1 00:00:02,206 --> 00:00:04,137 [Christo] On this episode of The Dirt... 2 00:00:04,241 --> 00:00:06,068 - Are you ready to roll? - [whooping] 3 00:00:06,172 --> 00:00:07,724 I think I actually have goosebumps right now. 4 00:00:07,827 --> 00:00:11,413 [Christo] The Gold Rush story continues with season seven... 5 00:00:11,517 --> 00:00:12,689 Feeder's coming on. 6 00:00:13,758 --> 00:00:16,000 [Christo] ...and things are getting heated. 7 00:00:16,103 --> 00:00:17,689 [Parker] You are making an enemy out of me. 8 00:00:18,379 --> 00:00:19,724 That's not what I intended. 9 00:00:19,827 --> 00:00:22,448 [Christo] As the former executive producer of Gold Rush 10 00:00:22,551 --> 00:00:24,310 and host of The Dirt... 11 00:00:24,413 --> 00:00:26,275 - Todd, welcome back. - Thanks, man. 12 00:00:26,379 --> 00:00:27,758 [Christo] ...I had a front-row seat 13 00:00:27,862 --> 00:00:30,068 as the Hoffman crew once again 14 00:00:30,172 --> 00:00:33,034 made some big controversial moves. 15 00:00:33,137 --> 00:00:35,137 We're getting our ass kicked pretty good up here. 16 00:00:35,241 --> 00:00:38,379 - [man] Where is it? Where is the gold? - I don't know. 17 00:00:38,482 --> 00:00:39,724 [Christo] And Tony Beets... 18 00:00:41,827 --> 00:00:44,551 [Christo] Continued his epic struggle with his dredges. 19 00:00:44,655 --> 00:00:45,551 Ahh! 20 00:00:49,862 --> 00:00:51,000 [Christo] But still, 21 00:00:51,103 --> 00:00:53,793 managed to pull in some really good gold. 22 00:00:55,482 --> 00:00:56,862 [bleep] 23 00:00:56,965 --> 00:00:58,448 [Christo] And right before our eyes... 24 00:00:58,551 --> 00:01:00,000 It is showtime. 25 00:01:00,103 --> 00:01:01,965 [man] Go. 26 00:01:02,068 --> 00:01:05,000 [Christo] ...Parker Schnabel turned into one of the best gold miners in the Yukon. 27 00:01:06,689 --> 00:01:07,896 - [Parker] There we go! - [man] Yeah! 28 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:09,965 - Whoo! - [all laughing] 29 00:01:10,068 --> 00:01:12,758 [Christo] Over the last few seasons, a lot has changed 30 00:01:12,862 --> 00:01:15,172 and The Dirt got the inside scoop. 31 00:01:15,275 --> 00:01:17,482 Give me a break. I'm tired of losing. 32 00:01:17,586 --> 00:01:19,827 [Christo] Whether you love him or love to hate him, 33 00:01:19,931 --> 00:01:23,655 it was a sad day to do Gold Rush without a Hoffman in it. 34 00:01:23,758 --> 00:01:26,413 Are you pissed at Rick that he left? 35 00:01:26,517 --> 00:01:28,620 No, 'cause he didn't wanna be there anyway. 36 00:01:28,724 --> 00:01:31,448 [Christo] Time to go back and embrace the chaos. 37 00:01:31,551 --> 00:01:32,896 I've got your bottle milk. 38 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:34,379 [all laughing] 39 00:01:34,482 --> 00:01:36,586 [Rick] I think I'd rather slam a bottle of ranch dressing. 40 00:01:37,758 --> 00:01:38,931 I'm hoarding all the beers. 41 00:01:39,034 --> 00:01:40,344 [all laughing] 42 00:01:40,448 --> 00:01:41,827 Dave was saying he wants to do The Dirt 43 00:01:41,931 --> 00:01:43,620 and then another version called The Nasty. 44 00:01:43,724 --> 00:01:45,413 - There's your opening for The Dirt. - [all laughing] 45 00:01:46,965 --> 00:01:48,551 - They're wild. - [producer] Yeah. 46 00:01:49,275 --> 00:01:51,241 [Christo] This is The Dirt. 47 00:01:54,551 --> 00:01:56,517 Ugh, [bleep]. 48 00:01:56,620 --> 00:01:58,724 How many times am I gonna hit my head on that? 49 00:01:59,689 --> 00:02:01,655 All right, let's do this thing. 50 00:02:03,931 --> 00:02:06,103 [Todd] Two plants, 600 yards an hour, 51 00:02:06,206 --> 00:02:09,862 we got a double barrel shotgun coming at Parker. 52 00:02:09,965 --> 00:02:12,655 [Christo] In six seasons of mining on Gold Rush, 53 00:02:12,758 --> 00:02:14,482 the Hoffman crew has come a long way 54 00:02:14,586 --> 00:02:18,206 since they got just 15 ounces of gold in season one. 55 00:02:19,862 --> 00:02:21,758 They've had some low lows 56 00:02:21,862 --> 00:02:24,241 down in the jungle in season four. 57 00:02:24,344 --> 00:02:25,758 Todd, this is not working. 58 00:02:25,862 --> 00:02:28,000 Move your equipment and move out. 59 00:02:28,103 --> 00:02:29,965 [Christo] And some high highs 60 00:02:30,068 --> 00:02:32,931 back up in the Yukon in season six. 61 00:02:33,793 --> 00:02:36,000 Where they had their best season yet, 62 00:02:36,103 --> 00:02:38,896 with 3,032 ounces of gold 63 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,448 worth $3.3 million. 64 00:02:42,310 --> 00:02:44,310 But then, in season seven, 65 00:02:44,413 --> 00:02:47,206 Todd did the most Todd thing ever. 66 00:02:47,310 --> 00:02:51,068 He threw it all away to go to his home state of Oregon 67 00:02:51,172 --> 00:02:54,137 with a lofty goal of 5,000 ounces. 68 00:02:57,620 --> 00:03:03,758 I love that we're in Oregon, this is where the whole dream started for my dad and myself. 69 00:03:03,862 --> 00:03:07,275 [Jack] You know, Todd, this is like a dream come true. 70 00:03:07,379 --> 00:03:11,379 It's really gonna be a blessing for everybody. 71 00:03:11,482 --> 00:03:15,172 [Christo] But unfortunately, Oregon didn't turn out as expected. 72 00:03:17,379 --> 00:03:21,172 There's no rhyme or reason to where the gold is. 73 00:03:26,310 --> 00:03:28,482 [Todd] Yeah, it sure doesn't look like a whole lot, Dad. 74 00:03:28,586 --> 00:03:32,586 No, for what we've been running, it isn't. 75 00:03:32,689 --> 00:03:35,379 [Christo] He should have known not to leave the Yukon again. 76 00:03:35,482 --> 00:03:38,793 I kind of understand going close to home, you wanna see family. 77 00:03:38,896 --> 00:03:40,551 You know, that's the easy way. 78 00:03:40,655 --> 00:03:45,655 Um, but I think my general rule has always been 79 00:03:45,758 --> 00:03:50,172 if you're like an hour from Home Depot, you're probably in a bad spot. 80 00:03:50,275 --> 00:03:53,275 We'll be damn lucky if we can pull out a 1,000 this year. 81 00:03:53,379 --> 00:03:55,689 [Christo] The Hoffman crew was fed up. 82 00:03:55,793 --> 00:03:58,896 I have bills. I have a kid on the way. 83 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,310 - We're all losing money. - I'm done. 84 00:04:02,310 --> 00:04:03,620 You gotta know when to quit. 85 00:04:03,724 --> 00:04:05,482 [Christo] Todd was forced to turn 86 00:04:05,586 --> 00:04:08,413 to gold guru Freddy Dodge for help. 87 00:04:08,517 --> 00:04:10,620 - [Todd] Freddy. - Good to see ya, man. 88 00:04:10,724 --> 00:04:13,655 [Christo] I don't think there's anyone in the country who knows as much about gold. 89 00:04:13,758 --> 00:04:15,965 So I think when Todd got into trouble in Oregon, 90 00:04:16,068 --> 00:04:18,000 pretty quickly he turned to Freddy. 91 00:04:18,103 --> 00:04:19,655 And said, "Freddy, what'd I do?" 92 00:04:19,758 --> 00:04:22,724 [Freddy] I've got a plant and some ground that's got gold on it, 93 00:04:22,827 --> 00:04:24,310 and you've got heavy equipment. 94 00:04:24,413 --> 00:04:27,344 We come together, we might be able to turn the season around. 95 00:04:28,586 --> 00:04:31,689 [Christo] And as usual, Freddy came up with a plan. 96 00:04:31,793 --> 00:04:34,517 A drastic plan to move mid-season 97 00:04:34,620 --> 00:04:36,965 from Oregon to Colorado. 98 00:04:37,068 --> 00:04:41,379 Todd convinced his crew to make yet another big move. 99 00:04:41,482 --> 00:04:45,206 The Hoffmans were once again back in business. 