1 00:00:01,300 --> 00:00:03,467 [Todd] We got a lot riding on this cut. 2 00:00:03,467 --> 00:00:07,567 I just want this to be a really successful year for my dad. 3 00:00:07,567 --> 00:00:11,667 [narrator] When the Hoffman family patriarch announces his final season, 4 00:00:11,667 --> 00:00:14,567 Todd sets his most ambitious goal ever. 5 00:00:14,567 --> 00:00:17,200 3,033 oz. 6 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:19,667 You really think this is it, huh? 7 00:00:19,667 --> 00:00:21,867 Seventy-seven, gonna be seventy-eight. 8 00:00:21,867 --> 00:00:24,066 It's gonna be what it's gonna be. 9 00:00:24,066 --> 00:00:27,166 This is Jack's last season and we're trying to break our record. 10 00:00:27,166 --> 00:00:30,900 [narrator] But as the water level rises in the Lost Cut, 11 00:00:30,900 --> 00:00:35,266 it becomes clear why generations of gold miners have failed here. 12 00:00:35,266 --> 00:00:37,867 It's like 5 foot of slop right there. 13 00:00:37,867 --> 00:00:41,333 [narrator] Now it all comes down to an engineering longshot 14 00:00:43,100 --> 00:00:45,967 for the Hoffman crew to have any hope 15 00:00:45,967 --> 00:00:47,533 of reaching the pay dirt. 16 00:00:47,767 --> 00:00:48,667 Oh! 17 00:00:48,667 --> 00:00:50,367 We go from kicking ass 18 00:00:50,367 --> 00:00:52,634 to getting our ass kicked real quick. 19 00:01:02,667 --> 00:01:04,033 Hey, you got a sec, Dad? 20 00:01:04,467 --> 00:01:05,533 [Jack] Yeah, sure. 21 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:07,667 So, down deep, 22 00:01:07,667 --> 00:01:11,467 you really think this is it, huh? Or no? 23 00:01:11,467 --> 00:01:14,867 You know, Todd, 77 going to be 78. 24 00:01:14,867 --> 00:01:16,767 It's just getting too much, isn't it? 25 00:01:16,767 --> 00:01:19,500 Yeah. I don't need to do it anymore. 26 00:01:19,500 --> 00:01:22,700 I just know that any mining season we've ever had 27 00:01:22,700 --> 00:01:24,467 -has been with you. -Sure. 28 00:01:24,467 --> 00:01:27,700 And I find it weird to even think about mining 29 00:01:27,700 --> 00:01:29,300 without you being here with us. 30 00:01:29,300 --> 00:01:31,667 -So... -Time runs on. 31 00:01:31,667 --> 00:01:33,100 Time just keeps going, 32 00:01:33,100 --> 00:01:35,667 and it's gonna be what it's gonna be. 33 00:01:35,667 --> 00:01:38,166 Well, we'll figure out some way 34 00:01:38,166 --> 00:01:40,567 to make this your best season ever, Dad. 35 00:01:40,567 --> 00:01:43,066 We're going to try to get as much gold as we can, 36 00:01:43,066 --> 00:01:44,800 try to get to 3,000. 37 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:45,967 That's a big goal. 38 00:01:45,967 --> 00:01:49,000 But we'll get you as much gold as we can in the cleanup room. 39 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:50,767 You guys keep working it through for us. 40 00:01:50,767 --> 00:01:52,467 -Okay? -Yeah. We're gonna do it. 41 00:01:52,467 --> 00:01:53,700 -All right. -All right. 42 00:01:53,700 --> 00:01:55,266 See you later. Love you. 43 00:01:55,266 --> 00:01:56,333 Love you, too. 44 00:02:04,467 --> 00:02:05,867 [Hunter] The Black Pearl is back. 45 00:02:06,700 --> 00:02:08,700 [laughs] 46 00:02:08,700 --> 00:02:11,500 [Todd] Last week, we found out that the Lost Cut 47 00:02:11,500 --> 00:02:13,166 is filling up with mud, 48 00:02:13,166 --> 00:02:14,467 so we're going to build a road 49 00:02:14,467 --> 00:02:17,800 so that all of our machines can access all the pay. 50 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:19,900 -Let's do it. -Okay. 51 00:02:19,900 --> 00:02:21,567 [Todd] So we're firing up the Black Pearl 52 00:02:21,567 --> 00:02:23,000 for the first time this season 53 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,000 to produce some gravel for the road. 54 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:26,333 [Hunter] All right, let's give her a go. 55 00:02:31,100 --> 00:02:33,066 Ugh. 56 00:02:33,066 --> 00:02:36,000 [Todd] Unfortunately, we can't run both plants. 57 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,967 The Holy Roller has holes in the splitter box 58 00:02:38,967 --> 00:02:42,367 that we'll lose gold through and that needs to be fixed 59 00:02:42,367 --> 00:02:44,867 before we run any more pay through the Holy Roller. 60 00:02:46,066 --> 00:02:48,967 We did have a very good cleanup last week. 61 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:51,400 [Jack] 55.4. 62 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:52,467 I like it. 63 00:02:52,467 --> 00:02:54,000 I'm happy with it, man. 64 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:55,367 A few nuggets in there. 65 00:02:55,367 --> 00:02:57,000 I think it's a good start. 66 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,700 [Todd] So we've got a very big goal this season. 67 00:02:59,700 --> 00:03:02,066 This week, we start running the Lost Cut, 68 00:03:02,066 --> 00:03:04,867 and we're hoping for even better gold. 69 00:03:07,900 --> 00:03:11,700 It feels really good to see the Black Pearl running again, honestly. 70 00:03:11,700 --> 00:03:13,367 Me and Sparky spent a long time 71 00:03:13,367 --> 00:03:15,767 putting this thing together, and it is our baby. 72 00:03:15,767 --> 00:03:16,900 It's bigger than the Holy Roller. 73 00:03:16,900 --> 00:03:18,667 The Black Pearl can run more yardage. 74 00:03:18,667 --> 00:03:20,000 It's built for this material, 75 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:21,467 so it'll wash a little bit better. 76 00:03:22,867 --> 00:03:24,166 [Framer] Everything looks good. 77 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:26,367 So far. 78 00:03:41,300 --> 00:03:43,367 [Todd] You know what? I want to thank everybody. 79 00:03:43,367 --> 00:03:45,000 We've got a pile of rock there. 80 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,066 Andy's gonna start on this road. 81 00:03:47,066 --> 00:03:48,800 Does it look like we got enough rock there 82 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:51,000 to get going on that road, Andy? 83 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:52,900 Yeah, I think we can get started this morning. 84 00:03:52,900 --> 00:03:54,000 At least building the road. 85 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:55,300 I don't know if we have enough rock yet, 86 00:03:55,300 --> 00:03:57,467 but it should be able to hopefully 87 00:03:57,467 --> 00:03:58,500 get the bulk of it done. 88 00:03:58,500 --> 00:04:00,967 Okay. Tater's stripping. 89 00:04:00,967 --> 00:04:02,166 We've got some sun, 90 00:04:02,166 --> 00:04:04,567 so it's gonna get slimy out there. 91 00:04:04,567 --> 00:04:06,567 As long as the temperatures and the melt 92 00:04:06,567 --> 00:04:07,867 don't affect that rhythm, 93 00:04:07,867 --> 00:04:09,700 it should go pretty good today. 94 00:04:09,700 --> 00:04:12,200 All right. Anything you guys want to talk about? 95 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:13,667 [Andy] It's gonna be all-hands-on-deck today. 96 00:04:13,667 --> 00:04:15,000 We're gonna have the plants running. 97 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:16,066 We're building the road. 98 00:04:16,066 --> 00:04:17,000 We're stripping. 99 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:18,734 So everybody's gonna be very busy. 100 00:04:19,166 --> 00:04:20,233 [Todd] Okay, let's go. 101 00:04:31,467 --> 00:04:33,467 Everybody is a little, I would say, 102 00:04:33,467 --> 00:04:35,367 a little stressed out this morning 103 00:04:35,367 --> 00:04:37,867 just because we've got so many different things going on at once. 104 00:04:37,867 --> 00:04:40,166 But I just told everybody, "Hey, the first day of the week. 105 00:04:40,166 --> 00:04:41,700 So we'll get her going 106 00:04:41,700 --> 00:04:43,734 and get things running smooth and it's all good." 107 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:46,467 Hey, Hudson, do you copy, Hudson? 108 00:04:46,467 --> 00:04:47,533 Yes. 109 00:04:49,867 --> 00:04:51,400 And then go back down here, 110 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:52,767 and then I'll tell you where to dump it. 111 00:04:52,767 --> 00:04:53,834 Roger. 