BIG ROCK STUCK, AND IT WON'T GO DOWN.

****. SHUT IT OFF!

[♪♪]

[♪♪]

[♪♪]

BALLS.

NARRATOR: TONY GAVE MONICA JUST ONE WEEK.

AND A MAXIMUM OF TWO CREW MEMBERS

TO SLUICE HER STOCKPILE OF PAY DIRT...

- KEVIN? - THIS IS KEVIN.

WE GOT A BIG **** ROCK STUCK RIGHT ON OUR CONVEYOR.

YOU WANT TO COME DOWN AND HELP?

ON MY WAY.

BUT A LARGE ROCK STUCK

AT THE TOP OF HER FEEDER CONVEYOR HAS SHUT HER DOWN.

WE JUST GOT BACK UP AND **** RUNNING,

BUT IT LOOKS LIKE I GOT A HUGE ROCK

STUCK UP ON OUR CONVEYOR.

WE GOT DIRT EVERYWHERE.

**** ****

NARRATOR: EVERY HOUR HER PLANT IS DOWN.

COSTS MONICA $1,800 IN LOST GOLD.

[♪♪]

YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB, SO THANKS, BRO.

WHOA.

OH, MY ****.

HEY, KEVIN.

THERE'S A HOLE IN THE BELT.

YEAH.

OH...

****.

**** BELTS.

JUAN, DO YOU COPY? JUAN.

I THINK MY BELT MIGHT BE SPLIT.

NARRATOR: BY TAKING MECHANIC JUAN IBARRA.

AWAY FROM BUILDING DREDGE NUMBER TWO,

MONICA IS BREAKING HER PROMISE TO TONY.

SO WHAT HAPPENED?

****

- HOW BAD IS IT? DOES IT... - UH, **** BAD.

OH, ****.

SPLIT THE BELT ALL THE WAY DOWN.

YEAH.

WE GOT A TORN BELT ON THAT FEEDER,

SO WE GOT TO PUT THE NEW BELT ON.

WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS WE'RE GONNA CUT THIS BELT,

PUT A COUPLE HOLES IN IT, AND THEN WE'LL USE THE CLIPS

THAT WE ACTUALLY USE TO FASTEN THE BELT TOGETHER.

WE'LL USE THOSE CLIPS TO FASTEN THE OLD BELT TO THE NEW BELT,

AND THEN WE'LL USE THE EXCAVATOR TO PULL THE OLD BELT,

AND AS IT STARTS PULLING THE OLD BELT OUT OF THE BOTTOM,

IT WILL PULL THE NEW BELT THROUGH THE BACK

OF THE TAIL PULLEY AND OUT.

NARRATOR: JUAN'S PLAN... CUT THE OLD BELT IN HALF.

AND ATTACH IT TO THE NEW BELT.

MONICA WILL THEN USE THE EXCAVATOR

TO PULL THE OLD BELT OUT FROM BENEATH THE CONVEYOR,

WHICH WILL DRAG THE NEW BELT INTO PLACE.

THEY CAN THEN DETACH AND REMOVE THE OLD BELT,

THEN LIFT THE LAST OF THE NEW BELT OVER THE FRONT PULLEY

AND USE A SET OF CLIPS TO JOIN BOTH ENDS TOGETHER.

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JUAN: GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. I'M READY TO PULL THROUGH.

PERFECT.

NOW THE NEW BELT IS ATTACHED...

- WE ALL CLEAR? - CLEAR.

YOU'RE GOOD.

OKAY. [ GEARSHIFT CLICKS ]

NARRATOR: MONICA USES THE EXCAVATOR TO PULL OUT THE OLD ONE.

[♪♪]

JUAN: AND THE NEW BELT IS ALREADY STARTING TO FEED THROUGH, IS IT?-YEAH.

KEEP GOING.

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THERE'S THE PIECE WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

OH, THAT'S SO NICE.

PERFECT.

RIGHT ON.

WE GOT IT IN PLACE. ALL WE GOT TO DO IS GET IT,

MADE IT UP, CUT IT, COUPLE IT, HUH?

KEVIN: PIECE OF CAKE.

HEY, TONY.

NOT WORTH A ****.

WE'RE DOING THE BELT ON THE SHAKER DECK.

YEP.

