1 00:00:12,713 --> 00:00:16,248 [narrator] throughout nome, the end of winter looms. 2 00:00:16,250 --> 00:00:18,951 Holy [bleep]. Look at that crack. 3 00:00:19,987 --> 00:00:22,121 [narrator] it's a battle to see which is hotter: 4 00:00:22,423 --> 00:00:24,790 The soaring temperatures... 5 00:00:24,792 --> 00:00:28,660 It could go really bad, but hell, we're gold mining. 6 00:00:28,662 --> 00:00:29,762 [narrator] ...Or the miners... 7 00:00:29,764 --> 00:00:33,265 This is what we have to do right now to get gold today. 8 00:00:34,735 --> 00:00:37,803 [narrator] ...As they tap in to the richest gold of the season? 9 00:00:37,805 --> 00:00:40,939 -I think there's gold through this whole area. -All right! 10 00:00:40,941 --> 00:00:43,709 You get a good horse, ride it, baby, ride it. 11 00:00:43,711 --> 00:00:45,144 You seeing any color? 12 00:00:45,146 --> 00:00:47,346 Yeah. We could lean in to really hot gold. 13 00:00:49,750 --> 00:00:50,382 [screams] 14 00:00:52,820 --> 00:00:53,986 pull in! Pull in, pull in! 15 00:00:53,988 --> 00:00:56,055 [screaming] 16 00:01:11,172 --> 00:01:13,238 [kris] holy [bleep], huh? 17 00:01:14,542 --> 00:01:15,441 We are sinking. 18 00:01:17,812 --> 00:01:20,712 Mother nature is not cooperating with me. 19 00:01:20,714 --> 00:01:23,849 [narrator] while winter melts away, the kellys find themselves 20 00:01:23,851 --> 00:01:26,852 out of debt, but still underwater. 21 00:01:26,854 --> 00:01:28,720 [kris] there's so much [bleep] snow on the ice, 22 00:01:28,722 --> 00:01:33,792 it's pushing us down, and the water's coming up. 23 00:01:33,794 --> 00:01:38,297 So first, the good news. After a mostly crappy season, we're ending strong. 24 00:01:38,299 --> 00:01:39,598 I have a beautiful baby girl. 25 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:43,368 We're on great gold, and it's all profit the rest of the way. 26 00:01:43,370 --> 00:01:46,839 The bad news? This warm weather is making the snow wet, 27 00:01:46,841 --> 00:01:50,576 and it's weighing down the ice, meaning water's bursting up through the ice. 28 00:01:50,578 --> 00:01:54,680 It's like a hawaii out here. It's a [bleep] show. 29 00:01:54,682 --> 00:01:58,750 Well right now, I just popped a hole into where my foot valves go, 30 00:01:58,752 --> 00:02:01,553 and the water is pumping right out the hole, on top of the ice, 31 00:02:01,555 --> 00:02:03,989 because the weight of the snow is pushing the ice down, 32 00:02:03,991 --> 00:02:06,959 and then the water rushes through once you break a hole through. 33 00:02:06,961 --> 00:02:08,694 We're gonna flood this entire area. 34 00:02:08,696 --> 00:02:12,397 Just keep going. There's nothing we can do. We just have to push forward. 35 00:02:12,399 --> 00:02:16,368 This is what we have to do right now to get gold today. 36 00:02:17,738 --> 00:02:20,806 Look, it's clear we're running out of time this season. 37 00:02:20,808 --> 00:02:22,975 But we're finally getting gold for ourself. 38 00:02:22,977 --> 00:02:24,276 This gold is ours now. 39 00:02:24,278 --> 00:02:26,945 There's nothing left to pay back at this point. 40 00:02:26,947 --> 00:02:29,581 So we have to keep clearing out the water, to get as much gold as we can, 41 00:02:29,583 --> 00:02:34,019 and hope to god our operation doesn't fall through the ice. 42 00:02:35,623 --> 00:02:37,789 We're sending down andy first, 'cause he was already on the gold. 43 00:02:37,791 --> 00:02:40,893 He's gonna mow up as much as he can, then I'm gonna go down there 44 00:02:40,895 --> 00:02:43,829 and just take over my shift, and mow up the rest. 45 00:02:43,831 --> 00:02:45,164 Are these conditions dangerous? 46 00:02:45,166 --> 00:02:48,033 Yes. That's why my dad slipped on the ice and broke his shoulder. 47 00:02:48,035 --> 00:02:52,738 So we're short-staffed to boot, but we have no choice. I need that gold. 48 00:02:52,740 --> 00:02:53,405 My baby needs that gold. 49 00:02:53,407 --> 00:02:55,807 My baby's expensive. 50 00:02:55,809 --> 00:03:00,078 You know what to do. Get down there. Try to cover as much ground as you can. 51 00:03:00,915 --> 00:03:02,414 Good. We're ready to go. 52 00:03:02,416 --> 00:03:05,050 Okay, go. Make me money! 53 00:03:09,690 --> 00:03:13,992 [breathing] 54 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,067 [andy] all right. Idle up. Let's see. 55 00:03:22,069 --> 00:03:23,168 [kris] okay. 56 00:03:23,370 --> 00:03:25,170 Idle up! 57 00:03:31,178 --> 00:03:34,913 And now it's really gonna flood, now that we have the engines up. 58 00:03:34,915 --> 00:03:38,917 And I don't feel safe with so much water being pumped on top of the ice. 59 00:03:38,919 --> 00:03:40,986 Hopefully it holds. 60 00:03:41,989 --> 00:03:44,256 Fast as I get it out, it comes in. 61 00:03:45,659 --> 00:03:47,092 It's gonna be a long day. 62 00:03:47,094 --> 00:03:49,194 It's gonna be a fight the whole way through. 63 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:54,233 [breathing] 64 00:03:57,004 --> 00:03:58,170 [kris] idled up. 65 00:03:58,772 --> 00:04:00,239 [andy] all right. Thank you. 66 00:04:08,949 --> 00:04:10,349 So are you seeing gold already? 67 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:13,952 Yeah. 68 00:04:18,125 --> 00:04:19,858 [kris] okay, good job. 69 00:04:19,860 --> 00:04:21,393 [andy speaking] 70 00:04:30,304 --> 00:04:30,936 oh, thank god. 71 00:04:30,938 --> 00:04:32,404 That is such great news. 72 00:04:33,540 --> 00:04:35,674 [andy speaking] 73 00:04:35,676 --> 00:04:38,877 all right, andy. That's all that I care about. 74 00:04:38,879 --> 00:04:42,180 [bleep] the snow. [bleep] the water. As long as the gold looks great. 75 00:04:42,182 --> 00:04:45,917 [andy speaking] 76 00:04:45,919 --> 00:04:47,953 [kris] all right, buddy! I'm glad you're in a better mood. 77 00:04:47,955 --> 00:04:50,188 [andy speaking] 78 00:04:51,458 --> 00:04:53,025 [kris] okay, 10-4. 79 00:04:53,027 --> 00:04:55,927 Andy's found gold. So I'm gonna be down right after. 80 00:04:55,929 --> 00:04:58,030 We're gonna save our entire season. 81 00:04:58,999 --> 00:05:00,065 That's a miracle. 82 00:05:01,602 --> 00:05:03,201 [narrator] 11 miles east... 83 00:05:13,881 --> 00:05:15,614 [vernon] I mean, let's just go ahead and set a goal. 84 00:05:15,616 --> 00:05:19,084 You almost clocked in six hours the other day. 85 00:05:19,086 --> 00:05:21,720 I'd think you could probably shoot for eight. What do you think? 