Narrator: NOW ON "BERING SEA GOLD"...
Shawn: MEGA DREDGE IS GONNA GET ME
MORE GOLD THAN I CAN SPEND IN A LIFETIME.
IT'S GONNA SET MY FAMILY UP FOR GENERATIONS.
I WANT MY KIDS TO BENEFIT,
AND I WANT THEIR KIDS TO BENEFIT FROM ALL THIS.
WHATEVER IT TAKES, IT'S GETTING BUILT.
ARE YOU GUYS AT THE STAGE FOR A $6 MILLION INVESTMENT,
OR IS IT GOING TO STAY THE STEVE AND SHAWN SHOW?
Kris: RIGHT NOW I HAVE NOTHING BUT DEBTS IN TOWN TO PAY,
AND A LOT IS RIDING ON THIS RIGHT NOW.
I NEED TO JUST GET UNDER THE WATER.
IT'S BEEN FIVE HOURS AT THIS. -SHUT UP!
FIVE HOURS! YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A [BLEEP]
-JUST SHUT UP! -[ GRUNTING ]
Zeke: WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.
WE HAVE TO WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER.
WE DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF JUST WORKING HARD.
I'VE NEVER USED THIS PARTICULAR DREDGE.
IT'S BRAND-NEW.
SEE, THIS IS THE MAIN JET. MAKES SUCTION RIGHT HERE.
OH, YEAH.
THAT SHOULD BE ABLE TO BUST UP THE BEDROCK.
Emily: GOING TO BLUFF, IT WAS A GAMBLE,
BUT I HAVE A GOOD CREW AND I WANT TO MAKE THAT MONEY
AND I WANT THEM TO MAKE ME MONEY.
I WANT TO HAVE PILLARS AND PILLARS OF GOLD.
THOSE GUYS ARE JUST GONE.
THEY'RE NOT IN THEIR CAMP. THEY'RE NOT HERE.
ALL OF OUR EQUIPMENT IS GONE.
[ BLEEP ]
DAMN IT, HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
I OWE $14,000, AND I CAN'T PAY ANY OF IT.
-AWESOME. THANK YOU, BUD. -YEAH.
OH, BULL[BLEEP] THAT'S AN EXCUSE, JESSE.
I'M DONE WITH YOU. YOU ARE WORTHLESS TO ME.
YOU'RE NOTHING BUT [BLEEP] YOU REALLY ARE!
Brad: ANDY, LET HIM GO!
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Narrator: NOME, ALASKA.
IT'S THE FINAL WEEK OF THE WINTER MINING SEASON.
AT MIDNIGHT ON APRIL 15th,
THE GOVERNMENT-MANDATED ICE-MINING MORATORIUM
WILL SLAM DOWN ON THE FLEET.
ALL DREDGING MUST STOP,
AND ALL OPERATIONS MUST LEAVE THE ICE.
WITH THE END LOOMING AND THE ICE SOFTENING,
ONE MISTAKE OR MISSTEP COULD SPELL DISASTER,
AS THEY SCRAMBLE TO MAKE EVERY SECOND OF EVERY DIVE COUNT...
...BEFORE THE BELL TOLLS ON THE SEASON.
[ RESPIRATOR HISSING ]
80 MILES EAST OF NOME.
AT THE BLUFF...
THAT BEACH RIGHT THERE -- 400,000 OUNCES OF GOLD AND SAND.
THAT'S LIKE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
...NOME'S MAD SCIENTIST ZEKE TENHOFF
AND HIS BROTHER, SAM,
ARE ALL-IN TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE SEASON'S FINAL DAYS.
IT'S HARD TO GET OUT OF HERE. I'LL JUST CARRY IT.
GLAD IT SURVIVED THE TRIP.
AFTER WEEKS OF PROSPECTING,
THEY'RE OUT TO PUT GOLD IN THE BOX
FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR,
AND THE PAIR HAVE SET UP 100 YARDS NORTH OF MR. GOLD
IN HOPES OF HITTING PAY DIRT FAST.
Zeke: WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM SHAWN,
WHEN HE'S RUNNING AROUND DRINKING TOP-SHELF WHISKEY
AND BRAGGING HIS ASS OFF TO EVERYBODY,
IS THAT THERE'S JUST UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNTS OF GOLD
EVERYWHERE AT BLUFF.
IT'S A GOLD DREDGER'S PARADISE.
YOU GET DOWN TO THE WIRE,
AND YOU GOT TO KIND OF JUST MAKE SOME MONEY.
Narrator: EARLIER THIS SEASON...
-WHAT? -THAT'S GOLD.
HIGH FIVE! BAM! -YEAH.
...AFTER A POTENTIALLY LIFE-CHANGING GOLD DISCOVERY
AT HASTINGS CREEK...
THERE'S A BIG, GREASY CRACK JUST OPENING UP RIGHT THERE!
...ZEKE'S ENTIRE PLAN WENT DOWN THE DRAIN.
WE MIGHT BE [BLEEP] FLOATING AWAY AS WE SPEAK.
AFTER THE ICE SHEET BROKE OFF AND HEADED FOR SIBERIA...
WE NEED TO GET [BLEEP] DREDGING DONE,
AND WE NEED TO GET SOME GOLD.
WE GOT TO GO TO BLUFF.
...FORCING HIM TO FOLLOW THE CROWD
IN ORDER TO KEEP HIS SEASON ALIVE.
NOW...
WE HAVE TO GET UNDERWATER, WORK AS EFFICIENTLY AS WE CAN,
MOVE AROUND AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE,
BUT GET ON THAT GOOD GOLD
AND GET AS MUCH OF IT AS WE POSSIBLY CAN
IN THE SHORT FEW DAYS THAT WE HAVE LEFT
TO MINE OUT HERE.
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.
WE HAVE TO WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER.
WE DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF JUST WORKING HARD.
Narrator: ZEKE'S NEW PLAN TO WORK SMARTER
AND GET ON THE GOLD AS FAST AS POSSIBLE...
