Original subtitles

CUT THE POWER!

Narrator: PREVIOUSLY ON "GOLD RUSH"...

I'M GONNA MAKE ANOTHER RUN AT 5,000.

...IN THIS DO-OR-DIE SEASON...

WHAT ARE WE WAGERING?

100 OUNCES. THAT'S, LIKE, $100,000.

YEAH, SURE.

...THE STAKES ARE SKY-HIGH.

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

MAKE NO MISTAKE, GUYS. WE'RE GOING TO WAR THIS SUMMER.

-IT'S GONNA BE A BLOODBATH. -LET'S GO TO WAR, BOYS.

[ CHEERS ]

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TONY BEETS' DREDGE PLANS FALL APART.

Rick B.: TONY!

IT'S OUR BEST START EVER.

-TODD HOFFMAN... -YOU'RE GONNA HIT IT!

...BETS EVERYTHING ON ONE LAST SHOT AT GLORY.

I CAN'T WAIT TO TAKE YOUR 100 OUNCES, KID.

WE WENT FROM HEROES TO ZEROES, MAN, REAL QUICK.

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-EASY, EASY! -I KNOW! I'M TRYING!

AND PARKER SCHNABEL...

Parker: WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS THIS?

...GOES TO WAR WITH TONY BEETS.

AND YOU CAN GO [BLEEP] YOURSELF.

IT'S A RECORD $14-MILLION SEASON.

[ CHEERS ] BUT FOR ONE MINER,

IT'S THE END OF THE ROAD...

JUST A HUGE DISASTER.

-...FOR ANOTHER... -HERE WE GO.

...THE START OF A WHOLE NEW ADVENTURE...

I THINK IT IS TIME FOR ME TO MOVE ON.

...PLUS, AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT THE UPCOMING NINTH SEASON.

Rick N.: I'VE GOT MY OWN CREW, MY OWN GROUND.

RIGHT HERE, GUYS, IS OUR FREEDOM.

HURRY UP! YOU'VE HAD FIVE [BLEEP] DAYS TO GET THIS DONE!

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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

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Narrator: AT THE START OF THE SEASON, PARKER SCHNABEL

ASSEMBLES HIS CREW IN THE KLONDIKE.

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-HOW YOU GUYS DOING? -GOOD.

-NOT BAD. -GOOD.

THIS WINTER, I RAN INTO TODD HOFFMAN IN VEGAS,

AND HE ENDED UP BETTING US

100 OUNCES OF GOLD THAT HE'D BEAT US.

-AND YOU TOOK THAT BET? -OF COURSE.

[ LAUGHTER ]

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

SO HE CAN PAY US, HUH? [ LAUGHTER ]

TODD MAY HAVE STARTED A WAR HERE,

BUT WE'RE GONNA [BLEEP] FINISH IT.

IT'S GONNA BE A BLOODBATH.

[ LAUGHTER ]

LET'S GO TO WAR, BOYS. [ CHEERS ]

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Narrator: WITH HIS 100-OUNCE BET AGAINST TODD AT STAKE,

PARKER RACES TO BE THE FIRST TO RUN PAY DIRT,

AND HIS CREW FOLLOWS SUIT, DRAGGING WASH PLANT

BIG RED 400 FEET INTO POSITION.

OH!

JUST AIN'T GONNA MOVE.

DO YOU THINK IT'S FROZE IN THERE?

IT'S JUST SOLID.

THE KLONDIKE WINTER HAS LOCKED BIG RED TO THE GROUND.

-IS IT FROZEN IN THERE? -[BLEEP] YEAH, IT IS.

CAN'T EVEN GET IT TO BUDGE. -WHAT A PAIN IN THE ASS.

YES, SIR.

SEEMS LIKE WE GET BIGGER AND BIGGER MACHINES EVERY YEAR,

AND IT ALWAYS ENDS UP COMING BACK TO A GUY AND A SHOVEL.

GET THAT FRONT END WASHED OUT.

LET'S DO IT. SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

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IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO?

GRAB IT TOWARDS YOU. JUST LAY THEM BOTH RIGHT THERE.

THE LAST RESORT --

A PROPANE-POWERED TIGER TORCH.