86 00:05:21,722 --> 00:05:24,122 Yeah, I think I can definitely easily do eight. 87 00:05:24,124 --> 00:05:28,560 Okay, well, I... If you can do eight, that'll be a, um, record. 88 00:05:28,562 --> 00:05:32,731 [narrator] on scorching hot gold, but nearing an expiration date on the ice, 89 00:05:32,733 --> 00:05:36,401 vernon adkison's launching a dive for the ages. 90 00:05:37,604 --> 00:05:40,572 [vernon] all right, the gold marathon. 91 00:05:40,574 --> 00:05:42,908 This has been a winter to remember. 92 00:05:42,910 --> 00:05:46,378 But this winter is not gonna be around much longer. 93 00:05:46,380 --> 00:05:48,146 We're playing with fire. 94 00:05:48,148 --> 00:05:50,549 We're right up against a massive open water lead, 95 00:05:50,551 --> 00:05:53,318 and it's getting wider every day. 96 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:56,555 At this point, every minute under the ice is critical. 97 00:05:56,557 --> 00:06:02,060 So, even though it's getting toasty up here, I'm looking to heat up production. 98 00:06:02,062 --> 00:06:05,330 All right, so uh, give me at least eight hours in, I'll be happy. 99 00:06:05,332 --> 00:06:06,732 Okay, will do. 100 00:06:06,734 --> 00:06:08,633 -All right. Well, here, we'll even shake on that. -All right. 101 00:06:08,635 --> 00:06:12,738 Okay, good show. Be careful down there. 102 00:06:12,740 --> 00:06:16,942 We're looking to set a team record for the longest dive today. 103 00:06:16,944 --> 00:06:19,878 The longest one we've ever had was a little over seven hours, 104 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,013 so I'm gunning for eight. 105 00:06:22,015 --> 00:06:23,815 [crew member] yeah, that looks good right there. 106 00:06:23,817 --> 00:06:27,386 Good suction, good flow in the box. 107 00:06:27,388 --> 00:06:30,355 He's set, and he's ready to rock and roll. 108 00:06:30,357 --> 00:06:33,859 [vernon] we need it, if I'm gonna hit my 200 ounces. 109 00:06:33,861 --> 00:06:38,296 And with this weather, and that lead, this might be the last tango. 110 00:06:47,908 --> 00:06:49,174 [breathing] 111 00:06:49,176 --> 00:06:50,742 [gary] all right, let's get busy. 112 00:06:50,744 --> 00:06:52,210 [breathing] 113 00:06:56,717 --> 00:06:58,650 so, gary, are you seeing anything? 114 00:06:58,652 --> 00:06:59,918 [underwater breathing] 115 00:06:59,920 --> 00:07:00,652 [gary] oh yeah, I'm seeing it. 116 00:07:00,654 --> 00:07:02,654 [breathing] 117 00:07:02,656 --> 00:07:05,957 now I'm going through some funny rocky stuff, and... So far, so good. 118 00:07:05,959 --> 00:07:10,061 You're all hydrated. You got plenty of chow this morning. 119 00:07:10,063 --> 00:07:13,965 All rested up. You think you can go the distance? 120 00:07:13,967 --> 00:07:14,966 [underwater breathing] 121 00:07:14,968 --> 00:07:16,802 [gary] yeah, I think I can. I know I can. 122 00:07:16,804 --> 00:07:18,270 All right, gary. 123 00:07:18,472 --> 00:07:20,172 [breathing] 124 00:07:20,174 --> 00:07:22,274 I think there's gold through this whole area. 125 00:07:22,743 --> 00:07:23,408 Whoo! 126 00:07:26,079 --> 00:07:27,979 All right, all right! 127 00:07:29,683 --> 00:07:32,784 So far, it seems like everything's working. 128 00:07:32,786 --> 00:07:34,653 He's down there picking away at it. 129 00:07:34,655 --> 00:07:36,922 Oh! Whoo! 130 00:07:36,924 --> 00:07:43,128 We're gonna dive him hard. If he can do eight hours, I got a new name for him. 131 00:07:43,497 --> 00:07:46,431 He'll be "the gold gorilla." 132 00:07:46,433 --> 00:07:49,401 and I can just shorten that. We'll call him "goldrilla." 133 00:07:51,438 --> 00:07:53,738 [gary] there's gold back here. 134 00:07:53,740 --> 00:07:59,211 Hang on, gary. We're gonna rename you. You'll be "gary the gold gorilla." 135 00:07:59,213 --> 00:08:01,012 [gary] [bleep], man! 136 00:08:01,014 --> 00:08:03,315 [vernon] we'll put you in the record books. 137 00:08:04,251 --> 00:08:06,051 [narrator] 12 miles west... 138 00:08:16,597 --> 00:08:19,130 Yeah! 139 00:08:19,132 --> 00:08:23,802 [shawn] we got the pad built up. And we got everything moved over. 140 00:08:23,804 --> 00:08:26,605 Now it's time to see if there's any gold down there or not. 141 00:08:26,607 --> 00:08:29,441 [narrator] shawn pomrenke's on to his last move... 142 00:08:33,514 --> 00:08:36,882 [narrator] ...Racing to find the epicenter of a storied jackpot, 143 00:08:36,884 --> 00:08:41,052 or watch the trail dissolve in the mounting heat. 144 00:08:41,622 --> 00:08:43,755 [shawn] putting all this weight on the ice, 145 00:08:43,757 --> 00:08:47,425 and now it's starting to crack. Holy [bleep]! 146 00:08:48,061 --> 00:08:49,961 Look at that crack there. 147 00:08:50,664 --> 00:08:52,197 [bleep] damn. 148 00:08:53,467 --> 00:08:55,400 I'm still not where I need to be. 149 00:08:55,402 --> 00:08:58,503 I need another 30 ounces to meet my 120 ounces gold, 150 00:08:58,505 --> 00:09:01,039 so I can make all of my payments that I owe. 151 00:09:01,575 --> 00:09:04,042 I'm still looking for good gold on this jackpot. 152 00:09:04,044 --> 00:09:06,378 I'm close, but I want to hit the bull's-eye. 153 00:09:06,380 --> 00:09:07,979 That's what I'm after. 154 00:09:07,981 --> 00:09:12,050 Problem is, the gold's getting hotter, but the temperature is, too. 155 00:09:12,052 --> 00:09:14,386 And I'm worried there's not enough time left. 156 00:09:16,390 --> 00:09:17,989 Oh, [bleep]. 157 00:09:18,358 --> 00:09:20,025 Damn it, already. 158 00:09:21,562 --> 00:09:26,431 Basically, we've cracked the ice in a complete circle around us. 159 00:09:29,202 --> 00:09:32,938 So we're just sitting on this, uh... Sitting on a chunk of ice... 160 00:09:32,940 --> 00:09:35,040 Floating in the middle of the bering sea. 161 00:09:35,809 --> 00:09:40,712 It could go really bad, but hell, we're gold mining. 162 00:09:40,714 --> 00:09:44,849 Nobody said it was gonna be a safe job. 163 00:09:44,851 --> 00:09:47,719 So, time to get in the water. 164 00:09:47,721 --> 00:09:50,689 We're literally on an island right now. 165 00:09:50,691 --> 00:09:53,892 We're floating on a circle of ice that's broken off 166 00:09:53,894 --> 00:09:55,860 from the weight of the equipment and snow. 167 00:09:55,862 --> 00:09:57,996 And it keeps getting weaker and weaker. 