I'M GOING TO MELT AS MANY HOLES AS I CAN
AND I'M GONNA DREDGE IN AS MANY PLACES AS I CAN
AS QUICKLY AS I POSSIBLY CAN,
AND IF THERE'S GOOD HOT SPOTS FULL OF NUGGETS TO FIND,
I'LL BE ABLE TO FIND THEM REALLY QUICK.
Narrator: HE'S GOING TO QUICKLY COVER MORE GROUND...
I'M STRAPPING EVERYTHING, CONSOLIDATING EVERYTHING
ON A REALLY EASILY MOVEABLE SLED
SO I CAN MAKE JUMPS,
IN JUST LIKE 15 MINUTES, FROM ONE HOLE TO THE NEXT.
...WITH A LEAN AND MEAN OPERATION AND PRE-CUT HOLES.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET ON THE GOOD [BLEEP] BY THE END OF THE DAY
IF EVERYTHING WORKS RIGHT.
THE CENTERPIECE...
I'VE NEVER USED THIS PARTICULAR DREDGE.
IT'S BRAND-NEW.
...A CUSTOM-BUILT, STATE-OF-THE-ART SUB DREDGE
ZEKE HAD PLANNED TO USE AT HASTINGS CREEK.
OH, I LOVE THIS MOMENT.
WHAT SETS THE 10-FOOT SUBMERSIBLE DREDGE APART
IS THE SLUICE BOX.
WITH A CLOSED CIRCULATION SYSTEM
THAT SENDS MATERIAL THROUGH MULTIPLE LAYERS OF MATS,
COARSER GOLD IS TRAPPED BELOW,
AND FINE GOLD, THAT TYPICALLY SLIPS THROUGH,
GETS TRAPPED UP TOP.
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT ADVANTAGE FOR ZEKE IS MOBILITY.
THE SUB DREDGE IS CONNECTED TO SURFACE SYSTEMS
BY AN UMBILICAL THAT EASILY DETACHES,
ENABLING THE DREDGE AND SURFACE SYSTEMS
TO BE MOVED QUICKLY TO THE NEXT HOLE,
WHERE EVERYTHING IS REATTACHED AND DREDGING CONTINUES.
THERE MIGHT BE GOLD IN THIS HOLE.
IF THERE'S NOT, I BET THERE'LL BE GOLD
IN ONE OF THE OTHER THREE HOLES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE READY
AND WE CAN PULL TO IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
[ ENGINE RUNNING ]
-YEAH! -OKAY. READY?
**
Zeke: EVERYTHING LOOK LIKE IT'S RUNNING GOOD?
-YEAH, MAN. -I GOT TO HUSTLE.
I GUESS WE GOT TO GET ON SOME GOLD TONIGHT.
CRANK IT ON UP.
[ ENGINE SPUTTERS, STARTS ]
ALL RIGHT, I'M JUST GONNA DIG A HOLE RIGHT HERE.
I JUST -- I WANT TO FIND A NUGGET, SAM.
I WANT TO FIND A NUGGET.
Narrator: 300 FEET SOUTH.
Emily: EVERYTHING'S RUNNING, WHICH IS COOL.
YOU KNOW WHAT, WE MIGHT -- WE MIGHT REALLY MAKE IT OUT HERE.
WE'RE MINING. EVERYTHING'S GOING WELL.
THIS MIGHT REALLY BE HAPPENING.
Narrator: IN THE FINAL DAYS OF WINTER MINING, CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL
IS MAKING A RUN AT TURNING HER ICE SEASON AROUND
TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO SUMMER.
THE WINTER SEASON IS EITHER GONNA SET UP YOUR SUMMER
OR COMPLETELY DETRACT FROM IT --
LIKE, WEAR YOU OUT, BURN YOU OUT FINANCIALLY AND MENTALLY.
AND IT'S REALLY THE WORST TIME TO GO TO BLUFF.
THE SNOW HAS STARTED TO MELT.
THE TRAIL IS POUNDED OUT.
NOTHING SHORT OF ABSOLUTE SUCCESS
WILL JUSTIFY ME BEING HERE.
I'M GONNA GO CHECK IN WITH RICKY AND SEE HOW IT'S GOING.
Narrator: SO FAR...
OH [BLEEP] RICKY! PUMP MOTOR'S DEAD, DUDE.
...HER HASTINGS CREEK PLANS HAVE FALLEN THROUGH.
OH, MY GOD.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M FREAKING IN BLUFF.
SO NOME'S ONLY FEMALE DREDGE OWNER RALLIED HER
EXHAUSTED CREW AND LAUNCHED A HAIL MARY
TO SAVE HER SEASON AT THE BLUFF.
AND AFTER A ROUGH START...
THERE'S GOLD ALL OVER THE BOTTOM RIGHT HERE.
...SHE FOUND SOME PROMISING GOLD.
HOLY MOTHER OF [BLEEP] THERE'S MORE!
DUDE, THAT'S SO BEAUTIFUL!
NOW...
HEY, RICKY, WHAT'S THE GROUND LOOKING LIKE?
ARE YOU SEEING ANY GOLD?
...SHE'S GOT JUST DAYS
TO SUCK UP A SEASON'S WORTH OF GOLD.
YEAH, I'M SEEING GREAT GOLD.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE SPOT YOU PUT US ON PAID OFF.
WHEN I HEAR A GOOD REPORT FROM MY CREW, AND THEY'RE LIKE,
"WE'RE ON THE GOLD AND EVERYTHING'S RUNNING GREAT,"
AND I'M LIKE, "YEAH!"
AND IT'S LIKE I'M SUPER-HAPPY AND HIGH,
AND IT FEELS WONDERFUL.
I MEAN, TRULY, THE ONLY THING THAT REALLY MAKES ME HAPPY
IS KNOWING THAT MY BOAT IS SUCCEEDING
AND THAT WE'RE MAKING MONEY
AND THAT WE'RE OVERCOMING OBSTACLES.
OH, YEAH, HERE'S A PILE.
THERE'S A PILE OF GOLD
[ MOTOR SPUTTERING ]
[ MOTOR STOPS ]
[ BLEEP, BLEEP ]
THE CHOKE ALWAYS HAS TO BE OUT?
YEAH.
