1 00:00:05,100 --> 00:00:06,567 [narrator] On the Bering Sea, 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:11,700 it's time for each captain to grab the bull by the horns 3 00:00:11,700 --> 00:00:13,033 and make a tough call. 4 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:17,767 There's piles of gold still out here. 5 00:00:17,767 --> 00:00:19,300 [laughs] 6 00:00:19,300 --> 00:00:20,567 [narrator] The end of winter mining 7 00:00:20,567 --> 00:00:23,967 arrives in Nome in less than 10 days... 8 00:00:23,967 --> 00:00:27,400 [Shawn over radio] If you see gold, just keep on digging. 9 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:29,500 To the north is a big reef. 10 00:00:29,500 --> 00:00:34,567 [narrator] ...leaving just enough time for one more do or die move. 11 00:00:34,567 --> 00:00:36,300 [Zeke speaking] 12 00:00:39,266 --> 00:00:42,467 [narrator] One last game changing decision... 13 00:00:42,467 --> 00:00:45,767 Everything is gonna be better because of this. 14 00:00:45,767 --> 00:00:48,834 [narrator] ...that could seal their fate for the season. 15 00:00:51,266 --> 00:00:52,567 Time to go to work. 16 00:00:52,567 --> 00:00:55,066 [narrator] And that time is now. 17 00:00:55,066 --> 00:00:56,467 -[man] Gold. -[man 2] Yeah! 18 00:00:56,467 --> 00:00:57,300 [man laughs] 19 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,233 [Shawn] On the Tomcod. 20 00:01:24,467 --> 00:01:27,100 You have to go where the gold's at. 21 00:01:27,100 --> 00:01:30,700 Otherwise, you're just diving. 22 00:01:30,700 --> 00:01:32,533 Man, spending money, man. 23 00:01:33,266 --> 00:01:34,066 Hell, I'm, 24 00:01:34,066 --> 00:01:36,300 I'm good enough at spending money. 25 00:01:37,100 --> 00:01:39,300 I like to make it too. 26 00:01:39,300 --> 00:01:42,700 [narrator] Facing an uphill battle to reach his winter gold, 27 00:01:42,700 --> 00:01:45,567 Shawn Pomrenke is making a big move 28 00:01:45,567 --> 00:01:47,033 to bring the gold home. 29 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:59,100 We mined and mined on, on [indistinct] claim. 30 00:01:59,667 --> 00:02:01,967 Little tiny cleanup. 31 00:02:01,967 --> 00:02:04,000 We come out here where the gold's at, 32 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,467 it's rough and jagged. 33 00:02:06,467 --> 00:02:08,400 But we'll get through it. 34 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,367 Because there's piles of gold still out here. 35 00:02:11,367 --> 00:02:14,700 They're just getting harder to find. 36 00:02:14,700 --> 00:02:16,300 Unless you know where you're going. 37 00:02:20,500 --> 00:02:22,600 At the beginning of the season, 38 00:02:23,367 --> 00:02:26,433 the ice on the Tomcod, it was too bad to work. 39 00:02:27,066 --> 00:02:29,634 There's ice jumbled up everywhere. 40 00:02:30,467 --> 00:02:33,000 So, I had to make a deal to go on 56. 41 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:34,800 The gold wasn't good enough there. 42 00:02:35,467 --> 00:02:37,867 [man 3 speaking] 43 00:02:37,867 --> 00:02:40,700 [Shawn] I'm doing something major to turn my season around. 44 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:45,433 I'm going back to Tomcod. 45 00:02:47,567 --> 00:02:50,333 The ice improved just enough to roll the dice. 46 00:02:51,367 --> 00:02:53,467 It's my birthday today. 47 00:02:53,467 --> 00:02:56,700 Let's hope our home ground gives us something to celebrate. 48 00:03:06,667 --> 00:03:08,967 [laughs] I like this. 49 00:03:08,967 --> 00:03:10,667 Show up and all the hard work's done. 50 00:03:10,667 --> 00:03:12,700 These boys are up and running already. 51 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:15,467 I'm looking forward to get in the water, 52 00:03:15,467 --> 00:03:17,100 making some gold. 53 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:20,433 Birthday gold. The best kind. 54 00:03:26,300 --> 00:03:28,033 [Joe] Box is running well. 55 00:03:28,667 --> 00:03:30,300 Everything's working good. 56 00:03:31,500 --> 00:03:34,600 All we need's the gold now and I think we got it. 57 00:03:45,367 --> 00:03:47,800 Yeah. [bleep], yeah. 58 00:03:49,266 --> 00:03:50,333 [bleep], yeah-huh. 59 00:03:52,100 --> 00:03:53,000 Huh? 60 00:03:55,066 --> 00:03:56,233 [Shawn laughs] 61 00:03:56,767 --> 00:03:58,500 Oh, [bleep], yeah. 62 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,166 [Shawn] I'm expecting to find a lot of gold here, 63 00:04:11,166 --> 00:04:12,400 and it has to happen. 64 00:04:13,300 --> 00:04:14,333 If it doesn't, 65 00:04:14,333 --> 00:04:17,100 I'm out of ideas, and this season's a loss. 66 00:04:18,100 --> 00:04:19,867 So, there better be a birthday present 67 00:04:19,867 --> 00:04:21,600 waiting down there for me. 68 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,266 -How you feel? The air good? -[Shawn speaking] 69 00:04:24,266 --> 00:04:25,634 Water good? 70 00:04:27,266 --> 00:04:29,700 All righty, let us know what you're seeing down there. 71 00:04:37,767 --> 00:04:39,934 [breathing underwater] 72 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:05,800 [Shawn over radio] I made it to the bottom. 73 00:05:08,300 --> 00:05:09,634 Well, Shawn's on the bottom. 74 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:12,800 What's he got down there? 75 00:05:14,467 --> 00:05:16,767 [Shawn speaking] 76 00:05:16,767 --> 00:05:20,600 [Joe over radio] All righty, here it comes. Throttling up. 77 00:05:34,266 --> 00:05:37,300 What do you see down there, Shawn? 78 00:05:40,266 --> 00:05:42,867 [Shawn] The gold's good down here, Joe. 79 00:05:42,867 --> 00:05:44,934 We're gonna make some money. 80 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:46,600 [Joe] Oh, yeah. 81 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,266 Real break from the monotony of 56. 82 00:05:50,266 --> 00:05:51,900 Find nothing over there. 