168 00:09:57,998 --> 00:10:00,799 At any time, it's gonna collapse. 169 00:10:00,801 --> 00:10:04,970 So the plan's simple. Mine as much as we can, as fast as we can. 170 00:10:04,972 --> 00:10:06,237 Double dive day. 171 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:07,806 I'll go first. 172 00:10:07,808 --> 00:10:09,774 Joe'll go after me. 173 00:10:09,776 --> 00:10:11,042 We're prepared to work into the night. 174 00:10:11,044 --> 00:10:13,078 Whatever it takes. 175 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:14,980 All right, let's do it. 176 00:10:24,858 --> 00:10:25,991 [shawn] I'm good. 177 00:10:26,026 --> 00:10:27,158 [breathing] 178 00:10:29,896 --> 00:10:31,396 let's see what's here. 179 00:10:32,899 --> 00:10:34,099 [breathing] 180 00:10:36,136 --> 00:10:39,270 okay. Idle up. 181 00:10:39,806 --> 00:10:41,373 All right. 10-4. 182 00:10:50,784 --> 00:10:52,150 [joe] how's the material looking? 183 00:10:52,619 --> 00:10:53,685 [breathing] 184 00:10:53,687 --> 00:10:56,287 [shawn] it's a bunch of big rocks. 185 00:10:57,758 --> 00:11:01,960 As the sand comes up, it meets the cobble. 186 00:11:01,995 --> 00:11:04,996 Usually, it's hot right here. 187 00:11:05,565 --> 00:11:07,799 [joe] hell yeah, sounds good. 188 00:11:07,801 --> 00:11:10,335 I think there could be a chance that we're getting close to it. 189 00:11:11,872 --> 00:11:12,904 [shawn] yeah. 190 00:11:12,906 --> 00:11:13,838 [breathing] 191 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:15,206 [shawn speaking] 192 00:11:24,017 --> 00:11:25,283 [breathing] 193 00:11:26,386 --> 00:11:27,419 oh, there it is! 194 00:11:29,022 --> 00:11:30,422 Ooh. 195 00:11:30,691 --> 00:11:32,190 [breathing] 196 00:11:32,192 --> 00:11:35,126 I found the gold, man! I found the gold! 197 00:11:35,228 --> 00:11:36,294 [breathing] 198 00:11:36,296 --> 00:11:38,029 [shawn speaking] 199 00:11:42,069 --> 00:11:43,368 [joe] oh, yeah. 200 00:11:45,405 --> 00:11:47,138 [shawn] I found great gold! 201 00:12:01,221 --> 00:12:02,387 Almost got it! 202 00:12:04,858 --> 00:12:05,824 There it is! 203 00:12:05,859 --> 00:12:07,092 Perfect. 204 00:12:07,828 --> 00:12:10,729 [narrator] as temperatures continue to climb... 205 00:12:10,731 --> 00:12:12,363 [zeke] we'll be diving on this hole in no time. 206 00:12:16,703 --> 00:12:21,139 [narrator] ... Zeke tenhoff's quest to save his season is heating up. 207 00:12:23,643 --> 00:12:25,777 [zeke] the plan is, get as many dive hours as possible, 208 00:12:25,779 --> 00:12:28,780 while the weather is nice. 209 00:12:28,782 --> 00:12:31,216 It's turning into a giant swimming pool out here. 210 00:12:31,218 --> 00:12:32,584 It's crazy how warm it's getting. 211 00:12:32,586 --> 00:12:35,386 To make things even worse, we lost steve riedel. 212 00:12:35,388 --> 00:12:40,391 He wasn't making enough money, so he decided to split. 213 00:12:40,393 --> 00:12:44,362 Luckily, we've got our friend shlomo here to help get us across the finish line. 214 00:12:47,234 --> 00:12:47,766 Oh, yeah! 215 00:12:47,768 --> 00:12:51,169 Look at that! Yeah! 216 00:12:59,880 --> 00:13:02,213 Right now, we barely have enough time to get eight ounces, 217 00:13:02,215 --> 00:13:04,516 and keep the operation going. 218 00:13:04,518 --> 00:13:08,086 Our last time out, we'd finally got on some really great gold. 219 00:13:08,088 --> 00:13:13,024 So I just gotta get back on it fast and make sure that nothing slows us down, 220 00:13:13,026 --> 00:13:15,059 'cause that could be the nail in the coffin. 221 00:13:25,005 --> 00:13:27,272 [breathing] 222 00:13:32,646 --> 00:13:33,878 you ready for the pumps? 223 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:35,280 [zeke on radio] uh, yeah, ready. 224 00:13:36,917 --> 00:13:38,249 [gabe] okay. Here they come. 225 00:13:40,053 --> 00:13:41,286 Yo! 226 00:13:48,128 --> 00:13:49,327 All right, you're chilling. 227 00:13:54,568 --> 00:13:56,234 [breathing] 228 00:13:59,906 --> 00:14:02,207 [zeke] we're like, on top of a ton of cobble. 229 00:14:04,911 --> 00:14:06,978 [gabe] all right. Roger. 230 00:14:07,380 --> 00:14:09,214 You might run into something hot. 231 00:14:10,250 --> 00:14:13,251 [zeke] yeah, it like, could lead into really hot gold. 232 00:14:15,388 --> 00:14:18,022 [gabe] it's got a lot of radius, so we can punch a bunch of holes, 233 00:14:18,024 --> 00:14:22,527 and either pick up what he was following in another spot, or find something new. 234 00:14:22,529 --> 00:14:25,897 I don't know. Lots of cobble to work with, though. Lots of radius, lots of cobble. 235 00:14:25,899 --> 00:14:29,000 So I'm optimistic that he'll get on something. 236 00:14:30,003 --> 00:14:31,803 Stick and stay, make it pay. 237 00:14:31,805 --> 00:14:33,972 [zeke] yeah, we're making it happen. 238 00:14:35,709 --> 00:14:37,242 [narrator] one mile east... 239 00:14:44,117 --> 00:14:45,884 [kris] everything's still good? 240 00:14:45,886 --> 00:14:49,854 [andy] everything's great, j. Just a lot of really good gold. Everything is good. 241 00:14:49,856 --> 00:14:51,890 Are you still in that black [bleep]? 242 00:14:51,892 --> 00:14:53,424 [andy] yeah, it's never-ending. 243 00:14:54,561 --> 00:14:56,094 And the gold's never-ending? 244 00:14:56,096 --> 00:14:58,663 [andy] the gold's not ending. That means kris'll make his bills. 245 00:14:58,665 --> 00:15:01,866 [kris laughs] 246 00:15:01,868 --> 00:15:06,004 [narrator] after fighting off debt all season, the kellys are out of the red... 247 00:15:06,873 --> 00:15:08,406 And into the black. 248 00:15:09,976 --> 00:15:13,311 Hey, you've been down there a really long time. You gotta be getting tired. 249 00:15:13,980 --> 00:15:17,415 [andy speaking] 250 00:15:19,486 --> 00:15:20,752 [kris] are you ready to be done? 251 00:15:20,754 --> 00:15:24,055 [andy] yeah, I'm done. Yeah, my arms are tired. 252 00:15:24,057 --> 00:15:26,591 [kris] okay, come up. Your dive's done. 253 00:15:26,593 --> 00:15:28,259 [breathing] 254 00:15:28,261 --> 00:15:31,796 I'm gonna go get changed. James is gonna help andy out of the hole. 255 00:15:31,798 --> 00:15:34,499 We're gonna get ready, as soon as andy comes up, I jump down there, 256 00:15:34,501 --> 00:15:36,968 and I do... Dive as long as I can today. 