112 00:05:08,367 --> 00:05:10,867 [narrator] Andy's plan is to scoop up sections 113 00:05:10,867 --> 00:05:12,066 of muddy pay dirt... 114 00:05:12,066 --> 00:05:13,500 Dump right there. 115 00:05:13,500 --> 00:05:16,367 ...just as Hudson drops gravel in its place. 116 00:05:18,266 --> 00:05:22,700 Then Andy loads Hudson's truck with more muddy pay for the Black Pearl 117 00:05:22,700 --> 00:05:24,767 to produce the next load of gravel. 118 00:05:26,367 --> 00:05:29,166 It's a road-building rinse and repeat, 119 00:05:29,166 --> 00:05:31,533 as long as the wash plant can keep up. 120 00:05:33,867 --> 00:05:34,800 [Andy] The bottom's frozen. 121 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:36,667 So once I get rid of all this slime 122 00:05:36,667 --> 00:05:38,000 and get the gravel on it, 123 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,100 it'll stay hard for the rest of the season, 124 00:05:40,100 --> 00:05:42,033 um, will keep the machines out of the muck. 125 00:05:43,900 --> 00:05:45,500 Right now, I'm getting loaded with pay dirt 126 00:05:45,500 --> 00:05:46,533 from the Lost Cut. 127 00:05:47,367 --> 00:05:49,767 So this is pretty exciting. 128 00:05:49,767 --> 00:05:51,867 If this cut isn't any good, 129 00:05:51,867 --> 00:05:55,300 then our season's probably over. 130 00:05:55,300 --> 00:05:57,300 We're basically all-in on this one. 131 00:05:57,300 --> 00:06:00,066 We have no other option right now, 132 00:06:00,066 --> 00:06:02,567 so let's just hope it pans out. 133 00:06:07,300 --> 00:06:09,700 [Todd] Let's start up at the heart of the matter. 134 00:06:09,700 --> 00:06:10,867 Something's going on. 135 00:06:10,867 --> 00:06:12,367 [Framer] All right. Well, I mean, 136 00:06:12,367 --> 00:06:14,266 it's completely through the floor here. 137 00:06:14,266 --> 00:06:15,900 -Okay. -See that's completely gone? 138 00:06:15,900 --> 00:06:18,300 And then worse, all these side walls 139 00:06:18,300 --> 00:06:19,967 are getting thin and it's gone through. 140 00:06:19,967 --> 00:06:21,667 And, look, this is full of material now. 141 00:06:21,667 --> 00:06:23,367 You can feel it in there, this whole thing. 142 00:06:23,367 --> 00:06:24,700 [Todd] I need suggestions. 143 00:06:24,700 --> 00:06:28,400 Because the material that we ran through the plant is so abrasive, 144 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:31,300 it's wore holes in the splitter box 145 00:06:31,300 --> 00:06:33,000 and that's why we have leaks. 146 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:36,266 This is a big problem because that even just a small hole, 147 00:06:36,266 --> 00:06:39,767 that fine gold's going to work its way outside the box 148 00:06:39,767 --> 00:06:41,200 and that, you know what, 149 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:42,800 is going to lose us a lot of money. 150 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,867 So I brought Sparky, Framer and Hunter up 151 00:06:45,867 --> 00:06:49,266 to assess the damage and figure out a solution. 152 00:06:49,266 --> 00:06:50,667 It's completely destroyed. 153 00:06:50,667 --> 00:06:51,900 We need to redo the whole floor. 154 00:06:51,900 --> 00:06:54,066 I don't think we need to do that. 155 00:06:54,066 --> 00:06:56,100 I think we just need to patch up the holes. 156 00:06:56,100 --> 00:06:58,300 The hole splitter box is coming out of here. 157 00:06:58,300 --> 00:07:01,000 So Sparky thinks it's good enough to fix the splitter box 158 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:03,033 by just welding new metal on the holes in the floor. 159 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:04,367 But I disagree. 160 00:07:04,367 --> 00:07:05,800 The entire floor of the splitter box 161 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:07,667 is completely eaten away. 162 00:07:07,667 --> 00:07:09,166 If we want this problem to go away for good, 163 00:07:09,166 --> 00:07:11,100 we're gonna have to replace the whole floor. 164 00:07:11,100 --> 00:07:12,567 This is the thing I'm talking about. 165 00:07:12,567 --> 00:07:13,600 Every time here, 166 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:15,200 you guys want to shortcut it, 167 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:16,767 and you want to just not fix it right, 168 00:07:16,767 --> 00:07:18,467 and then it's screwed, like that. 169 00:07:18,467 --> 00:07:19,467 I'm done with that. 170 00:07:19,467 --> 00:07:20,667 -I want it fixed right. -I get it. I get it. 171 00:07:20,667 --> 00:07:22,367 We have the time. We're gonna do it. 172 00:07:22,367 --> 00:07:25,166 I don't think we need to remove the bottom of this fricking thing. 173 00:07:25,166 --> 00:07:26,166 Get it done right. 174 00:07:27,567 --> 00:07:28,700 Check this out, Framer. 175 00:07:28,700 --> 00:07:31,867 Me and this guy, we built that splitter over there 176 00:07:31,867 --> 00:07:33,467 completely by ourselves, okay? 177 00:07:33,467 --> 00:07:35,433 And this is only your second season. 178 00:07:36,300 --> 00:07:37,900 Framer. I love him, but 179 00:07:37,900 --> 00:07:39,500 he thinks that he knows everything. 180 00:07:39,500 --> 00:07:41,467 And this guy has only been here for two seasons. 181 00:07:41,467 --> 00:07:42,767 This is my fourth season. 182 00:07:44,166 --> 00:07:47,266 [narrator] In order to repair all the holes in the splitter box, 183 00:07:47,266 --> 00:07:51,667 Sparky is suggesting to keep the existing floor with the holes 184 00:07:51,667 --> 00:07:54,667 and weld a layer of AR plating on top of it. 185 00:07:54,667 --> 00:07:57,000 [Sparky] I think that will not only, one, 186 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:58,200 alleviate your problems of wear, 187 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:00,667 but, two, not take extensive time on this 188 00:08:00,667 --> 00:08:01,967 because we've got to run. 189 00:08:01,967 --> 00:08:03,467 This is some really good paydirt, 190 00:08:03,467 --> 00:08:05,567 and we only have so much time here. 191 00:08:05,567 --> 00:08:08,000 Now, if you put another plate right on top, weld it up, 192 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:09,600 let's do a little abrasive welding 193 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:11,367 and then it'll seal it all up in the middle, 194 00:08:11,367 --> 00:08:12,500 the little flat bar, 195 00:08:12,500 --> 00:08:14,767 and I think it'll extend our time. 196 00:08:14,767 --> 00:08:16,567 I'm telling you, the-- 197 00:08:16,567 --> 00:08:18,667 We have to run the rest of the season. 198 00:08:18,667 --> 00:08:20,200 -[Sparky] Oh, 100% -We're only doing this one time. 199 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:21,467 I'm not gonna do it again. 200 00:08:21,467 --> 00:08:22,967 We're gonna take it off. We're gonna do it right. 201 00:08:22,967 --> 00:08:25,600 And, that way, we don't have to worry about it breaking down. 202 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:27,066 [Framer] My whole goal this year 203 00:08:27,066 --> 00:08:28,667 is to get stuff done right the first time, 204 00:08:28,667 --> 00:08:30,000 no matter how long it takes. 205 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:31,700 That splitter box has to be perfect. 206 00:08:31,700 --> 00:08:34,066 I know Sparky thinks that it doesn't matter, but it does. 207 00:08:34,066 --> 00:08:35,033 He's 22 years old. 208 00:08:35,033 --> 00:08:36,567 He doesn't know everything he thinks he does. 209 00:08:36,567 --> 00:08:37,867 If this isn't done properly, 210 00:08:37,867 --> 00:08:39,867 it's gonna wear through somewhere again, 211 00:08:39,867 --> 00:08:41,867 and then we're gonna have to shut down. 212 00:08:41,867 --> 00:08:44,266 [Hunter] The thing is is I think that there's a happy medium 213 00:08:44,266 --> 00:08:47,400 of fixing it right, but also more efficiently. 