100 00:04:45,310 --> 00:04:47,241 - Let's go. - [horn blaring] 101 00:04:47,344 --> 00:04:49,758 - [man] Nice! - Yeah! Yeah! 102 00:04:49,862 --> 00:04:52,172 [Christo] Todd and the guys mined hard. 103 00:04:52,275 --> 00:04:53,172 Fire in the hole! 104 00:04:56,137 --> 00:04:58,655 [Christo] And had decent cleanouts in Colorado. 105 00:04:58,758 --> 00:05:00,241 [Jack] 119 ounces. 106 00:05:00,344 --> 00:05:02,206 - Whoo! - [man] Yeah! 107 00:05:02,310 --> 00:05:04,620 [Christo] But as season seven came to an end, 108 00:05:04,724 --> 00:05:09,413 the Hoffman crew only pulled 1,100 ounces out of the ground. 109 00:05:09,517 --> 00:05:13,896 Well short of Todd's ambitious 5,000 ounce goal. 110 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:18,517 I know it ain't the 5,000. But, I'll tell ya what, we did that 1,100 as a team. 111 00:05:18,620 --> 00:05:22,275 [Christo] While the Hoffman crew struggled in the lower 48, 112 00:05:22,379 --> 00:05:25,137 Parker's season began on a somber note. 113 00:05:25,896 --> 00:05:27,275 [trumpet playing] 114 00:05:27,379 --> 00:05:31,896 [Christo] John Schnabel, his 96-year-old beloved grandfather 115 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:33,379 had passed away. 116 00:05:38,413 --> 00:05:39,793 I'm proud of you. 117 00:05:39,896 --> 00:05:43,896 You had a dream and you stayed with it till you won. 118 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,000 What more could I ask for? Nothing. 119 00:05:48,620 --> 00:05:50,655 - I love you. - I love you. 120 00:05:51,379 --> 00:05:52,620 I love you, Parker. 121 00:05:55,689 --> 00:05:59,137 It was a major blow, you know, it's like an institution passed away. 122 00:05:59,241 --> 00:06:03,448 It's really hard to quantify how important John Schnabel was to Gold Rush. 123 00:06:04,931 --> 00:06:10,517 It's not unusual to pickup $25,000 - $30,000 in a shift, one day. 124 00:06:10,620 --> 00:06:12,172 - Wow. - Yeah. 125 00:06:12,275 --> 00:06:16,482 John and Parker's relationship really gave Gold Rush heart. 126 00:06:17,655 --> 00:06:19,448 [Parker] It's a lot bigger than a funeral, 127 00:06:19,551 --> 00:06:22,206 or the two weeks that he's been dead, or... 128 00:06:23,379 --> 00:06:25,241 any of that, it's a lot bigger than that. 129 00:06:28,517 --> 00:06:31,896 [Christo] When Parker finally got back to gold mining in season seven, 130 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,103 he was more motivated than ever. 131 00:06:34,206 --> 00:06:37,586 He had invested in a new wash plant that he named Sluicifer, 132 00:06:37,689 --> 00:06:41,655 and set a bold 4,000 ounce goal. 133 00:06:41,758 --> 00:06:44,034 It's a big day for us. It's probably the biggest day 134 00:06:44,137 --> 00:06:46,689 that we've ever had in the Yukon, you know? 135 00:06:46,793 --> 00:06:48,551 First brand-new plant we've had. 136 00:06:48,655 --> 00:06:52,034 I kinda wish my grandpa was here to see this, you know? 137 00:06:52,137 --> 00:06:53,827 It's a pretty impressive, big plant. 138 00:06:55,896 --> 00:06:58,206 [Christo] Parker had a solid plan in place. 139 00:06:58,310 --> 00:07:01,413 And despite the typical day-to-day breakdowns... 140 00:07:01,517 --> 00:07:04,689 We got no water here, we got tons of water up here. 141 00:07:04,793 --> 00:07:06,551 [Christo] ...he and his crew crushed it. 142 00:07:06,655 --> 00:07:08,379 All right, let's get down to business. 143 00:07:08,482 --> 00:07:09,931 - Yeah. - Ooh. 144 00:07:10,034 --> 00:07:12,551 [Christo] In the end, they not only hit their goal, 145 00:07:12,655 --> 00:07:15,931 they surpassed it by a few hundred ounces. 146 00:07:16,034 --> 00:07:19,517 - So, Doumitt, that's our season total? - You ready for this one? 147 00:07:19,620 --> 00:07:21,517 How about 4,311 ounces? 148 00:07:21,620 --> 00:07:23,758 [all exclaiming] 149 00:07:23,862 --> 00:07:25,551 [Christo] And while Parker was celebrating 150 00:07:25,655 --> 00:07:27,517 his highest gold total yet, 151 00:07:27,620 --> 00:07:28,689 in season seven, 152 00:07:28,793 --> 00:07:31,068 the Beets family shocked everyone, 153 00:07:31,172 --> 00:07:33,517 and doubled down on their dredge plant. 154 00:07:34,137 --> 00:07:35,103 [Tony speaking] 155 00:07:40,827 --> 00:07:41,827 [bleep] 156 00:07:43,827 --> 00:07:44,862 [bleep] 157 00:07:48,206 --> 00:07:51,413 When Tony brought up the idea of buying the first dredge, 158 00:07:51,517 --> 00:07:53,689 I was blown away, but in a good way, right? 159 00:07:53,793 --> 00:07:55,620 It seemed like TV gold. 160 00:07:55,724 --> 00:07:57,827 I was completely caught off guard 161 00:07:57,931 --> 00:07:59,931 when he told me he was buying another dredge. 162 00:08:00,034 --> 00:08:02,068 It did seem crazy. 163 00:08:02,172 --> 00:08:04,482 Tearing down and moving dredge number two 164 00:08:04,586 --> 00:08:07,620 150 miles down the Yukon River, 165 00:08:07,724 --> 00:08:10,000 would prove to be next to impossible. 166 00:08:10,517 --> 00:08:11,241 [Tony speaking] 167 00:08:13,379 --> 00:08:14,517 [bleeping] 168 00:08:18,379 --> 00:08:19,620 [bleep] 169 00:08:19,724 --> 00:08:21,896 [Christo] Then, just when it looked like Tony 170 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,068 was finally making some progress, 171 00:08:24,172 --> 00:08:27,000 the dredge move came to an abrupt halt. 172 00:08:31,172 --> 00:08:32,103 [bleep] 173 00:08:33,241 --> 00:08:34,827 You cannot move the dredge. 174 00:08:36,275 --> 00:08:37,448 [bleep] 175 00:08:37,551 --> 00:08:39,896 You're gonna have to apply for a land use permit 176 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:41,551 and then you'll move it next year. 177 00:08:42,482 --> 00:08:45,172 [bleeping] 178 00:08:47,206 --> 00:08:49,068 [Christo] Despite massive problems 179 00:08:49,172 --> 00:08:51,965 with dredge number two in season seven, 180 00:08:52,068 --> 00:08:55,586 Kevin was still able to mine with dredge number one. 181 00:08:56,413 --> 00:08:58,413 While Monica ran her own crew. 182 00:08:59,793 --> 00:09:03,793 And the Beets pulled off yet another strong season. 183 00:09:03,896 --> 00:09:09,517 [Minnie] So the combined total between Monica and Kevin, 2,176 ounces. 184 00:09:09,620 --> 00:09:12,137 - This is actually really, really good. - [Monica] That's cool. 185 00:09:12,241 --> 00:09:13,862 [Christo] Their six months of mining 186 00:09:13,965 --> 00:09:18,000 delivered over $2.6 million in gold. 187 00:09:18,620 --> 00:09:19,448 [bleep] 188 00:09:24,586 --> 00:09:26,655 [all laughing] 189 00:09:26,758 --> 00:09:28,344 [Christo] Coming up... 190 00:09:28,448 --> 00:09:33,862 Todd Hoffman, the original Gold Rush mine boss, makes a huge decision. 191 00:09:33,965 --> 00:09:38,482 The season didn't go like we had hoped, I'm tired of losing. 192 00:09:38,586 --> 00:09:40,172 Mining is like a roller coaster, 193 00:09:40,275 --> 00:09:41,793 especially the way that he was doing it. 194 00:09:41,896 --> 00:09:45,758 And later, I turn into a gold miner therapist... 195 00:09:45,862 --> 00:09:47,241 - Really? - Are you Dr. Phil? 196 00:09:47,344 --> 00:09:48,586 - [man] Dr. Doyle. - [man 2] Dr. Doyle. 197 00:09:48,689 --> 00:09:49,517 [Christo] That's my future. 198 00:09:49,620 --> 00:09:51,068 ...to get to the bottom 199 00:09:51,172 --> 00:09:54,448 of what really happened between Rick and Parker. 