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TRY TO GET THAT HEAT UNDER THERE.

[ Grunting ] YEAH.

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-GO AHEAD, RICK! -ALL RIGHTY.

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LET'S GO.

COME ON, BABY.

OH! WHOO!

-YEAH, MAN! -[ LAUGHS ]

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Parker: RIGHT HERE WORKS FINE, RICK.

Rick N.: THAT'S HOW YOU MOVE A WASH PLANT, BOYS.

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FIRE IT UP, BUDDY.

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FIRST BUCKET, BABY, FIRST BUCKET.

-YEAH! -GOOD JOB, GUYS.

FIRST BATTLE DOWN, BUT IT'S A LONG WAR.

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Narrator: IN COLORADO...

Juan: COMING UP, GUYS! COMING UP!

...THE HOFFMAN CREW IS STILL RACING

TO ASSEMBLE THEIR WASH PLANT, MONSTER RED.

WELL, I GOT A TEXT. OLD PARKER IS RUNNING ALREADY.

I COULD LOOK AT THAT TWO WAYS. I COULD BE PISSED,

OR I CAN LOOK AT IT LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT,

I'M PUTTING MY WAR MACHINE TOGETHER,

AND WE'RE GONNA KICK HIS ASS.

Narrator: TODD GIVES 18-YEAR-OLD SON, HUNTER,

A MASSIVE PROMOTION TO WASH-PLANT BOSS.

BUT I GET TO RUN IT MY WAY.

OKAY.

HOOK ME UP.

Hunter: BOOM OUT. HE'S GOT TO STICK OUT.

WHAT?

Man: STICK OUT A LITTLE BIT, TODD.

YEAH, REALLY?

[BLEEP] EVERYTHING HE DOES, EVERYTHING HE PICKS.

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YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO BRING YOUR STICK IN AND CURL OUT.

OTHERWISE, YOU'RE GONNA HIT THE SCREEN.

HEY, WATCH THIS, NOT THIS.

I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIT.

I GOT PLENTY OF ROOM HERE.

-YOU'RE GONNA HIT IT. -WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!

Juan: YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE START TO THE SEASON,

AND IF THIS IS ANY KIND OF GLIMPSE

OF WHAT IT'S GONNA BE LIKE, IT'S GONNA BE REAL DIFFICULT.

Narrator: TODD IS 2 DAYS BEHIND PARKER,

BUT HE NOW HAS TWO WASH PLANTS READY TO SLUICE.

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PARKER BEAT US TO THE PUNCH.

HE'S GOT BIG RED, AND HE'S RUNNING,

BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, GUYS.

WE'RE GOING TO WAR THIS SUMMER,

AND WE CAN GET 5,000 OUNCES.

PARKER MIGHT HAVE WON THE BATTLE,

BUT WE'RE GONNA WIN THE WAR.

LET'S GET FIRED UP.

HUNTER, FIRE UP MONSTER RED!

LET'S RUN SOME DIRT.

[ WHIRRING ]

GUYS, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND FIRE UP DOUBLE TROUBLE.

ALL RIGHT. NUMBER ONE TROMMEL.

FIRST BUCKET, DOUBLE TROUBLE.

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SHE SMOKES A LOT, BUT SO DID JOHN WAYNE.

EVERYBODY LOVED JOHN WAYNE.

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OKAY. COME ON OVER.

Narrator: AT THE END OF THEIR FIRST WEEK OF RUNNING,

THE HOFFMAN CREW WEIGHS THE GOLD.

OKAY. GO, DAD. GIVE US THE TOTAL.

WE GOT 212.05.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

212 OUNCES, GUYS. THAT'S OUR BEST START EVER.

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HEY, PARKER. THIS IS TODD. HOW IS IT GOING?

NOT TOO BAD. HOW ARE YOU DOING?

QUESTION -- WHAT'D YOU GET?

YEAH, WE JUST DID OUR FIRST CLEANUP, ACTUALLY.

IT WAS 202 OUNCES.

NORMALLY, THAT WOULD'VE KICKED OUR ASS, BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

WE GOT 212,

BEST START WE'VE EVER HAD.