214 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:50,500 We're not in agreement on pulling the whole damn thing out. 215 00:08:50,500 --> 00:08:52,200 We'll take this out. 216 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:54,600 We'll set it here, but we'll weld it in place, 217 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:56,567 instead of cutting the whole bottom off. 218 00:08:56,567 --> 00:08:57,767 All right, if that's what you want to do, 219 00:08:57,767 --> 00:08:58,767 that's on you. 220 00:08:58,767 --> 00:09:00,166 Um, we'll get it done 221 00:09:00,166 --> 00:09:01,533 and we'll get it back in here for you. 222 00:09:02,266 --> 00:09:04,300 [sighs] Uh, Sparky had one idea. 223 00:09:04,300 --> 00:09:05,567 Framer had another. 224 00:09:05,567 --> 00:09:08,667 Framer wants to take too much time to do it right. 225 00:09:08,667 --> 00:09:10,867 We need to do it right in half the time. 226 00:09:10,867 --> 00:09:12,700 We can do it. We have the right team. 227 00:09:12,700 --> 00:09:14,567 These guys can do a lot more than they think 228 00:09:14,567 --> 00:09:16,100 and a lot faster than they think. 229 00:09:16,100 --> 00:09:18,100 So we're going to get it done in a couple of days here. 230 00:09:18,100 --> 00:09:19,367 Let's start unhooking it. 231 00:09:19,367 --> 00:09:21,767 Get the excavator and we'll fly it out of here. 232 00:09:21,767 --> 00:09:22,934 Okay, let's do this. 233 00:09:32,166 --> 00:09:33,400 You got me? 234 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:34,567 [Framer on comms] Yeah, I got it. Go ahead. 235 00:09:34,567 --> 00:09:36,100 Swing your boom out right here in front of us 236 00:09:36,100 --> 00:09:37,233 in the center here... 237 00:09:41,100 --> 00:09:42,667 [Hunter] The guys are getting the floor part 238 00:09:42,667 --> 00:09:44,567 all hooked up to the splitter here. 239 00:09:44,567 --> 00:09:46,800 Okay, go ahead and, uh, bring it out and center 240 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:48,200 and I'll line you up in the middle. 241 00:09:49,367 --> 00:09:52,867 [Hunter] And then we've got to just try to lift it out gently... 242 00:09:56,467 --> 00:09:57,867 so we don't move the sluice boxes, 243 00:09:57,867 --> 00:09:59,667 we don't damage anything. 244 00:09:59,667 --> 00:10:01,734 All right, let's fly this thing. 245 00:10:08,100 --> 00:10:09,934 There you go. Come on up. 246 00:10:15,266 --> 00:10:18,667 [exhales] Man, if this thing falls, it's a huge problem. 247 00:10:18,667 --> 00:10:21,767 This is the lifeline of how gold's actually gonna get distributed, 248 00:10:21,767 --> 00:10:23,600 and if it fricks up, 249 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:24,734 that's on us. 250 00:10:26,767 --> 00:10:27,834 [Framer] Careful. 251 00:10:31,033 --> 00:10:33,533 [Framer] Careful, careful. 252 00:10:34,867 --> 00:10:37,767 The most important thing when you're operating, 253 00:10:37,767 --> 00:10:38,767 you're flying something, 254 00:10:38,767 --> 00:10:41,066 is just go really slow 255 00:10:41,066 --> 00:10:44,033 because you don't want to be the one to hurt anybody. 256 00:10:48,767 --> 00:10:51,266 If we don't move this thing right and we drop it, 257 00:10:51,266 --> 00:10:53,200 then the damage is gonna be way worse than the holes, 258 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:54,900 and we're gonna be out of commission. 259 00:11:02,467 --> 00:11:04,433 [Framer] Center that up 'cause you're gonna weld right there. 260 00:11:07,867 --> 00:11:09,367 Don't get underneath there, Spark, 261 00:11:09,367 --> 00:11:10,433 if you can help it. 262 00:11:10,834 --> 00:11:11,867 He's not. 263 00:11:11,867 --> 00:11:13,667 He was out in front of it. 264 00:11:13,667 --> 00:11:15,934 I don't want to kill my best friend. 265 00:11:18,867 --> 00:11:20,467 [Framer] There you go. 266 00:11:20,467 --> 00:11:22,567 -All right, well... All right. -All right, buddy. 267 00:11:22,567 --> 00:11:23,800 [Sparky] Thanks, man. 268 00:11:27,367 --> 00:11:30,500 [narrator] As the crew begins repairs on the splitter box, 269 00:11:30,500 --> 00:11:34,200 Andy and Cub complete laying gravel for the first segment 270 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:36,600 of the new road through the Lost Cut. 271 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:40,934 [Andy on comms] Come on a little to your left. 272 00:11:42,500 --> 00:11:44,734 Keep coming. A little to your right now. 273 00:11:44,734 --> 00:11:45,967 To your right. Yup. 274 00:11:45,967 --> 00:11:48,233 And keep goin'. Drop it right there. 275 00:12:02,567 --> 00:12:03,767 [Andy] A quarter of the road is done. 276 00:12:03,767 --> 00:12:05,233 Now we got to move to the next step. 277 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:07,266 We're going to lay the culvert down 278 00:12:07,266 --> 00:12:08,400 to create a drainage system 279 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:10,367 to divert the water away from the cut. 280 00:12:10,367 --> 00:12:11,500 Once this is done, 281 00:12:11,500 --> 00:12:13,734 we're going to continue laying gravel to finish the road. 282 00:12:24,100 --> 00:12:26,100 10-4. Coming right up. 283 00:12:26,100 --> 00:12:27,734 [Sparky] We're installing what's called a culvert. 284 00:12:27,734 --> 00:12:29,467 The culvert's gonna distribute this water 285 00:12:29,467 --> 00:12:31,166 right underneath this path. 286 00:12:31,166 --> 00:12:32,667 And so all that water is gonna drain 287 00:12:32,667 --> 00:12:34,667 right into this slurry right here. 288 00:12:34,667 --> 00:12:36,467 And this is where the pump's gonna pump it out 289 00:12:36,467 --> 00:12:38,233 into the circuit right here. 290 00:12:39,266 --> 00:12:40,967 [narrator] In order to lay the culvert, 291 00:12:40,967 --> 00:12:43,467 Andy must first lay two sections of pipe 292 00:12:43,467 --> 00:12:45,033 on a bed of gravel. 293 00:12:45,033 --> 00:12:48,934 The pipes are positioned to drain water away from the paydirt 294 00:12:48,934 --> 00:12:52,433 into a ditch that runs to the front of the Lost Cut. 295 00:12:55,066 --> 00:12:58,000 [narrator] Then the team joins the two sections of pipe together 296 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:00,533 by wrapping filter fabric around the seam. 297 00:13:03,066 --> 00:13:06,266 [narrator] Finally Andy buries the culvert in the roadway 298 00:13:06,266 --> 00:13:08,734 by covering it with several feet of gravel. 299 00:13:12,100 --> 00:13:14,367 Finishing this culvert is another crucial step 300 00:13:14,367 --> 00:13:15,367 in saving this cut. 301 00:13:16,834 --> 00:13:18,200 Hopefully, this was all worth it 302 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:20,433 and the Lost Cut pays out in the end. 303 00:13:26,367 --> 00:13:27,767 We're gonna knock this out over here, 304 00:13:27,767 --> 00:13:29,967 so let's get a couple grinders over here. 305 00:13:29,967 --> 00:13:31,467 Let's help this guy out. 306 00:13:31,467 --> 00:13:33,066 Just prep it. 307 00:13:35,734 --> 00:13:40,266 Before we can patch the holes, we're using grinders to smooth out the surfaces. 308 00:13:40,266 --> 00:13:44,033 This will make it way easier to weld new metal on top of the holes. 309 00:13:54,767 --> 00:13:56,567 [Sparky] Run it a little higher up here, man, 310 00:13:56,567 --> 00:13:57,600 and then we'll preheat it 311 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:00,200 and we'll start tacking it in and just work our way 312 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:01,867 to this other end of the splitter. 313 00:14:01,867 --> 00:14:03,367 This is a little bit of a process, 314 00:14:03,367 --> 00:14:06,600 but it's helpful to have you and Chambo to help me out. 315 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:09,000 So, you guys are catching on like a-- 316 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:10,767 faster than a forest fire, brother. 317 00:14:10,767 --> 00:14:12,300 You guys are doing pretty good. 318 00:14:12,300 --> 00:14:13,900 -I like it. -Well, that's good. 319 00:14:16,467 --> 00:14:19,266 [Sparky] This is a big task, and we needed extra guys. 320 00:14:19,266 --> 00:14:21,100 I happened to choose Chambo, 321 00:14:21,100 --> 00:14:23,000 and we got this young kid named Caleb. 