83 00:05:52,266 --> 00:05:53,867 [Shawn laughs] 84 00:05:53,867 --> 00:05:58,200 Lot of nice chunky pieces of gold in here, Joe. 85 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:02,433 Gold has poured up the hose like a fine wine. 86 00:06:04,100 --> 00:06:05,200 [Joe chuckles] Oh, yeah. 87 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:08,233 That's Bering Sea saying happy birthday right there. 88 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,600 [Shawn] Tomcod, the gift that keeps on giving. 89 00:06:12,300 --> 00:06:14,900 [narrator] While Mr. Gold takes charge, 90 00:06:16,867 --> 00:06:18,533 across the ice... 91 00:06:21,066 --> 00:06:25,266 Okay, so check out what we're looking at here with my, uh, sonar map. 92 00:06:25,266 --> 00:06:27,900 We're definitely, according to this image, 93 00:06:27,900 --> 00:06:29,100 we're in the sand here, 94 00:06:29,100 --> 00:06:31,600 and then to the north is a big reef. 95 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,200 That's been the biggest moneymaker for me historically 96 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:35,667 when I use little dredges, 97 00:06:35,667 --> 00:06:37,667 is to find the south edge 98 00:06:37,667 --> 00:06:40,100 of cobble bodies like this and reefs, 99 00:06:40,100 --> 00:06:42,500 and then, like, just pick my way along. 100 00:06:42,500 --> 00:06:44,367 [narrator] After a season of frustration, 101 00:06:44,367 --> 00:06:46,967 Captain Zeke's found an opportunity 102 00:06:46,967 --> 00:06:49,000 to light up his sluice box 103 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:50,433 in the final stretch of winter. 104 00:06:57,467 --> 00:06:58,934 [Zeke] According to this bottom image, 105 00:06:59,266 --> 00:07:00,266 we're right here, 106 00:07:00,266 --> 00:07:03,467 and the reef should start in about 38 feet 107 00:07:03,467 --> 00:07:05,100 [whistles] straight to the North. 108 00:07:05,100 --> 00:07:07,700 So, this is, like, definitely, like, a depression 109 00:07:07,700 --> 00:07:09,867 that nothing really ever escapes from. 110 00:07:09,867 --> 00:07:11,066 What I'm hoping is that 111 00:07:11,066 --> 00:07:14,367 the gold has been concentrated up on the edge of this reef, 112 00:07:14,367 --> 00:07:15,500 and as we get closer to it, 113 00:07:15,500 --> 00:07:17,000 the gold will get hotter and hotter. 114 00:07:17,166 --> 00:07:18,367 And, like, 115 00:07:18,367 --> 00:07:20,266 it could potentially get insanely hot right around in here 116 00:07:20,266 --> 00:07:21,867 and there could be a bunch of ounces. 117 00:07:21,867 --> 00:07:24,200 Uh, just as long as no one else has dredged through it yet. 118 00:07:24,867 --> 00:07:26,900 This season has been brutal. 119 00:07:26,900 --> 00:07:29,667 It took us forever to get on the gold. 120 00:07:29,667 --> 00:07:32,033 And when we did, it wasn't that much. 121 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:34,166 I don't really know what to say. 122 00:07:34,166 --> 00:07:35,867 It's on the low end, you know? 123 00:07:35,867 --> 00:07:37,900 Yeah, it's a lot of work building up to it. 124 00:07:37,900 --> 00:07:39,867 And the fact is, at least we're on gold 125 00:07:39,867 --> 00:07:41,467 and we can keep doing it. 126 00:07:41,467 --> 00:07:44,233 [Zeke] But in the end, my team refused to quit. 127 00:07:45,266 --> 00:07:47,000 Like, we were diving right here, 128 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:48,667 and we couldn't find any of these rocks 129 00:07:48,667 --> 00:07:50,400 'cause I think they were just outta reach. 130 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:53,867 And I found a reef a little closer to where we were working 131 00:07:53,867 --> 00:07:56,066 that could turn our whole season around. 132 00:07:56,066 --> 00:07:57,266 This is a place 133 00:07:57,266 --> 00:07:59,166 where historically, there have been big pressure ridges. 134 00:07:59,166 --> 00:08:01,000 And it just piled up rocks here, 135 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:02,567 you know, over millennia, 136 00:08:02,567 --> 00:08:04,467 and then concentrated the gold here. 137 00:08:04,467 --> 00:08:05,266 So, if we can-- 138 00:08:05,266 --> 00:08:06,467 If gold gets really hot right here, 139 00:08:06,467 --> 00:08:08,500 then we'll just be able to follow this East and West 140 00:08:08,500 --> 00:08:09,800 and just plunder it all out. 141 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:10,700 Hell, yeah. 142 00:08:11,266 --> 00:08:12,867 Sounds good. 143 00:08:12,867 --> 00:08:15,200 [Zeke] We've set up a new hole to attack this reef, 144 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:16,767 and we've added 20 feet of hose 145 00:08:16,767 --> 00:08:18,934 so that we can cover as much ground as we can. 146 00:08:19,266 --> 00:08:22,000 [motor whirs] 147 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:25,000 [Zeke] There's a chance it'll take us under a big, nasty pressure ridge 148 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:26,000 with giant chunks of ice 149 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,300 hanging directly above our heads. 150 00:08:28,300 --> 00:08:30,767 But it's late in the season and we need this. 151 00:08:30,767 --> 00:08:32,133 So, we're gonna risk it. 152 00:08:48,166 --> 00:08:49,300 [over radio] I'm ready to go. 153 00:09:05,567 --> 00:09:06,867 You got me on the comms? 154 00:09:06,867 --> 00:09:07,900 [Nate over radio] Yeah, I got you. 155 00:09:07,900 --> 00:09:09,400 [Zeke breathing underwater] 156 00:09:19,567 --> 00:09:22,266 [Nate] How's it looking down there on this hole, uh... 157 00:09:22,266 --> 00:09:23,200 What are you seeing? 158 00:09:24,567 --> 00:09:27,800 [Zeke speaking] 159 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:34,567 Does it at least look pretty stable, uh... 160 00:09:34,567 --> 00:09:36,900 I mean, what's that ice look like? 161 00:09:37,967 --> 00:09:40,600 [Zeke speaking] 162 00:09:45,266 --> 00:09:46,200 Yeah, roger. 