I CAN'T WAIT TO TAKE YOUR 100 OUNCES, KID.

WOW. I'M -- [ DIAL TONE ]

HUNG UP ON ME.

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Narrator: IN THE KLONDIKE, TONY BEETS' STARTING MISSION --

TRANSPORT HIS SECOND DREDGE

FROM THISTLE CREEK 100 MILES NORTH TO DAWSON CITY.

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TONY'S BARGE, NAMED JASMINE B,

WILL TRANSPORT HIS 500-TON DREDGE.

Sheamus: JASMINE B IS SITTING ON THE TRAILER.

WE REALLY NEED TO GET THIS IN THE WATER.

WE HAVE WELL OVER 30 TRIPS TO MAKE WITH THIS BARGE.

IT'S A 3-DAY ROUND-TRIP,

AND EVERY DAY WE LOSE WE CAN'T MAKE UP IN THE FALL.

Narrator: TONY'S YOUNGEST SON, MIKE,

TAKES CONTROL OF THE 18-TON OSHKOSH...

...TO MANEUVER THE 60-TON JASMINE B.

Tony: KEEP PULLING! KEEP PULLING! KEEP PULLING!

[ CRASH ]

MIKE!

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Mike: SO, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

Narrator: SKIPPER RICK BLOOM HEADS UPSTREAM.

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Rick B.: TONY!

BUT JUST 10 MINUTES IN...

WHAT DO YOU GOT?

SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS OVERHEATING.

WHOA, SHE'S REALLY HOT.

...THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE SURGES INTO THE DANGER ZONE.

Mike: WOW, THAT'S HOT.

Sheamus: SOMETHING IN THE COOLING SYSTEM FOR THE ENGINE,

AND THERE'S COLD WATER COMING IN,

BUT THE ENGINE IS SMOKING HOT.

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UP AHEAD... WHAT THE [BLEEP]

THIS THING IS ON FIRE!

...A SNEAK PEEK AT THE NEW SEASON...

...INCLUDING THE KLONDIKE'S NEWEST MINE BOSS.

THAT'S MY ENTIRE LIVELIHOOD UP THERE.

IT'S READY TO FALL.

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Narrator: PARKER IS GOING TO WAR WITH TODD OVER THE GOLD,

BUT HE'S ALSO PICKING A FIGHT WITH HIS LANDLORD, TONY BEETS.

HOWDY. HEY, PARKER.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

BEFORE THE START OF THE SEASON,

PARKER SECURED A DEAL ON NEW VIRGIN GROUND.

SO, THIS IS LITERALLY RIGHT NEXT TO TONY'S DREDGE.

YEAH.

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Parker: WELL, I'VE GOT A SCOOP OF PAY,

SO WE'LL GRAB A PAN AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

I'M HOPEFUL TO FIND ANY GOLD AT THIS POINT.

I WOULD BE AMAZED IF I COME UP WITH 10 FLAKES.

WELL, HMM...

WELL, THAT'S A 20- OR 30-FLAKE PAN.

THAT'S IMPRESSIVE FOR DIGGING A HOLE

OUT OF THE GROUND, SLOPPY, WET.

THAT'S PRETTY DAMN SURPRISING.

Narrator: PARKER IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO GETTING OUT FROM UNDER TONY.

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AH, [BLEEP]

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WELL, NOW IS AS GOOD A TIME AS EVER.

WELL, UH...

I'M ON A LEASE ON THE GROUND RIGHT NEXT TO YOU.

I'M JUST TRYING TO HAVE A GOOD LONG-TERM PLACE,

MM-HMM. WHICH YOU'VE ALWAYS

MADE PRETTY DIFFICULT... NO.

...AND A LEASE THAT DOESN'T HAVE A BUNCH OF BULL[BLEEP]

BASICALLY, TONY, AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT IS.

I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS I'M GOING OVER THERE.

YOUR GROUND.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE THIS EASY.

[BLEEP]. WHATEVER, TONY.

[BLEEP] LEASE.

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CHURNING THROUGH A LOT OF GROUND.

Narrator: IN COLORADO, DETERMINED TO BEAT PARKER,

TODD ADDS A THIRD WASH PLANT, RUSTY RED,

OWNED BY FREDDY DODGE.