THIS IS RUNNING REALLY BADLY.
REESE, TELL HIM TO COME UP.
Narrator: JUST MINUTES INTO THE DIVE,
THE PUMP MOTOR HAS GIVEN OUT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, MAN.
**
WAIT, WHAT?
OH, JESUS. I JUST...
CAPTAIN EMILY BROUGHT THE WRONG FUEL DRUM TO THE BLUFF --
DIESEL INSTEAD OF GASOLINE.
DIESEL FUEL HAS A MUCH HIGHER FLASH POINT THAN GASOLINE.
WHEN YOU PUT DIESEL INTO A GASOLINE ENGINE,
IT'LL RUN UNTIL THE GAS REMAINING IN THE FUEL LINE
IS USED UP, THEN NOT SO MUCH.
THE SLIP-UP HAS PUT A QUICK END TO HER DAY
AND FURTHER FRAYED THE NERVES OF HER ALREADY-STRAINED CREW.
IT'S ALWAYS ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER IN GOLD-MINING,
BUT THEN AT BLUFF, IT'S SO MUCH WORSE.
TO GET THE MOTOR RUNNING, THE CREW WILL EMBARK
ON AN HOURS-LONG PROCESS --
DRAIN THE MOTOR, DISASSEMBLE IT, CLEAN EACH PART,
PUT IT BACK TOGETHER, AND THEN SEE IF IT'LL FIRE UP.
FAR FROM A GUARANTEED RESULT.
THE MOTOR REPAIR AND ROUND TRIP TO NOME...
...WILL TAKE AT LEAST 10 HOURS.
I'LL DO IT.
AT THE END OF THE ICE SEASON, EVERY SECOND COUNTS,
AND TIME OFF THE GOLD IS TIME THAT EMILY CAN'T AFFORD.
Emily: I WAS INFORMED THAT I WAS BRINGING GAS,
AND IT ACTUALLY ENDED UP BEING DIESEL.
I MEAN, IT JUST -- I HAVE TO GO BACK
TO GET A BARREL OF GAS SO WE CAN [BLEEP] RUN.
[BLEEP] I'M SO PISSED OFF.
**
-I CAN'T START IT. -YOU GUYS ARE JUST DOING
SOMETHING WRONG. -THIS SUCKS.
DEFINITELY GOLD. OH, I SEE SOME MORE.
WHOO! GOT ON THE GOLD!
Narrator: IN NOME...
WELL, THE LAST THREE MOVES HAVE BEEN DEAD,
SO IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD.
...MR. GOLD, SHAWN POMRENKE, IS SHIFTING GEARS.
Shawn: I KNOW THERE'S A FORTUNE AT THE BLUFF.
THERE'S A BIG, HUGE PILE OF GOLD OUT THERE SOMEWHERE,
BUT THE SEASON'S TICKING AWAY,
AND THE MEGA DREDGE HAS TO HAPPEN THIS SUMMER.
Narrator: WITH THE SEASON END IN SIGHT,
HE'S EXPLORING OTHER OPTIONS
TO FUND HIS $6 MILLION MEGA DREDGE.
WE'VE HAD PLENTY OF UPS AND DOWNS, THAT'S FOR SURE.
BUT JUST BECAUSE HE'S LOOKING DOESN'T MEAN
HE'S SCRAPPING HIS PLAN.
ADAPT AND OVERCOME.
I'M GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
-LAST YEAR... -HOW'S IT LOOK UP THERE?
HOW'S THAT DECK LOOKING? -A LITTLE RUSTY.
...SHAWN FOUND A 160-BY-40-FOOT,
633-TON RIVER BARGE...
WELL, WE'RE USED TO OLD, RUSTY JUNK, AREN'T WE?
... THE FUTURE BASE OF HIS MEGA DREDGE.
THINK OF THE STRESS THAT COMES ALONG WITH SOMETHING THIS BIG.
WITH MORE STRESS COMES MORE PROFITS.
TO DATE, HE'S PUT OVER $1 MILLION INTO THE PROJECT.
TAKING THIS BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
BLUFF IS THE KEY TO THAT.
AND HE'LL NEED $2 MILLION MORE JUST TO START CONSTRUCTION.
THIS IS THE SPOT. IT'S GONNA GET US -- MAKE US ALL RICH.
HE'S BEEN SEARCHING THE BLUFF ALL SEASON TO GET BACK
ON A MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR PAY STREAK HE FOUND LAST SUMMER.
THERE'S SOME GOLD HERE, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS THE ROCK
I WANT TO FIND.
AND HE DID FIND GOLD.
SUCCESSFUL? YES.
DID WE HIT THE MOTHER LODE? NO.
BUT IT HASN'T BEEN MEGA GOLD.
YOU GOT TO SPEND MONEY TO MAKE IT.
NOW...
5, THERE'S 10.
THERE'S A $2,000 ONE RIGHT THERE.
WE GOT TO COVER EXPENSES AND COVER WAGES,
BUT THERE AIN'T A WHOLE LOT GONNA BE LEFT OVER AFTER THIS.
I'LL HAVE TO FIND SOME MORE MONEY SOMEWHERE ELSE.
... TO SECURE HIS MEGA-DREDGE DREAM...
GONNA LOOK FOR SOME MONEY FROM SOME INVESTORS.
... SHAWN'S MAKING HIS BIGGEST GAMBLE YET,
WITH THE COMPANY AT STAKE.
I'M GONNA HEAD DOWN TO VEGAS TO SEE
IF I CAN RAISE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUILD THE BIG DREDGE.
I GOT A COUPLE MEETINGS
AND HOPEFULLY CAN GET ONE OF THESE GUYS
TO PUT UP SOME MONEY TO HELP FUND THIS THING.
Shawn: THE LAS VEGAS GOLD CONVENTION'S THE BIGGEST GATHERING FOR MINERS
AND INVESTORS OF THE YEAR.
I KNOW THEY'LL BE INTERESTED IN BEING PART OF THE MEGA DREDGE.
A PROJECT OF THIS SIZE IS, I MEAN, MULTI-MILLIONS.
AND WITHOUT IT, THERE'S NO GETTING THIS BUILT.