163 00:09:47,266 --> 00:09:48,900 Let me know when you want these pumps. 164 00:09:50,166 --> 00:09:51,834 [Zeke speaking] 165 00:10:09,967 --> 00:10:11,667 [Nate] How's it looking, dude? 166 00:10:11,667 --> 00:10:14,133 You, uh, you liking our spot? 167 00:10:16,900 --> 00:10:19,133 [Zeke speaking] 168 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:37,133 [bleep], yeah, dude. 169 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:40,233 [Zeke speaking] 170 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:47,233 Oh, dude, that's [bleep] awesome. 171 00:10:48,266 --> 00:10:49,934 I'll let you get after it. 172 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:54,900 Hopefully, this [bleep] pays! 173 00:10:55,867 --> 00:10:57,600 Need a payday [indistinct] 174 00:11:11,867 --> 00:11:15,100 [Kris] We're trying to do this as cheap as we possibly can. 175 00:11:15,100 --> 00:11:17,467 Because we don't have thousands of dollars 176 00:11:17,467 --> 00:11:20,133 to put into a sluice box at the moment. 177 00:11:20,767 --> 00:11:22,300 [narrator] So far this season... 178 00:11:23,667 --> 00:11:27,200 [Kris speaking] 179 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:29,767 [narrator] ...Kris Kelly's plans for gold and greatness 180 00:11:29,767 --> 00:11:31,133 have sprung a leak. 181 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:34,500 [Kris speaking] 182 00:11:38,266 --> 00:11:39,667 [narrator] But the Captain is refusing 183 00:11:39,667 --> 00:11:42,634 to take the setback lying down. 184 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,400 You guys are gonna see how easy this goes. 185 00:11:52,567 --> 00:11:53,934 You know? 186 00:11:53,934 --> 00:11:56,700 Like, don't be intimidated by the five feet of snow in front of you. 187 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,333 [Andy speaking] 188 00:12:00,467 --> 00:12:03,000 [Kris] This season's been a disaster so far. 189 00:12:05,266 --> 00:12:07,467 The main reason's been the sluice box. 190 00:12:07,467 --> 00:12:09,467 We've been on good gold for weeks, 191 00:12:09,467 --> 00:12:12,000 but this sluice box leaks like crazy. 192 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:13,900 I have to do something about it. 193 00:12:13,900 --> 00:12:14,834 Pick it up. 194 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:16,066 Hey. 195 00:12:16,066 --> 00:12:17,100 A couple seasons ago, 196 00:12:17,100 --> 00:12:20,834 we had a super insulated box called the coffin. 197 00:12:21,667 --> 00:12:23,100 We didn't use it this season, 198 00:12:23,100 --> 00:12:25,500 'cause it's been buried in the snow for years. 199 00:12:26,166 --> 00:12:27,133 If we can dig it out 200 00:12:27,133 --> 00:12:29,166 and bring the coffin back from the dead, 201 00:12:29,166 --> 00:12:31,200 our gold numbers will start soaring. 202 00:12:38,867 --> 00:12:41,000 Let's get this [bleep] over with. 203 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,700 [Kris] Hold! It's sticking out. 204 00:12:43,700 --> 00:12:44,700 -[Andy] Where? -[man 4] You can see it? 205 00:12:44,700 --> 00:12:46,000 I can see it. 206 00:12:46,500 --> 00:12:48,400 Sticking out just the tip. 207 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:50,834 Sometimes just the tip is all you need. 208 00:12:51,667 --> 00:12:52,767 The question is, 209 00:12:52,767 --> 00:12:54,800 how the [bleep] are we gonna get this out of here? 210 00:12:56,100 --> 00:12:57,266 You're not gonna get that up. 211 00:12:57,266 --> 00:12:59,600 It's frozen to the ground. You're gonna break your back. 212 00:13:00,900 --> 00:13:02,400 This is [bleep]. 213 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:06,300 -[Kris] One, two, three. -[Andy grunts] 214 00:13:08,266 --> 00:13:09,400 [Kris] Can you put it on the side? 215 00:13:15,467 --> 00:13:17,867 -The question is... -[Andy] What? 216 00:13:17,867 --> 00:13:20,266 ...how the [bleep] are we gonna get it out of this hole? 217 00:13:20,266 --> 00:13:21,500 I'll lift this side. 218 00:13:21,500 --> 00:13:24,066 I just need you to put yours on the lip. 219 00:13:24,066 --> 00:13:26,467 And then just keep moving it up as I walk it to you. 220 00:13:26,467 --> 00:13:28,100 I think that way's quicker. 221 00:13:28,100 --> 00:13:29,500 -Are you sure? -[Kris] No. 222 00:13:30,667 --> 00:13:32,000 Who do you think's faster? 223 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:33,767 -You're up on top. -He won't [bleep]. 224 00:13:33,767 --> 00:13:35,567 Do you think it's faster to go that way 225 00:13:35,567 --> 00:13:37,600 or [bleep] faster to go that way? 226 00:13:39,100 --> 00:13:40,300 And be truthful. 227 00:13:40,767 --> 00:13:41,967 [narrator] Now it's time for 228 00:13:41,967 --> 00:13:44,133 Choose your own Kelly Adventure. 229 00:13:45,266 --> 00:13:47,900 Do you pick Kris's bad idea 230 00:13:47,900 --> 00:13:50,834 or Andy's equally bad idea? 231 00:13:53,867 --> 00:13:54,567 [clicks] 232 00:13:54,567 --> 00:13:57,000 You picked Kris's bad idea. 233 00:13:57,700 --> 00:13:58,900 Let's see how you did. 234 00:14:00,166 --> 00:14:01,667 [Kris grunts] 235 00:14:01,667 --> 00:14:02,567 No, that's not gonna work. 236 00:14:05,567 --> 00:14:06,934 [narrator] Would you like to try again? 237 00:14:09,100 --> 00:14:09,900 [clicks] 238 00:14:11,066 --> 00:14:12,200 Okay, hold. 239 00:14:13,066 --> 00:14:14,200 [Kris] I don't have it. 240 00:14:15,667 --> 00:14:17,100 Two people can't do this. 241 00:14:17,100 --> 00:14:18,900 You gotta help me. 242 00:14:18,900 --> 00:14:21,033 [narrator] Maybe it's time to call a friend. 243 00:14:22,667 --> 00:14:23,333 [clicks] 244 00:14:24,900 --> 00:14:26,567 [Andy] Okay, start walking. 245 00:14:26,567 --> 00:14:28,033 -[Kris] Okay. Hold on. Put it down. -[Andy] Okay. 246 00:14:30,700 --> 00:14:32,000 [Kris] There. 