200 00:09:54,551 --> 00:09:57,413 If you wanna run your own mine site, that's fine. 201 00:09:57,517 --> 00:10:00,793 Doing it with my money, without me, doesn't work. 202 00:10:00,896 --> 00:10:03,482 I gave Rick a harder time than probably anybody else. 203 00:10:03,586 --> 00:10:06,068 But that was because I knew what he was capable of. 204 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:13,758 Here, let me see that for a second actually. 205 00:10:15,655 --> 00:10:17,172 Get Thomas in there, come on. 206 00:10:19,551 --> 00:10:20,793 Got it. 207 00:10:20,896 --> 00:10:22,827 [producer] All right, so let's get back down to business. 208 00:10:22,931 --> 00:10:24,172 What are you talking about? 209 00:10:28,241 --> 00:10:30,103 Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 210 00:10:30,206 --> 00:10:33,689 [Christo] After the Hoffmans only got 1,100 ounces 211 00:10:33,793 --> 00:10:35,724 in season seven of Gold Rush. 212 00:10:36,931 --> 00:10:39,379 In season eight, Todd and crew returned 213 00:10:39,482 --> 00:10:42,137 to their fair play claim in Colorado. 214 00:10:42,241 --> 00:10:47,103 And as usual, Todd set another wildly ambitious goal. 215 00:10:47,206 --> 00:10:50,724 [Todd] We got here early, we're gonna get setup we're gonna kick some ass. 216 00:10:50,827 --> 00:10:55,379 I believe we could get 5,000 ounces in one season. 217 00:10:58,310 --> 00:11:01,034 [producer] He did another thing that was either 218 00:11:01,137 --> 00:11:03,413 motivation for him or for his crew. 219 00:11:03,517 --> 00:11:04,931 Watch. 220 00:11:05,034 --> 00:11:07,896 Now I really have no idea what you're talking about. 221 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:09,655 [Todd] I'm gonna make another run at 5,000. 222 00:11:09,758 --> 00:11:13,586 And according to math Freddy's running, thinks he can do it. 223 00:11:13,689 --> 00:11:15,827 [chuckles] According to the math that you guys have told me 224 00:11:15,931 --> 00:11:19,517 over the last seven years, you should have $1 billion, Todd. 225 00:11:19,620 --> 00:11:22,241 - [Parker] What are we wagering? - 100 ounces? 226 00:11:24,275 --> 00:11:26,655 That's like $100,000. 227 00:11:26,758 --> 00:11:30,655 Yeah, sure. Happy to take your money. 228 00:11:30,758 --> 00:11:35,068 You can tell, I mean, Parker doesn't stop laughing that whole time. 229 00:11:35,172 --> 00:11:37,931 So he's definitely not taking Todd seriously anymore. 230 00:11:41,034 --> 00:11:44,482 After the bet, the Hoffman crew went all out. 231 00:11:44,586 --> 00:11:48,931 This is gonna be the biggest mining operation we've ever taken on. 232 00:11:49,034 --> 00:11:52,793 [Christo] But things never really worked out like Todd expected. 233 00:11:52,896 --> 00:11:55,896 Juan, we got a big problem there, we got a jam up. 234 00:11:57,034 --> 00:11:59,965 [Christo] As winter moved in at the end of season eight, 235 00:12:00,068 --> 00:12:06,034 despite their best efforts the Hoffmans fell well short of their 5,000 ounce goal. 236 00:12:06,137 --> 00:12:09,206 [Jack] Seasons total's gonna be 1,644. 237 00:12:09,310 --> 00:12:10,586 That's just under $2 million. 238 00:12:10,689 --> 00:12:13,344 We should have be somewhere around $5 million or $6 million. 239 00:12:16,068 --> 00:12:17,724 [Christo] Meanwhile, in season eight, 240 00:12:17,827 --> 00:12:21,206 Parker continued to mine his Scribner Creek claim 241 00:12:21,310 --> 00:12:24,206 and had yet another monster season. 242 00:12:24,310 --> 00:12:27,310 and came up with a record breaking gold total. 243 00:12:27,413 --> 00:12:28,482 [Chris] For the season, 244 00:12:28,586 --> 00:12:32,689 our 5,000 ounce goal turned out to be 6,280 ounces. 245 00:12:32,793 --> 00:12:33,827 [all exclaiming] 246 00:12:36,448 --> 00:12:38,413 [Rick] I'm pretty sure we smoked the Hoffmans. 247 00:12:38,517 --> 00:12:40,000 - [Parker] Yeah. - [all laughing] 248 00:12:41,551 --> 00:12:44,413 Look, we all knew how that bet was gonna end. 249 00:12:44,517 --> 00:12:47,896 But I don't think we all could've ever imagined 250 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:51,275 that he would beat 'em by nearly 5,000 ounces, right? 251 00:12:51,379 --> 00:12:55,413 Like, it was super embarrassing for Todd and... 252 00:12:56,655 --> 00:12:58,310 You know, I just don't know why he makes these bets. 253 00:12:59,758 --> 00:13:01,241 Way to go, great season. 254 00:13:01,793 --> 00:13:03,068 You earned it. 255 00:13:03,172 --> 00:13:06,206 [Parker] Well, thanks for making good on the bet. 256 00:13:06,310 --> 00:13:07,586 [Christo] In season eight, 257 00:13:07,689 --> 00:13:09,896 the Beets managed to get their permit issues 258 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:12,379 worked out for dredge number two. 259 00:13:12,482 --> 00:13:14,896 But Tony continued to struggle to move 260 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:18,172 his massive mining machine from its remote location. 261 00:13:19,931 --> 00:13:20,965 [Tony speaking] 262 00:13:22,931 --> 00:13:25,241 [Christo] On the gold front, it was once again 263 00:13:25,344 --> 00:13:28,310 the battle of Monica and her all female crew... 264 00:13:28,413 --> 00:13:30,310 'Sup, bitches, we gonna do this? 265 00:13:30,413 --> 00:13:33,896 [Christo] ...versus Kevin and dredge number one at Eureka Creek. 266 00:13:34,448 --> 00:13:38,413 [Christo] And the Beets pulled off their best season yet on Gold Rush. 267 00:13:42,310 --> 00:13:44,068 [Minnie] 3,659 ounces. 268 00:13:44,172 --> 00:13:46,034 - Cool. - [all laughing] 269 00:13:46,137 --> 00:13:50,413 [Christo] But, by far, the most shocking news to come out of season eight 270 00:13:50,517 --> 00:13:53,068 came in the off-season. 271 00:13:53,172 --> 00:13:55,793 After eight turbulent seasons 272 00:13:55,896 --> 00:13:59,448 Todd Hoffman decided to quit gold mining. 273 00:13:59,551 --> 00:14:02,275 The season didn't go like we had hoped. 274 00:14:03,586 --> 00:14:04,862 I'm tired of losing. 275 00:14:06,689 --> 00:14:10,551 [Christo] Todd Hoffman and the crew left Gold Rush after season eight. 276 00:14:10,655 --> 00:14:13,103 But then, at the beginning of season nine, 277 00:14:13,206 --> 00:14:16,896 I once again took my seat in the host chair. 278 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:19,586 - [man] Christo Doyle! - [woman] He's back! 279 00:14:19,689 --> 00:14:20,689 Get outta there. 280 00:14:20,793 --> 00:14:22,137 It was a kind of shocking turn of events. 281 00:14:22,241 --> 00:14:25,379 And I think the reason for that was that my relationship 282 00:14:25,482 --> 00:14:28,482 with the miners and what I know, was still valuable. 283 00:14:28,586 --> 00:14:32,241 In that, the viewers still wanted to know more. 284 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:38,137 In season nine, Parker continued to lease ground from Tony Beets, 285 00:14:38,241 --> 00:14:41,655 but he was dialed in as a real-deal gold miner 286 00:14:41,758 --> 00:14:46,344 and his crew was finally seeing him come into his own as a leader. 287 00:14:46,448 --> 00:14:50,551 I know in the past, morale has been an issue. What's it like this year? 288 00:14:50,655 --> 00:14:52,137 Probably the highest it's ever been. 289 00:14:52,241 --> 00:14:53,241 - Really? - Yeah. 290 00:14:53,344 --> 00:14:57,551 That's it, thanks guys. Get 'em back to work. 291 00:14:57,655 --> 00:14:59,551 [Christo] But the big news in season nine 292 00:14:59,655 --> 00:15:04,000 was that Rick Ness, Parker's long-time partner and right hand man, 293 00:15:04,103 --> 00:15:06,724 decided to go out on his own. 294 00:15:06,827 --> 00:15:11,344 I could tell that deep down, losing Rick really upset Parker. 