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ANDY, HO!

WE GOT TO GO FULL SPEED AHEAD.

WE GOT TO GET RUSTY RED IN THE GAME.

HERE COME THE LINER GUYS.

BUT BEFORE THEY CAN SLUICE, THEY NEED WATER.

ANGLE OVER THIS WAY ON THE FRONT OF THE EXCAVATOR.

GOT TO GET THIS WATER FILLING THIS HUGE

BASICALLY SWIMMING POOL.

WELL, THAT'S THE FIRST PIECE OF MANY.

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Narrator: THEY NEED TO LINE THE POND FAST BEFORE THE WIND GETS UP.

FREDDY SWAPS MAN POWER FOR HORSEPOWER.

HERE GOES NOTHING, GUYS.

Man: THIS IS THE LAST TIME YOU ALL ARE GONNA SEE FREDDY DODGE.

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[BLEEP]

-I'LL BE [BLEEP] -WHOO-HOO!

-WHOO-HOO! -ONE DOWN!

Hunter: HEY, GUYS, EASY!

KEEP GOING IF WE CAN GO.

GET SOME ROCKS ON THERE.

THIS IS THE ONLY TIME WHEN 300 POUNDS HELPS.

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WE'RE READY TO ROLL. ALL WE NEED IS WATER.

GERBER, GO AHEAD AND FIRE THAT PUMP UP.

[ WHIRS ]

Freddy: WATER! WATER!

-YEAH! -YEAH! WHOO!

THAT WATER RIGHT THERE, THAT MEANS GOLD.

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Narrator: BUT BEFORE FREDDY CAN START SLUICING...

HELLO.

...HE GETS A CALL FROM THE COUNTY.

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[ CLEARS THROAT ]

"YOUR PROPERTY IS ZONED RESIDENTIAL.

BASED ON THE FOREGOING, YOU ARE HEREBY

ORDERED TO CEASE AND DESIST

ALL MINING AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES IMMEDIATELY."

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THAT'S IT.

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I'VE GOT MOST OF MY LIFE SAVINGS TIED UP IN THAT PLANT.

I CAN FIX THE WASH PLANT.

I CAN GET ANOTHER PUMP FOR WATER.

I CAN DO ALL THOSE THINGS,

BUT I CAN'T BEAT THAT PIECE OF PAPER.

CAN'T BEAT THIS, YOU KNOW?

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Narrator: DREDGE NUMBER TWO IS ON HOLD TILL TONY CAN FIX HIS BARGE.

INSTEAD, HE DECIDES TO UPGRADE DREDGE NUMBER ONE.

Sheamus: GET IT OUT OF HERE!

Narrator: THE 79-YEAR-OLD DREDGE SHOULD GET 15% MORE GOLD

ONCE TONY COMPLETES THE $600,000 REFIT.

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SHUT UP, TONY. THAT'S WHAT I'M [BLEEP] DOING.

KEVIN, TONY'S ELDEST SON AND DREDGE MASTER,

IS FINALLY READY TO LAUNCH.

Tony: HEY!

Kevin: THE [BLEEP] ARE YOU YELLING?

WELL, SHOULD WE START DREDGING THEN?

-GET STARTED. -ALL RIGHT.

YES, IT IS.

Narrator: AND AFTER 2 WEEKS OF MINING, IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT

IF THE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE PAID OFF.

300.

310 AND CHANGE.

WORTH A STAGGERING $370,000.

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THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OUR BIGGEST YEAR WE'VE EVER HAD,

AND ALL IT'S TURNED OUT TO BE IS...

JUST A HUGE DISASTER.

Narrator: MID-SEASON, TODD HOFFMAN

IS OUT OF DECENT GROUND TO MINE.

WE WENT FROM HEROES TO THE ZEROES, MAN, REAL QUICK.

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TODD'S ONLY HOPE -- A NEW CLAIM HE'S SECURED

CALLED THE JEWELRY BOX.

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Todd: SO, WE'RE GONNA DIG A 1,000-YARD HOLE.

I WANT TO SEE WHAT THE MATERIAL LOOKS LIKE.