247 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:34,734 To be honest with you, it's just Andy pushing it. 248 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:38,800 Keep coming. Keep coming. 249 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:42,000 We dug out the coffin, we'll get it set up dive 250 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:44,100 and see how this beast handles everything. 251 00:14:45,100 --> 00:14:46,400 Okay. Be careful. 252 00:14:47,166 --> 00:14:49,000 -[Andy] You be careful. -[Kris] Push. 253 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:52,900 There. 254 00:14:53,767 --> 00:14:55,533 Told you it was gonna be easy. 255 00:14:57,367 --> 00:14:59,300 [narrator] Back on the ice... 256 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:05,834 [Chris speaking] 257 00:15:06,467 --> 00:15:09,000 [motor whirring] 258 00:15:16,567 --> 00:15:18,166 [narrator] The current gold count leader 259 00:15:18,166 --> 00:15:22,400 is looking to stay on top by doubling his efforts. 260 00:15:34,667 --> 00:15:35,967 We're on killer gold, 261 00:15:35,967 --> 00:15:38,500 but equipment issues is holding us back. 262 00:15:38,500 --> 00:15:39,700 Like last time out, 263 00:15:39,700 --> 00:15:41,900 the high pressure line blew off. 264 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:46,233 Oh, [bleep]. 265 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:49,500 But that's fixed now. 266 00:15:49,500 --> 00:15:51,400 I'm not gonna let anything stop us. 267 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:54,500 We're gonna try to get two dives today. 268 00:15:54,500 --> 00:15:56,367 One for me and one for Jeff. 269 00:15:56,367 --> 00:15:58,000 We gotta get the hours and the gold 270 00:15:58,000 --> 00:15:59,934 that we should've been getting all season. 271 00:16:36,266 --> 00:16:37,066 [breathing underwater] 272 00:16:37,066 --> 00:16:39,867 -[Chris speaking] -[Jeff speaking] 273 00:16:39,867 --> 00:16:41,600 [Chris speaking] 274 00:16:42,266 --> 00:16:43,800 How's the light down there? 275 00:16:46,166 --> 00:16:50,433 [Chris speaking] 276 00:16:59,700 --> 00:17:02,667 -[Jeff speaking] -[Chris speaking] 277 00:17:02,667 --> 00:17:03,433 Pump's coming. 278 00:17:18,100 --> 00:17:19,567 Yeah, dude, we got the pump on. 279 00:17:19,567 --> 00:17:20,767 He's down. 280 00:17:20,767 --> 00:17:22,600 Time to go to work. 281 00:17:32,100 --> 00:17:34,000 How's that ground looking down there? 282 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:38,133 [Chris speaking] 283 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:44,300 [Jeff speaking] 284 00:17:45,166 --> 00:17:46,567 He says the ground looks good. 285 00:17:46,567 --> 00:17:49,767 So, no, no big plug ups or anything like that. 286 00:17:49,767 --> 00:17:52,667 So, we're just smooth sailing still. 287 00:17:52,667 --> 00:17:54,500 Here we go. 288 00:17:58,100 --> 00:18:01,700 [Chris speaking] 289 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:12,734 [Jeff] Sweet. 290 00:18:13,867 --> 00:18:15,700 [Chris speaking] 291 00:18:17,567 --> 00:18:20,100 [Jeff] All right, bud. Stay after it. 292 00:18:21,667 --> 00:18:24,400 [Chris speaking] 293 00:18:34,667 --> 00:18:36,934 [Zeke speaking] 294 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:50,700 Right now, Zeke's out to the east. 295 00:18:50,700 --> 00:18:51,567 And, uh, honestly, 296 00:18:51,567 --> 00:18:53,600 this extension is helping us out a lot. 297 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:54,900 Uh, it's getting us into places 298 00:18:54,900 --> 00:18:56,800 that we haven't gotten to go into. 299 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:58,567 So, it's a huge game changer. 300 00:18:58,567 --> 00:18:59,834 It's a little sketchy, 301 00:18:59,834 --> 00:19:02,300 'cause he's far underneath this, like, hanging ice right now. 302 00:19:03,367 --> 00:19:06,300 [narrator] Under constant threats of a pressure ridge, 303 00:19:06,300 --> 00:19:09,400 Zeke Tenhoff raids a new discovery. 304 00:19:13,367 --> 00:19:16,800 [Zeke speaking] 305 00:19:38,467 --> 00:19:40,000 [Nate over radio] How's it looking down there, dude? 306 00:19:41,300 --> 00:19:44,600 [Zeke speaking] 307 00:19:59,300 --> 00:20:00,500 [Nate over radio] Sounds good, dude. 308 00:20:15,667 --> 00:20:16,600 So far there's been... 309 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:19,166 There's been a reward for the rich so far. 310 00:20:19,166 --> 00:20:21,467 Um, we're 20 feet longer 311 00:20:21,467 --> 00:20:22,967 with this extension we just put on. 312 00:20:22,967 --> 00:20:25,433 The gold's looking really hot, so hopefully it pays. 313 00:20:34,467 --> 00:20:38,000 [Zeke speaking] 314 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:39,133 Right on, dude. Sounds good. 315 00:20:39,133 --> 00:20:42,400 We'll, uh, run down the pumps and pull the tether up. 316 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:44,000 [Zeke speaking] 317 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:45,800 [Nate over radio] Yeah, roger that. 318 00:20:49,467 --> 00:20:51,300 Yeah, buddy. 319 00:20:51,300 --> 00:20:54,100 [Zeke] We found something special and we decided to go for it, 320 00:20:54,100 --> 00:20:56,066 and it paid off huge. 321 00:20:56,066 --> 00:20:58,967 This has been the best day so far this season. 322 00:20:58,967 --> 00:21:00,367 Even though that giant pressure ridge 323 00:21:00,367 --> 00:21:02,166 was hanging out right above our heads, 324 00:21:02,166 --> 00:21:04,867 I can't wait to get back down there. 325 00:21:04,867 --> 00:21:08,000 Finding this reef could be the key to our season. 326 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:09,000 Over there in those rocks, 327 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:11,066 that's as rich as [bleep] I've ever seen gold, 328 00:21:11,066 --> 00:21:14,100 like, hands down in, like, my whole mining career. 