SINCE ABOUT 4:35.

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MM, BACON.

NARRATOR: AT EUREKA CREEK, BRENNAN HAS TAKEN OVER.

BUILDING THE ACCESS ROAD ON PARKER'S NEW GROUND.

DAY TWO HERE. WE'RE MOVING BACK DOWN TO THE CLUSTER CUT.

SO, THAT'S A GOOD FEELING.

I'LL BE DOWN HERE GETTING SOME ROADS PUT IN.

GET TO THE BACK HALF OF THE CLAIM,

WHICH IS WHERE WE NEED TO SET UP TO MINE.

[♪♪]

IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.

THANKS FOR COMING UP. ROGER HAS HELPED PARKER

NARRATOR: BUILD HALF HIS ACCESS ROAD.

NOW, HE NEEDS TO HEAD BACK, ALONG WITH NANCY,

TO HIS OWN ROAD-BUILDING BUSINESS IN ALASKA.

- LOVE YOU. - LOVE YOU.

- YOU KNOW IT. - EAT SOME FOOD.

THANKS, DAD, FOR THE HELP.

- PARKER, IT'S MY PLEASURE. - I LOVE YOU.

- I LOVE YOU, TOO. - [ LAUGHS ]

- BE SAFE. - SEE YOU, SON.

NANCY: I DON'T LIKE LEAVING HIM.

- HE'LL BE FINE. - HE'LL BE FINE.

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

PARKER: IT'S EXTRA NICE THIS YEAR TO SEE THE FOLKS.

AND GET SOME OF THAT WISDOM FROM THEM.

[♪♪]

SADLY, THEY CAN'T STAY TOO LONG,

BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALWAYS HERE IN SPIRIT.

[♪♪]

BRENNAN: PARKER, YOU GOT A COPY?

- YEAH. - HEY, BUDDY.

I THINK YOU BETTER GET OVER HERE AND CHECK THIS OUT.

THERE'S LIKE A VIRGIN CHUNK THAT'S LEFT.

WHAT THE ****.

[♪♪]

THINK THAT'S ORIGINAL?

NOT A BAD-LOOKING BEDROCK.

LIKE, LOOK AT THAT ROCK.

THAT SEEMS QUITE ORIGINAL TO ME.

SHOULD WE DO A QUICK PAN?

- ALL RIGHT. - YEAH.

LET'S DO ONE.

[♪♪]

THIS HASN'T BEEN MINED, I DON'T THINK.

NARRATOR: BRENNAN AND PARKER HAVE JUST DISCOVERED VIRGIN GROUND.

IN A SECTION OF PARKER'S LAND

THEY BELIEVED HAD ALREADY BEEN MINED OUT,

SO PARKER TESTS IT TO SEE IF IT'S ON THE PAY STREAK.

[♪♪]

IS THERE GOLD IN THEM THERE STREETS, BOSS?

PARKER: OH, BOY.

OH, ****.

HOLY ****.

[ LAUGHS ]

- OF COURSE. - THERE'S LIKE **** 15 COLORS THERE.

**** WONDER HOW MANY YOU JUST THREW IN THAT ROAD.

- PAVING THE ROADS WITH GOLD. - YEP.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT COMPLICATES THINGS A FAIR BIT.

HOW DO YOU BUILD A ROAD WHEN ****

FIRST THING YOU DO IS FIND A BUNCH OF PAY?

BUT THIS **** HAS NOT BEEN MINED.

I MEAN, THERE'S... I WONDER IF IT'S...

THAT WOULD BE A GOOD PAN ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.

**** NUTS.

[ SNIFFS ]

HOW THE **** DO WE HANDLE THIS NOW?

NARRATOR: PARKER'S DILEMMA...

CONTINUE BUILDING ANOTHER HALF-MILE OF ROAD

ON GOLD-RICH PAY,

OR MAKE A QUICK BUCK BY MINING THIS NEW BANK

THAT'S RICH IN GOLD.

ALL RIGHT. YOU HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR MIND-SET NOW TO...

YOU'RE, LIKE, STRIPPING THE PAY.

- YEAH. - NOT BUILDING A ROAD NO MORE.

- NO. - 'CAUSE THAT'S PAY.

WE'LL STRIP A CUT OVER THERE IN THAT BANK TO GET US MORE PAY.