257 00:15:38,638 --> 00:15:40,738 It was good. Really good gold the whole time. 258 00:15:40,740 --> 00:15:43,174 Yeah, best gold I've seen all season. 259 00:15:47,414 --> 00:15:50,248 Well, andy says we're on some amazing gold... 260 00:15:50,483 --> 00:15:52,383 So let's go see. 261 00:15:54,888 --> 00:15:57,255 Judging by how quickly the area is flooding, 262 00:15:57,257 --> 00:15:59,891 this could be our last day on the ice. 263 00:15:59,893 --> 00:16:02,427 But you never know. The water's not flooding the shack yet. 264 00:16:02,429 --> 00:16:06,030 We're on stellar gold, and there's no way we're packing it in yet. 265 00:16:06,032 --> 00:16:09,000 You bet your ass we're gonna keep pushing as long as we can. 266 00:16:09,002 --> 00:16:10,969 -Okay. -Okay. 267 00:16:13,039 --> 00:16:15,940 [breathing] 268 00:16:15,942 --> 00:16:17,241 okay. 269 00:16:17,777 --> 00:16:19,210 [breathing] 270 00:16:20,981 --> 00:16:22,981 how's it look, j? 271 00:16:23,817 --> 00:16:26,184 [kris] looks great already. 272 00:16:26,553 --> 00:16:29,320 Yeah, it does. It gives us a lot of ground. 273 00:16:31,358 --> 00:16:34,759 [andy] hey, you see that black [bleep] I was sucking up? 274 00:16:34,761 --> 00:16:37,161 [kris] yeah, I'm just working the edges of it right now. 275 00:16:38,465 --> 00:16:41,399 [kris speaking] 276 00:16:42,802 --> 00:16:45,436 I know there is. Wait 'til you get to the deeper black [bleep] . 277 00:16:45,438 --> 00:16:49,107 Man, it [bleep] trickles down nice and says hi. 278 00:16:49,109 --> 00:16:52,210 [kris] okay. Well, that's what I'm working on getting to. Right on. 279 00:16:53,046 --> 00:16:53,911 Good stuff. 280 00:16:53,913 --> 00:16:56,447 We're on really good gold. About time. 281 00:16:56,449 --> 00:16:58,983 Everything's dialed in. Hey. 282 00:17:01,054 --> 00:17:04,422 [kris] like I said, gold mining is luck. 283 00:17:05,025 --> 00:17:06,357 You got that right. 284 00:17:09,129 --> 00:17:10,395 [kris] yeah, baby! 285 00:17:13,833 --> 00:17:16,300 [machine sputtering] 286 00:17:22,175 --> 00:17:25,076 -yeah, something's not right. -Something's not right. 287 00:17:25,078 --> 00:17:28,179 -No, it's not. Might be, too, something's not running. -Something didn't sound right. 288 00:17:43,029 --> 00:17:45,997 [kris speaking] 289 00:18:00,013 --> 00:18:01,245 what was that, j? 290 00:18:18,832 --> 00:18:19,997 [kris screaming] 291 00:18:22,001 --> 00:18:24,001 pull in! Pull in, pull in! 292 00:18:37,750 --> 00:18:40,051 [kris screaming] 293 00:18:40,420 --> 00:18:42,220 pull in! Pull in, pull in! 294 00:18:42,722 --> 00:18:44,422 [strained breathing] 295 00:18:48,294 --> 00:18:50,027 we've got you. You all right? 296 00:18:58,805 --> 00:19:03,341 I just had trouble breathing. It wasn't, uh, plug-up, thank god. 297 00:19:03,343 --> 00:19:05,576 You know, when I say, "pull the umbilical," pull it! 298 00:19:05,578 --> 00:19:07,612 I... I yanked it, and the guy yanked back, and I was like... 299 00:19:07,614 --> 00:19:09,413 Well, you [bleep] pull on it, then! 300 00:19:09,415 --> 00:19:12,016 I was pulling myself out, [bleep]! 301 00:19:12,886 --> 00:19:14,519 Okay. 302 00:19:14,521 --> 00:19:16,988 We're having issues with our air compressor. 303 00:19:16,990 --> 00:19:19,323 Every now and then, it's, like, really hard to breathe. 304 00:19:21,060 --> 00:19:23,060 He said pull him up. I told james to pull him up. 305 00:19:23,062 --> 00:19:27,131 And james pulled, and then stopped, and then kris is pulling the umbilical, 306 00:19:27,133 --> 00:19:28,966 trying to get out, so... 307 00:19:29,269 --> 00:19:29,700 ...He's out. 308 00:19:29,702 --> 00:19:31,169 Okay, whatever. 309 00:19:33,373 --> 00:19:37,208 I put my mask on too [bleep] tight. I tried to put it on myself. 310 00:19:37,477 --> 00:19:38,943 I couldn't do it. 311 00:19:40,747 --> 00:19:43,648 Uh, nothing. My air got [bleep] loose. I tried to get back, 312 00:19:43,650 --> 00:19:45,650 my [bleep] umbilical was stretched out... 313 00:19:45,652 --> 00:19:47,718 -Yeah. -...And then I'm trying to get someone to pull me back, 314 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:51,822 and I'm pulling myself up, and [bleep] over here let it go back in! 315 00:19:51,824 --> 00:19:54,058 So I was just [bleep] pulling to nowhere! 316 00:19:54,861 --> 00:19:56,427 Yes, that was what I thought. 317 00:20:03,736 --> 00:20:06,604 So yeah, that was kind of a disaster. 318 00:20:06,606 --> 00:20:08,539 All this time, I'm worrying about getting flooded 319 00:20:08,541 --> 00:20:11,475 and the operation falling through the ice. But instead, 320 00:20:11,477 --> 00:20:15,580 the air compressor and james being a moron almost killed me. 321 00:20:15,582 --> 00:20:18,549 But hey, we got good gold and the ice survived the day. 322 00:20:18,551 --> 00:20:21,352 So I'll call it a success, with a minor asterisk. 323 00:20:22,155 --> 00:20:23,654 [kris] I'm okay. Hey, everything's fine. 324 00:20:23,656 --> 00:20:25,890 -I just was overtired... -[andy] it's just that air compressor. 325 00:20:25,892 --> 00:20:27,825 ...And all of a sudden, I was having trouble breathing. 326 00:20:27,827 --> 00:20:29,527 -I know. -And when I have trouble breathing, 327 00:20:29,529 --> 00:20:32,630 I'm not far away from the hole, and I'm super-tired, 328 00:20:32,632 --> 00:20:34,799 -I need to get the [bleep] out of there. -Sure. 329 00:20:34,801 --> 00:20:37,435 Anyway, let's pack everything up. Let's go home. 330 00:20:40,373 --> 00:20:41,472 [james] I've gotta pull the pole umbilical, 331 00:20:41,474 --> 00:20:44,775 so to pull the umbilical, I've gotta yank back. 332 00:20:44,777 --> 00:20:49,547 And, um, they always tell me if, you know, they yank once, that means they're fine. 333 00:20:49,549 --> 00:20:51,482 And if they yank twice, pull 'em up. 334 00:20:51,484 --> 00:20:55,419 Sure as [bleep] was in, you know, a little bit of trouble, um, 335 00:20:55,421 --> 00:20:59,323 you know, I kind of panicked a little bit, because, uh, he was running out of air. 336 00:20:59,325 --> 00:21:01,492 Hey, let's go home. I've had enough. 337 00:21:01,494 --> 00:21:04,729 Then it went green. We got a lotta gold. Pushed it to the limit. 338 00:21:04,731 --> 00:21:07,732 We worked a lot harder than we should of worked. 