329 00:21:14,100 --> 00:21:16,667 -For sure. -Ooh. 330 00:21:16,667 --> 00:21:18,100 [Zeke] I mean, it's just, it's totally jacked, 331 00:21:18,100 --> 00:21:19,266 Who the [bleep] knows how much gold-- 332 00:21:19,266 --> 00:21:21,667 If, if we can follow that thing, it's like, 333 00:21:21,667 --> 00:21:23,800 we could make some serious money in the next couple weeks. 334 00:21:24,667 --> 00:21:27,300 My mind is blown that nobody has found this. 335 00:21:29,700 --> 00:21:31,300 [narrator] Twelve miles West... 336 00:21:35,900 --> 00:21:37,634 [Chris speaking] 337 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:42,767 [narrator] Over three hours in, 338 00:21:42,767 --> 00:21:46,200 Captain Chris hasn't stopped hitting the bull's eye. 339 00:21:47,066 --> 00:21:48,433 [Jeff] Yo, yo. 340 00:21:50,367 --> 00:21:52,433 [Chris speaking] 341 00:21:56,066 --> 00:21:58,400 [Jeff speaking] 342 00:22:05,266 --> 00:22:06,700 Were you over by the big rocks? 343 00:22:14,767 --> 00:22:15,734 It's good stuff. 344 00:22:16,867 --> 00:22:18,266 That's a pile right there. 345 00:22:18,266 --> 00:22:19,900 [Zeke speaking] 346 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,000 The gold down there is sick. 347 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:28,266 I got my hours in. 348 00:22:28,266 --> 00:22:31,800 Now it's time for Jeff to do his first dive for the team. 349 00:22:32,100 --> 00:22:33,166 Whoo! 350 00:22:33,166 --> 00:22:35,600 The dude is one of the most solid divers in Nome. 351 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:36,934 You ready, G? 352 00:22:38,166 --> 00:22:40,000 [bleep], yeah. Get money. 353 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:44,400 Let's keep the ball rolling. 354 00:22:55,767 --> 00:22:58,133 [breathing underwater] 355 00:23:14,300 --> 00:23:17,634 [Zeke speaking] 356 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:19,800 [Jeff speaking] 357 00:23:21,667 --> 00:23:22,800 [Zeke speaking] 358 00:23:26,867 --> 00:23:28,100 Okay, that's it. 359 00:23:28,100 --> 00:23:29,767 Jeff is down there. 360 00:23:29,767 --> 00:23:31,567 And right now, we can't stop. 361 00:23:31,567 --> 00:23:33,000 So, we're gonna keep going. 362 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:35,700 We're gonna keep pounding some hours in the box 363 00:23:35,700 --> 00:23:37,800 and until the day is over. 364 00:23:38,667 --> 00:23:39,800 What a great day. 365 00:23:40,567 --> 00:23:42,066 Wow! 366 00:23:43,967 --> 00:23:46,700 [narrator] While the McCully team fires on all cylinders, 367 00:23:47,867 --> 00:23:49,300 across the ice... 368 00:23:51,367 --> 00:23:54,000 [Joe] How do you like being back out of Tomcod, Shawn? 369 00:23:54,767 --> 00:23:56,934 [Shawn over radio] Looking good. Yeah. 370 00:23:58,667 --> 00:24:01,367 [narrator] Shawn Pomrenke enjoys his special day 371 00:24:01,367 --> 00:24:05,500 with the season's first dive on his beloved home grounds. 372 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:09,700 [Shawn over radio] If you see gold, just keep on digging. 373 00:24:09,700 --> 00:24:11,967 Keep digging. 374 00:24:11,967 --> 00:24:13,700 [Joe over radio] Oh, yeah. Good to be home, huh? 375 00:24:13,700 --> 00:24:15,900 [Shawn speaking] 376 00:24:27,467 --> 00:24:29,300 [Joe chuckles softly] Oh, yeah. 377 00:24:38,166 --> 00:24:39,166 Good visibility, 378 00:24:39,166 --> 00:24:40,900 good ice, good gold. 379 00:24:40,900 --> 00:24:42,934 Can't ask for anything more than that. 380 00:25:01,667 --> 00:25:02,500 Oh, yeah. 381 00:25:09,967 --> 00:25:11,467 Shawn's been down for quite a while. 382 00:25:11,467 --> 00:25:12,600 I'm gonna go suit up. 383 00:25:35,367 --> 00:25:36,500 Birthday gold. 384 00:25:37,367 --> 00:25:38,834 Better than birthday cake. 385 00:25:39,667 --> 00:25:40,700 [laughs] 386 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:43,900 I got my birthday wish. 387 00:25:43,900 --> 00:25:46,166 The Tomcod, it didn't disappoint. 388 00:25:46,166 --> 00:25:49,734 There was gold, gold and some more gold down there. 389 00:25:50,767 --> 00:25:52,266 For the first time all season, 390 00:25:52,266 --> 00:25:53,700 we're crushing it. 391 00:25:53,700 --> 00:25:54,934 It looks really good. 392 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:57,767 Let's go, Joe! 393 00:25:57,767 --> 00:26:00,066 Joe's gonna go down and keep the party going. 394 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:03,166 I'm gonna go celebrate with my family. 395 00:26:03,166 --> 00:26:06,300 And tomorrow, I'm hoping to break the bank on the scale. 396 00:26:07,767 --> 00:26:08,900 Good dive. 397 00:26:09,567 --> 00:26:11,600 We're on good ground right now. 398 00:26:22,667 --> 00:26:25,800 [Kris] This sluice box is going to be the game changer for us. 399 00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:28,400 Everything is going to be better because of this. 400 00:26:29,367 --> 00:26:32,367 [narrator] Reaper Nation is entering stage two 401 00:26:32,367 --> 00:26:35,934 of the captain's plan to get their season back on track. 402 00:26:38,300 --> 00:26:41,967 I'm just happy that we made it with zero dollars, 403 00:26:41,967 --> 00:26:43,467 just some man labor 404 00:26:43,467 --> 00:26:46,266 and a bunch of pieces I had sitting around. 405 00:26:46,266 --> 00:26:47,567 But that's why... 406 00:26:47,567 --> 00:26:49,767 That's why you don't throw anything away you know, 407 00:26:49,767 --> 00:26:50,567 because you never know 408 00:26:50,567 --> 00:26:52,000 when you're going to need it again. 409 00:26:54,467 --> 00:26:57,266 We resurrected the Coffin from the dead. 410 00:26:57,266 --> 00:26:59,166 We're going to do a few quick patches 411 00:26:59,166 --> 00:27:00,100 and test it out, 412 00:27:00,100 --> 00:27:01,834 make sure everything is in good shape. 