IT'S GONNA SET MY FAMILY UP FOR GENERATIONS.
IT'S ALL ABOUT FAMILY 'CAUSE WITHOUT FAMILY,
YOU HAVE NOTHING.
Narrator: FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS MINING CAREER,
SHAWN IS LOOKING OUTSIDE THE FAMILY BUSINESS
FOR CASH TO BACK HIS OPERATION.
THERE'S A LOT OF GOLD LEFT.
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT, AND I WANT TO MINE ALL OF IT.
I WANT TO GET IT ALL.
SO SHAWN IS LEAVING HIS CREW TO WORK THE BLUFF
WHILE HE HEADS TO THE LOWER 48 TO ROLL THE DICE IN LAS VEGAS.
Shawn: I WOULD NEVER LEAVE MY CREW AT THE END OF THE SEASON.
AND THE SEASON BEING SO SHORT, EVERY DAY COUNTS.
BUT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY I CAN'T MISS.
I'M GONNA DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE THE MEGA DREDGE HAPPEN.
IT'S GONNA BE A CHANGE IN THE WAY WE MINE HERE IN NOME.
THE POTENTIALS ARE ENDLESS.
**
Narrator: FIVE MILES EAST...
[BLEEP] LOADING THIS BARREL OF FUEL,
IT COULD NOT HAVE GONE WORSE.
...CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL IS AT THE MID-POINT
OF A 10-HOUR GASOLINE RUN TO NOME.
I'M BRINGING THESE GUYS A 55-GALLON DRUM OF GASOLINE
SO WE CAN KEEP MINING IN THE BLUFF.
[ GRUNTS ]
WITH THE SEASON SHUTDOWN LOOMING AND HER CREW
SCRAMBLING TO MAKE REPAIRS AT THE BLUFF...
WE HAVE A COUPLE DAYS LEFT TO MAKE MONEY OUT OF THIS WHOLE
[BLEEP] THING.
...ALL EMILY WANTS TO DO IS GET HER DIVER BACK UNDER THE ICE
AND PUT GOLD IN THE BOX.
Emily: THIS SEASON, I'VE LOST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS,
BUT, LIKE, THE ONE THING I DO KNOW ABOUT MYSELF
IS THAT I WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN.
I KNOW WE CAN FIND SOME GOOD GOLD
BEFORE THE STATE SHUTS US DOWN.
WE NEED THINGS TO BE RUNNING AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE
FROM HERE TO THE END OF THE ICE SEASON.
OTHERWISE, I JUST FINANCIALLY RUINED MYSELF.
**
Narrator: 75 MILES EAST...
Kris: OKAY, TEAM MEETING.
...AT THE BLUFF...
THIS IS OUR SPOT THAT'S GONNA SAVE OUR ENTIRE SEASON
RIGHT HERE.
...CAPTAIN KRIS AND KELLY UNITED
ARE GEARING UP TO MAKE THE FINAL WEEK OF MINING COUNT.
YOU KNOW WHAT, THERE'S NO WAY PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE
THAT WE CAN MAKE $1 MILLION.
BUT WE'RE JUST TOO STUPID TO QUIT.
NO MATTER WHAT, MY FAMILY WILL STICK TOGETHER.
Narrator: AND WHILE THE CAPTAIN MAY BE POSTPONING
OPERATION MILLIONAIRE,
HE'S NOT GIVING UP ON THE SEASON JUST YET.
Kris: THIS IS THE 11th ROUND RIGHT NOW.
WE CAN STILL PULL THIS TOGETHER.
ALL WE GOT TO DO IS PUSH HARD AND FINISH STRONG
FOR THE 12th AND WIN BY DECISION.
HOPEFULLY WE GET ON THAT OUNCE AN HOUR.
Narrator: THIS WINTER... Kris: COME WITH US.
Man: THIS IS THE FARTHEST YOU'VE EVER TAKEN US OUT OF NOME.
...KRIS BET IT ALL ON THE BLUFF
FOR A CHANCE TO HIT IT BIG.
YOU GUYS ARE A COUPLE COWARD PIECES OF [BLEEP]
THAT SUCK AND GOT TO LEECH OFF OF OTHER
[BLEEP] PEOPLE.
BUT THE STRESS OF THE OPPORTUNITY...
YOU -- YOU GOT MY PROPERTY RIGHT NOW.
I COME TO GET IT BACK.
...AND A LESS-THAN-INVITING NEIGHBOR...
DAD! YOU CAN'T BREAK UP THE TEAM!
...LEFT THE IRISH BENT...
I'M WILLING TO COME BACK IF YOU'LL HAVE ME BACK.
...BUT NOT BROKEN.
Kris: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I DON'T SEE.
I DON'T SEE THESE 10-OUNCE POCKETS.
I DON'T SEE THOSE FOR SURE.
AND THE YOUNG CAPTAIN FOUGHT THROUGH THE STRIFE...
[ LAUGHS ]
THERE'S GOLD HERE.
...PUTTING THE FAMILY BACK ON PAY DIRT.
AMAZING GOLD.
NOW...
AS SOON AS WE GET UNDERNEATH THE WATER,
EVERYTHING WILL BE JUST FINE.
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. SEASON'S ALMOST OVER.
IT'S OUR LAST CHANCE TO MAKE IT.
LET'S GO. START THE ENGINE.
[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]
COME ON, BABY. [ ENGINE CLICKING ]
Andy: I CAN'T START IT.
HANG ON. HANG ON. DO ME A FAVOR.
**
RIGHT HERE. IT'S THIS WIRE. IT'S GARBAGE.
Kris: YOU GUYS ARE JUST DOING SOMETHING WRONG.
SOMETHING'S GOING ON. -WE'RE NOT. WE'RE NOT.
ALL THE WIRES ARE [BLEEP] ALL ERODED OFF,
AND WE HAVE TO CHANGE ALL THE WIRING SYSTEM.
THAT'S WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.
Narrator: WITH THE CLOCK TICKING, A 25-CENT GROUND WIRE
HAS SHUT THE KELLYS DOWN FOR REPAIRS,
PUTTING THEM OFF THE GOLD YET AGAIN.