339 00:21:07,734 --> 00:21:10,001 Hopefully mom is cooking something good. 340 00:21:18,011 --> 00:21:19,243 [narrator] one mile west... 341 00:21:24,851 --> 00:21:26,050 [gabe] you seeing any color? 342 00:21:27,120 --> 00:21:28,286 [zeke speaking] 343 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:42,133 all right! 344 00:21:43,836 --> 00:21:45,870 [narrator] despite the melting ice, 345 00:21:45,872 --> 00:21:49,740 zeke tenhoff is gaining steam as he hunts for the final ounces 346 00:21:49,742 --> 00:21:51,342 to keep his operation afloat. 347 00:21:55,348 --> 00:21:56,781 [gabe] we're ongoin'. 348 00:21:56,816 --> 00:22:00,818 And he's just gonna cut a line and we're gonna mow through all of it. 349 00:22:00,820 --> 00:22:05,122 You know, you gotta grind and scratch it out, and that's what we're doin'. 350 00:22:08,061 --> 00:22:09,293 [oxygen tank hissing] 351 00:22:13,099 --> 00:22:14,965 [generator thumping] 352 00:22:16,769 --> 00:22:18,235 [zeke speaking] 353 00:22:21,941 --> 00:22:23,107 yeah, I got you. 354 00:22:24,977 --> 00:22:27,044 [generator thumping] 355 00:22:32,885 --> 00:22:34,719 [bleep] 356 00:22:34,721 --> 00:22:35,986 [groaning] 357 00:22:39,025 --> 00:22:41,392 hey, zeke, how's that hot water feelin'? 358 00:22:43,896 --> 00:22:47,131 [zeke speaking] 359 00:22:47,834 --> 00:22:49,433 [gabe] okay. I'll be up top. 360 00:22:50,536 --> 00:22:53,404 [gabe speaking] 361 00:23:06,986 --> 00:23:10,454 I turned the generator off, and then back on again, 362 00:23:10,456 --> 00:23:12,957 and it's starting to warm up slowly, 363 00:23:12,959 --> 00:23:17,328 but it's, like, pretty much lost all its heat, but it's still running. 364 00:23:17,864 --> 00:23:19,230 [generator running] 365 00:23:23,603 --> 00:23:26,837 this is not what we need. Not at all! 366 00:23:26,839 --> 00:23:29,907 We have almost no time left this season. 367 00:23:29,909 --> 00:23:33,411 So, having to mess with an equipment issue, at this point, 368 00:23:33,413 --> 00:23:35,045 is a absolute killer. 369 00:23:45,124 --> 00:23:46,724 That's what it looks like. 370 00:23:47,193 --> 00:23:49,427 With the warm temperatures we're having, there's a lot of moisture in the air, 371 00:23:49,429 --> 00:23:51,495 and it gets sucked in to all the generators 372 00:23:51,497 --> 00:23:54,498 and all the engines and everything that we're running. 373 00:23:54,500 --> 00:23:56,901 And because it's out in the sun, it froze up. 374 00:23:56,903 --> 00:23:59,203 Hopefully, if I just blast it with the blowtorch, 375 00:23:59,205 --> 00:24:01,272 it'll do the trick and thaw it out. 376 00:24:04,277 --> 00:24:06,277 [generator running] 377 00:24:09,982 --> 00:24:11,081 perfect! 378 00:24:24,163 --> 00:24:25,629 Well, that was annoying, 379 00:24:25,665 --> 00:24:28,699 but I'm glad we got it fixed up super-fast so we can get back on our way. 380 00:24:28,701 --> 00:24:30,468 The season has been a nightmare, 381 00:24:30,470 --> 00:24:33,003 but I'm still super determined to keep at it. 382 00:24:33,005 --> 00:24:35,372 We're gonna get what we need if it kills me. 383 00:24:37,743 --> 00:24:39,376 [water gurgling] 384 00:24:41,948 --> 00:24:45,282 [zeke] all right! Yep, feels good. 385 00:24:46,786 --> 00:24:49,253 Good to hear it. We'll keep it hot for ya. 386 00:24:50,590 --> 00:24:53,224 [zeke] yeah. I've got a lot of work to do. 387 00:24:54,527 --> 00:24:57,027 I'm gonna pound it out so hard. 388 00:25:12,345 --> 00:25:15,446 Hey, gary. How're ya holdin' up down there? 389 00:25:15,448 --> 00:25:18,382 [gary] yeah, I'm doing real good. 390 00:25:18,384 --> 00:25:20,684 [vernon] all right, because you got five hours. 391 00:25:20,686 --> 00:25:21,886 Get yourself mentally prepared. 392 00:25:21,888 --> 00:25:23,621 Three more hours and you're done. 393 00:25:23,623 --> 00:25:25,289 [gary] all right, I'm ready. 394 00:25:25,725 --> 00:25:27,958 [narrator] with weather quickly warming, 395 00:25:28,828 --> 00:25:31,095 and the nearby open-water lead growing by the hour... 396 00:25:31,097 --> 00:25:33,998 [gary speaking] 397 00:25:35,434 --> 00:25:37,835 [gary] all right. All right. 398 00:25:37,837 --> 00:25:41,438 [narrator] vernon's hoping diver gary simpson will go down in team history 399 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:43,974 with a record eight-hour dive. 400 00:25:43,976 --> 00:25:46,410 [vernon] gary's gonna step it on. He's goin' for eight. 401 00:25:46,546 --> 00:25:48,045 I think he can make it. 402 00:25:48,814 --> 00:25:53,050 Do you know what they say? You get a good horse, ride it, baby, ride it. 403 00:25:55,821 --> 00:25:59,757 Gary's down so long, we're actually able to pan a sample from the box, 404 00:25:59,759 --> 00:26:02,126 and see how good this gold really is. 405 00:26:03,896 --> 00:26:06,797 And it's looking smokin' hot. 406 00:26:06,799 --> 00:26:08,966 [crew member] yeah, that looks pretty good. 407 00:26:08,968 --> 00:26:12,970 That's sweet. There's tons of gold down there, baby. 408 00:26:13,873 --> 00:26:18,409 You do the calculations. A quick mental extrapolation. 409 00:26:18,411 --> 00:26:23,447 In that five hours' time, we probably cleared about 500 square feet. 410 00:26:23,482 --> 00:26:25,916 Okay. 411 00:26:25,918 --> 00:26:27,985 I love running the numbers in my head when it comes to gold. 412 00:26:27,987 --> 00:26:33,023 But if you're not careful, it can get a little confusing at times. 413 00:26:33,025 --> 00:26:34,658 How many square feet are in an acre? 414 00:26:34,660 --> 00:26:37,795 Like 43,500-and-somethin', I think. 415 00:26:37,797 --> 00:26:40,598 Ok, well, let's see. How many acres are in a yard? 416 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:47,638 I mean, you divide... You multiply that by 375, then divide it by 50. 417 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:49,607 -How many hours we got on that? -Okay. 418 00:26:49,609 --> 00:26:54,011 -About... -[overlapping chatter] 419 00:27:04,256 --> 00:27:05,656 [vernon] I got a couple of things 420 00:27:05,658 --> 00:27:09,827 that have been bugging me on some of these gold chat groups. 421 00:27:09,829 --> 00:27:11,695 It's a matter of public record. 422 00:27:11,697 --> 00:27:15,132 I paid $50,000 for claim number 56. 