413 00:27:04,867 --> 00:27:07,900 We'll add insulation so it won't freeze up. 414 00:27:09,266 --> 00:27:12,300 Overall, I like the box and everything's looking good. 415 00:27:13,066 --> 00:27:14,467 Now we just got to run for a bit, 416 00:27:14,467 --> 00:27:16,900 let the cold get in, and see where it sits. 417 00:27:17,567 --> 00:27:18,867 And if we have any issues from there, 418 00:27:18,867 --> 00:27:20,000 we just-- we fix it. 419 00:27:21,266 --> 00:27:22,500 [Kris] Everything's doing great. 420 00:27:22,500 --> 00:27:24,700 We've got a box that can handle us turning it up 421 00:27:24,700 --> 00:27:26,767 to full steam on the pump. 422 00:27:26,767 --> 00:27:28,767 Uh, everything's working today. 423 00:27:28,767 --> 00:27:30,100 We've got a great opportunity 424 00:27:30,100 --> 00:27:31,533 and I'm gonna make the best of it. 425 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:34,200 It's time for me to get down there, 426 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:35,266 get on some gold 427 00:27:35,266 --> 00:27:37,133 and see how the Coffin handles it. 428 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:41,867 Hopefully, we see better results than we were seeing 429 00:27:41,867 --> 00:27:44,567 with the other piece of crap sluice box 430 00:27:44,567 --> 00:27:47,100 and the problem is solved for the rest of the season. 431 00:27:56,066 --> 00:27:57,133 Hold on. 432 00:28:23,767 --> 00:28:25,467 Slack tide... 433 00:28:25,467 --> 00:28:27,300 means when there's no current, nothing. 434 00:28:27,300 --> 00:28:30,233 Athe bottom is just murky as hell. 435 00:29:00,767 --> 00:29:03,433 Oh, yeah, let's get some water all over the front. 436 00:29:42,667 --> 00:29:44,567 Andy, he said like, uh... 437 00:29:44,567 --> 00:29:46,367 Kris just found a little something. 438 00:29:46,367 --> 00:29:48,300 -Good. -[laughs] 439 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:53,900 Good news. Good news. 440 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:01,000 10-4. 441 00:30:08,166 --> 00:30:09,400 [Kris] I got us on gold. 442 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:12,233 Put about an hour's worth of material through the Coffin. 443 00:30:13,367 --> 00:30:14,467 We'll weigh this out, 444 00:30:14,467 --> 00:30:16,734 and then we'll know if the Coffin is working for us. 445 00:30:17,266 --> 00:30:19,266 Everything worked great today. 446 00:30:19,266 --> 00:30:21,100 So, right now, we're going to go have some drinks, 447 00:30:21,100 --> 00:30:22,367 we're going to celebrate, 448 00:30:22,367 --> 00:30:24,133 and we're not going to have any more problems. 449 00:30:24,767 --> 00:30:25,834 Okay! 450 00:30:29,567 --> 00:30:31,133 Good job, everybody. 451 00:30:38,367 --> 00:30:40,433 [Chris] Are you hitting some fresh ground down there? 452 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:42,634 [Jeff speaking over comms] 453 00:30:45,500 --> 00:30:47,667 Sweet. That's-- that's great. 454 00:30:47,667 --> 00:30:50,700 [narrator] Three hours into his first dive of the season 455 00:30:50,700 --> 00:30:53,300 and Jeff Orzechowski is delivering big 456 00:30:53,300 --> 00:30:54,900 for his new teammate. 457 00:30:56,300 --> 00:30:58,166 Wow. 458 00:30:58,166 --> 00:31:01,834 Right under this, uh, super-soft clay... 459 00:31:03,767 --> 00:31:06,634 it opens up into like, uh, river gravel. 460 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:09,133 Just below this clay land. 461 00:31:11,166 --> 00:31:12,600 Yeah. This stuff right here is really good. 462 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:14,634 I could-- I could see the color in it. 463 00:31:15,467 --> 00:31:17,100 This is good material right here. 464 00:31:21,300 --> 00:31:22,900 It's gonna be good gold for sure. 465 00:31:37,667 --> 00:31:39,567 Good day on the McCully Claim! 466 00:31:39,567 --> 00:31:41,200 Yes, sir. 467 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,400 -We made money today. -For sure. 468 00:31:45,767 --> 00:31:46,533 [Chris] You see that? 469 00:31:46,533 --> 00:31:48,200 It's still piling up right there. 470 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:50,266 [whistles] Oh, yeah. 471 00:31:50,266 --> 00:31:51,700 I'm starting to love my job. 472 00:31:51,700 --> 00:31:52,800 Yes! 473 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:55,400 [laughs] 474 00:31:56,166 --> 00:31:57,567 Today was a win. 475 00:31:57,567 --> 00:32:00,700 We got two dives in, and the equipment worked. 476 00:32:00,700 --> 00:32:02,800 We were on good gold the whole time, 477 00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:04,467 and we took charge. 478 00:32:04,467 --> 00:32:06,500 I can't wait to see what's on the scale. 479 00:32:08,667 --> 00:32:11,734 We're going to go home with pockets full of gold, dude. 480 00:32:16,467 --> 00:32:19,567 Hi, my name is Kris Kelly, and welcome to another episode 481 00:32:19,567 --> 00:32:22,233 of "Kris Kelly's Secret Guide to Successful Mining." 482 00:32:23,300 --> 00:32:24,967 Today we're going to be talking about something 483 00:32:24,967 --> 00:32:28,500 that's extremely important. Working on a budget. 484 00:32:28,500 --> 00:32:29,600 So, you know, in my head, 485 00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:31,800 I only want to spend $100 a day. 486 00:32:32,266 --> 00:32:33,700 The plan is simple. 487 00:32:34,166 --> 00:32:35,467 Work hard all week, 488 00:32:35,467 --> 00:32:37,300 cut as many corners as you can 489 00:32:37,300 --> 00:32:40,967 so I can afford Chinese food one time a week. 490 00:32:40,967 --> 00:32:43,166 And you know how to save even more money 491 00:32:43,166 --> 00:32:45,100 when it comes to a restaurant visit? 