EVERYTHING WAS GOING REALLY GOOD, AND WHAT HAPPENS --
MY [BLEEP] BAD LUCK.
YOU KNOW, IT SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS JUST SOMETHING
ALL SEASON LONG,
LIKE, TRYING TO PUT THEIR HAND ON ME TO KEEP ME DOWN.
LIKE, EVERY TIME I'D, LIKE, GET AWAY FROM IT, IT WOULD JUST
[BLEEP] PUT ITS HAND RIGHT BACK ON ME.
THIS SUCKS.
**
THE SAND IS SO DEEP HERE. WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME,
AND WE GOT TO MAKE MAGICAL MONEY RIGHT NOW.
Kris: WE ONLY HAVE A DAY LEFT.
I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF LISTENING TO YOU.
-YOU'RE NOTHING BUT [BLEEP] -JUST SHUT UP!
-YOU REALLY ARE! -ANDY, LET HIM GO!
Narrator: 80 MILES EAST OF NOME...
...AT THE BLUFF...
[ RESPIRATOR HISSING ]
Zeke: THE SAND IS SO DEEP HERE
THERE'S NOT EVEN ANY POINT IN TRYING TO DREDGE IT RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, THERE MIGHT BE SOME GOLD SOMEWHERE UNDER IT,
BUT WE BASICALLY NEED TO FIND SOME GOLD
THAT'S RIGHT ON THE ROCK.
...ZEKE TENHOFF AND HIS BROTHER, SAM,
ARE USING A SUBMERSIBLE DREDGE TO SPEED-PROSPECT THE GROUNDS...
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME,
AND WE GOT TO MAKE MAGICAL MONEY RIGHT NOW.
...HOPING THAT COVERING MORE GROUND FASTER
WILL PUT THEM ON PAY DIRT IN HALF THE TIME
AND LEAD TO A STRONG FINISH.
YEAH, IT'S TIME TO FIND THE COBBLE.
I'M GONNA MOVE THE DREDGE OVER TOWARDS OUR NEXT HOLE.
AND MAYBE I'LL FIND SOME COBBLE ALONG THE WAY.
HOW DOES THAT SOUND?
THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
COBBLE IS THE HOLY GRAIL OF GOLD SIGN.
THE DENSELY PACKED ROCKS OFTEN INDICATE
AN ANCIENT RIVERBED OR BEACH LINE,
WHICH ARE BOTH KNOWN TO AGGREGATE GOLD.
I THINK THAT RIDGE IS DIRECTLY TO OUR SOUTH, NOT FAR.
I'M COMING UP.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE THE OPERATION
OVER TO THIS HOLE.
WE'RE TESTING THE EDGE WHERE THE COBBLE MEETS THE SAND,
AND WE FOUND IT.
IT'S ONLY THE SECOND HOLE DOWN, AND WE GOT FIVE.
[ ENGINE STOPS ]
WE JUST NEED TO PULL THIS PUMP OVER TO THAT HOLE,
PULL THAT UTILITY SLED OVER TO THAT HOLE,
AND WE'RE BACK IN BUSINESS.
PROSPECTING TAKES TOO LONG TO MOVE YOUR OPERATION
AROUND AND CUT THOSE HOLES NICE.
INSTEAD OF PUMPING MATERIAL TO A SURFACE SLUICE BOX,
A SUBMERSIBLE DREDGE PUMPS THE MATERIAL
INTO AN UNDERWATER RECOVERY SYSTEM.
IT MAKES YOU, LIKE, MOVE FASTER AND FASTER.
IF OUR FIRST MOVE IS 30 MINUTES,
IT'S ONLY GONNA GET EASIER FROM THERE.
**
ALL RIGHT! WHERE ARE WE?
AHA! THERE'S THE DREDGE!
I WANT TO FIND THOSE NUGGET POCKETS
THAT EVERYBODY'S BEEN TALKING ABOUT
'CAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S HOW YOU GET PAID OUT AT BLUFF.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE HELL I'M LOOKING AT HERE.
THIS ISN'T ANYTHING LIKE ANYTHING
I'VE EVER DREDGED IN BEFORE.
IT WOULD BE GOOD TO BE MAKING OUNCE-AN-HOUR GOLD
WITH A SIX-INCH DREDGE.
YOU CAN'T BE GOING TOO DEEP BECAUSE I SUSPECT
THAT THESE NUGGET POCKETS MUST BE RELATIVELY SHALLOW.
THIS LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT NOT BE A VERY GOOD SPOT
BECAUSE IT'S JUST A LOT OF ROCK,
AND I'M NOT EVEN SEEING ANY ORANGE STUFF.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE EVERYTHING,
AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
JUST GONNA KEEP MOVING AROUND
UNTIL I GET ON SOME OF THE CHUNKS OF GOLD.
I KNOW IT'S OUT HERE.
Narrator: JUST ACROSS THE ICE...
**
Emily: WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
WHERE THE [BLEEP] ARE THOSE GUYS?
...CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL HAS RETURNED TO THE BLUFF
AFTER A 10-HOUR RUN FOR FUEL
READY TO PUSH THROUGH THE FINAL DAYS OF THE SEASON.
WHERE'S ALL OF OUR [BLEEP]?
BUT HER OPERATION IS NOT WHERE SHE LEFT IT.
THOSE GUYS ARE JUST [BLEEP] GONE.
LIKE, THEY'RE NOT -- THEY'RE NOT AT THEIR CAMP.
THEY'RE NOT [BLEEP] HERE.
ALL OF OUR EQUIPMENT IS GONE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. MY DUDES JUST WENT A.W.O.L.
[ BLEEP ]
CAN'T MAKE ANY GOLD. LIKE, THIS IS NUTS.
LIKE, THIS IS [BLEEP] CRAZY.
I'M GONNA FIND THOSE GUYS, AND I'M GONNA...
I'M NOT GONNA BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY ACTIONS.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
**
I DON'T KNOW WHY THOSE GUYS QUIT.
IT DRIVES ME INSANE TRYING TO THEORIZE.