423 00:27:15,134 --> 00:27:16,900 I've got tons of gold. 424 00:27:16,902 --> 00:27:19,069 [device beeping] 425 00:27:19,205 --> 00:27:20,237 all right! 426 00:27:23,509 --> 00:27:25,643 [vernon] hey, gary, you've got your time in, man. 427 00:27:25,645 --> 00:27:28,545 You did your eight, and you're goin' down in the record books. 428 00:27:28,547 --> 00:27:32,583 Good, you're now officially 'gary the gold gorilla.' 429 00:27:32,585 --> 00:27:34,885 -[gary laughing] all right. -[vernon] come on up. 430 00:27:34,887 --> 00:27:37,988 [gary] all right. It feels good, vernon. I'm on my way. 431 00:27:43,996 --> 00:27:46,296 [vernon] this winter has been cray cray. 432 00:27:46,298 --> 00:27:51,969 Gold in the sluice box. Gold in my pocket. Gold everywhere! 433 00:27:51,971 --> 00:27:56,073 And this record-setting dive with gary, might just be the icing on the cake. 434 00:27:56,876 --> 00:28:00,044 Eight hours, baby. That's just sick. 435 00:28:00,046 --> 00:28:04,581 [beep] I'm tired, man. I'm beat down. 436 00:28:04,583 --> 00:28:08,585 [vernon] I can't wait to weigh this one. It might just break the bank. 437 00:28:08,587 --> 00:28:12,756 This has the makings of the best ice season ever. 438 00:28:12,758 --> 00:28:15,159 All right! Gary the gold gorilla. 439 00:28:15,161 --> 00:28:16,393 [mimics gorilla belching] 440 00:28:17,763 --> 00:28:19,296 [indistinct] 441 00:28:24,937 --> 00:28:26,403 [narrator] twelve miles west. 442 00:28:26,405 --> 00:28:29,206 [gabe] man, how're we looking down there? 443 00:28:32,078 --> 00:28:35,412 [zeke] I've definitely dredged a lot of what I can reach with the hose. 444 00:28:37,149 --> 00:28:38,115 All right. 445 00:28:38,117 --> 00:28:40,617 [gabe] come on up there, man. Let's go. 446 00:28:40,619 --> 00:28:45,122 Yeah. I feel really lucky that I was able to get into some good gold. 447 00:28:45,124 --> 00:28:47,024 [narrator] with the finish line in sight, 448 00:28:47,026 --> 00:28:52,029 zeke tenhoff's refused to allow an equipment snafu to burn out his season. 449 00:28:57,703 --> 00:28:58,802 [groans] 450 00:28:59,605 --> 00:29:03,173 I'm getting worn out. I've got done for the day. 451 00:29:03,175 --> 00:29:06,210 [gabe] okay, man. Come on up. Get outta there. 452 00:29:09,014 --> 00:29:10,013 He's comin' up. 453 00:29:14,887 --> 00:29:16,153 Well, let's see. 454 00:29:17,890 --> 00:29:19,423 Wow, there's some flakes. 455 00:29:19,425 --> 00:29:20,724 -[zeke] yeah? -Those are flakeys, dude. 456 00:29:20,726 --> 00:29:23,927 Yeah. There's way more than I've seen all season. 457 00:29:23,929 --> 00:29:26,063 Just touch this little bastard, dude. 458 00:29:26,398 --> 00:29:27,264 Whoa! 459 00:29:27,666 --> 00:29:28,832 -Cool, dude. -Yeah. 460 00:29:28,834 --> 00:29:31,535 -Nice nugget. -Yeah, right in the top. 461 00:29:31,537 --> 00:29:34,037 First place I looked. A big old chunk of gold. 462 00:29:36,342 --> 00:29:38,675 [zeke] we're like the little engine that could. 463 00:29:38,677 --> 00:29:41,845 Mother nature has been fighting us really hard the whole way. 464 00:29:41,847 --> 00:29:44,214 We've had bad ground, we've had equipment shorting out, 465 00:29:44,216 --> 00:29:46,416 but we just keep goin'. 466 00:29:46,418 --> 00:29:48,852 I know we've got some gold here, but I'm not gonna clean up yet. 467 00:29:48,854 --> 00:29:53,190 I'm just gonna go rest up so I'm ready for one more strong dive tomorrow. 468 00:29:55,060 --> 00:29:57,528 Now we've seen gold. This is silly, my whole dive. 469 00:29:57,530 --> 00:30:01,098 So, after, like, weeks of flailing about in the blizzards, 470 00:30:01,100 --> 00:30:04,067 and not getting any gold at all, that's a pretty good feeling. 471 00:30:04,537 --> 00:30:06,336 Here we go. 472 00:30:09,875 --> 00:30:11,975 I'm satisfied with today's progress. 473 00:30:13,779 --> 00:30:15,078 [narrator] one mile west... 474 00:30:22,521 --> 00:30:24,521 So how's it going down there? 475 00:30:24,523 --> 00:30:27,257 [shawn] it looks good. More clear gold. 476 00:30:28,127 --> 00:30:30,093 More gold than I've seen all season. 477 00:30:30,196 --> 00:30:31,962 Ah, perfect. 478 00:30:31,964 --> 00:30:35,999 [narrator] over seven hours in, the trail to the golden jackpot 479 00:30:36,001 --> 00:30:38,168 is heating up for shawn pomrenke. 480 00:30:38,838 --> 00:30:41,405 [shawn speaking] 481 00:30:41,473 --> 00:30:42,773 yes. 482 00:30:42,775 --> 00:30:46,577 -[joe] excellent. -[shawn] it's looking really good. 483 00:30:46,579 --> 00:30:49,847 -[joe] what? -[shawn] man, I'm exhausted. 484 00:30:49,849 --> 00:30:53,784 -[shawn] ready? -Yeah, I'll put my suit on. 485 00:30:53,786 --> 00:30:55,152 [shawn] let's get it done, buddy. 486 00:30:55,487 --> 00:30:57,988 Hell, yeah. 487 00:30:57,990 --> 00:31:01,091 [narrator] but the team's not quite ready to put the season to bed. 488 00:31:04,063 --> 00:31:05,262 Yow! 489 00:31:07,733 --> 00:31:10,200 I'm not seeing the nuggets I was hoping for in this jackpot. 490 00:31:10,202 --> 00:31:12,870 But we're on some killer stuff. 491 00:31:12,872 --> 00:31:16,340 That's the longest I've gone this season, and it was the best gold I've seen. 492 00:31:16,976 --> 00:31:18,408 And not a minute too soon. 493 00:31:18,410 --> 00:31:20,911 We're on a island of cracked ice. 494 00:31:20,913 --> 00:31:23,247 God only knows if we'll be able to mine another day. 495 00:31:25,084 --> 00:31:26,984 That was a good dive. 496 00:31:27,620 --> 00:31:29,253 It's looking good. 497 00:31:30,656 --> 00:31:31,622 I've gotta get out of this wet suit. 498 00:31:31,624 --> 00:31:33,624 Gonna get joe in the water 499 00:31:33,626 --> 00:31:37,527 we're not giving up. We're gonna keep on fighting for it. 500 00:31:37,529 --> 00:31:41,064 Now we gotta get joe down there, and just keep grinding away at it. 501 00:31:41,066 --> 00:31:43,800 The sun's going down, but it doesn't matter to us. 502 00:31:43,802 --> 00:31:45,202 We're gonna do what we need to do. 503 00:31:55,047 --> 00:31:57,214 [joe speaking] 504 00:32:02,021 --> 00:32:02,886 [shawn] how's your air? 505 00:32:02,888 --> 00:32:05,956 [joe] the air feels good right now. 506 00:32:11,830 --> 00:32:13,230 Yeah, man, I'm seein' good gold. 507 00:32:15,100 --> 00:32:16,133 Nice. 508 00:32:17,403 --> 00:32:20,170 [joe speaking] 509 00:32:20,773 --> 00:32:22,973 [laughing] 510 00:32:26,612 --> 00:32:30,714 well, let's go ahead and just push on through the night. 