295 00:15:11,448 --> 00:15:13,517 It's a lonely job to be the mine boss, 296 00:15:13,620 --> 00:15:15,448 no one really wants to hang out with you, 297 00:15:15,551 --> 00:15:18,172 it's kinda weird hanging out with people when the boss is around, 298 00:15:18,275 --> 00:15:19,827 people act differently. 299 00:15:19,931 --> 00:15:21,482 But Rick and Parker were buddies, 300 00:15:21,586 --> 00:15:23,310 so they were able to have fun and work together. 301 00:15:23,413 --> 00:15:25,310 So I think losing Rick... 302 00:15:25,413 --> 00:15:27,172 meant he lost a friend 303 00:15:27,275 --> 00:15:30,413 and he lost, you know, a really, really capable worker. 304 00:15:30,517 --> 00:15:32,724 I mean, I don't wanna get into, like, a therapy session, but... 305 00:15:32,827 --> 00:15:34,103 - Dr. Phil. - ...did Rick-- 306 00:15:34,206 --> 00:15:35,551 Are you Dr. Phil? 307 00:15:36,379 --> 00:15:37,379 - Wow. - [man] Dr. Doyle. 308 00:15:37,482 --> 00:15:38,586 - [Parker] Dr. Doyle. - That's my future. 309 00:15:38,689 --> 00:15:40,413 We actually need to get Dozer a therapist. 310 00:15:40,517 --> 00:15:41,620 I gotta call you out on something. 311 00:15:41,724 --> 00:15:43,551 You just blasted me about being a jerk. 312 00:15:43,655 --> 00:15:44,862 [Christo] I get results. 313 00:15:46,275 --> 00:15:48,517 - [all laughing] - I gotta grow a moustache. 314 00:15:49,827 --> 00:15:52,344 Did Ricks departure rattle you a little bit 315 00:15:52,448 --> 00:15:55,206 and caused you to change your attitude towards the crew? 316 00:15:55,310 --> 00:15:56,655 I mean, I don't think it was about Rick. 317 00:15:56,758 --> 00:15:58,620 We've had a very good core group of guys. 318 00:15:58,724 --> 00:16:03,241 And it's taken me quite a bit of time to be really comfortable 319 00:16:03,344 --> 00:16:05,689 and confident in that, you know? 320 00:16:05,793 --> 00:16:09,793 I'm at the point now where there's people on site that I trust with my life. 321 00:16:09,896 --> 00:16:11,758 And there's three of them right here. 322 00:16:11,862 --> 00:16:15,379 [Christo] The kinder, gentler mine boss was all well and good, 323 00:16:15,482 --> 00:16:18,206 but that didn't mean he stopped running his crew hard. 324 00:16:18,310 --> 00:16:23,137 Once again, he sluiced with two wash plants running 24/7, 325 00:16:23,241 --> 00:16:25,241 Big Red and Sluicifer. 326 00:16:25,344 --> 00:16:27,965 And it paid off big time. 327 00:16:28,068 --> 00:16:32,862 Our season total 7,427.25 ounces. 328 00:16:32,965 --> 00:16:34,482 [all exclaiming] 329 00:16:35,931 --> 00:16:38,724 [Christo] Parker's 7,400 season 330 00:16:38,827 --> 00:16:41,689 worth a staggering $9 million 331 00:16:41,793 --> 00:16:44,413 was, by far, the best ever on Gold Rush. 332 00:16:45,034 --> 00:16:45,931 [Christo] Coming up... 333 00:16:46,034 --> 00:16:48,551 Rick's secret weapon is introduced. 334 00:16:48,655 --> 00:16:49,758 Karla. 335 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:52,965 [Karla] We didn't really get, like, direction. 336 00:16:53,068 --> 00:16:56,000 - [Christo] True. - There was kinda lack of direction. 337 00:16:56,103 --> 00:16:59,517 [Christo] And then, things get real between two former friends. 338 00:16:59,620 --> 00:17:02,655 Well, I mean, he's tough to work with. 339 00:17:02,758 --> 00:17:04,517 [Parker] You are making an enemy out of me. 340 00:17:05,310 --> 00:17:06,379 It's not what I intended. 341 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:16,758 [Christo] In season nine Rick Ness left Parker's side 342 00:17:16,862 --> 00:17:19,241 to try his hand at being the boss. 343 00:17:19,344 --> 00:17:21,689 I've never had this much responsibility before. 344 00:17:21,793 --> 00:17:24,931 I've never put, you know, my own money on the line like this. 345 00:17:25,034 --> 00:17:27,758 [Christo] He brought in some greenhorn miners, 346 00:17:27,862 --> 00:17:30,241 his friends, the Milwaukee Boyz. 347 00:17:30,344 --> 00:17:32,965 [Rick] My dad said I'm gonna come back broke and with no friends. 348 00:17:33,068 --> 00:17:35,896 And, uh, gonna make sure I prove him wrong. 349 00:17:37,310 --> 00:17:40,689 [Christo] But Rick had an extremely difficult off-season. 350 00:17:40,793 --> 00:17:43,931 The only thing that I had time for this winter was my mom. 351 00:17:44,034 --> 00:17:46,931 She had been battling brain cancer for four years. 352 00:17:47,034 --> 00:17:49,551 Since she died, I just realized it right now, 353 00:17:49,655 --> 00:17:52,724 I didn't really take any time to think about this season, 354 00:17:52,827 --> 00:17:54,068 but it didn't really matter at the time. 355 00:17:54,172 --> 00:17:57,379 You know, it's my mom and she needed me and... 356 00:17:57,482 --> 00:17:59,379 I knew that she didn't have much time left. 357 00:17:59,482 --> 00:18:03,448 So I knew I had to spend all that I could with her, so. 358 00:18:03,551 --> 00:18:05,965 [Christo] Without proper planning in the off-season 359 00:18:06,068 --> 00:18:08,241 Rick was behind the eight ball. 360 00:18:08,344 --> 00:18:12,103 Starting the season without a wash plant lined up 361 00:18:12,206 --> 00:18:14,793 not a smart move, but I didn't really have a choice. 362 00:18:15,172 --> 00:18:18,551 [Christo] To help him out, Rick hired a Yukon badass 363 00:18:19,448 --> 00:18:20,931 with some mining experience, 364 00:18:21,620 --> 00:18:22,793 Karla Ann. 365 00:18:22,896 --> 00:18:24,000 [Rick] Karla! 366 00:18:24,931 --> 00:18:26,275 What're you guys staring at? 367 00:18:26,379 --> 00:18:27,310 You. 368 00:18:29,241 --> 00:18:31,034 [Christo] And when she and Rick came on The Dirt... 369 00:18:31,137 --> 00:18:34,413 - Yo. - Can I take a pee? Uh, I can rip one real quick. 370 00:18:34,517 --> 00:18:36,206 [all laughing] 371 00:18:36,310 --> 00:18:38,448 - She can arc one out like nobody's biz. - I'm telling you. 372 00:18:38,551 --> 00:18:42,103 ...we discussed how important she was to the new mine boss. 373 00:18:43,413 --> 00:18:46,448 Rick, when Karla shows up she seemed to be a reality check. 374 00:18:46,551 --> 00:18:48,344 [Karla] Rick, I know you had a super rough winter 375 00:18:48,448 --> 00:18:51,034 but, you gotta get your [bleep] together pretty quick here. 376 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:53,655 - Am I too harsh with you? - No. 377 00:18:53,758 --> 00:18:55,482 - I think I just-- - [Christo] I thought it was a breath of fresh air, really. 378 00:18:55,586 --> 00:18:56,724 [Rick] Oh, yeah. 379 00:18:56,827 --> 00:18:58,689 What's it... You're the sister I never wanted. 380 00:18:58,793 --> 00:19:00,068 The sister you always needed? 381 00:19:00,172 --> 00:19:02,793 [Christo] And when the Milwaukee Boyz joined us on set 382 00:19:02,896 --> 00:19:04,896 it was nothing short of chaos. 383 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,103 You're about to see our X rated version. 384 00:19:07,206 --> 00:19:09,068 - [all laughing] - Oh, boy. 385 00:19:09,172 --> 00:19:10,448 - The Dirtier. - [all laughing] 386 00:19:10,551 --> 00:19:12,310 - [man] The Dirtier. - [Christo] The Dirtiest. 