322 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,033 They're hard grinders, really good kids, 323 00:14:25,033 --> 00:14:27,166 and they're catching on to what I'm putting down. 324 00:14:34,667 --> 00:14:38,367 This is gonna be more weared-out than this right here. 325 00:14:38,367 --> 00:14:40,567 So let's see what we got here. 326 00:14:40,567 --> 00:14:43,266 Oh, that's pretty damn close, dude. You got it. 327 00:14:44,266 --> 00:14:46,166 You got it. You got it. 328 00:14:46,166 --> 00:14:47,834 Yeah, you guys are killing it. 329 00:14:47,834 --> 00:14:49,266 Now, let's work on this spot. 330 00:14:50,867 --> 00:14:53,500 [Chambo] I've never really done anything like that before. 331 00:14:53,500 --> 00:14:54,734 He hands me the gun, 332 00:14:54,734 --> 00:14:57,567 throws me on there, and tells me to start cutting, so. 333 00:14:57,567 --> 00:14:58,867 Keep moving. 334 00:14:58,867 --> 00:15:00,734 Dude, what are you guys-- We don't have time. 335 00:15:00,734 --> 00:15:02,867 There's definitely a little bit of pressure, you know. 336 00:15:02,867 --> 00:15:05,500 I mean, if I cut something the wrong way or mess something up, 337 00:15:05,500 --> 00:15:06,934 that could create a problem for us. 338 00:15:19,100 --> 00:15:20,934 [Sparky yelling] What the [bleep] are you doing? 339 00:15:20,934 --> 00:15:23,500 I know you're new, but [bleep]. 340 00:15:23,500 --> 00:15:25,100 Plugs back in in front of me, 341 00:15:25,100 --> 00:15:27,800 this bitch [bleep] turns on on my leg. 342 00:15:28,467 --> 00:15:31,367 [bleep] think! It's not safe. 343 00:15:31,367 --> 00:15:32,266 That's not cool. 344 00:15:32,266 --> 00:15:34,100 This thing can easily cut into my leg 345 00:15:34,100 --> 00:15:35,367 and hit a major artery. 346 00:15:35,367 --> 00:15:37,667 If I didn't have this guard on, 347 00:15:37,667 --> 00:15:40,300 then this thing would get me right here. 348 00:15:40,300 --> 00:15:44,100 I had unplugged the grinder while Sparky was grinding, 349 00:15:44,100 --> 00:15:45,967 and he had it set back on his leg 350 00:15:45,967 --> 00:15:47,100 and I plugged it back in, 351 00:15:47,100 --> 00:15:48,834 which could be pretty dangerous. 352 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:57,133 Look, man, you actually really [bleep] pissed me off. 353 00:15:58,266 --> 00:15:59,333 You really did. 354 00:16:00,066 --> 00:16:01,567 That really could have been bad. 355 00:16:01,567 --> 00:16:05,100 You got to think before you do. That's the number one thing. 356 00:16:05,100 --> 00:16:06,934 I didn't know that was the cord. 357 00:16:06,934 --> 00:16:07,900 It's all good. 358 00:16:07,900 --> 00:16:10,300 Just tap my shoulder next time and we'll be good. 359 00:16:10,300 --> 00:16:11,367 -All right. -It's all good. 360 00:16:11,367 --> 00:16:13,166 We all make mistakes, and we're not perfect. 361 00:16:13,166 --> 00:16:14,567 Okay? I love you, bro. 362 00:16:15,500 --> 00:16:16,934 I truly do with all my heart. 363 00:16:16,934 --> 00:16:18,667 [Chambo] The lesson I learned here was 364 00:16:18,667 --> 00:16:20,767 always be paying attention to what you're doing 365 00:16:20,767 --> 00:16:25,166 and make sure you check before you do something like that. 366 00:16:25,734 --> 00:16:27,033 Let's get to it, man. 367 00:16:27,033 --> 00:16:28,734 Keep killing it, okay? 368 00:16:42,266 --> 00:16:43,333 Yes! 369 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:47,033 It looks really good. 370 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:51,834 Love it. I love it. 371 00:16:52,567 --> 00:16:53,667 [Andy] Once this road is built, 372 00:16:53,667 --> 00:16:55,934 we'll be able to access a lot more of this cut. 373 00:16:55,934 --> 00:16:58,033 But there's still plenty more to do. 374 00:16:58,033 --> 00:17:00,600 Tater is working on stripping the next section of the Lost Cut, 375 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:03,767 getting the pay ready to haul once this road is built. 376 00:17:03,767 --> 00:17:07,634 We can't fall behind if we're going to get 3,033 oz. 377 00:17:09,767 --> 00:17:11,967 [Tater] I've never done this sort of stripping, 378 00:17:11,967 --> 00:17:13,667 and I have a couple hang-ups 379 00:17:13,667 --> 00:17:16,667 on what I'm doing that's really slowing it down. 380 00:17:16,667 --> 00:17:19,066 I'm feeling very apprehensive on it. 381 00:17:20,300 --> 00:17:23,266 Stripping is a specific process. 382 00:17:23,266 --> 00:17:25,567 What we're doing is getting rid of the top layer of the dirt 383 00:17:25,567 --> 00:17:27,467 where there's no gold, so we can get at the gold 384 00:17:27,467 --> 00:17:29,567 that's underneath in the pay layer. 385 00:17:29,567 --> 00:17:32,100 Right now, I'm ripping on the Lost Cut. 386 00:17:32,100 --> 00:17:34,367 The season relies on this cut. 387 00:17:34,367 --> 00:17:37,567 If I can't get this stripped, we can't meet our gold. 388 00:17:37,567 --> 00:17:39,333 There's a lot of weight on my shoulders. 389 00:17:39,934 --> 00:17:41,133 I'm trying to get it right. 390 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:43,667 [indistinct radio chatter] 391 00:17:50,266 --> 00:17:52,300 I don't want to let any one of the guys down 392 00:17:52,300 --> 00:17:53,934 because everybody's working hard 393 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:55,900 trying to make this happen. 394 00:17:58,867 --> 00:18:00,433 I don't want to be the weak link. 395 00:18:01,100 --> 00:18:03,100 And, right now, I feel like I am. 396 00:18:04,033 --> 00:18:06,934 So I'm gonna try and step up the game 397 00:18:08,166 --> 00:18:10,634 and get this done as fast as I can. 398 00:18:29,467 --> 00:18:30,667 I'm gonna be in big trouble. 399 00:18:30,667 --> 00:18:32,667 Uh, this is our only ripper. 400 00:18:32,667 --> 00:18:35,266 The cut's open, and we can't do anything with it. 401 00:18:35,266 --> 00:18:37,567 Without a ripper, there's no more stripping, 402 00:18:37,567 --> 00:18:39,634 and that'd be the end of the season. 403 00:18:48,367 --> 00:18:49,600 [Andy speaking over comms] 404 00:18:58,033 --> 00:18:59,367 [Tater] The ripper on my dozer broke, 405 00:18:59,367 --> 00:19:01,567 which means I had to stop stripping the cut. 406 00:19:01,567 --> 00:19:03,533 If I can't get this fixed quickly, 407 00:19:03,533 --> 00:19:05,634 uh, there's no way we're gonna get this cut done, 408 00:19:05,634 --> 00:19:07,033 and we'll never make the goal. 409 00:19:08,834 --> 00:19:12,266 [narrator] The ripper is a long 2-ton bulldozer attachment 410 00:19:12,266 --> 00:19:15,767 that is used to loosen impacted and frozen ground. 411 00:19:15,767 --> 00:19:19,467 It's fitted with a replaceable tungsten steel alloy tip 412 00:19:19,467 --> 00:19:20,533 called a tooth. 413 00:19:29,333 --> 00:19:31,934 Well, guys, I don't know what I did, but... 414 00:19:31,934 --> 00:19:33,166 I broke it. 415 00:19:33,166 --> 00:19:34,100 I'm sorry. 416 00:19:34,100 --> 00:19:35,767 -I mean... -We gotta rip. 417 00:19:35,767 --> 00:19:37,133 So I'm gonna get on the phone. 418 00:19:37,133 --> 00:19:37,967 I'm gonna call around. 419 00:19:37,967 --> 00:19:39,667 I'm gonna see if we can find one out here. 420 00:19:39,667 --> 00:19:42,767 But you break that one, and we are done stripping. 421 00:19:42,767 --> 00:19:44,967 [Todd] If we can't strip new ground, 422 00:19:44,967 --> 00:19:46,867 what's the point of fixing the Holy Roller 423 00:19:46,867 --> 00:19:48,533 and what's the point of building that road? 424 00:19:49,734 --> 00:19:52,200 All this hard work right now would be wasted. 425 00:19:52,934 --> 00:19:54,767 Hopefully, if they can fix this 426 00:19:54,767 --> 00:19:56,467 and keep her together, 427 00:19:56,467 --> 00:20:00,133 you know, every day is another 20, 30, 40 oz, 428 00:20:00,133 --> 00:20:02,133 and we need that gold. 429 00:20:02,133 --> 00:20:04,333 I hate that our season is hanging 430 00:20:04,333 --> 00:20:06,567 on some old dozer from the '80s. 431 00:20:06,567 --> 00:20:08,133 But you know what? 432 00:20:08,133 --> 00:20:09,533 That's just where we're at. 433 00:20:23,100 --> 00:20:25,767 [Hunter] When Andy started working on the road for the Lost Cut, 434 00:20:25,767 --> 00:20:28,000 luckily, we had a lot of gravel built up 435 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:28,934 from the Holy Roller. 