511 00:32:30,716 --> 00:32:34,017 [joe] all right. Suck-it-up and send-it-up time. 512 00:32:37,022 --> 00:32:39,957 [shawn] when you're a gold miner, you know when you have to push. 513 00:32:39,959 --> 00:32:41,692 Leave it all out there. 514 00:32:41,694 --> 00:32:43,727 And it's that time. 515 00:32:43,729 --> 00:32:45,462 We're burnin' the midnight oil. 516 00:32:45,464 --> 00:32:47,731 We'll go all night if we have to. 517 00:32:47,733 --> 00:32:50,734 And then we'll head back to town. Put it on the scale. 518 00:32:50,736 --> 00:32:52,302 I'll be like a kid at christmas morning. 519 00:32:53,772 --> 00:32:55,906 Keep gold running through that box. 520 00:32:55,908 --> 00:32:58,976 Keep dirt running through the box. We're making money. 521 00:32:58,978 --> 00:33:00,310 That's all that counts. 522 00:33:01,013 --> 00:33:03,146 [joe speaking] 523 00:33:07,953 --> 00:33:09,419 [kris] thank god my mom's coming. 524 00:33:09,421 --> 00:33:11,621 My whole life's falling apart right now. 525 00:33:11,623 --> 00:33:14,658 Your arm's broken. Today's andy's birthday. 526 00:33:14,660 --> 00:33:16,593 Brand new baby, and my girlfriend tells me, 527 00:33:16,595 --> 00:33:20,697 "I really need you to start helping me out." 528 00:33:20,699 --> 00:33:24,167 the only thing I'm not doing is the baby's not sucking off my nipple. 529 00:33:24,903 --> 00:33:26,636 -Hi, mom. -[mom] hi, babe. 530 00:33:26,638 --> 00:33:28,538 Here, let me get your bag. 531 00:33:28,540 --> 00:33:31,241 -Holy [bleep]. -No [bleep], it's heavy. 532 00:33:34,513 --> 00:33:37,848 [kris] oh, mom, I'm so glad you're here. I'm not sleeping at all. 533 00:33:37,850 --> 00:33:40,517 Bree has to feed the baby five times a night. 534 00:33:40,519 --> 00:33:42,586 No, she doesn't. She's gotta get her on a schedule. 535 00:33:42,588 --> 00:33:44,788 [kris] what the hell? That's not what the doctor said. 536 00:33:44,790 --> 00:33:47,157 [mom] a lot of the time, they don't even take a lot of milk. 537 00:33:47,159 --> 00:33:49,059 That's why you put 'em on a schedule. 538 00:33:54,266 --> 00:33:56,099 Andy. It's me. 539 00:33:56,101 --> 00:33:58,368 [andy] I already told you, man, I don't want to do anything for my birthday. 540 00:33:58,370 --> 00:33:59,569 Two minutes. 541 00:34:00,005 --> 00:34:02,539 Hey, buddy, you've gotta see your jenny craig memberships. 542 00:34:02,541 --> 00:34:03,607 Hurry up. 543 00:34:03,609 --> 00:34:05,575 Look what I got for you. I got you a nice cake. 544 00:34:05,577 --> 00:34:07,644 -So you've got a minute. -Andy, grow up. 545 00:34:07,646 --> 00:34:10,414 I didn't want to do this. I [bleep] told you for my birthday. 546 00:34:10,416 --> 00:34:13,583 [all sing] ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ 547 00:34:13,585 --> 00:34:15,218 andy, come on! 548 00:34:16,989 --> 00:34:18,688 This is the normal for our dysfunctional family. 549 00:34:18,690 --> 00:34:21,158 Do you wanna know why we don't celebrate our birthdays? 550 00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:24,828 Because we were always so poor that it's a bad reminder 551 00:34:24,830 --> 00:34:29,166 on how [bleep] it is, when parents don't wanna work hard in their lives. 552 00:34:29,168 --> 00:34:30,300 [bleep], kris. 553 00:34:31,370 --> 00:34:31,935 Shut the [bleep] up. 554 00:34:31,937 --> 00:34:33,336 [mom] you're an ass. 555 00:34:33,338 --> 00:34:35,205 I am an ass, 'cause I hate my life. 556 00:34:53,792 --> 00:34:58,628 There's definitely some big gold in that area. 557 00:34:58,630 --> 00:35:01,398 [narrator] straight through the night, and straight to the scales, 558 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:03,600 shawn pomrenke and diver joe fulwood 559 00:35:03,602 --> 00:35:07,671 look to weigh the hottest gold they've seen all winter. 560 00:35:07,673 --> 00:35:11,041 I think we just tipped the icing on top of the cake. 561 00:35:11,043 --> 00:35:13,076 Time to get in there and clean it up. 562 00:35:14,346 --> 00:35:15,846 We're exhausted, 563 00:35:15,981 --> 00:35:18,915 but that's what the last few days of winter are like if you wanna hit it big. 564 00:35:18,917 --> 00:35:21,651 There's no rest for the wicked. 565 00:35:21,653 --> 00:35:23,820 We're not dead center on that jackpot, 566 00:35:23,822 --> 00:35:27,090 but I'll tell ya, we're more than nibbling on the edges. 567 00:35:27,092 --> 00:35:29,860 Well, let's see. This was a good one. 568 00:35:29,862 --> 00:35:31,428 Wow. Lots of nuggets. 569 00:35:38,871 --> 00:35:41,071 Oh, we're onto something now, joe. 570 00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:43,373 Hear that coarse gold. 571 00:35:44,943 --> 00:35:47,377 -Whoo. -Not bad, huh? 572 00:35:47,546 --> 00:35:49,112 Beautiful. 573 00:35:50,816 --> 00:35:53,950 -25.2. -Oh, man, we're really comin' in to something. 574 00:35:55,420 --> 00:35:59,990 [narrator] 25.2 ounces is worth over $47,000... 575 00:36:00,159 --> 00:36:01,591 Whew! 576 00:36:01,593 --> 00:36:06,596 ...Bringing shawn just three ounces shy of his 120-ounce goal. 577 00:36:06,598 --> 00:36:11,635 It's not the mother lode, but we are on the path to it. 578 00:36:11,637 --> 00:36:14,938 [shawn] best gold of the season. Best clean-out of the season. 579 00:36:14,940 --> 00:36:18,808 But I think there's either double or more within reach. 580 00:36:18,810 --> 00:36:23,413 That's what I really want. That's the gold miner in me. The jackpot. 581 00:36:23,415 --> 00:36:24,915 That's what I set out to do this winter. 582 00:36:24,917 --> 00:36:28,285 I hope I get one more chance to get out and find it. 583 00:36:28,287 --> 00:36:30,854 The season's short-lived, but I think we've got one more move out of her. 584 00:36:30,856 --> 00:36:32,622 Yeah. 585 00:36:32,624 --> 00:36:35,325 I think there's a bigger pile out there to be had. 586 00:36:36,328 --> 00:36:39,963 This is amazing. This is amazing. 587 00:36:44,403 --> 00:36:48,405 There's so much water on the ice, you know, I can feel the end coming. 