387 00:19:12,413 --> 00:19:14,068 - [man] Are you the fluffer? - [all laughing] 388 00:19:14,172 --> 00:19:15,689 They're wild. 389 00:19:15,793 --> 00:19:16,896 Zee is one of the funniest people 390 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:18,206 that's ever been on Gold Rush. 391 00:19:18,310 --> 00:19:21,827 I mean, there wasn't one day that I, that we didn't laugh. 392 00:19:21,931 --> 00:19:24,931 - Like, gut hurting laugh at least once a day. - Yeah. 393 00:19:25,034 --> 00:19:26,206 [all laughing] 394 00:19:27,724 --> 00:19:30,482 [Christo] But it wasn't all smiles for Rick and crew. 395 00:19:30,586 --> 00:19:32,517 Shut it off, shut it off, shut it off, shut it off. 396 00:19:32,620 --> 00:19:34,448 Hit the bypass! 397 00:19:34,551 --> 00:19:38,310 You know I expected growing pains, but this is [bleep] outrageous. 398 00:19:38,413 --> 00:19:41,931 [Christo] Even though he had a green crew and a rocky start, 399 00:19:42,034 --> 00:19:44,793 Rick had an extremely solid first year 400 00:19:44,896 --> 00:19:46,862 as a mine boss. 401 00:19:46,965 --> 00:19:49,275 - There's another [bleep] hundred. - [all cheering] 402 00:19:49,379 --> 00:19:50,862 11.05. 403 00:19:50,965 --> 00:19:51,931 Blew by it. 404 00:19:52,034 --> 00:19:53,206 [all cheering] 405 00:19:53,310 --> 00:19:56,965 [Christo] The 1,100 ounces was obviously a step down 406 00:19:57,068 --> 00:19:58,827 from what he was doing with Parker, 407 00:19:58,931 --> 00:20:02,586 but in Season 9, Rick proved he could succeed out 408 00:20:02,689 --> 00:20:04,137 on his own. 409 00:20:04,241 --> 00:20:06,310 [Christo] So at this point in the show, there's a lot going on 410 00:20:06,413 --> 00:20:10,172 with Rick and Parker, but I don't think anybody knew, you know, 411 00:20:10,275 --> 00:20:11,931 just how fractured things were. 412 00:20:12,034 --> 00:20:14,965 I was hearing a lot of stuff behind the scenes 413 00:20:15,068 --> 00:20:18,379 that indicated that it was much more intense, 414 00:20:18,482 --> 00:20:22,827 and you know, on The Dirt set, I know I need to go 415 00:20:22,931 --> 00:20:25,206 into that stuff, and you could cut the tension 416 00:20:25,310 --> 00:20:26,517 with a knife. 417 00:20:26,620 --> 00:20:29,172 Are you pissed at Rick that he left? 418 00:20:29,275 --> 00:20:30,137 No. 419 00:20:30,241 --> 00:20:31,172 Why not? 420 00:20:31,275 --> 00:20:33,000 Because he didn't want to be there anyway. 421 00:20:33,103 --> 00:20:34,793 So Rick, what do you think happened over the years? 422 00:20:34,896 --> 00:20:37,724 It seems like the more responsibility you got, 423 00:20:37,827 --> 00:20:40,965 - the more tension between the two. - Yeah. 424 00:20:41,068 --> 00:20:42,551 I think if you're doing a job 425 00:20:42,655 --> 00:20:45,551 and, you know, you feel like you're doing a good job, 426 00:20:45,655 --> 00:20:48,931 but then the guy in charge is unhappy, 427 00:20:49,034 --> 00:20:51,034 you kind of second-guess yourself a lot, right? 428 00:20:51,137 --> 00:20:53,827 Like, well, am I not doing a good job? 429 00:20:53,931 --> 00:20:58,172 And I think another issue is that I knew what Rick 430 00:20:58,275 --> 00:21:00,448 - was capable of, and I knew what level - Mm-hmm. 431 00:21:00,551 --> 00:21:04,344 he could operate at, and I expected that out of him 432 00:21:04,448 --> 00:21:06,137 more so than anybody else on the mine site. 433 00:21:06,241 --> 00:21:08,034 Rick's a very smart guy. 434 00:21:08,137 --> 00:21:10,758 [Christo] In season nine, while Rick and Parker attempted 435 00:21:10,862 --> 00:21:13,000 to reconcile their differences, 436 00:21:13,103 --> 00:21:15,655 the Beets managed to get their newest dredge, 437 00:21:15,758 --> 00:21:20,241 dredge number two, moved, and almost all of it rebuilt. 438 00:21:20,344 --> 00:21:23,793 That was until Tony realized he was missing some of 439 00:21:23,896 --> 00:21:25,758 the all-important buckets. 440 00:21:33,344 --> 00:21:36,517 But despite issues here and there, the Beets 441 00:21:36,620 --> 00:21:39,793 had another huge season, again beating their total 442 00:21:39,896 --> 00:21:44,482 from the year before, this time with nearly 4,400 ounces 443 00:21:44,586 --> 00:21:48,275 worth around $5.5 million. 444 00:21:50,793 --> 00:21:54,137 - [all laughing] - At the end of season nine, we had all the mine bosses 445 00:21:54,241 --> 00:21:57,586 on The Dirt to celebrate with their drink of choice. 446 00:21:57,689 --> 00:21:59,068 You bet you want some beer? 447 00:21:59,172 --> 00:22:01,724 - [Tony] Where's the barroom? - [Rick] I'm hoarding all the beers. 448 00:22:01,827 --> 00:22:03,586 - All new concept, isn't it? - [all laughing] 449 00:22:03,689 --> 00:22:05,137 I got your bottle milk! 450 00:22:06,655 --> 00:22:09,448 I think I'd rather slam a bottle of ranch dressing. 451 00:22:09,551 --> 00:22:11,310 All right, guys, congrats. 452 00:22:11,413 --> 00:22:13,310 Unbelievable season of Gold Rush. 453 00:22:13,413 --> 00:22:16,482 By far the most gold we've ever had. 454 00:22:16,586 --> 00:22:19,034 - I think almost $15.5 million. - [all cheering] 455 00:22:19,137 --> 00:22:22,344 Parker, look, I'm really glad, well, to both of you guys, 456 00:22:22,448 --> 00:22:24,379 I'm really glad that things seem to have ended 457 00:22:24,482 --> 00:22:26,068 much better with Tony than they began. 458 00:22:26,172 --> 00:22:27,241 I am too. 459 00:22:27,344 --> 00:22:29,344 We've had our ups and downs over the last six years, 460 00:22:29,448 --> 00:22:31,758 but I just wanted to thank you for the opportunity. 461 00:22:34,275 --> 00:22:36,482 We have our spats, Rick and I do as well, 462 00:22:36,586 --> 00:22:40,206 but in the big picture, three of us can step back 463 00:22:40,310 --> 00:22:42,000 and say, you know what, our lives are all better 464 00:22:42,103 --> 00:22:44,241 because we've met each other and worked together, 465 00:22:44,344 --> 00:22:46,551 - Mm-hmm. - and that's a very positive thing. 466 00:22:46,655 --> 00:22:48,034 Yeah. 467 00:22:48,137 --> 00:22:49,275 - Cheers to that one. - For sure. 468 00:22:49,379 --> 00:22:50,620 Cheers, I felt like those were hanging right there. 469 00:22:50,724 --> 00:22:51,827 Yeah, cheers to that for sure. 470 00:22:51,931 --> 00:22:55,965 - Yep. - Wow, we're mending fences on The Dirt. 471 00:22:56,068 --> 00:22:58,896 [Christo] And they ended up being fences that stayed mended 472 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:00,517 for the most part, 473 00:23:00,620 --> 00:23:05,482 mostly because in season 10, Parker was finally mining his own claim 474 00:23:05,586 --> 00:23:08,689 and no longer under the thumb of Tony Beets. 475 00:23:08,793 --> 00:23:11,241 We're going to be mining here on a piece of ground we bought 476 00:23:11,344 --> 00:23:13,586 a couple years ago, and I actually am pumped 477 00:23:13,689 --> 00:23:16,275 for the first time to not be paying a boatload of royalties. 478 00:23:16,379 --> 00:23:19,103 [Christo] Parker was 17 when he first got his foothold 479 00:23:19,206 --> 00:23:22,448 in the Klondike, leasing land from Tony Beets. 480 00:23:25,655 --> 00:23:29,448 As season 10 got underway, Parker was his own landlord 481 00:23:29,551 --> 00:23:32,965 and was finally able to keep every ounce of gold he mined, 482 00:23:33,068 --> 00:23:34,655 which was good timing, 483 00:23:34,758 --> 00:23:37,344 because thanks to sky-high gold prices, 484 00:23:37,448 --> 00:23:40,965 he and his crew pulled off their most lucrative season yet. 485 00:23:41,068 --> 00:23:43,000 That makes our season total, 486 00:23:43,517 --> 00:23:45,448 7,223. 