WE SPENT ALL THIS TIME AND MONEY AND EFFORT MOVING DOWN THERE.
I'M FURIOUS ABOUT IT.
I DON'T -- LIKE, IT DOESN'T -- IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
**
[ ENGINE REVS ]
WE'RE -- WE'RE HEADED BACK, AND...
IT IS WHAT IT IS.
[BLEEP]
ARE YOU USING MY SLED?
AND I'M GONNA NEED THAT TO TRANSPORT MY [BLEEP] BACK.
SO LET'S OFFLOAD THE SLED, AND LET'S GET GOING.
LIKE, YOU GUYS DO YOUR OWN THING, BUT I NEED THAT SLED.
IT'S MINE. -OKAY.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
I JUST CAN'T MAKE SENSE OF IT, DUDE.
LIKE, I THOUGHT WE WERE DOING WELL ON GOLD.
LIKE, I WAS GONNA BRING MORE GAS OUT.
WE DECIDED TO WRAP EVERYTHING OUT BECAUSE,
WELL, SIMPLY PUT, THE GAS WASN'T THERE.
STUFF WASN'T...
THAT'S BULL[BLEEP] THE GAS WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE.
THE ONLY REASON WHY I CAME BACK --
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE.
OH, BULL[BLEEP] THAT'S AN EXCUSE, JESSE.
YOU [BLEEP] GAVE UP AS SOON AS YOU GOT OUT THERE.
YOU'RE GIVING ME A BULL[BLEEP] EXCUSE.
THE GAS COULD HAVE BEEN THERE. YOU COULD HAVE HAD GAS.
YOU'RE TELLING ME BULL[BLEEP] RIGHT NOW.
YOU WENT TO ALL THIS EFFORT TO GET YOUR [BLEEP] DOWN THERE,
AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN TRY TO MINE DOWN THERE.
IT'S A TRAGEDY, MAN.
I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GIVING UP TOO SOON.
YOU KNOW, IT...
IT WAS JUST -- IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASIER
IF WE WERE JUST DOING EVERYTHING BY OURSELVES.
LIKE [BLEEP] OFF.
LIKE [CHUCKLES] THANKS A LOT, DUDE.
IT'S COOL.
YOU KNOW, BLAME OTHER PEOPLE FOR YOUR PROBLEMS.
-I MEAN... -I'M DONE WITH YOU.
YOU ARE WORTHLESS TO ME.
-ALL RIGHT. -OH, YEAH, DUDE.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE NUGS.
I WILL COME AND COLLECT UPON THOSE NUGS.
Jesse: KIND OF FELT LIKE WE WERE LEFT HANGING THERE A LOT.
WHATEVER.
IT WAS FUN.
ARE YOU GUYS AT THE STAGE FOR A $6 MILLION INVESTMENT?
-IT'S [BLEEP] OVER. -WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
I OWE $14,500 RIGHT NOW, AND I CAN'T PAY ANY OF IT.
Narrator: 80 MILES EAST OF NOME,
AT THE BLUFF...
Kris: YOU GUYS SEEM TO HAVE A REAL GROUND PROBLEM ALL THE TIME.
IT'S PRETTY [BLEEP] COMMON-SENSE, TOO.
-SHUT UP, KRIS. -...DESPERATE TO MAKE
THE FINAL DAYS OF THE SEASON COUNT,
A 25-CENT WIRE HAS KEPT THE IRISH HIGH AND DRY
FOR THE PAST FIVE HOURS.
I NEED TO JUST GET UNDER THE WATER.
AND CAPTAIN KRIS' SWEET BLARNEY
IS NOT HELPING THE REPAIRS GO ANY FASTER.
I JUST LOSE MY PATIENCE AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA SEE
THAT OTHER GUY COME OUT AND HE'S NOT THAT NICE.
THEN WHY DON'T YOU CARE?
-I DO CARE. -NO, YOU DON'T.
WE GOT TO MAKE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS HERE,
AND WE'LL GET THIS THING RUNNING.
IT'S OKAY. -NO, IT ISN'T!
WE ONLY HAVE A COUPLE DAYS LEFT.
WE GOT ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD.
YOU'RE A LOSER.
SHUT THE [BLEEP] UP
'CAUSE I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF LISTENING TO YOU!
EVERY [BLEEP] DAY I HEAR IT!
IT'S BEEN FIVE HOURS OF THIS!
-SHUT UP! -FIVE HOURS!
ARE YOU DUMB?! JUST TAKE THE BOLT OFF!
-YOU WANT TO CALL ME DUMB... -I DON'T CARE.
GO AHEAD AND HIT ME, TOO! -I'M NOT DAD, BUDDY!
-LEAVE HIM ALONE! -GO AHEAD!
YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A PUNK [BLEEP]
-YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A [BLEEP] -JUST SHUT UP!
-YOU REALLY ARE! -YOU WANT TO CALL ME A [BLEEP]
I'M SICK OF THIS [BLEEP]
-[BLEEP] LET HIM GO! -[BLEEP]
-SMARTEN UP, BOTH OF YOU! -[BLEEP]
LET'S GET IN THE WATER!
IT TAKES TWO [BLEEP] HOURS TO DO ONE PLUG!
WE'LL WORK ON IT. JUST GO AWAY.
WELL, IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW KRIS, I'D TELL YOU,
"MAN, STAY AWAY FROM THAT GUY. HE'S NUTS."
I OWE $14,500 RIGHT NOW, AND I CAN'T PAY ANY OF IT!
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
HE'S -- HE'S LIKE A PILE OF GAS,
AND YOU JUST GOT TO SAY THE WRONG WORD.
THAT'S THE MATCH.
YOU'RE GONNA LIGHT HIM ON FIRE. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
WHOA, HE'S GONNA -- RUN FOR YOUR LIFE.
THE BLAZE IS HAPPENING, YOU KNOW?
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,
WHEN IT'S ALL OVER AND NO ONE'S AROUND,
HE'LL COME UP TO ME AND SAY, "DAD, I'M SORRY.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I DO THIS. I ACT LIKE A FREAK.
I'M UNDER STRESS."
THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS TO HANDLE STRESS, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
NOT BLAME EVERYBODY, NOT YELL AND SCREAM.
IT'S GOING TO HIS HEAD. HE'S GOT GOLD FEVER.
YOU KNOW, HE MIGHT HAVE TO GET SOME COUNSELING AFTER THIS.
I TOLD HIM TO SOLVE IT.
IS THE CAPTAIN SOLVING IT? NO.
WHAT'S HE GOING TO DO?
GO TAKE A [BLEEP] IN HIS TENT OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW?
**
Narrator: 2,830 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NOME...
[ HORNS BLARING ]
...ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP...
ROUTE 66 GOLD RAFFLE!
$1 TICKETS! 25 FOR $20.
GET YOUR GENUINE GOLD NUGGETS!
...A GATHERING OF VENDORS, INVESTORS, AND MINERS.
WELL, SITTING AT A GOLD SHOW, IT'S NONSTOP ACTION.
Narrator: THE ONE AND ONLY LAS VEGAS GOLD SHOW IS UNDERWAY.
Steve: EVERY PERSON THAT COMES IN THE DOOR IS A FAN OF YOU.
SO IT'S A LOT OF FUN SITTING HERE.
-AWESOME. THANK YOU, BUD. -YEAH, NO PROBLEM.
Narrator: AND AMIDST THE GLITZ AND GLAMOUR...
-I'M GOOD. -[ CHUCKLES ]
...SHAWN IS ON THE HUNT FOR BIG MONEY TO COMPLETE HIS DREAM.
I'M MEETING SOME INVESTORS TODAY,
MEETING QUITE A FEW PEOPLE.
HOPEFULLY THEY GET THEIR CHECKBOOK OUT
AND START WRITING ME SOME CHECKS.
'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT I NEED.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN LAND SOME SORT OF DEAL AND GET THINGS MOVING.
WE'RE IN VEGAS TO HOPEFULLY RAISE SOME FUNDS
TO GET THE MEGA DREDGE UP AND RUNNING.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.
I NEED TO MAKE THIS THING HAPPEN.
Man: SO, TODAY, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO
IS TRYING TO GET SOME INFORMATION FROM YOU GUYS.
-OKAY. -SO I CAN GO BACK TO MY PARTNERS
AND SEE WHERE WE CAN ALL FEEL COMFORTABLE.
AND THEN WE CAN BRING IT UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
Narrator: WITH POTENTIAL INVESTORS AND BUSINESS BROKERS
IN THE SAME ROOM,
IT'S THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS GIVE YOU THE TOOLS
TO GROW THE COMPANY BEYOND WHERE IT IS.
-MM-HMM. -AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IS
WE'VE PARTNERED WITH ACCREDITED INVESTORS
TO LOOK AT AN INVESTMENT IN POMRENKE MINING.
SO TELL ME ABOUT YOUR OPERATIONS.
Steve: WELL, YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR WE DID 3 MILLION BUCKS WORTH OF GOLD.
SO WE WANT TO AT LEAST DOUBLE THAT, RIGHT?
YEAH. YEAH.
WITH THE CHRISTINE ROSE, WE AVERAGED ABOUT 25 OUNCES A DAY,
$25,000.
WITH THE NEW DREDGE, IT'S ABOUT FOUR TIMES BIGGER.
I'VE ESTIMATED ABOUT THREE TIMES MORE PRODUCTION
JUST BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE BARGE.
I MEAN, IT'S GONNA PRODUCE 75 OUNCES A DAY
FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
THE OVERALL SUCCESS -- WE DON'T DOUBT THE POMRENKE NAME.
THE CONCERN THAT WE HAVE TO BACK THIS
IS REALLY ARE YOU GUYS AT THE STAGE
FOR A $6 MILLION INVESTMENT WHERE YOU'RE OPEN TO,
"HEY, WE'RE EXPERTS AT MINING.
THESE GUYS ARE EXPERTS AT GROWING COMPANIES.
ARE WE OPEN TO TAKING THAT FEEDBACK IN THAT DIRECTION
AND BUILDING OUR COMPANY THAT WAY?
OR IS IT GOING TO STAY
THE STEVE AND SHAWN SHOW?"
THE FAMILY'S STRONG, BUT CAN THE FAMILY EXPAND
OUT INTO A GLOBAL POSITION WITH MAJOR INVESTORS?
**
THERE IS ROOM FOR EXPANSION,
AND IT'S GONNA BE VERY PROFITABLE
FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN IT.
WE BUILD ONE OF THESE.
WE CAN BUILD FIVE MORE OF THEM.
I JUST NEED THE TOOLS TO DO THE JOB.
THAT'S ALL I NEED.
Man: ONCE WE CAN DIGEST SOME OF THE INFORMATION,
I THINK WE CAN GET EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE.
-THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR. -MM-HMM.
I LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING TO MY PARTNERS.
-MM-HMM. -VERY EXCITING.
THE OPPORTUNITY, I THINK, IS GREAT.
THE MEETING WENT GREAT.
SO I'M GETTING REALLY EXCITED.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING BUSINESS.
ME, TOO.
I MEAN, I DIDN'T BUILD AN EMPIRE ON BEING A BAD BUSINESSMAN.
I FINALLY SEE THIS VISION OF MINE COMING TOGETHER.
I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A DEAL IN PLACE.
WE JUST NEED TO IRON OUT ALL THE DETAILS.
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE THE FUNDING I NEED TO BUILD MY DREDGE.
YEAH!
WELCOME TO VEGAS.
IT'S TIME TO GET MY ASS BACK UP TO ALASKA,
GET BACK OUT ON THAT ICE.
DEFINITELY GOLD IN THE AREA.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HOPING FOR.
BOOM!
MY BIGGEST COMPETITOR IS STEVE POMRENKE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SIGN MY BACK.
EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ON THE SAME TEAM,
THAT'S THE ONLY COMPETITION THAT I REALLY HAVE.
NOBODY I CAN THINK OF THAT'S AS SUCCESSFUL AS WE ARE.
-NO. -[ LAUGHS ]
Steve: WHY SHOULD I STAKE IT EASY ON HIM?