IT'S KIND OF A HAIL MARY, BUT RIGHT NOW,

IT'S ALL WE GOT.

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LET'S FIRE IT UP.

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WELL, HERE GOES NOTHING.

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THURBER, WHAT DO WE NEED TO GET OUT OF THIS TEST?

AT LEAST 5 OUNCES.

ALL RIGHT.

GO AHEAD, DAD. POUR IT.

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2...4....

5...

8.85.

YEAH! [ CHEERS ]

OH! YOU GUYS,

THE JEWELRY BOX IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS.

LET'S GO! -WHOO!

-EXTRA GOLD! ALL RIGHT.

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Narrator: AFTER TWO MONTHS OF REPAIRS,

TONY'S BARGE IS FINALLY EN ROUTE TO THISTLE CREEK

TO START SHIPPING HIS NEW DREDGE.

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[ THUMPING ]

WHOA!

[BLEEP]

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YEE-HAW!

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Narrator: IT'S TAKEN TWO YEARS, BUT TONY BEETS

IS FINALLY BARGING DREDGE PARTS ON THE YUKON RIVER.

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THREE MONTHS IN, PARKER IS HALFWAY

TO HIS 5,000-OUNCE SEASON GOAL

WHEN FOREMAN RICK NESS RECEIVES NEWS FROM HOME.

WHAT'S UP? YOU KNOW MY MA HAS BEEN

BATTLING CANCER FOR AWHILE,

BUT SHE HAD A RECURRENCE OF IT.

OKAY. I JUST --

I REALLY FEEL LIKE I SHOULD BE THERE WHEN SHE --

YOU GOT TO TAKE CARE OF FAMILY, RIGHT?

I HATE TO LOSE YOU, BUT YOU'VE PRETTY WELL

GOT TO LEAVE NOW TO GET THERE. -YEAH.

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DOWN A MAN, PARKER FILLS IN, TRUCKING PAY TO BIG RED.

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HOW'S YOUR DAY GOING IN THE TRUCK THERE, PARKER?

NO, IT'S FINE. I DON'T MIND DRIVING TRUCK.

I JUST HATE THAT, AFTER FIVE YEARS,

WE'RE STILL HAULING PAY LIKE A BUNCH OF IDIOTS.

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU HATE SITTING IN THAT AS MUCH

I HATE LOADING THEM.

I TOLD RICK TO SET UP THE SAME WAY WE DO

AT SLUICIFER, AND HE DIDN'T WANT TO.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE IT DONE BY THE TIME HE'S BACK.

IT'S GAME TIME.

WHILE RICK IS AWAY, PARKER SEIZES THE CHANCE TO MOVE

BIG RED RIGHT INTO THE CUT USING A CONVEYOR SYSTEM

INSTEAD OF ROCK TRUCKS TO FEED THE WASH PLANT.

HOW WE LOOKING? EASY, EASY!

I KNOW! I'M TRYING!

KEEP GOING.

-TOWARDS ME 6 INCHES! -NO, NOT EVEN THAT! LIKE, 2!

LITTLE MORE TOWARDS ME.

HO, HO, HO!

THAT IS NOT NICE AND EASY!

-[BLEEP] OFF. -ALL RIGHT.

HO, HO! HO!

[ CRASH ]

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ALL RIGHT. JUST STRAIGHT BACK.

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I'M GONNA PUT OUR TIRES DOWN!

YEAH, AND YOU DRIVE IT THIS WAY.

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GOOD.

UNFOLD IT.

HEY, DRIVE IT A LITTLE MORE TO THE RIGHT!

THAT'S IT! WE GOT IT!

HEY, YOU READY FOR WATER?

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-NICE. -LOOKS GOOD!

LOOKS GOOD!

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Narrator: ONE WEEK LATER,

RICK RETURNS TO FIND HIS OPERATION TURNED UPSIDE DOWN.

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HOLY [BLEEP], MAN.

WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS THIS?

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FIND TAILINGS ARE BACKED RIGHT UP TO THE SLUICE BOX.

IT'S SO [BLEEP] OBVIOUS THIS PLANT IS TOO LOW.

SO [BLEEP] STUPID.