487 00:23:45,551 --> 00:23:48,793 - [all cheering] - $7,200 ounces of gold, 488 00:23:48,896 --> 00:23:52,379 worth a jaw-dropping $10 million. 489 00:23:52,482 --> 00:23:55,448 [Christo] While Parker had yet another incredible season, 490 00:23:56,482 --> 00:23:58,689 Rick Ness had a very different experience 491 00:23:58,793 --> 00:24:00,482 in season 10. 492 00:24:00,586 --> 00:24:03,172 He made the bold move to leave the gold fields 493 00:24:03,275 --> 00:24:06,103 of the Klondike to chase big nuggets on a claim 494 00:24:06,206 --> 00:24:08,758 north of Keno called Duncan Creek. 495 00:24:08,862 --> 00:24:12,862 [Christo] Unfortunately, Rick's big swing turned out to be a miss. 496 00:24:12,965 --> 00:24:15,965 This is definitely not big gold I was looking for. 497 00:24:16,068 --> 00:24:18,068 [Christo] He and his crew went backwards 498 00:24:18,172 --> 00:24:21,827 and only mined 547 ounces. 499 00:24:21,931 --> 00:24:25,517 Rick, some are calling this the Keno catastrophe. 500 00:24:26,344 --> 00:24:27,793 Who's calling it that? 501 00:24:27,896 --> 00:24:29,310 - I don't know, we are. - I'm not saying it's wrong. 502 00:24:29,413 --> 00:24:30,482 I'm not saying it's wrong. 503 00:24:30,586 --> 00:24:31,827 I didn't come up with that. 504 00:24:31,931 --> 00:24:34,724 - [chuckles] - Is there one thing that you could point to 505 00:24:34,827 --> 00:24:37,965 at Duncan that led to the downfall? 506 00:24:38,068 --> 00:24:40,931 Well, I mean, the frost was the big thing 507 00:24:41,034 --> 00:24:42,931 that killed me because there wasn't supposed 508 00:24:43,034 --> 00:24:45,103 - to be any permafrost on this ground. - Yeah. 509 00:24:45,206 --> 00:24:47,275 I'm not giving up. I mean, there's got to be thawed [bleep] 510 00:24:47,379 --> 00:24:48,931 ground here with gold in it somewhere. 511 00:24:50,241 --> 00:24:53,827 [Christo] Coming up, despite the world coming to a halt. 512 00:24:53,931 --> 00:24:57,206 With this virus going on, this is definitely going to be 513 00:24:57,310 --> 00:24:59,034 probably one of the more challenging years. 514 00:24:59,137 --> 00:25:02,620 [Christo] Parker and crew look to break Gold Rush records 515 00:25:02,724 --> 00:25:05,000 with incredible gold totals. 516 00:25:05,103 --> 00:25:06,448 Cheers, guys. 517 00:25:06,551 --> 00:25:08,068 Best year ever. 518 00:25:08,172 --> 00:25:11,034 [Christo] And later, one of the mine bosses 519 00:25:11,137 --> 00:25:13,344 decides to call it quits. 520 00:25:13,448 --> 00:25:14,517 What's up? 521 00:25:14,620 --> 00:25:16,827 Why are you here? Why aren't you mining? 522 00:25:23,517 --> 00:25:26,931 [Christo] Season 11 marked a tectonic shift for Gold Rush. 523 00:25:27,034 --> 00:25:30,862 Just as the mining season ramped up in the spring of 2020, 524 00:25:30,965 --> 00:25:33,034 the world shut down. 525 00:25:33,137 --> 00:25:35,310 [Parker] With this virus going on and COVID, 526 00:25:35,413 --> 00:25:38,172 this is definitely going to be probably one of the more 527 00:25:38,275 --> 00:25:40,000 challenging years that we've ever had. 528 00:25:42,758 --> 00:25:44,862 Parker Schnabel, where are you? 529 00:25:44,965 --> 00:25:46,827 You can't really tell from your shot there. 530 00:25:46,931 --> 00:25:48,034 I'm in Whitehorse. 531 00:25:48,137 --> 00:25:50,689 I came up here kind of before they announced 532 00:25:50,793 --> 00:25:52,655 that they were shutting down the Yukon border. 533 00:25:52,758 --> 00:25:54,241 Rick, how are you holding up? 534 00:25:54,344 --> 00:25:55,931 You're in Milwaukee, right? 535 00:25:56,034 --> 00:26:00,482 You know, really just itching to get, actually get out of here and get mining. 536 00:26:00,586 --> 00:26:04,000 [Christo] When Gold Rush season 11 finally did kick off, 537 00:26:04,103 --> 00:26:06,413 everyone got a late start. 538 00:26:06,517 --> 00:26:08,551 All the claim bosses had to figure out 539 00:26:08,655 --> 00:26:11,344 how to get their gold totals with smaller crews 540 00:26:11,448 --> 00:26:13,448 and fewer resources. 541 00:26:13,551 --> 00:26:15,517 So here's my short term solution. 542 00:26:15,620 --> 00:26:16,965 Hold that down. 543 00:26:17,068 --> 00:26:19,931 Oh, man. 544 00:26:20,034 --> 00:26:23,172 [Christo] Rick and what was left of the Milwaukee boys 545 00:26:23,275 --> 00:26:26,172 returned to his Duncan Creek claim near Keno. 546 00:26:26,275 --> 00:26:28,482 They were looking to make a comeback, 547 00:26:28,586 --> 00:26:32,517 but a couple of his key guys didn't make the trip. 548 00:26:32,620 --> 00:26:34,793 So it looks like you're the last one standing there, Kruse. 549 00:26:34,896 --> 00:26:36,724 - It's you and I. - It's going to be weird without Zee 550 00:26:36,827 --> 00:26:38,206 and Ryan here this year, huh, buddy? 551 00:26:38,310 --> 00:26:40,931 [Christo] They found a new piece of ground to mine, 552 00:26:41,034 --> 00:26:43,448 and quickly got sluicing. 553 00:26:43,551 --> 00:26:46,310 These last couple of years have been rough, just breaking even. 554 00:26:46,413 --> 00:26:49,034 [Christo] Thanks to his core of Karla and Kruse, 555 00:26:49,137 --> 00:26:51,000 the gold poured in. 556 00:26:53,965 --> 00:26:56,689 And then the scale goes to E. 557 00:26:56,793 --> 00:26:58,103 Holy crap. 558 00:26:58,206 --> 00:26:59,413 - [bleep] - Yeah, buddy. 559 00:26:59,517 --> 00:27:01,724 - [all laughing] - It's actually too much for our scale. 560 00:27:01,827 --> 00:27:04,172 Their final gold total for season 11 561 00:27:04,275 --> 00:27:07,379 was 1,121 ounces, 562 00:27:07,482 --> 00:27:10,103 worth over $2 million. 563 00:27:10,206 --> 00:27:12,172 If we hadn't done this this year, 564 00:27:12,275 --> 00:27:14,103 I don't know that there would have been another year. 565 00:27:14,206 --> 00:27:16,379 - Cheers. - [all] Cheers. 566 00:27:16,482 --> 00:27:20,517 [Christo] The season 11 lockdown also gave rise to a new claim boss. 567 00:27:21,448 --> 00:27:22,620 - Fred? - Fred, yeah. 568 00:27:22,724 --> 00:27:23,724 Nice to meet you, finally. 569 00:27:23,827 --> 00:27:25,413 [Christo] Fred Lewis. 570 00:27:25,517 --> 00:27:28,413 The most shocking news in season 11 was Fred Lewis 571 00:27:28,517 --> 00:27:29,551 going out on his own. 572 00:27:29,655 --> 00:27:32,137 [Christo] With borders closed, Fred set up shop 573 00:27:32,241 --> 00:27:34,000 in his home state of Oregon. 574 00:27:34,103 --> 00:27:36,275 - Watch yourself, Fred. - Well... [bleep] 575 00:27:36,379 --> 00:27:38,000 Well... 576 00:27:38,103 --> 00:27:42,034 [Christo] With his merry pranksters of mining, the Misfits. 577 00:27:42,137 --> 00:27:45,068 [Christo] The name Misfits came from Fred 578 00:27:45,172 --> 00:27:46,310 and his band of brothers, 579 00:27:46,413 --> 00:27:49,758 all these ex-military guys that really felt like 580 00:27:49,862 --> 00:27:51,172 they didn't belong in society. 581 00:27:51,275 --> 00:27:53,068 That's really what Fred wanted to create. 582 00:27:53,172 --> 00:27:56,896 He doesn't have the same mission as Parker or Tony or Rick. 583 00:27:57,448 --> 00:27:58,379 All right, guys. 584 00:27:58,482 --> 00:28:00,482 This is the last gold weigh of the season. 585 00:28:00,586 --> 00:28:02,620 Shoot, man. Let's see what we got. 586 00:28:03,758 --> 00:28:06,862 [Christo] For Fred and his Misfits, season 11 587 00:28:06,965 --> 00:28:11,344 will live in infamy as one of the lowest gold totals ever 588 00:28:11,448 --> 00:28:12,896 in Gold Rush history. 