588 00:36:48,507 --> 00:36:50,407 Yeah. 589 00:36:52,778 --> 00:36:55,045 [narrator] despite a teeny-weeny brush with death, 590 00:36:55,047 --> 00:36:58,215 kris kelly and the gang are on the rise. 591 00:36:59,051 --> 00:37:00,784 [kris] look, that's pretty good. 592 00:37:00,786 --> 00:37:02,285 Let's see what you guys got. 593 00:37:04,923 --> 00:37:06,990 [crew member] big chunks, right off the bat. 594 00:37:07,759 --> 00:37:09,159 Oh, yeah. There's four. 595 00:37:09,928 --> 00:37:11,127 We're already doing good. 596 00:37:11,897 --> 00:37:13,997 There five... Six. 597 00:37:14,032 --> 00:37:17,500 Come on, baby. Keep goin'. Going. 598 00:37:17,502 --> 00:37:19,936 -Seven, uh... -Got eight there? 599 00:37:19,938 --> 00:37:23,807 -[kris] eight and change. -That's good. Can't beat that. 600 00:37:23,809 --> 00:37:26,176 Well, 16 would be the... Whatever. 601 00:37:27,879 --> 00:37:30,113 8.45 ounces. 602 00:37:31,416 --> 00:37:34,417 [narrator] 8.45 ounces is worth over 16 grand. 603 00:37:34,419 --> 00:37:36,753 We did great. We killed it. 604 00:37:36,755 --> 00:37:39,956 [narrator] the kellys are quickly banking a war chest for summer. 605 00:37:39,958 --> 00:37:44,261 We had such a bad last year, and we were in the hole at the beginning of winter. 606 00:37:44,263 --> 00:37:45,895 We were just backed out of it. 607 00:37:45,897 --> 00:37:49,232 All the rest of the gold is profit right now. Everything's going good. 608 00:37:49,935 --> 00:37:51,635 [kris] I have a beautiful daughter, 609 00:37:51,637 --> 00:37:54,037 and I need to start building a future for her. 610 00:37:54,039 --> 00:37:55,872 No more small-time kellys moving forward. 611 00:37:55,874 --> 00:37:58,475 We're goin' straight to the top from now on. 612 00:37:58,477 --> 00:38:02,212 This is the birth of the kelly empire. Trust me! 613 00:38:02,214 --> 00:38:04,814 If we were smart we'd pull off the ice right now, though. 614 00:38:04,816 --> 00:38:07,350 -Yeah. -We do the smart thing. 615 00:38:07,352 --> 00:38:09,519 If you guys would make another 20 grand... 616 00:38:09,521 --> 00:38:12,088 Oh, we will. We'll just like... Dude, we're killing it. 617 00:38:12,858 --> 00:38:16,026 As long as the ice holds, we'll be okay. 618 00:38:16,728 --> 00:38:19,095 [narrator] across town... 619 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:24,768 [man] hey, we were down for eight hours hammering it, 620 00:38:24,770 --> 00:38:26,803 it's gonna be juicy. 621 00:38:26,805 --> 00:38:28,238 Yeah, I think we knocked it out of the park. 622 00:38:28,373 --> 00:38:29,906 Joe, I'm sure it looks like it. 623 00:38:30,409 --> 00:38:34,411 [narrator] the longest dive in wild ranger history, is in the books. 624 00:38:34,413 --> 00:38:36,146 Oh, [bleep]. 625 00:38:36,715 --> 00:38:37,914 [groans] 626 00:38:37,916 --> 00:38:39,282 mind if I do a few curls? [groans] 627 00:38:39,618 --> 00:38:40,650 [laughs] 628 00:38:40,652 --> 00:38:43,186 [narrator] and vernon's ripped and ready 629 00:38:43,188 --> 00:38:47,157 to see how much gold his diver lifted over eight hours. 630 00:38:47,159 --> 00:38:48,792 That's quite a different pot of gold there. 631 00:38:48,794 --> 00:38:52,429 -This is a heavy one here. -Oh, yeah. 632 00:38:55,100 --> 00:38:57,867 There's not much time left this season. That's just a fact. 633 00:38:57,869 --> 00:39:00,603 We might not get another dive in. 634 00:39:00,605 --> 00:39:02,972 That's why this dive was so important. 635 00:39:02,974 --> 00:39:07,010 We needed to crush it today, and I believe we did. 636 00:39:07,879 --> 00:39:09,245 Let's weigh this up. 637 00:39:10,415 --> 00:39:12,115 [gary] let's see what we got. 638 00:39:12,984 --> 00:39:15,318 Two... Three... 639 00:39:15,954 --> 00:39:19,989 Four, five, six, seven, eight. 640 00:39:20,125 --> 00:39:24,127 I like the way you pour. 13, 14... 641 00:39:24,129 --> 00:39:29,065 15, 16, 17, 18, 20... 642 00:39:29,201 --> 00:39:30,233 [gary] there we go. 643 00:39:31,002 --> 00:39:32,869 Twenty-three... 644 00:39:32,871 --> 00:39:34,404 Twenty-seven... 645 00:39:35,774 --> 00:39:37,073 Thirty. 646 00:39:37,476 --> 00:39:40,810 30.2. Holy moly. 647 00:39:40,812 --> 00:39:45,615 [narrator] 30.2 ounces is worth north of $57,000. 648 00:39:45,617 --> 00:39:48,752 And while he may be short of his 200-ounce goal, 649 00:39:48,754 --> 00:39:52,856 there is no question, the salty veteran has the hottest hand in nome. 650 00:39:52,858 --> 00:39:55,992 That's the best count I've seen in a long time. 651 00:39:56,395 --> 00:39:57,894 -I needed that. -Yeah. 652 00:39:57,896 --> 00:40:00,397 This winter has been incredible. 653 00:40:00,399 --> 00:40:01,765 I've been doing this for a lot of years, 654 00:40:01,767 --> 00:40:04,834 and I have never had one like this. 655 00:40:04,836 --> 00:40:07,737 My one wish is we could keep mining long enough 656 00:40:07,739 --> 00:40:09,606 to crush 200 ounces. 657 00:40:09,608 --> 00:40:11,274 How amazing would that be? 658 00:40:11,276 --> 00:40:14,611 Shawn, you better be looking over your shoulder. 659 00:40:14,613 --> 00:40:18,281 Let's get this tucked away, and get the hell on back out there. 660 00:40:18,583 --> 00:40:22,185 We're on it. We're finally, finally on it. 661 00:40:23,822 --> 00:40:27,257 [narrator] vernon continues his reign on top of the leaderboard. 662 00:40:28,393 --> 00:40:31,361 But shawn remains within striking distance. 663 00:40:32,931 --> 00:40:37,400 Next time, on the season finale of bering sea gold ... 664 00:40:37,402 --> 00:40:41,137 Ice is starting to go [bleep]. But we still wanna keep goin'. 665 00:40:44,409 --> 00:40:47,911 -Yes, you and I are now finishing it strong. - [crew member] all right. 666 00:40:47,913 --> 00:40:50,146 One more dive and we're done. 667 00:40:50,148 --> 00:40:51,414 [diver speaking] 668 00:40:52,951 --> 00:40:54,751 well, get as much as you can. 669 00:40:54,753 --> 00:40:56,085 Kinda like the last man out here. 670 00:40:56,488 --> 00:40:58,288 [diver speaking] 671 00:40:58,290 --> 00:41:00,824 or it means we're making the wrong decision. 672 00:41:00,826 --> 00:41:03,693 [vernon] we got an open-water lead out there that's been closing on us. 673 00:41:03,695 --> 00:41:04,761 It's over. 674 00:41:04,763 --> 00:41:05,962 We've gotta move, like, right now. 675 00:41:05,964 --> 00:41:07,964 [diver 2 speaking] 676 00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:10,166 oh, [beep] come on. 677 00:41:14,005 --> 00:41:15,371 Whoo-hoo! 678 00:41:15,373 --> 00:41:17,907 Gotta good end to a for a long winter.