BRENNAN: OKAY, BOSS. I'LL CALL IT THE BANK CUT, THEN.

I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THERE'S QUITE A...

I MEAN, IT'S GONNA BE NARROW,

BUT I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THERE'S QUITE A STRIP HERE.

NARRATOR: THE BANK CUT WILL BE PARKER'S.

FIRST FULL-SCALE OPERATION ON HIS OWN KLONDIKE CLAIM.

[♪♪]

I'M A LITTLE BIT EXCITED.

- YEAH, ME, TOO... - JUST A LITTLE.

'CAUSE IT'S THAWED AND IT'S EASY.

THERE'S GOLD FROM HERE TO ETERNITY.

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[♪♪]

RICK: WELCOME AGAIN, EVERYBODY,

TO YOUR FAVORITE TIME OF THE WEEK.

WE GOT THE GOLD DOWN, RIGHT?

- ALL RIGHT. - OH, YEAH.

NARRATOR: RICK HAS HAD A TOUGH WEEK...

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

AND TO BE ON TRACK FOR HIS 1,000-OUNCE GOLD...

ALL RIGHT. SHALL WE WEIGH IT UP?

THIS GOLD WEIGH NEEDS TO PRODUCE AT LEAST 34 OUNCES.

WE GOT 5, 10, 15, 25, 30.

WE'RE OVER 40.

[ TAPPING BOWL ]

43.52.

ALL RIGHT. [ APPLAUSE ]

NARRATOR: WORTH OVER $50,000.

RICK: IT'S NOT AWFUL CONSIDERING HOW MANY TIMES.

RYAN HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THAT HOPPER.

I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN START/STOP

ALL **** WEEK, RIGHT?

- YEAH. - YEAH, THAT'S TRUE.

AND RYAN NEVER LET US FORGET IT.

YEP. I COMPLAINED THE WHOLE TIME.

[ LAUGHTER ]

NARRATOR: WITH 940 OUNCES IN THE BANK,

RICK IS WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF HIS GOAL.

- WE'RE IN THE NINES, BOYS. - NICE.

60 OUNCES OF GOLD.

- IT'S DOABLE. - YEAH. WE'RE CLOSE, MAN.

WE'RE REALLY **** CLOSE, BUT IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH.

THIS IS GONNA BE THE HARDEST GOLD WE GET ALL SEASON.

- IT'S GONNA BE MISERABLE. - IT'S GONNA BE MISERABLE.

GUYS, YOU WANT TO CHEERS TO BEING MISERABLE

FOR A BIT LONGER? COME ON, LET'S GO!

- LET'S GET MISERABLE! - LET'S GO!

- CHEERS TO BEING MISERABLE. - TO BEING MISERABLE

BUT **** WINNING.

- YEAH. - ONE, TWO, THREE...

ALL: READY!

[♪♪]

JUAN: I'M NOT GONNA LIE. MY HANDS ARE GETTING KIND OF COLD.

NARRATOR: AS WINTER STARTS TO BITE...

WARM THEM UP, MAN.

JUAN HAS FOUND AN INGENIOUS WAY TO PREVENT FROSTBITE.

WHEN YOU CAN'T TURN UP THE HEAT OUTSIDE,

JUST GET YOUR TORCH OUT AND WARM YOUR HANDS UP.

YOU'LL BE GOOD TO GO.

OH, YEAH. BEAUTIFUL.

I CAN FEEL THEM AGAIN.

[ BLOWTORCH BLOWING ]

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NARRATOR: TONY HAS SHUT DOWN HIS LAST TWO WASH PLANTS AT EUREKA CREEK...

MINNIE: HI, KIDS.

SO THE BEETS FAMILY GATHERS

FOR THEIR FINAL GOLD WEIGH OF THE YEAR.

SO THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF SLUICING, EH?

YEAH. WE DID KIND OF A **** WEEK.

WHEN EVERYTHING GOES **** BOOM.

YEAH. **** ROCKS, MAN.

- **** BELTS, MAN. - THE WHOLE THING WENT...

- ALL RIGHT. - ALL RIGHT.

NARRATOR: FIRST UP, MONICA'S WASH PLANT.

5...

10, 15, 20,

25, 30, 50, 60, 70,

80, 100, 110,

120, 180, 190.