436 00:20:29,934 --> 00:20:30,867 Since the Holy Roller is down, 437 00:20:30,867 --> 00:20:32,066 we've been running the Black Pearl 438 00:20:32,066 --> 00:20:33,500 to just keep making gravel. 439 00:20:35,767 --> 00:20:36,900 But at this point, 440 00:20:36,900 --> 00:20:38,867 if we don't have both these plants running constantly, 441 00:20:38,867 --> 00:20:41,433 we're not gonna have enough rock to build these roads. 442 00:20:41,433 --> 00:20:43,734 The Black Pearl alone can't catch us back up. 443 00:20:46,867 --> 00:20:49,000 Andy, I'm, uh-- I'm just waiting here for you. 444 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:50,533 Is that what you want? 445 00:20:50,533 --> 00:20:52,333 [Andy on comms] Yeah. We're waiting on more gravel. 446 00:20:53,133 --> 00:20:54,166 Copy. 447 00:20:55,033 --> 00:20:56,233 Sparky, you copy? 448 00:20:56,967 --> 00:20:58,634 [Sparky on comms] Yeah. Go ahead. 449 00:20:58,634 --> 00:21:00,266 We've run out of gravel for the road. 450 00:21:00,266 --> 00:21:02,533 What's the ETA for the Holy Roller up and running? 451 00:21:04,166 --> 00:21:05,266 At least another day. 452 00:21:05,266 --> 00:21:08,133 We're working as quickly as we can. 453 00:21:08,133 --> 00:21:10,166 Right now, we can't do any more work on the road. 454 00:21:10,166 --> 00:21:12,734 We just don't have any more gravel to finish. 455 00:21:12,734 --> 00:21:14,533 You know, the Black Pearl can't keep up, 456 00:21:14,533 --> 00:21:16,967 so we really need that Holy Roller up and runnin'. 457 00:21:16,967 --> 00:21:18,266 If both plants are running, 458 00:21:18,266 --> 00:21:20,066 we can get this thing finished up. 459 00:21:20,066 --> 00:21:22,967 Then we'll finally be able to get our machines through the cut efficiently 460 00:21:22,967 --> 00:21:25,166 and probably be able to triple the amount of pay 461 00:21:25,166 --> 00:21:26,233 that we can get to the plant. 462 00:21:35,033 --> 00:21:36,333 Hey, man, how's it going? 463 00:21:36,934 --> 00:21:38,233 Not great. 464 00:21:38,233 --> 00:21:39,333 Broke the dozer again. 465 00:21:40,266 --> 00:21:41,567 You did? 466 00:21:41,567 --> 00:21:43,166 Broke the ripper. 467 00:21:43,166 --> 00:21:45,266 It's just one thing after another. 468 00:21:45,266 --> 00:21:46,467 That's what it is. 469 00:21:46,467 --> 00:21:48,734 That's all it is. 470 00:21:48,734 --> 00:21:51,734 Mining is a bunch of breakdowns. 471 00:21:51,734 --> 00:21:55,066 In the past, I've had this exact same thing. 472 00:21:55,066 --> 00:21:59,767 I would just encourage you, don't lose hope, you know. 473 00:21:59,767 --> 00:22:02,667 -You know, it-- -You know how hard it is sometimes. 474 00:22:02,667 --> 00:22:03,934 -Oh, God, yeah. -It's just... 475 00:22:03,934 --> 00:22:05,567 -get a little overwhelmed. -I know. 476 00:22:05,567 --> 00:22:07,133 I understand that. 477 00:22:07,133 --> 00:22:09,667 Well, listen, you've been here a long time. 478 00:22:09,667 --> 00:22:10,967 You're part of the puzzle. 479 00:22:10,967 --> 00:22:14,834 I appreciate you, and I appreciate what you do. 480 00:22:14,834 --> 00:22:18,533 And, without you, we wouldn't be doing it. 481 00:22:19,166 --> 00:22:21,000 Thank you, Jack. I appreciate that. 482 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:22,734 Well, just keep it going, man. 483 00:22:22,734 --> 00:22:24,567 It's good to be on this team with you. 484 00:22:24,567 --> 00:22:25,934 We appreciate you, buddy. 485 00:22:25,934 --> 00:22:28,634 I'm just here just to help you guys. 486 00:22:28,634 --> 00:22:29,934 You do more than that. 487 00:22:29,934 --> 00:22:31,433 -Well-- -You're an inspiration... 488 00:22:31,433 --> 00:22:33,100 -Well... -...to the rest of us. 489 00:22:33,100 --> 00:22:35,834 It's been a real pleasure. 490 00:22:35,834 --> 00:22:37,700 -Well, thank you. -Keep her up. 491 00:22:38,233 --> 00:22:39,333 Thanks, Jack. 492 00:22:58,266 --> 00:22:59,934 [Framer] I got to figure out what I'm gonna do there. 493 00:23:01,367 --> 00:23:02,433 Oh, that's perfect, dude. 494 00:23:02,433 --> 00:23:04,834 -Yeah? -Yeah, we just slap that piece right in there. 495 00:23:04,834 --> 00:23:06,133 You're already ready, dude. 496 00:23:06,133 --> 00:23:07,600 I can start welding this side. 497 00:23:08,767 --> 00:23:11,567 We're gonna seal this splitter box, make 'er waterproof, 498 00:23:11,567 --> 00:23:13,166 'cause there's leaks everywhere. 499 00:23:13,166 --> 00:23:15,166 The more and more I keep digging into this box, 500 00:23:15,166 --> 00:23:17,133 the more and more leaks we're finding. 501 00:23:17,133 --> 00:23:18,634 I'm gonna weld all the way around it. 502 00:23:18,634 --> 00:23:21,667 We're going to keep going from one section to the next section 503 00:23:21,667 --> 00:23:24,567 to the next section till everything looks good. 504 00:23:24,567 --> 00:23:27,100 You know, there's a lot of wear holes in that box. 505 00:23:27,100 --> 00:23:29,834 There's nuggets that are possibly stuck in there. 506 00:23:29,834 --> 00:23:32,266 Yeah, let's crack it open, see what's in there, huh?. 507 00:23:32,266 --> 00:23:33,367 [Sparky] All right. 508 00:23:33,367 --> 00:23:34,300 So in this splinter, 509 00:23:34,300 --> 00:23:36,467 right in the back where this little hole is, 510 00:23:36,467 --> 00:23:40,166 it's like inviting little nuggets to go in there and party. 511 00:23:40,166 --> 00:23:42,266 So we're gonna rip that thing open 512 00:23:42,266 --> 00:23:44,200 and see what we got in there. 513 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:48,433 Wait. You guys are getting paid? 514 00:23:51,934 --> 00:23:53,934 Try hitting that down right there. 515 00:23:53,934 --> 00:23:55,734 That and-- yeah, that-- Yeah. 516 00:23:58,333 --> 00:23:59,567 See, if you can fix that thing, and-- 517 00:23:59,567 --> 00:24:01,133 Yeah. There you go. 518 00:24:01,834 --> 00:24:03,166 There you go. There you go. 519 00:24:03,166 --> 00:24:04,233 There you go. 520 00:24:05,166 --> 00:24:06,433 Ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo! 521 00:24:06,433 --> 00:24:08,300 What the frick? 522 00:24:09,767 --> 00:24:12,233 Yeah, you can see some fine gold in here. 523 00:24:13,233 --> 00:24:14,667 Who knows how much is in here? 524 00:24:14,667 --> 00:24:16,533 This thing is really packed. 525 00:24:16,533 --> 00:24:18,367 -Packed all the way to the top, isn't it? -Dude. 526 00:24:18,367 --> 00:24:19,867 [Sparky] Packed, dude. 527 00:24:19,867 --> 00:24:21,266 So we've got Thurber on the way. 528 00:24:21,266 --> 00:24:22,934 He's gonna take it back to the gold room. 529 00:24:22,934 --> 00:24:26,500 We're gonna see how much gold that we actually kept in that box. 530 00:24:27,533 --> 00:24:30,000 Steamy hot just for you. 531 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:31,533 Where did all that come? 532 00:24:32,166 --> 00:24:33,867 This pocket right here. 533 00:24:33,867 --> 00:24:37,533 And we're eliminating that problem, right? 534 00:24:37,533 --> 00:24:39,767 Yeah. That little, tiny hole, brother, 535 00:24:39,767 --> 00:24:42,166 one inch, just slurped everything in there. 536 00:24:42,767 --> 00:24:44,567 -Wow. -Yeah. 537 00:24:44,567 --> 00:24:47,266 Well, I'll go up and pan it and see what we got. 538 00:24:47,266 --> 00:24:48,667 Yeah, man. Yeah. Yeah. 539 00:24:48,667 --> 00:24:49,934 -Thank you, Thurber. -[Hunter] Thanks, Thurber. 540 00:24:49,934 --> 00:24:52,033 I believe that fine gold, 541 00:24:52,033 --> 00:24:55,467 everything that were captured in the, uh, sluice box, 542 00:24:55,467 --> 00:24:56,900 same thing's gonna be in here. 543 00:25:03,934 --> 00:25:05,367 I'm gonna pan it real quick. 544 00:25:05,367 --> 00:25:07,734 Hopefully, it was just silt that went in there. 