492 00:32:45,667 --> 00:32:47,100 Leave your crew at home. 493 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:51,000 You can't afford to take four or five people 494 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:52,400 to Chinese food in this town. 495 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:54,900 Whoa, whoa! I can barely afford to eat here myself. 496 00:32:56,600 --> 00:32:58,300 Oh, yeah, go ahead and put that right here. 497 00:32:58,300 --> 00:33:00,834 Oh, beautiful. Thank you very much. 498 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:04,667 That's pretty much what I would consider 499 00:33:04,667 --> 00:33:06,400 to be the end of this segment. 500 00:33:15,700 --> 00:33:18,233 [scraping] 501 00:33:19,266 --> 00:33:21,266 [Nate] He's scraping out the bottom. 502 00:33:21,266 --> 00:33:23,667 You know, even if it's just a few flecks, 503 00:33:23,667 --> 00:33:27,000 you know, a small pinch is a $100 bill. 504 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:29,567 [narrator] After a season where gold has been scarce, 505 00:33:29,567 --> 00:33:31,667 Team Tenhoff's leaving nothing behind 506 00:33:31,667 --> 00:33:33,867 for their reef cleanout. 507 00:33:33,867 --> 00:33:36,133 You know, it wasn't really very picker-y down there. 508 00:33:36,800 --> 00:33:37,634 If there was any big pickers, 509 00:33:37,634 --> 00:33:39,100 I think we would have spotted them. 510 00:33:40,567 --> 00:33:43,367 As far out as I was under those pressure ridges, 511 00:33:43,367 --> 00:33:46,767 I probably should have ended this dive earlier. 512 00:33:46,767 --> 00:33:49,367 But considering where we are at this point in the season, 513 00:33:49,367 --> 00:33:51,100 that really wasn't an option. 514 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:54,200 We need every flake that we can get, 515 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:56,600 and hopefully the scale is kind to us. 516 00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:01,433 [Nate] All right. 517 00:34:02,967 --> 00:34:04,400 We got half an ounce. 518 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:07,000 -Boom. One ounce. -[Zeke] One. 519 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:08,033 Whoa. 520 00:34:10,400 --> 00:34:11,667 Two ounces. 521 00:34:11,667 --> 00:34:12,767 [Zeke] Coming in hot. 522 00:34:12,767 --> 00:34:14,734 -Three ounces. -Three ounces. 523 00:34:15,667 --> 00:34:17,367 [Nate] Four. Coming in hot. 524 00:34:17,367 --> 00:34:19,367 -[Zeke] Oh, nice, dude. -Oh, my God. 525 00:34:19,367 --> 00:34:21,100 [Nate] Boom. Five ounces, dude. 526 00:34:21,667 --> 00:34:22,467 [Zeke] All right. 527 00:34:22,467 --> 00:34:24,400 [Nate] 5.04. 528 00:34:24,400 --> 00:34:28,900 [narrator] 5.04 ounces is worth over $11,000, 529 00:34:28,900 --> 00:34:32,066 the Tenhoff's crews biggest cleanout of the season. 530 00:34:32,066 --> 00:34:36,233 And the reef helped Zeke turn over a new leaf. 531 00:34:43,500 --> 00:34:46,266 That makes me want to kind of dig deep on this area. 532 00:34:46,266 --> 00:34:49,000 [Zeke] Well, if we can hit holes with gold like that, 533 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:50,767 then those numbers work for this business. 534 00:34:50,767 --> 00:34:52,500 I mean... 535 00:34:52,500 --> 00:34:54,634 the dream stays alive with ice mining. 536 00:34:54,867 --> 00:34:57,233 [laughing] 537 00:34:58,000 --> 00:34:59,433 [narrator] Back in Nome... 538 00:35:02,500 --> 00:35:04,166 [Kris] The sluice box, so long, 539 00:35:04,166 --> 00:35:06,867 has only cost us, uh, power from the house. 540 00:35:06,867 --> 00:35:11,500 So zero dollars to build that sluice box, so far. 541 00:35:11,500 --> 00:35:13,300 [narrator] ...Kris is hoping the Coffin 542 00:35:13,300 --> 00:35:16,533 brings Reaper Nation's gold count to life. 543 00:35:19,567 --> 00:35:21,700 Bam! Good job, buddy. 544 00:35:21,700 --> 00:35:23,700 I was down there less than an hour. 545 00:35:23,700 --> 00:35:25,900 So if we can get at least a half ounce, 546 00:35:25,900 --> 00:35:28,667 I'd say the Coffin did its job. 547 00:35:28,667 --> 00:35:31,467 If not, you might as well just bury me in it 548 00:35:31,467 --> 00:35:33,700 because our season will be on death watch. 549 00:35:35,767 --> 00:35:36,834 Let's see what we got. 550 00:35:38,266 --> 00:35:40,233 Uh, half an ounce. What I said. 551 00:35:47,667 --> 00:35:49,000 It's 0.7. 552 00:35:50,667 --> 00:35:52,400 That's actually really good. 553 00:35:52,867 --> 00:35:55,000 [narrator] 0.7 ounces. 554 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:57,367 It's worth about 1,600 bucks. 555 00:35:57,367 --> 00:35:59,967 But more importantly, the Kellys might finally 556 00:35:59,967 --> 00:36:03,367 have a sluice box that doesn't leak gold. 557 00:36:03,367 --> 00:36:04,166 What a novelty. 558 00:36:11,767 --> 00:36:14,000 Mining is just a game. In one week, 559 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:15,967 everything will turn right around for us. 560 00:36:15,967 --> 00:36:20,300 That box is going to make a serious difference for us. 561 00:36:20,300 --> 00:36:22,133 We're gonna make a lot of money this week. 562 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:26,100 [narrator] Across town... 563 00:36:29,166 --> 00:36:30,867 I definitely have a great feeling 564 00:36:30,867 --> 00:36:33,000 that this is gonna be a good thing now. 565 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:34,500 We're on hot ground. 566 00:36:34,500 --> 00:36:36,467 You pound in a lot of hours in. 567 00:36:36,467 --> 00:36:39,800 Every scoop I pour into here, it looks really good. 568 00:36:39,800 --> 00:36:41,533 I can't wait to go pan it down 569 00:36:41,900 --> 00:36:43,266 and dry it up 570 00:36:43,266 --> 00:36:44,700 and get paid. 571 00:36:46,567 --> 00:36:48,567 We're already having a killer winter. 572 00:36:48,567 --> 00:36:51,767 And this day may be the best day so far. 573 00:36:51,767 --> 00:36:54,100 I think I might have a monster cleanup today. 