589 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:16,068 Just 4.22 ounces. 590 00:28:17,137 --> 00:28:18,965 You know, we came out here. We learned a lot. 591 00:28:19,068 --> 00:28:21,103 The next season, we're going to hit the ground running. 592 00:28:21,206 --> 00:28:22,482 We're going to pay back all this debt. 593 00:28:22,586 --> 00:28:24,034 And we're going to get to the point where we're actually 594 00:28:24,137 --> 00:28:25,551 going to be putting gold in our pockets. 595 00:28:25,655 --> 00:28:28,517 Let's get that gold! 596 00:28:29,862 --> 00:28:31,172 While the Beets family. 597 00:28:32,827 --> 00:28:35,241 ...bounced back and ended their season 598 00:28:35,344 --> 00:28:37,931 with more than 3,000 ounces worth 599 00:28:38,034 --> 00:28:40,896 an impressive 5.4 million. 600 00:28:49,931 --> 00:28:53,172 [Christo] For Parker's season 11, his crew continued to mine 601 00:28:53,275 --> 00:28:54,344 the last cut. 602 00:28:54,448 --> 00:28:57,103 And he made the call to move his wash plants, 603 00:28:57,206 --> 00:29:01,000 Sluicefer and Big Red, to the pay to save fuel costs. 604 00:29:01,103 --> 00:29:03,448 It'll go from good to bad real fast when it's like this. 605 00:29:03,551 --> 00:29:04,586 Whoa. 606 00:29:04,689 --> 00:29:06,344 Whoa! 607 00:29:06,448 --> 00:29:08,310 - It made it here, that's all that matters. - Yeah. 608 00:29:11,344 --> 00:29:13,034 [Christo] The plan worked. 609 00:29:13,137 --> 00:29:14,965 So we've had a hell of a good season. 610 00:29:15,068 --> 00:29:20,137 Parker had a record-breaking 7,500 ounces of gold 611 00:29:20,241 --> 00:29:24,517 worth a monster $13.5 million. 612 00:29:24,931 --> 00:29:26,034 Yeah! 613 00:29:26,137 --> 00:29:27,310 Cheers, guys. 614 00:29:27,413 --> 00:29:29,620 - [all cheering] - Best year ever. 615 00:29:30,137 --> 00:29:32,275 Free beer on Parker. 616 00:29:32,379 --> 00:29:35,551 [Christo] Coming up, a new mine boss heads to the Yukon. 617 00:29:35,655 --> 00:29:38,793 We're taking a huge gamble. There is no safety net. 618 00:29:38,896 --> 00:29:40,413 And gold records. 619 00:29:40,517 --> 00:29:42,103 That's a hell of a cleanup there. 620 00:29:42,206 --> 00:29:43,517 ...are shattered. 621 00:29:43,620 --> 00:29:45,689 [all cheering] 622 00:29:45,793 --> 00:29:46,896 Woo! 623 00:29:52,275 --> 00:29:55,620 [Christo] While the story of Gold Rush has always been full of drama, 624 00:29:55,724 --> 00:30:00,275 I think the word that best sums up The Dirt is mayhem. 625 00:30:00,379 --> 00:30:03,000 - I'm Christo Doyle. I'm the boss. - Good job. 626 00:30:03,103 --> 00:30:05,344 - I think you can handle it. - [female crew member] I like his accent better. 627 00:30:05,448 --> 00:30:07,896 Yeah, he's pretty good at it, yeah. 628 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:09,758 You're cutting his hair. 629 00:30:09,862 --> 00:30:11,551 This is like a dream come true. 630 00:30:11,655 --> 00:30:13,068 - Holy [bleep], she's tough. - [all laughing] 631 00:30:14,620 --> 00:30:16,379 That one might be good for you. 632 00:30:18,724 --> 00:30:21,000 Either the beard hits the mic or the chest hair. 633 00:30:21,103 --> 00:30:22,241 Go ahead touch it. 634 00:30:22,344 --> 00:30:23,275 Enjoy it. 635 00:30:23,379 --> 00:30:25,034 Stop. Clear the mechanism. 636 00:30:26,413 --> 00:30:29,655 - You okay, Dave. - I'm Christo Doyle, and I'm on a horse. 637 00:30:30,724 --> 00:30:31,724 Is that a third nipple? 638 00:30:31,827 --> 00:30:33,482 [all laughing] 639 00:30:34,586 --> 00:30:35,517 Oh, God. 640 00:30:35,620 --> 00:30:36,620 Oh, God. 641 00:30:36,724 --> 00:30:38,241 [all laughing] 642 00:30:42,965 --> 00:30:44,448 Don't touch the Parkers. 643 00:30:44,551 --> 00:30:47,172 Everybody's laughing. Everybody's laughing. 644 00:30:52,551 --> 00:30:54,379 [Christo] Tony, give me a, "This is The Dirt." 645 00:30:54,482 --> 00:30:56,172 [Tony] Dit is The Dirt. 646 00:30:57,000 --> 00:30:58,862 It's not "dit." It's this. 647 00:30:58,965 --> 00:31:00,896 This. This is The Dirt. 648 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:02,793 This is The Dirt. 649 00:31:02,896 --> 00:31:04,482 This is The Dirt. 650 00:31:07,103 --> 00:31:10,655 [Christo] These days on Gold Rush, some things have changed, 651 00:31:10,758 --> 00:31:13,000 while others have stayed the same. 652 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:16,862 For example, it seems every season, 653 00:31:16,965 --> 00:31:19,379 Parker breaks a new gold total's record. 654 00:31:19,482 --> 00:31:21,724 Going 40, going 70. 655 00:31:21,827 --> 00:31:22,896 200. 656 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:25,275 [Christo] In season 12, he and his crew followed 657 00:31:25,379 --> 00:31:28,206 good drill results to open up a giant cut 658 00:31:28,310 --> 00:31:30,103 called Mud Mountain. 659 00:31:30,206 --> 00:31:32,793 Despite it not paying off like he wanted, 660 00:31:32,896 --> 00:31:38,655 Parker still netted 8,309 ounces across all of his cuts, 661 00:31:38,758 --> 00:31:42,000 totaling nearly $15 million. 662 00:31:42,103 --> 00:31:44,103 [all cheering] 663 00:31:45,482 --> 00:31:48,724 Then in season 13, Parker cleaned out 664 00:31:48,827 --> 00:31:51,206 all of his Indian River claims. 665 00:31:51,310 --> 00:31:55,689 The 100 acres was the most ground he had ever mined. 666 00:31:55,793 --> 00:31:59,620 And once again, he pulled in an enormous gold haul 667 00:31:59,724 --> 00:32:03,241 with nearly 8,300 ounces. 668 00:32:03,344 --> 00:32:05,068 [Parker] That's a hell of a cleanup there. 669 00:32:05,172 --> 00:32:08,448 I think it's impossible to comprehend 8,300 ounces 670 00:32:08,551 --> 00:32:09,965 of gold. 671 00:32:10,068 --> 00:32:12,206 His first season as a real mine boss, I think he got 30-some ounces. 672 00:32:12,310 --> 00:32:13,241 Nothing. 673 00:32:17,137 --> 00:32:19,068 I guess we'll keep digging. 674 00:32:19,172 --> 00:32:22,344 [Christo] I knew he'd do better, but 8,300 ounces 675 00:32:23,413 --> 00:32:25,034 is absolutely ridiculous. 676 00:32:25,137 --> 00:32:26,724 He's in an elite category. 677 00:32:26,827 --> 00:32:30,310 His biggest issue now is just finding claims 678 00:32:30,413 --> 00:32:31,620 that have enough ground. 679 00:32:31,724 --> 00:32:33,965 There's just not that many places left in the world 680 00:32:34,068 --> 00:32:37,724 where you can pull 8,300 ounces in one season. 681 00:32:37,827 --> 00:32:41,172 [Christo] Another thing that hasn't changed over the last few years, 682 00:32:41,275 --> 00:32:45,137 the Beets family still doesn't have an Indian River water permit 683 00:32:45,241 --> 00:32:46,862 to get their dredges mining. 684 00:32:49,206 --> 00:32:51,793 But even without them, they managed to mine 685 00:32:51,896 --> 00:32:55,551 4,610 ounces in season 12. 686 00:32:55,655 --> 00:32:58,689 And their gold total was even better the next year. 687 00:32:58,793 --> 00:33:01,827 54, 60. 688 00:33:01,931 --> 00:33:08,206 [Christo] In season 13, they mined an incredible 5,295 ounces 689 00:33:08,310 --> 00:33:11,758 of gold worth almost $8 million, 690 00:33:11,862 --> 00:33:14,655 a Gold Rush record for the Beets family. 691 00:33:14,758 --> 00:33:16,896 And that's without running either of the dredges. 