545 00:25:08,667 --> 00:25:09,734 But... 546 00:25:12,166 --> 00:25:13,934 Well, you can see gold... 547 00:25:14,533 --> 00:25:16,200 right there, quite a bit of it. 548 00:25:17,834 --> 00:25:19,600 I'm curious now to how much there is. 549 00:25:24,767 --> 00:25:26,567 All right, Jimbo, what do we got? 550 00:25:26,567 --> 00:25:28,467 Well, it's good news 551 00:25:28,467 --> 00:25:31,166 that that hole is going to be gone 552 00:25:31,166 --> 00:25:32,066 because... 553 00:25:35,433 --> 00:25:38,033 [Sparky laughing] What? 554 00:25:38,033 --> 00:25:40,834 -See, I'm telling you, I only did about a quarter... -No way! 555 00:25:40,834 --> 00:25:42,066 ...of what you gave me. 556 00:25:42,066 --> 00:25:45,233 -But I just wanted to show you that. That's... -Weird. No way. 557 00:25:45,233 --> 00:25:46,567 I mean, it's right there. 558 00:25:46,567 --> 00:25:48,767 -Wow! -It's at the bottom, it's gonna go in there. 559 00:25:48,767 --> 00:25:50,734 Dude, I knew it. I just fricking knew it. 560 00:25:50,734 --> 00:25:52,767 Like, how much gold is like in there, dude? 561 00:25:52,767 --> 00:25:56,767 -Like, in that pocket? -Well, this here's three quarters of an ounce. 562 00:25:56,767 --> 00:25:59,533 I did a quarter of what was in the bucket. 563 00:25:59,533 --> 00:26:01,166 -So is it 2 oz? -Oh, geez. 564 00:26:01,166 --> 00:26:03,533 That's 4,000 bucks in that little, tiny hole. 565 00:26:04,767 --> 00:26:06,767 -So... -Luckily we're eliminating it. 566 00:26:06,767 --> 00:26:08,000 [Thurber] Yeah. 567 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:10,433 This gold that we found in the splitter box 568 00:26:10,433 --> 00:26:12,266 shows the gold that we've been losing, 569 00:26:12,266 --> 00:26:14,266 but it's gonna be added to the gold count 570 00:26:14,266 --> 00:26:15,667 for the end of the season. 571 00:26:15,667 --> 00:26:17,433 It's always a good time to see gold, 572 00:26:17,433 --> 00:26:18,867 but not where they found it. 573 00:26:18,867 --> 00:26:21,734 Fortunately, the improvements are going to be intense. 574 00:26:21,734 --> 00:26:24,066 Our next weigh is gonna be... 575 00:26:24,066 --> 00:26:26,967 I'm not gonna guarantee it, but I bet it's good. 576 00:26:26,967 --> 00:26:28,734 How soon before we're up and running? 577 00:26:28,734 --> 00:26:29,934 We'll be sluicin' soon. 578 00:26:29,934 --> 00:26:32,934 But we're not gonna let none of that get caught in the hole. 579 00:26:32,934 --> 00:26:34,867 -Yeah, all right. -So we're repairing that. 580 00:26:34,867 --> 00:26:36,333 -Good job. Yeah. -Thank you, my brother. 581 00:26:53,100 --> 00:26:54,166 [Sparky] Be careful, Chambo. 582 00:26:54,166 --> 00:26:56,233 You don't want your hand caught under this. 583 00:26:57,133 --> 00:26:58,634 Just keep your hand on the top. 584 00:27:03,033 --> 00:27:05,266 This box is gonna last forever. 585 00:27:05,266 --> 00:27:08,467 There's a massive amount of AR plating inside of this thing. 586 00:27:08,467 --> 00:27:10,066 It's now bulletproof, 587 00:27:10,066 --> 00:27:13,266 the world's first bulletproof splitter on the planet. 588 00:27:13,266 --> 00:27:15,667 So, and then we got it setting down, 589 00:27:15,667 --> 00:27:16,900 we need to clamp it down. 590 00:27:17,533 --> 00:27:19,400 I get the silicon tight on it. 591 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:21,100 [Todd] The splitter box, 592 00:27:21,100 --> 00:27:22,867 we had to basically take that, 593 00:27:22,867 --> 00:27:26,367 completely rebuild it with bulletproof AR 500 594 00:27:26,367 --> 00:27:29,033 in all the bottoms and the sides. 595 00:27:29,033 --> 00:27:31,066 The guys attacked that really good. 596 00:27:31,066 --> 00:27:33,166 Everybody was just all-hands-on-deck. 597 00:27:33,166 --> 00:27:34,767 And I think we saved a lot of time. 598 00:27:34,767 --> 00:27:37,567 And you know what? Time is money on this type of situation. 599 00:27:37,567 --> 00:27:39,934 So now we're gonna go ahead and do the fire-up, 600 00:27:39,934 --> 00:27:41,200 and then get running again. 601 00:27:42,100 --> 00:27:43,834 Okay, guys, fire it up. 602 00:27:43,834 --> 00:27:44,834 Let's get going. 603 00:27:44,834 --> 00:27:45,867 Let's run some dirt. 604 00:27:51,100 --> 00:27:54,166 All right, Caleb. Go ahead and crank it up to 1,370. 605 00:27:54,166 --> 00:27:55,133 Copy that. 606 00:28:00,166 --> 00:28:02,767 [Andy] I'm really hoping this fire-up goes well. 607 00:28:02,767 --> 00:28:04,567 If it does, we'll be able to have both plants 608 00:28:04,567 --> 00:28:06,734 producing gravel and be back on track 609 00:28:06,734 --> 00:28:09,200 to finishing up this road to the Lost Cut. 610 00:28:10,967 --> 00:28:12,333 [Jim] It looks good. 611 00:28:13,333 --> 00:28:15,400 [Tater] It looks like the splitter design right here are working. 612 00:28:16,667 --> 00:28:17,767 I can't tell down there. 613 00:28:17,767 --> 00:28:19,467 But, I mean, it's not leaking anywhere, 614 00:28:19,467 --> 00:28:22,166 so it feels really good to be up and running again. 615 00:28:22,166 --> 00:28:24,166 Everything we throw in there is really good. 616 00:28:27,233 --> 00:28:28,300 How late you want to run? 617 00:28:30,100 --> 00:28:31,033 Midnight? 618 00:28:31,033 --> 00:28:31,834 Okay. 619 00:28:31,834 --> 00:28:33,333 I'm not shutting down no more. 620 00:28:33,333 --> 00:28:34,667 [Todd] Now that everything's tightened up, 621 00:28:34,667 --> 00:28:37,033 we can get a really good accurate count 622 00:28:37,033 --> 00:28:40,934 on how much gold per 100 yards is in that cut. 623 00:28:41,667 --> 00:28:43,033 On this next weigh-in, 624 00:28:43,033 --> 00:28:46,233 we'll really know just how good this Lost Cut is. 625 00:28:54,433 --> 00:28:56,033 [narrator] With the splitter box repaired 626 00:28:56,033 --> 00:28:58,000 and the Holy Roller up and running, 627 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:02,166 Tater, Ron and Framer turn their attention to fixing the ripper. 628 00:29:02,166 --> 00:29:03,433 [Tater] I might need a punch, too. 629 00:29:03,433 --> 00:29:05,233 With the ripper shank being broken, 630 00:29:05,233 --> 00:29:08,133 it's really frustrating 'cause any hours we lose ripping 631 00:29:08,133 --> 00:29:12,033 is time away from opened-up ground that we really need. 632 00:29:12,967 --> 00:29:14,500 That looks like a chisel. 633 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:16,033 Hi. 634 00:29:16,033 --> 00:29:18,333 Replacing the ripper shank is a little bit awkward. 635 00:29:21,133 --> 00:29:23,700 The first step is you pull the pin on the top of the ripper. 636 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:24,934 Here you go. 637 00:29:25,667 --> 00:29:27,066 You know what? I'll just let it fall out. 638 00:29:27,066 --> 00:29:29,133 Maybe I'll back over it for now. 639 00:29:29,133 --> 00:29:30,600 And then we'll just go from there. 640 00:29:31,567 --> 00:29:32,767 [Tater] And then you lift the ripper up. 641 00:29:32,767 --> 00:29:34,734 You let the old one just kind of fall. 642 00:29:34,734 --> 00:29:36,333 [Ron on comms] 643 00:29:41,233 --> 00:29:42,867 [Tater] Now that we have the old shank removed, 644 00:29:42,867 --> 00:29:45,634 we have to secure the new shank in position. 645 00:29:45,634 --> 00:29:48,166 Thankfully, Todd was able to find a new piece in town, 646 00:29:48,166 --> 00:29:49,734 but, uh, it wasn't cheap. 647 00:29:51,567 --> 00:29:53,600 Let's make sure we put it in the right direction. 648 00:29:54,533 --> 00:29:55,533 [Ron speaking indistinctly] 649 00:29:58,467 --> 00:29:59,567 [Tater] Careful. There you go. 650 00:29:59,567 --> 00:30:00,634 You're out. 651 00:30:01,133 --> 00:30:02,433 Okay. There you go. 652 00:30:03,266 --> 00:30:04,333 Good. Good. 653 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:08,166 Ho! 654 00:30:08,734 --> 00:30:09,634 Straight in, Micah. 655 00:30:13,567 --> 00:30:15,233 Okay, hold it. Pick up. 656 00:30:17,467 --> 00:30:19,567 Okay. Do you feel good? 657 00:30:19,567 --> 00:30:21,166 [Framer speaking] 658 00:30:23,767 --> 00:30:24,600 Okay. 659 00:30:27,133 --> 00:30:28,467 No. Up a hair. 660 00:30:28,467 --> 00:30:29,500 Okay. 661 00:30:30,634 --> 00:30:32,066 Okay, do your thing. 