574 00:36:54,667 --> 00:36:55,800 So, ready to see what we got? 575 00:36:59,200 --> 00:37:00,734 Okay, let's see how much we got. 576 00:37:01,467 --> 00:37:05,300 All right, there's six, eight, ten... 577 00:37:06,667 --> 00:37:11,533 There's 17, 20, 22, 24... 578 00:37:12,700 --> 00:37:15,300 27, 29... 579 00:37:16,367 --> 00:37:19,600 -Oh, [bleep]. 30.1. -[tapping on pan] 580 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:23,300 30.16, baby. 581 00:37:24,567 --> 00:37:25,800 That's not bad at all. 582 00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:27,500 -Wow. -[chuckles] 583 00:37:28,467 --> 00:37:29,600 Damn. 584 00:37:29,600 --> 00:37:34,867 [narrator] 30.16 ounces is worth a hearty 70 grand, 585 00:37:34,867 --> 00:37:36,066 and the bull market 586 00:37:36,066 --> 00:37:38,600 is in full swing at the McCully Camp. 587 00:37:38,867 --> 00:37:40,133 Wow! 588 00:37:48,667 --> 00:37:51,367 [Chris] That cleanup right there was awesome. 589 00:37:51,367 --> 00:37:53,367 With this equipment and this team, 590 00:37:53,367 --> 00:37:55,400 there's nobody gonna stop us. 591 00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:56,800 I think I'll shatter my goal 592 00:37:56,800 --> 00:37:59,100 and maybe even set the winter record. 593 00:37:59,100 --> 00:38:00,867 We crushed it, dude. 594 00:38:00,867 --> 00:38:03,000 -That's 30 ounces. -30 ounces. 595 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:05,900 And this day, you see the gold price today, too? 596 00:38:06,066 --> 00:38:07,133 Wow. 597 00:38:08,467 --> 00:38:09,700 Great job down there. 598 00:38:17,567 --> 00:38:19,000 [Joe] It looks like we did good on this run. 599 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:20,500 I see gold in the third tray. 600 00:38:20,500 --> 00:38:21,734 That's always a good sign. 601 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:26,300 [narrator] After switching to his home grounds on Tomcod, 602 00:38:26,300 --> 00:38:30,000 it's time for Mr. Gold to unwrap his birthday present. 603 00:38:30,567 --> 00:38:32,200 Yeah, I think, uh... 604 00:38:32,200 --> 00:38:34,300 I think I'm in for a pleasant surprise. 605 00:38:34,300 --> 00:38:35,667 I think she's a little bit more 606 00:38:35,667 --> 00:38:37,200 than what I was hoping for. 607 00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:40,300 It's better to have it be more than less. 608 00:38:40,300 --> 00:38:41,734 [chuckles] 609 00:38:42,800 --> 00:38:45,200 [Shawn] That was the best ground I've seen all season. 610 00:38:47,467 --> 00:38:48,500 Oh, that feels heavy. 611 00:38:50,467 --> 00:38:53,400 Way better than anything I've seen, and I'm 56. 612 00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:57,700 And after my dive, Joe worked into the night. 613 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:03,700 [Shawn laughing] 614 00:39:03,700 --> 00:39:05,634 We should have a monster cleanup. 615 00:39:10,667 --> 00:39:12,900 Five, seven... 616 00:39:14,200 --> 00:39:16,000 There, you beat the last one. 617 00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:22,400 20, 25, 30, 618 00:39:23,166 --> 00:39:27,000 34... 619 00:39:27,066 --> 00:39:28,867 35. 620 00:39:28,867 --> 00:39:33,600 [narrator] 34.88 ounces is worth over 81 grand. 621 00:39:34,567 --> 00:39:36,767 Happy birthday, Shawn Pomrenke. 622 00:39:36,767 --> 00:39:38,700 Welcome back to the gold count. 623 00:39:47,166 --> 00:39:48,300 Nice job, guys. 624 00:39:50,567 --> 00:39:52,367 Happy birthday to me. 625 00:39:52,367 --> 00:39:55,200 After one frustration after another, 626 00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:58,000 this is by far the biggest cleanout of the season. 627 00:39:58,867 --> 00:40:01,734 Moving back to my home turf was the best call. 628 00:40:02,266 --> 00:40:03,567 We're gonna have to push it 629 00:40:03,567 --> 00:40:05,667 'cause there ain't much time left. 630 00:40:05,667 --> 00:40:07,734 But we might have a good season, after all. 631 00:40:08,467 --> 00:40:09,767 It never gets old, 632 00:40:09,767 --> 00:40:11,900 seeing it in the pan like that, does it? 633 00:40:11,900 --> 00:40:13,266 [Joe] It's like winning the lottery. 634 00:40:13,266 --> 00:40:15,100 [Shawn chuckles] 635 00:40:15,100 --> 00:40:17,533 I think we've done pretty well for ourselves. 636 00:40:23,467 --> 00:40:26,033 [narrator] Chris McCully stays on top 637 00:40:26,700 --> 00:40:29,133 and Shawn starts making moves. 638 00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:31,233 [Shawn] Yeah! 639 00:40:32,567 --> 00:40:33,900 [narrator] Next time... 640 00:40:33,900 --> 00:40:36,266 Instead of digging dirt, we're digging ice. 641 00:40:36,266 --> 00:40:37,900 [narrator] ...on Bering Sea Gold... 642 00:40:38,700 --> 00:40:40,700 [Shawn] Now I'm putting it all on the line. 643 00:40:40,700 --> 00:40:43,700 If this doesn't work out, I'll have to start over. 644 00:40:46,100 --> 00:40:47,700 Time to get some gold, baby. 645 00:40:48,900 --> 00:40:50,133 [woman] You okay? 646 00:40:50,133 --> 00:40:52,867 You put that [bleep] saw down like I told you not to do it, 647 00:40:52,867 --> 00:40:53,967 and you did it anyway. 648 00:40:53,967 --> 00:40:56,400 Gary, you want to micromanage how I hold my [bleep] 649 00:40:56,400 --> 00:40:57,700 when I take a piss. 650 00:40:57,700 --> 00:40:59,667 That is [bleep] hilarious. 651 00:40:59,667 --> 00:41:02,000 We're sinking. We're sinking fast. 652 00:41:02,400 --> 00:41:04,400 [diver speaking] 653 00:41:05,767 --> 00:41:08,233 That's all that matters. We're back on the gold. 654 00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:12,133 [Shawn laughing] 655 00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:14,100 There you go. 656 00:41:14,100 --> 00:41:15,300 Wow. 657 00:41:15,300 --> 00:41:16,567 It's not looking bad. 658 00:41:16,567 --> 00:41:18,367 [man] Damn! 659 00:41:18,367 --> 00:41:19,300 Yes!