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AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S ABOUT OUR BOTTOM LINE,

SO I DON'T REALLY CARE

WHAT RICK THINKS AS LONG AS THE SYSTEM WORKS.

Rick N.: IT'S A PISS-POOR SETUP, MAN.

TO DO IT SNEAKILY IS ONE THING,

BUT TO DO IT HALF-ASS, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT TELLING ME,

THAT'S THE PART THAT PISSES ME OFF THE MOST.

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Narrator: AT THISTLE CREEK, TONY BEETS FINALLY HAS TWO CRANES ON-SITE.

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Sheamus: WHOA!

HE'S READY FOR THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE ON DREDGE TWO,

REMOVING THE MASSIVE FRONT GANTRY.

YEAH.

[ CREAKING ]

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[ CREAKING CONTINUES ]

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I THINK IT'S CAUGHT ON A BOLT HERE, TONY.

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-HOLY [BLEEP] -WHOA!

Tony: WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

Len: YEAH, I'M GOOD. I'M SAFE HERE.

BUT I DON'T NEED CLEAN UNDERWEAR SO...

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THERE WE GO.

Narrator: TONY IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO RUNNING

THE SECOND GOLD-CATCHING BUCKET DREDGE IN NORTH AMERICA.

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Todd: IT'S BEEN A TOUGH, TOUGH SEASON, BUT I WANT TO REDEEM MYSELF.

Narrator: IN COLORADO, TODD ONCE AGAIN FACES DISASTER.

YOU'RE ALL CLEAR BACK HERE. YOU'RE GOOD.

IN A LAST THROW OF THE DICE,

TODD GAMBLES ON A WHOLE NEW WASH PLANT,

RUNNING NEW GROUND ON THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN.

Todd: IF I COULD GET IT SET UP BY THE END OF THE WEEK

WE COULD START PUTTING UP SOME BIG NUMBERS ON THE BOARD.

WE COULD COME OUT OF HERE WITH OUR HEADS HELD HIGH.

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Hunter: THIS IS THE TOP OF THE FEEDER,

HAS ALL THE SPRAY BARS AND THE HOPPER.

IT'S A BIG PIECE THOUGH, SO IT'S GONNA BE HARD

TO GET ON THERE.

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-LOOK SOLID? -LOOKS GOOD.

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-[BLEEP], MAN. -DUDE,

Hunter: JUST LISTEN TO OUR HAND SIGNALS.

I CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

NO, YOU CAN'T SEE [BLEEP] BEHIND THAT LEG.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET --

WE NEED TO RIG IT SO IT AIN'T LIKE THIS.

IT'S LIKE THIS.

YOU SEE? LET ME PUT IT ON.

I'LL DROP IT IN RIGHT NOW.

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CHAINS.

NO, YOU WON'T. SHORTEN THEM UP!

[ GROANS ] FOR [BLEEP] SAKES!

Juan: HE'S SAYING THAT THE ISSUE IS THAT THE LOADS NOT LEVELED,

BUT THE OTHER THING IS, TOO, HE DOESN'T LISTEN

TO ANYBODY ON THE GROUND.

IT'S ALWAYS OUR [BLEEP] FAULT WHY NOTHING WORKS.

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OKAY. JUAN, YOU READY?

HOLD THE TAG LINE.

PUT SOME PRESSURE ON THE TAG LINE.

THERE YOU GO. HOLD ON.

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Juan: HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.

THERE IT IS!

LET DOWN! IT'S GOOD!

[ LAUGHS ]

THAT WAS A BY-THE-BOOK LIFT.

PERFECT.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS. HOLY ROLLER,

SHE'S ABOUT READY TO FIRE UP,

THIS IS IT, MAN.

WE'RE GONNA GET THIS THING STARTED.

-YEAH! THERE SHE GOES. -WHOO!

Narrator: THE HOFFMAN CREW IS BACK IN BUSINESS.

Todd: IT'S COMING OUT!

[ CHEERS ]

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IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.

WHAT'S THAT BRING US TO SEASON TOTAL?

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE AT 5,381 OUNCES.

-WOW! -BINGO!

-NAILED IT. -DID IT!