662 00:30:35,667 --> 00:30:37,767 [Tater] As far as lining up the ripper shank, 663 00:30:37,767 --> 00:30:40,934 it can be difficult because the ripper is as tall 664 00:30:41,634 --> 00:30:44,433 as the ripper's body will lift. 665 00:30:44,867 --> 00:30:46,133 Okay, let 'er down, Rob. 666 00:30:46,133 --> 00:30:48,867 So lining it up in there can be kind of a pain in the butt 667 00:30:48,867 --> 00:30:50,166 'cause you kind of got to lean it back 668 00:30:50,166 --> 00:30:51,433 a little bit when you do it. 669 00:31:04,767 --> 00:31:06,533 Whoa, whoa, whoa! Whoa. Whoa. 670 00:31:06,533 --> 00:31:07,533 Back up. 671 00:31:14,567 --> 00:31:16,333 -It's light. Oh, yeah. -You all right? 672 00:31:16,333 --> 00:31:18,100 -Yeah? -Oh, yeah. 673 00:31:20,367 --> 00:31:21,634 All right. 674 00:31:24,867 --> 00:31:25,900 [Tater] Nice work, fellas. 675 00:31:26,333 --> 00:31:27,634 Don't break this one. 676 00:31:31,767 --> 00:31:32,934 [Tater] We got it fixed. 677 00:31:32,934 --> 00:31:35,533 We're gonna get it back in the cut and get back to work. 678 00:31:35,533 --> 00:31:38,000 Hopefully, we haven't lost too much time. 679 00:31:43,567 --> 00:31:46,333 I'm gonna get one more load of rock right here. 680 00:31:46,333 --> 00:31:48,567 Once I get this pretty clean, I think we should be good. 681 00:31:48,567 --> 00:31:49,634 Yeah, it looks pretty good. 682 00:31:50,634 --> 00:31:51,967 [Andy] We got our road done. 683 00:31:51,967 --> 00:31:53,533 We got it right through the middle of the cut. 684 00:31:53,533 --> 00:31:54,767 We sealed it. 685 00:31:54,767 --> 00:31:57,066 The guys can just drive right through on gravel. 686 00:31:57,066 --> 00:31:59,266 It keeps the machines in good shape. 687 00:31:59,266 --> 00:32:01,000 It makes it a lot easier to get into the cut. 688 00:32:01,867 --> 00:32:03,433 So it just makes life better. 689 00:32:05,867 --> 00:32:07,467 [narrator] With the road now complete, 690 00:32:07,467 --> 00:32:09,867 the crew can finally access more pay dirt 691 00:32:09,867 --> 00:32:11,066 from the Lost Cut 692 00:32:11,066 --> 00:32:13,166 and truck it over to the Holy Roller 693 00:32:13,166 --> 00:32:15,233 and Black Pearl to be washed. 694 00:32:17,867 --> 00:32:20,333 [Hunter] Right now, we've got both plants up and running again. 695 00:32:20,333 --> 00:32:21,867 The Black Pearl is looking good. 696 00:32:21,867 --> 00:32:23,433 The Holy Roller is running nice. 697 00:32:23,433 --> 00:32:26,467 So we're gonna kind of just put our foot on the gas 698 00:32:26,467 --> 00:32:28,734 and try to run as many yards as we can 699 00:32:28,734 --> 00:32:30,800 and start putting some real numbers together. 700 00:32:34,266 --> 00:32:35,667 This is Jack's last season 701 00:32:35,667 --> 00:32:36,867 and we're trying to break our record. 702 00:32:36,867 --> 00:32:39,533 We're gonna need to run as much as we can. 703 00:32:39,533 --> 00:32:42,166 And as of right now, everything's looking good. 704 00:32:45,166 --> 00:32:48,100 So we're running the dirt through the Lost Cut. 705 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:53,834 We're just really hoping that this dirt is actually worth it. 706 00:32:54,734 --> 00:32:58,133 The fixes that we just made on the Holy Roller 707 00:32:58,133 --> 00:33:01,166 should make everything a little bit more efficient. 708 00:33:04,133 --> 00:33:07,934 Me and the guys, we really want to get a big payday for Jack. 709 00:33:09,967 --> 00:33:14,066 Man, Jack's retirement is like another spark in me, Dude. 710 00:33:14,066 --> 00:33:17,000 Jack's been there and he's like the mentor for everybody, 711 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:18,967 and he's like-- he's everybody's grandpa. 712 00:33:18,967 --> 00:33:21,266 He's not just their grandpa, he's my grandpa. 713 00:33:21,266 --> 00:33:22,567 I love that guy. 714 00:33:22,567 --> 00:33:24,934 So it's like motivation's changed. 715 00:33:24,934 --> 00:33:26,834 Everyone's integrity's changed. 716 00:33:26,834 --> 00:33:29,100 Everybody's kind of getting their [bleep] together 717 00:33:29,100 --> 00:33:30,867 and their head out their [bleep] 718 00:33:30,867 --> 00:33:32,867 and saying, "Hey, man, we gotta do this. 719 00:33:32,867 --> 00:33:34,433 We gotta do this for Jack." 720 00:33:38,867 --> 00:33:40,834 [Todd] What we want is a win here. 721 00:33:40,834 --> 00:33:43,166 We've got a lot riding on this first cleanup. 722 00:33:43,166 --> 00:33:46,000 If we have a bad weigh-in right off the bat, 723 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:47,667 then that's gonna show 724 00:33:47,667 --> 00:33:51,166 that that cut really doesn't have the gold we think it has, 725 00:33:51,166 --> 00:33:52,734 and, uh... 726 00:33:54,166 --> 00:33:55,233 I don't know. 727 00:33:55,233 --> 00:33:57,634 It might set the stage for a very, very bad season. 728 00:33:59,734 --> 00:34:03,166 I just want this to be a really successful... 729 00:34:03,166 --> 00:34:04,934 year for my dad. 730 00:34:14,533 --> 00:34:16,367 Yeah, just like that, Caleb. 731 00:34:17,467 --> 00:34:18,433 My name is Caleb. 732 00:34:18,433 --> 00:34:21,100 I'm here doing whatever work needs to get done. 733 00:34:21,934 --> 00:34:23,233 You can hit it harder than-- Ow. 734 00:34:23,233 --> 00:34:25,533 [Caleb] Todd just mentioned, do I want to go run a rock truck? 735 00:34:25,533 --> 00:34:27,934 So, I kind of agreed to it, but I wasn't sure 736 00:34:27,934 --> 00:34:29,600 he was gonna actually invite me up here. 737 00:34:31,567 --> 00:34:33,200 [Framer] He's hitting fingers. 738 00:34:33,200 --> 00:34:34,367 [Caleb] Finally, I got the text. 739 00:34:34,367 --> 00:34:37,033 "Hey, you're going up to Alaska to go help on a gold mine." 740 00:34:37,033 --> 00:34:39,467 So, the last thing I know, 741 00:34:39,467 --> 00:34:41,634 I'm heading on a plane and arrive here. 742 00:34:42,166 --> 00:34:44,033 See the level of the ground. 743 00:34:44,033 --> 00:34:45,200 [Caleb] Yeah. 744 00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:47,567 What we're going to do is try to keep it right about there. 745 00:34:47,567 --> 00:34:51,867 He has a work ethic that I've already been watching for a couple of years. 746 00:34:51,867 --> 00:34:53,667 We're very lucky to get him. 747 00:34:53,667 --> 00:34:55,967 Just roll the end this way. 748 00:34:55,967 --> 00:34:57,433 It's a good learning experience, I think... 749 00:34:57,433 --> 00:34:58,834 Like that? 750 00:34:58,834 --> 00:34:59,934 [Dakota] You might just let it flop towards you, 751 00:34:59,934 --> 00:35:02,333 -but you can do that to. -I didn't want it to be too easy. 752 00:35:02,333 --> 00:35:04,400 ...and definitely a time to grow up. 753 00:35:04,867 --> 00:35:06,033 That was pretty easy, huh? 754 00:35:06,033 --> 00:35:07,867 Efficiency at its finest. 755 00:35:07,867 --> 00:35:09,166 All right! 756 00:35:27,233 --> 00:35:29,000 Hurry up, Thurber! 757 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:30,500 He does better when he's mad. 758 00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:35,367 [narrator] With the Holy Roller splitter box finally fixed, 759 00:35:35,367 --> 00:35:37,533 Todd and his crew pull the mats, 760 00:35:37,533 --> 00:35:39,667 hoping to finally see if the Lost Cut 761 00:35:39,667 --> 00:35:42,600 has as much gold as they've been hoping for. 762 00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:45,734 It's our first mat-pull out of the Lost Cut. 763 00:35:45,734 --> 00:35:48,000 Todd gave us two days to get this plant 764 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:49,433 up and running and everything going. 765 00:35:49,433 --> 00:35:51,333 So we ended up getting it done 766 00:35:51,333 --> 00:35:53,600 and now we're pulling mats and it's a good day. 767 00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:56,634 There's quite a bit of gold in there. 768 00:35:56,634 --> 00:35:57,667 [Dakota] That is awesome. 769 00:35:57,667 --> 00:36:00,834 Not only is there gold in it, it's super-fine gold, 770 00:36:00,834 --> 00:36:02,767 which shows your plant's working good. 771 00:36:02,767 --> 00:36:04,734 I mean, it's just a solid line. 772 00:36:04,734 --> 00:36:06,634 Not just a line of gold, but stacked. 