200.

207.58.

WORTH $250,000.

NEXT UP, KEVIN'S PEARSON BOX.

[♪♪]

20, 50,

80, 100, 110,

130,

160.

165.28.

WORTH ALMOST $200,000.

OUR TOTAL FOR THIS WEEK IS 372.86,

AND OUR TOTAL FOR THE YEAR IS 4,397 OUNCES.

NARRATOR: 1,6000 OUNCES SHORT.

OF HIS 6,000-OUNCE SEASON GOAL,

AND TONY HAS FAILED TO BEAT HIS RIVAL, PARKER.

BUT WITH $5.3 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD,

HE'S SET A NEW PERSONAL BEST AT EUREKA CREEK.

WE DIDN'T GET TO 6,000,

BUT THAT NEVER REALLY WAS MY MAIN GOAL.

MY MAIN GOAL WAS GETTING THE DREDGE HERE.

TONY CAN NOW FOCUS EVERYTHING ON HIS FUTURE PROFITS.

[♪♪]

COOL.

[♪♪]

[♪♪]

HEY, JUNIOR. DEAN.

HEY. HOW'S IT GOING? HOLY MACKEREL.

NARRATOR: WHILE TONY LOOKS TO THE FUTURE,

PARKER IS RACING TOWARDS A MONSTER FINISH.

WITH ONLY SLUICIFER RUNNING UNDER FOREMAN DEAN,

HE'S JUST 294 OUNCES SHORT OF HIS 6,000-OUNCE,

$7.2 MILLION SEASON.

WANT TO THROW IT ON THE SCALE AND SEE HOW CLOSE WE GET?

DEAN: LET'S DO IT.

OH, DON'T DROP THAT ONE.

ALL RIGHT.

HOLY ****. THAT'S BIG.

50, 80,

130, 160,

300, 320, 340...

HOLY ****.

369.

3... WHAT THE...

402.

[ TAPPING BOWL ]

404.6. OOH.

NARRATOR: $485,000 WORTH OF GOLD,

PARKER AND HIS CREW HAVE SMASHED THEIR 6,000-OUNCE SEASON GOAL.

GOOD JOB, DEAN-O. THAT'S AWESOME, BUDDY.

- YEP. GOOD JOB, MAN. - THAT TOOK US OVER 6,000

BY QUITE A BIT. YEAH.

NARRATOR: PARKER HAS A MASSIVE $7.3 MILLION.

6,000 OUNCES.

6,110 OUNCES.

- PERFECT. - GOOD JOB, KIDDO.

YOU PULLED IT OFF, ALL YOU GUYS.

WELL DONE, GUYS.

GOOD JOB, DEAN. THANKS.

LIKE, EVERYBODY IS JUST KILLING IT.

SO WE GONNA SHUT SLUICIFER HOME AND JUST CALL IT QUITS?

SHUT SLUICIFER HOME?

[ STAMMERS ]

DOUMITT. DOUMITT.

YOU'RE JUST ALWAYS SO EAGER TO GET YOUR WORDS OUT.

COME ON, I JUST TRY TO GET CAUGHT UP.

YOU'RE TURNING INTO MY GRANDPA.

[ LAUGHTER ]

- THANK YOU. - YOU KNOW, HE WAS GOING DEAF...

THAT WAS ONE OF THE BEST COMPLIMENTS

I'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME.

[ BURPS ]

SMARTEST THING YOU SAID ALL DAY.

[ MAN LAUGHS ]

WE'RE SCRAPING THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL, BUDDY.

[ CRASH ] OH, ****.

NARRATOR: ON THE NEXT "GOLD RUSH"...

MAN: BEN THREW HIS TRUCK. CAMERA, WE NEED A CAMERA.

WELCOME BACK. YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS,

BUT WE'RE MOVING BIG RED DOWN TO THE GROUND WE BOUGHT.

I'VE HAULED SOME STUPID STUFF BEFORE, BUT THIS IS...

HOLY ****. [ CRASH ]

OKAY, MIKE. SWING IT. SWING IT IN, MIKE.

I DON'T **** SEE HIM SEE!

QUIT **** POINTING!

[ CRASH ]

WHAT A CIRCUS.

DID YOU GET THAT?