692 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:18,586 I think it blew everyone away. 693 00:33:18,689 --> 00:33:21,137 The sky's the limit. I mean, he could easily break 694 00:33:21,241 --> 00:33:23,689 10,000 in the season if he gets both dredges going. 695 00:33:25,758 --> 00:33:28,655 [Christo] One recent change, Fred and the Misfits 696 00:33:28,758 --> 00:33:32,965 moved from Oregon to California Creek in the Yukon. 697 00:33:33,068 --> 00:33:34,758 It's a lot more real for us this season. 698 00:33:34,862 --> 00:33:37,068 We've put everything we have into this. 699 00:33:37,172 --> 00:33:38,655 We're not relying on outside sources. 700 00:33:38,758 --> 00:33:40,241 This is all us. 701 00:33:40,344 --> 00:33:43,620 [Christo] They did better than their four pathetic ounces in Oregon, 702 00:33:43,724 --> 00:33:47,172 but still had back-to-back, underwhelming seasons. 703 00:33:47,275 --> 00:33:53,551 110 ounces in season 12, followed by 157 in season 13. 704 00:33:53,655 --> 00:33:55,103 He's feeling it. 705 00:33:55,206 --> 00:33:57,827 [Christo] Fred has gotten more criticism than probably anybody. 706 00:33:57,931 --> 00:34:00,724 I guarantee you if any one of those people spent a day 707 00:34:00,827 --> 00:34:03,827 with Fred, it would change the way they think about it. 708 00:34:03,931 --> 00:34:05,620 He's up there for different reasons. 709 00:34:05,724 --> 00:34:08,379 He wants to help this crew. Like, that's almost more important 710 00:34:08,482 --> 00:34:09,620 to him than the gold. 711 00:34:09,724 --> 00:34:11,689 You don't have to worry about no one understanding you. 712 00:34:12,275 --> 00:34:13,172 You're home. 713 00:34:13,275 --> 00:34:14,793 - Come here. - [sniffles] 714 00:34:14,896 --> 00:34:17,689 - I love you. - I love you too, man. 715 00:34:17,793 --> 00:34:20,172 But I do worry that he's going to get to a point 716 00:34:20,275 --> 00:34:23,068 where he's not getting enough gold to sustain it. 717 00:34:24,068 --> 00:34:25,758 It just can't keep going like this. 718 00:34:26,344 --> 00:34:27,241 They can't. 719 00:34:29,551 --> 00:34:32,275 [Christo] Another big change these last few years 720 00:34:32,379 --> 00:34:35,517 came from Rick Ness and crew. 721 00:34:35,620 --> 00:34:38,689 In season 12, they finally figured it out 722 00:34:38,793 --> 00:34:40,000 at Duncan Creek. 723 00:34:40,103 --> 00:34:43,724 That's probably the best pan I've ever done in my life. 724 00:34:43,827 --> 00:34:45,689 He surrounded himself with more veterans, 725 00:34:45,793 --> 00:34:47,413 you know, people who knew what they were doing. 726 00:34:47,517 --> 00:34:49,310 And it was a wise move. 727 00:34:49,413 --> 00:34:50,724 [Rick] And this is one of the scariest things 728 00:34:50,827 --> 00:34:51,793 I've ever done in mining. 729 00:34:51,896 --> 00:34:53,206 But I think that I've got the right people 730 00:34:53,310 --> 00:34:55,448 here to give me the best shot at doing this right. 731 00:34:57,000 --> 00:35:00,620 [Christo] One of those veteran miners was a familiar face. 732 00:35:00,724 --> 00:35:05,000 Longtime Parker crew co-foreman Brennan Rualt. 733 00:35:05,103 --> 00:35:07,137 [Christo] You know, Rick and Brennan were close. 734 00:35:07,241 --> 00:35:10,310 When Rick was still with Parker, they had formed a bond. 735 00:35:10,413 --> 00:35:13,103 I think it's possible that when Rick left, 736 00:35:13,206 --> 00:35:16,517 Brennan started to consider, maybe I should follow. 737 00:35:16,620 --> 00:35:19,172 Some of Rick's criticisms of Parker 738 00:35:19,275 --> 00:35:20,448 are the same as Brennan's. 739 00:35:20,551 --> 00:35:22,931 It probably just took a while for him to decide 740 00:35:23,034 --> 00:35:24,206 to make that leap of faith. 741 00:35:24,310 --> 00:35:25,827 What do you got in store for us now? 742 00:35:26,758 --> 00:35:28,379 Got to get Monster Red up and running. 743 00:35:28,482 --> 00:35:29,827 Yeah, for sure. 744 00:35:29,931 --> 00:35:32,103 So we're going to be running around like our pants are on fire 745 00:35:32,206 --> 00:35:33,379 for the rest of the year. 746 00:35:33,482 --> 00:35:35,034 [Christo] Together with the Hoffman crew's 747 00:35:35,137 --> 00:35:36,862 old wash plant Monster Red, 748 00:35:36,965 --> 00:35:40,448 they gambled everything on the 190 foot deep 749 00:35:40,551 --> 00:35:41,586 Raleigh Valley. 750 00:35:41,689 --> 00:35:43,931 We dug this big [bleep] hole. 751 00:35:44,034 --> 00:35:45,862 This is the best pay we've ever had. 752 00:35:45,965 --> 00:35:48,896 [Christo] They finished the season with their best gold weigh ever. 753 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:50,344 This will sound really good. 754 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:52,000 No. 755 00:35:52,103 --> 00:35:53,206 Wow. 756 00:35:53,310 --> 00:35:54,758 [all laughing] 757 00:35:54,862 --> 00:35:57,448 That is, by far, biggest gold total for a week. 758 00:35:57,551 --> 00:35:59,206 It's almost 400 ounces. 759 00:35:59,310 --> 00:36:04,689 [Christo] All told, they pulled in a massive 2,047 ounces 760 00:36:04,793 --> 00:36:08,000 worth $3.6 million. 761 00:36:08,103 --> 00:36:10,517 - That represents victory right there. - Yeah. 762 00:36:10,620 --> 00:36:12,551 I'm going to have a nice little jar of gold for all you guys. 763 00:36:12,655 --> 00:36:14,103 - So... - Yeah, that is. 764 00:36:14,206 --> 00:36:15,896 Thank you. 765 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:20,000 [Christo] But when season 13 began, Rick Ness was nowhere 766 00:36:20,103 --> 00:36:21,275 to be found. 767 00:36:23,482 --> 00:36:26,413 Rick's a pretty, pretty closed off guy, 768 00:36:26,517 --> 00:36:28,000 but it just seems like lately he's been a little bit 769 00:36:28,103 --> 00:36:29,206 more closed off, 770 00:36:29,310 --> 00:36:31,965 kind of keeping more to himself. 771 00:36:32,068 --> 00:36:35,896 [Christo] His close friend, Zee, even went to his house to check on him. 772 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:38,034 - Holy [bleep]. - What's up, buddy? 773 00:36:38,137 --> 00:36:39,034 What's up? 774 00:36:39,137 --> 00:36:40,172 Why are you here? 775 00:36:41,206 --> 00:36:42,413 Why aren't you mining? 776 00:36:42,517 --> 00:36:45,827 I just got back from mining last year, and I crashed hard. 777 00:36:45,931 --> 00:36:46,862 Just a funk? 778 00:36:46,965 --> 00:36:49,586 I... [sighs] I guess it's a combination. 779 00:36:49,689 --> 00:36:52,551 I mean, there's a seasonal affect disorder 780 00:36:52,655 --> 00:36:55,275 that they think I have, and then just depression and I... 781 00:36:57,000 --> 00:37:00,068 We went up, what was it, a month after your mom passed? 782 00:37:00,172 --> 00:37:03,689 Did you ever really grieve for that yet? 783 00:37:03,793 --> 00:37:05,758 When I'm ready, I will be gold mining again. 784 00:37:05,862 --> 00:37:07,482 I just don't know when that is. 785 00:37:11,931 --> 00:37:15,103 [Christo] That's pretty much where we stand in Gold Rush. 786 00:37:15,206 --> 00:37:17,862 The miners have come a long way. 787 00:37:17,965 --> 00:37:22,344 From only 15 ounces in season one to, who knows, 788 00:37:22,448 --> 00:37:25,068 maybe someone will finally pull off 789 00:37:25,172 --> 00:37:27,931 a 10,000-ounce season. 790 00:37:28,034 --> 00:37:29,448 Why should people watch you guys? 791 00:37:29,551 --> 00:37:32,241 People should watch because we're [bleep] awesome.