773 00:36:06,967 --> 00:36:08,033 It's super-fine. 774 00:36:08,533 --> 00:36:09,934 That's just what's on top. 775 00:36:09,934 --> 00:36:12,200 So there will be a lot more down in there. 776 00:36:14,266 --> 00:36:17,967 Is a box every perfect? No. But it's frickin' working. 777 00:36:17,967 --> 00:36:19,634 So it looks really good. Really good. 778 00:36:30,233 --> 00:36:36,066 I don't want to sound like my dad here, but this one looks good. 779 00:36:36,066 --> 00:36:39,467 [Jack] Yeah, if it keeps going like this, we're in good shape. 780 00:36:44,567 --> 00:36:45,967 Oh. 781 00:36:45,967 --> 00:36:48,333 -How's it looking? -I think it looks good. 782 00:36:48,333 --> 00:36:49,900 [Hunter] When we shut the plant down last night, 783 00:36:49,900 --> 00:36:52,100 the box looked really good. 784 00:36:52,100 --> 00:36:54,467 But I try to not make any predictions 785 00:36:54,467 --> 00:36:55,367 or get too excited. 786 00:36:55,367 --> 00:36:57,133 Sometimes it looks really good and it's not. 787 00:36:57,133 --> 00:36:59,500 But I'm gonna help Jim and Jack out 788 00:36:59,500 --> 00:37:01,533 getting the gold all cleaned up there. 789 00:37:02,700 --> 00:37:03,700 [Jim] Hey! 790 00:37:04,767 --> 00:37:05,900 -All right, turn the water back on. -What? 791 00:37:05,900 --> 00:37:07,033 Turn the water back on. 792 00:37:07,900 --> 00:37:09,166 All right. Go, go, go! Keep goin'. 793 00:37:09,166 --> 00:37:10,834 Get the big ones back here. 794 00:37:10,834 --> 00:37:12,734 [Hunter] You want it on? 795 00:37:12,734 --> 00:37:16,133 I mean, you can already tell that this is gonna be a good cleanup. 796 00:37:16,133 --> 00:37:18,066 The box looked really good. 797 00:37:18,066 --> 00:37:19,433 There's definitely gold in it. 798 00:37:19,433 --> 00:37:21,867 And I think that this is kind of what we've been looking for. 799 00:37:21,867 --> 00:37:23,200 As long as we can keep this up, 800 00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:25,166 we're gonna start really stacking up the numbers. 801 00:37:26,333 --> 00:37:28,500 I'm gonna say 69. 802 00:37:28,500 --> 00:37:32,634 Ooh, that's... that's got a good number sound to it. 803 00:37:33,934 --> 00:37:35,333 [Hunter] I love being in the gold room. 804 00:37:35,333 --> 00:37:37,834 That's kind of where I started out when I was younger, 805 00:37:37,834 --> 00:37:41,400 before I was able to really run heavy equipment legally. 806 00:37:41,400 --> 00:37:45,033 And so, with it being Jack's last season, 807 00:37:45,033 --> 00:37:47,667 you know, someone's gonna have to do the cleanups with Jim. 808 00:37:47,667 --> 00:37:48,834 if he's not there. 809 00:37:48,834 --> 00:37:49,867 Still going? 810 00:37:49,867 --> 00:37:52,834 Yeah, we're still right there. 811 00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:01,500 -It looks good. -Yeah, it does. 812 00:38:01,500 --> 00:38:02,600 What do you think it's gonna be? 813 00:38:03,767 --> 00:38:05,400 I don't want to say a number. 814 00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:10,634 But I'll tell you, if this is 10% and that's 90, 815 00:38:10,634 --> 00:38:12,667 it's gonna be a fantastic cleanup. 816 00:38:12,667 --> 00:38:13,934 -So. -Yeah. 817 00:38:13,934 --> 00:38:15,467 [Hunter] I mean, we won't know till it's weighed up. 818 00:38:15,467 --> 00:38:17,934 But so far, the Lost Cut is looking really good. 819 00:38:17,934 --> 00:38:19,533 [Jack] All right, man. See you later. 820 00:38:19,533 --> 00:38:20,600 [Hunter] Later. 821 00:38:28,533 --> 00:38:30,033 Dude, cool cleanup. 822 00:38:30,033 --> 00:38:31,600 I know this is gonna be big. 823 00:38:31,600 --> 00:38:34,767 The gold that we saw in the box was amazing. 824 00:38:35,634 --> 00:38:37,867 Dude, a lot of things happen this week. 825 00:38:37,867 --> 00:38:39,533 Dude, the dozer went down, 826 00:38:39,533 --> 00:38:41,266 we had to work on the splitter box. 827 00:38:41,266 --> 00:38:42,567 We all came together. 828 00:38:42,567 --> 00:38:46,066 Yeah, we got armor plate, AR 500 plate in the box. 829 00:38:46,066 --> 00:38:49,400 Like, basically, we've made this splitter into an armored tank. 830 00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:52,734 So you're telling me we got a bullet proof splitter box? 831 00:38:52,734 --> 00:38:54,900 Hey, man, if we're gonna go through all this pain, 832 00:38:54,900 --> 00:38:56,867 we might as well get a reward for it. 833 00:38:56,867 --> 00:38:59,333 You and I both know we would have lost a lot of gold 834 00:38:59,333 --> 00:39:01,200 if that thing kept leaking. 835 00:39:01,200 --> 00:39:02,734 So good job. 836 00:39:02,734 --> 00:39:05,033 I think we're gonna have a big cleanup here, guys. 837 00:39:05,033 --> 00:39:06,166 I think so, too. 838 00:39:06,166 --> 00:39:07,266 What do you think, Andy? 839 00:39:07,867 --> 00:39:09,367 I don't know. The box... 840 00:39:09,367 --> 00:39:11,834 I've never seen the box on the Holy Roller look that good before. 841 00:39:11,834 --> 00:39:14,433 So I see Jack's got the big jar, 842 00:39:14,433 --> 00:39:15,333 so that's a good sign. 843 00:39:15,333 --> 00:39:17,600 So I guess we'll see. 844 00:39:17,600 --> 00:39:18,567 Right here, guys, 845 00:39:18,567 --> 00:39:22,700 we're about to see what the Lost Cut is made of, 846 00:39:22,700 --> 00:39:25,834 what the possibilities are at this mine. 847 00:39:25,834 --> 00:39:28,500 So, okay, shake it out. 848 00:39:28,500 --> 00:39:31,433 Okay, guys, this is what it's all about. 849 00:39:32,667 --> 00:39:35,433 [narrator] This first weigh-in of Lost Cut pay for the season 850 00:39:35,433 --> 00:39:37,900 will let the team know if the cut is good enough 851 00:39:37,900 --> 00:39:41,233 to reach their goal of 3,033 oz. 852 00:39:41,867 --> 00:39:43,667 -[Jim] Wow. -[Jack chuckling] 853 00:39:43,667 --> 00:39:44,800 [Todd] Dude, is it that heavy? 854 00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:45,734 It is that heavy! 855 00:39:45,734 --> 00:39:47,600 -[Jack] Oh, my. -Oh, my gosh. 856 00:39:47,600 --> 00:39:48,667 [Jim] Oh, my gosh. 857 00:39:50,100 --> 00:39:54,900 [Jack] 20, 50, 60, 70. 858 00:39:54,900 --> 00:39:55,934 Holy crap. 859 00:39:57,100 --> 00:39:59,700 [Jack] 80, 90... 860 00:40:00,467 --> 00:40:02,000 100... 861 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:05,066 -[Todd] Yeah, baby. -112... 862 00:40:05,700 --> 00:40:07,433 -120... -Are you kidding me? 863 00:40:08,200 --> 00:40:12,166 124, 128, 864 00:40:12,533 --> 00:40:15,634 133... 865 00:40:17,133 --> 00:40:19,533 137... 866 00:40:19,533 --> 00:40:22,266 -[Jim] 0.3! -0.3. 867 00:40:22,266 --> 00:40:23,133 -Whoo! -Yes, sir. 868 00:40:23,133 --> 00:40:24,433 -That's awesome. -Wow. 869 00:40:24,433 --> 00:40:25,600 -Hey! -[Todd] That's pretty good. 870 00:40:25,600 --> 00:40:28,367 This is our biggest cleanup we've ever had. 871 00:40:28,367 --> 00:40:34,200 -[Andy] Wow. -That's 200 and maybe $25,000 we did. 872 00:40:34,200 --> 00:40:36,266 I feel like we're lottery winners right now. 873 00:40:36,266 --> 00:40:37,500 Dude, it's our turn. 874 00:40:37,500 --> 00:40:39,900 We put a lot of years into this. 875 00:40:41,600 --> 00:40:46,700 [narrator] As of now, the mine has reached 192.7 oz of gold, 876 00:40:46,700 --> 00:40:50,433 worth a little over $366,000. 877 00:40:50,433 --> 00:40:53,767 They need 2,840 more ounces, 878 00:40:53,767 --> 00:40:56,533 worth close to $5.4 million, 879 00:40:56,533 --> 00:41:00,233 if they want to hit their goal of 3,033 oz. 880 00:41:01,066 --> 00:41:03,200 [Todd] That's a pile of gold right there, guys. 881 00:41:03,900 --> 00:41:05,000 Wow. 882 00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:07,233 If this Lost Cut holds, 883 00:41:07,233 --> 00:41:10,467 we're going to be heading to that 3,033. 884 00:41:11,100 --> 00:41:12,000 That's pretty amazing. 885 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:14,333 Hey, this year, we're not playing checkers. 886 00:41:14,333 --> 00:41:15,266 We're playing chess. 887 00:41:15,266 --> 00:41:16,734 -Amen. -[Andy] Finally. 888 00:41:16,734 --> 00:41:18,266 That's what I want to hear, boys. 889 00:41:18,266 --> 00:41:19,266 Yeah! 890 00:41:19,266 --> 00:41:20,867 -About time! -Whoo!