I MEAN, ALL THESE OTHER YAHOOS...
Woman: WHATEVER YOU WANT, SIR.
...THEY'RE NOT REALLY COMPETITION.
THEY'RE MORE OF A NUISANCE.
RIGHT THERE.
THEY JUST SEEM TO GET IN MY WAY AND FRUSTRATE ME A LITTLE BIT.
I BLOW THE DOORS OFF OF ALL THESE GUYS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
MY BANK ACCOUNT IS GLAD.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SO THE ONLY GUY I HAVE TO COMPETE WITH IS MY DAD.
Narrator: 80 MILES EAST OF NOME,
AT THE BLUFF...
**
Emily: WELL, HERE'S THE [BLEEP]
LAST OF OUR GOLD-MINING OPERATION AT BLUFF.
ALL THAT REMAINS OF SOMETHING
THAT COULD HAVE MADE EVERYBODY A LOT OF MONEY.
BUT SCREW THOSE GUYS.
Narrator: ...NOME'S ONLY FEMALE DREDGE OWNER, EMILY RIEDEL,
IS A CAPTAIN WITHOUT A CREW, OR AN OPERATION.
YEAH, THIS IS THE END OF OUR OPERATION RIGHT HERE.
JUST ME, MY UMBILICAL, AND MY ICE AUGER.
I AM OUT THERE ALONE DOING THIS.
I'VE GENUINELY WISHED I HAD A GOOD FRIEND OR A PARTNER
THAT I COULD UNDERTAKE THIS WITH,
BUT ULTIMATELY, IT'S JUST ME.
PROBABLY SOME INSANELY GOOD GOLD
THAT I'M STANDING OVER RIGHT NOW UNDER THE ICE.
Narrator: EMILY MAY BE LEAVING THE BLUFF,
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN SHE'S ABANDONING HER DREAM.
THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO WORK.
SO THAT'S IT FOR ME OUT HERE.
I WANT TO BE THE WEALTHIEST GOLD MINER IN NOME.
I WANT TO HAVE PILLARS AND PILLARS OF GOLD.
I'M LIKE A [BLEEP] JUNKYARD DOG.
LIKE, I WILL NOT STOP UNTIL WHAT I WANT TO HAPPEN HAPPENS.
BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND FIGURE OUT MY NEXT MOVE.
Narrator: AND JUST LIKE THAT...
...CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL'S ICE SEASON IS OVER.
250 FEET ACROSS THE ICE...
JUST GONNA KEEP MOVING AROUND
Zeke: UNTIL I GET ON SOME OF THAT CHUNKY GOLD.
I KNOW IT'S OUT HERE.
Narrator: ...ZEKE TENHOFF AND HIS BROTHER, SAM,
ARE 12 HOURS INTO A MARATHON PROSPECTING SESSION.
**
[ RESPIRATOR HISSING ]
THEY'RE USING A SUBMERSIBLE DREDGE AND PRE-CUT HOLES
TO SPEED THROUGH THE GROUNDS
IN HOPES OF HITTING PAY DIRT IN HALF THE TIME.
Zeke: WORKING IN THE DIFFERENT GROUND.
LOOKING AT THE GEOLOGY.
I SEE FINE GOLD IN HERE.
THAT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD START.
DEFINITELY GOLD IN THE AREA.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HOPING FOR.
OH, I SEE SOME MORE FINE GOLD.
YEP, THERE'S SOME GOLD.
WE'RE ON POINT.
ALL RIGHT, I'M COMING UP. WHOO!
WE GOT ON THE GOLD!
AFTER 13 HOURS AND FIVE HOLES, THE FLEET'S MAD SCIENTIST
HAS FINALLY FOUND GROUND HE LIKES...
YEAH! YEAH!
BOOM!
THIS LOOKS LIKE A PLACE THAT WE NEED TO GET TO WORK AT.
THERE'S SOMETHING WORTHWHILE OUT THERE.
Narrator: ...AND FINALLY HAS HOPE
FOR THE FINAL DAYS.
-[ LAUGHS ] -FOUND IT! YEAH!
**
WITH THE END OF THE ICE SEASON LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY
AND SIGNS OF THE SPRING THAW EVERYWHERE,
FOR SOME, THE PAGE IS TURNED.
FOR OTHERS...
WHEN WE TRIED TO START IT, IT WAS BURNING UP THE WIRE.
...A SEASON OF FAILURES
CAN BE REDEEMED WITH A FINAL PUSH.
I KNOW THERE'S BIG GOLD THERE.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT.
WE CAN STILL DO THIS.
WE JUST NEED TO GET UP AND RUNNING.
Narrator: IF THE MINERS HIT IT RIGHT...
WE'RE ON THE GOLD NOW.
Narrator: ...THEY CAN STILL BANK TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
IN THE FINAL HOURS.
Zeke: WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.
WE HAVE TO MOVE A LOT OF DIRT THROUGH THE SLUICE BOX.
Narrator: IT'S TIME TO BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES
AND PUSH HARD FOR THE GOLD.
Shawn: THE GUYS ARE HAVING SOME --
A LITTLE BIT OF HARD TIME GETTING BACK ON THE GOLD.
I NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL PAID AND PAID WELL.
TIME TO GET BACK TO THAT FROZEN OCEAN.
Narrator: FOR THE FLEET, IT'S NOW OR NEVER.
WITH THE SEASON END LOOMING, A LAST MAD DASH FOR GOLD IS ON.
ON APRIL 15th, WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES MIDNIGHT,
IT'S GAME OVER.
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. IT'S OUR LAST CHANCE TO MAKE IT.
IT'S ALL COMING DOWN TO TODAY.
-THE GOLD COPS. -WE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.
-[ GRUNTS ] -I GOT TO GET DOWN THERE,
AND I GOT TO SEE THIS GOLD FOR MYSELF.
-COME ON. -AAH!
[ LAUGHS ]
Kris: NOW WE'RE READY!
THIS IS JUST INCREDIBLE. FANTASTIC NEWS.
WHOO-HOO! WHOO!
THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
I'M SEEING THE MOST GOLD I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
THIS IS GONNA BE FUN!