Narrator: WITH FIVE WEEKS STILL TO GO,

PARKER SHATTERS HIS 5,000-OUNCE $6 MILLION GOAL.

WE CAME UP HERE WITH THAT BET IN VEGAS WITH TODD.

I WOULD THINK WE CAN CONSIDER THE BET WON AT THIS POINT.

-[ LAUGHS ] -YEAH.

Narrator: IT'S TIME FOR PARKER TO DELIVER ON HIS OTHER SEASON GOAL --

GET OUT FROM UNDER TONY.

Parker: RICK! YEAH?

WE'RE YUKON LANDOWNERS, RICK.

NO [BLEEP] WAY.

WANT TO LOOK? [BLEEP] YEAH, MAN.

FINALLY, WE'RE YUKON LANDOWNERS.

FOR A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS, PARKER BUYS 11 KLONDIKE CLAIMS

AND ACCOMPLISHES A LIFETIME AMBITION.

Parker: THIS IS THE FIRST CHUNK OF GROUND

THAT WE'VE BOUGHT HERE IN THE YUKON,

AND, YOU KNOW, AFTER FIVE YEARS OF LOOKING,

I'M PRETTY HAPPY THAT WE MADE IT HAPPEN.

IF THERE'S GOLD IN HERE, WE SHOULD GET IT, MAN.

HEY, THIS IS ONE SMALL STEP FOR US,

BUT THIS IS ONE GIANT MIDDLE FINGER TO TONY BEETS.

[ LAUGHS ]

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Narrator: PARKER DECIDES TO TRUCK HIS PAY TO BIG RED,

STRAIGHT THROUGH TONY'S YARD.

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Woman: OH, MY [BLEEP].

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DUDE, YOU SHOULD SEE THE LOOK ON THESE GUYS' FACE.

THEY DON'T LOOK TOO HAPPY.

Rick N.: THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON.

[ LAUGHS ]

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

[ WHIRRING ]

THERE WE GO. WHOO!

WELL, HOPEFULLY, THERE'S SOME GOLD IN IT.

WHO THE [BLEEP] IS THIS?

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TONY BEETS.

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[ WHIRRING SLOWS AND STOPS ]

WHOA THERE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW?

I DON'T SEE HOW YOU CAN HAVE SUCH A PROBLEM

WITH EVERY LITTLE, TINY [BLEEP] THING WE DO, TONY.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SIT BACK AND MAKE MONEY.

YEAH. FOR YOU IT IS.

AND YOU CAN GO [BLEEP] YOURSELF.

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Narrator: WHEN TONY'S PLAN TO MOVE HIS DREDGE FAILS

BECAUSE OF A BROKEN PROP...

...IT'S DOWN TO KEVIN AND MONICA

TO DELIVER ON HIS OTHER SEASON GOAL.

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447.42.

3,659.

$4.4 MILLION DOLLARS.

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THIS IN FRONT OF US PLUS THIS...

Narrator: PARKER ENDS HIS SEASON ON AN ALL-TIME HIGH.

WELL, FOR THE SEASON, OUR 5,000-OUNCE GOAL

TURNED OUT TO BE 6,280 OUNCES...

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

...TO A SWEET NUMBER OF $7.5 MILLION.

-THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY. -YEAH.

PARKER WINS HIS BET WITH TODD.

HE BEATS HIM BY A COOL

$5.5 MILLION.

-YEAH! -YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!

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-WHAT'S UP, GUYS? -A LITTLE FROZE, HUH?

LITTLE BIT.

WELL, LET'S THAW IT OUT AND RUN IT.

IN COLORADO, TODD'S CREW FACES

A SECOND DISASTROUS SEASON IN A ROW.

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YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T WANT TO STOP.

I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT WE'RE BROKEN BY THIS SEASON.

WE FAILED.

THE ONLY FAIR WAY TO DO IT IS,

WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO TAKE A VOTE.

WE'RE A TEAM. IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT.

I VOTE WE THAW IT OUT AND KEEP RUNNING.

-I'M WITH TODD. -THAW IT AND RUN.

THAT'S THREE. HOW ABOUT YOU GUYS?

I'M READY TO GO.

I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S WORTH IT ANYMORE.

Todd: HUNTER?

I THINK WE SHOULD BE DONE THIS YEAR.

OKAY. THAT'S THREE-THREE.

WELL, ANDY, YOU'RE THE ONE MOVING

ALL THE PAY DIRT OVER TO THE PLANT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK? SO I VOTE WE'RE DONE.

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SO, WE VOTED.

WE GOT OUTVOTED.

OKAY, GUYS.

IT'S TIME. IT'S OVER.

Narrator: THE HOFFMANS' MINING CAREER IS OVER.

THEIR FINAL SEASON TOTAL --

1,645 OUNCES,

WORTH LESS THAN $2 MILLION.

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Todd: YOU KNOW, EIGHT YEARS AGO,

I HAD A DREAM TO PUT GOLD IN MY POCKETS

AND HELP MY GUYS OUT AND MY FAMILY.

I'VE ACCOMPLISHED THAT DREAM,

AND NOW IT'S TIME TO CHASE ANOTHER DREAM.

I'M NOT MINING ANYMORE.

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Narrator: EVEN IN DEFEAT, TODD PROVES HE IS A MAN OF HIS WORD.

IT'S NOT EASY TO DO, HAND 100 OUNCES OUT,

BUT HERE YOU GO, PARKER.

WELL, THANKS FOR MAKING GOOD ON THE BET.

BEST OF LUCK. ALL RIGHT, TAKE CARE.

HAVE A GOOD WINTER.

EASIEST 100,000 GRAND OF THE SEASON.

Narrator: AS PARKER'S MOST SUCCESSFUL SEASON CLOSES,

HE CHASES AN OFF-SEASON SOUTH AMERICAN ADVENTURE

WITH BEST FRIEND AND FOREMAN RICK NESS,

WHO HAS NEWS TO SHARE.

I THINK IT IS TIME FOR ME TO MOVE ON.

I'M GOING OUT MINING ON MY OWN.

GEEZ.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS QUITE THE BOMBSHELL,

HIM TELLING ME THAT HE'S NOT COMING BACK NEXT YEAR.

YOU KNOW, HE'S SMART, AND HE'S A HARD WORKER,

BUT SETTING UP A GOLD MINE IS DAMN TOUGH.

Rick N.: YOU KNOW, IT'S TIME FOR ME TO STEP AWAY,

AND I THINK WE'RE PARTING ON GOOD TERMS,

WHICH IS GOOD, AND, YOU KNOW, I'M EXCITED.

YOU KNOW, I'M MY OWN MAN NOW,

AND I'M GOING TO DO MY OWN THING.

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Narrator: COMING UP ON THE ALL-NEW SEASON OF "GOLD RUSH,"

RICK NESS RISKS EVERYTHING ON HIS OWN OPERATION.

I'M LITERALLY TERRIFIED.

THAT'S A HUMONGOUS GAMBLE.

IT COULD BE THE END FOR YOU, I MEAN, FINANCIALLY.

-OH, BOY. -I NEED SOME DIRECTION.

AND, YEAH, I'M SCRATCHING MY [BLEEP] HEAD.

HIT THE BYPASS!

THAT'S MY ENTIRE LIVELIHOOD UP THERE.

I'M GONNA GO HOME AT THE END OF THE SEASON

BROKE WITH NO FRIENDS.

Narrator: TONY PUTS HIS MASTER PLAN IN MOTION.

Tony: WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

[ LAUGHS ]

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ALL RIGHT, HERE'S THE FIRST PUSH.

Narrator: AND PARKER STAKES EVERYTHING

ON NEW MACHINES AND NEW GROUND.

THIS GROUND IS THE BEST GROUND THAT WE'VE EVER MINED.

IT'S JUST, TONY BEING THE NEIGHBOR IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM.

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO.

YEAH, YOU DO. YOU DO CARE WHAT YOU DO.

WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME RIGHT NOW IS TO END MY MINING SEASON.

PARKER, YOU'RE SMOKING! THE PUMP IS SMOKING!

[ CRASH ]

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[BLEEP]

[ SCREAMS ]

[ SCREAMS ]

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