1 00:00:00,965 --> 00:00:04,000 Not many people get to live their dream. 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:04,862 I have. 3 00:00:04,862 --> 00:00:06,931 [narrator] In a season finale... 4 00:00:06,931 --> 00:00:08,586 [Todd] We're gonna run it till there's nothing left. 5 00:00:08,586 --> 00:00:12,689 [narrator] ...the Hoffman crew races to beat 1,000 ounces... 6 00:00:12,689 --> 00:00:13,655 [Todd] I just need a win. 7 00:00:13,655 --> 00:00:15,206 I got to get this last bit of gold. 8 00:00:15,206 --> 00:00:18,206 [narrator] ...to put a gold bonus in each man's pocket... 9 00:00:18,206 --> 00:00:19,965 [Sparky] Got some flakes, boys. 10 00:00:21,275 --> 00:00:23,517 [narrator] ...and earn a profitable final season 11 00:00:23,517 --> 00:00:25,931 from mining pioneer, Jack Hoffman. 12 00:00:25,931 --> 00:00:28,586 [Jack] Gold mining has been a way of life. 13 00:00:28,586 --> 00:00:29,896 [Sterling] You're the real deal. 14 00:00:29,896 --> 00:00:32,172 I hope I never let you down. 15 00:00:32,172 --> 00:00:33,689 [indistinct] 16 00:00:34,896 --> 00:00:38,482 We have to keep pushing until winter pushes us out of here. 17 00:00:38,482 --> 00:00:41,689 [narrator] But with a season-ending snowfall in the forecast... 18 00:00:41,689 --> 00:00:43,793 [Sparky] That's termination dust. 19 00:00:43,793 --> 00:00:47,068 That's a sign that it's our time to go. 20 00:00:47,068 --> 00:00:48,724 Ooh, that's sucker's cold. 21 00:00:48,724 --> 00:00:50,827 [Hunter] Fuel trucks won't make it over the pass anymore. 22 00:00:50,827 --> 00:00:52,896 I have no idea where to find any more pay. 23 00:00:52,896 --> 00:00:55,000 [narrator] The rich pay dirt they need 24 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,000 may be in the last place an old-school miner 25 00:00:58,000 --> 00:00:59,482 would ever look. 26 00:00:59,482 --> 00:01:01,724 [Rob] I have no idea if this is gonna work. 27 00:01:01,724 --> 00:01:02,896 [Hunter] Grab the tag line. 28 00:01:02,896 --> 00:01:04,413 It is very dangerous. 29 00:01:04,413 --> 00:01:06,413 - [Sparky] Oh... Oh... - [Todd] Hey, whoa. 30 00:01:22,275 --> 00:01:23,896 [Sterling over radio] Hey, Spark, you got a copy? 31 00:01:23,896 --> 00:01:25,103 Yeah, you got me. Go ahead. 32 00:01:25,103 --> 00:01:26,379 [Sterling] I don't know. 33 00:01:26,379 --> 00:01:29,413 We're pulling up the road and coming up against winter. 34 00:01:29,413 --> 00:01:30,724 [Sparky over radio] Ridiculous. 35 00:01:31,827 --> 00:01:34,482 Hey, guys, I know we're getting to the end of the season, 36 00:01:34,482 --> 00:01:36,413 but do not give up now. 37 00:01:42,793 --> 00:01:43,862 [grunts] 38 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,068 This is a code-red situation. 39 00:01:47,068 --> 00:01:49,413 Winter is about ready to shut us down, 40 00:01:49,413 --> 00:01:51,379 and we're all busting our asses, 41 00:01:51,379 --> 00:01:54,172 running the last bit of this dirt from the road 42 00:01:54,172 --> 00:01:55,793 before that happens. 43 00:01:55,793 --> 00:01:58,620 But if I don't at least get 1,000 ounces, 44 00:01:58,620 --> 00:02:00,482 which is my break-even point, 45 00:02:00,482 --> 00:02:02,275 I'm gonna be coming home with debt 46 00:02:02,275 --> 00:02:04,482 and possibly not mine again. 47 00:02:04,482 --> 00:02:06,241 I can't let that happen. 48 00:02:10,620 --> 00:02:13,000 [over radio] Okay, guys, I appreciate 49 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:14,586 everything you've put into this. 50 00:02:14,586 --> 00:02:15,896 So keep up the great work 51 00:02:15,896 --> 00:02:19,103 and finish this season up strong as we can. 52 00:02:19,103 --> 00:02:21,103 Every ounce over 1,000 53 00:02:21,103 --> 00:02:23,517 is going straight into your gold bonus. 54 00:02:24,620 --> 00:02:26,103 Hey, you hear that, boys? 55 00:02:26,103 --> 00:02:27,275 We're going home with some gold. 56 00:02:27,275 --> 00:02:28,413 Let's go get it. 57 00:02:28,413 --> 00:02:29,689 [Sparky] Woo-hoo! Thanks, Todd. 58 00:02:29,689 --> 00:02:31,827 We'll keep busting ass for you. 59 00:02:31,827 --> 00:02:33,620 I want to say thank you in a good way. 60 00:02:34,586 --> 00:02:38,620 No better way than yellow in a jar. 61 00:02:43,103 --> 00:02:44,620 [Andy over radio] Sterling, hold a few seconds. 62 00:02:44,620 --> 00:02:45,724 I'll let Sparky first. 63 00:02:45,724 --> 00:02:46,965 Just get in behind him 64 00:02:46,965 --> 00:02:48,724 and then just pull alongside and then I'll load you. 65 00:02:48,724 --> 00:02:50,965 - Okay? - [Sterling] You got it, Andy. 66 00:02:55,103 --> 00:02:56,034 [Sparky] You know, it's important 67 00:02:56,034 --> 00:02:57,827 that everybody gets a gold bonus 68 00:02:57,827 --> 00:03:00,931 because this season's been so far a [bleep] show. 69 00:03:00,931 --> 00:03:02,896 I really think that having a gold bonus 70 00:03:02,896 --> 00:03:05,931 just reassures that, you know, you did your best. 71 00:03:13,172 --> 00:03:14,482 [Andy] You know, we get to this point 72 00:03:14,482 --> 00:03:16,068 every year, it seems like. 73 00:03:16,068 --> 00:03:18,206 We're scrambling to find pay dirt 74 00:03:18,206 --> 00:03:20,620 to run before the season ends. 75 00:03:20,620 --> 00:03:23,172 So we've dug every bit of pay out of the road that's there, 76 00:03:23,172 --> 00:03:25,413 and we're gonna have to figure out our next move. 77 00:03:25,413 --> 00:03:28,241 I don't know where we're gonna find any more now. 78 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:35,586 [Sparky over radio] 79 00:03:35,586 --> 00:03:36,517 [Sterling over radio] 80 00:03:37,275 --> 00:03:39,275 [chuckles] 81 00:03:39,275 --> 00:03:41,000 [Todd] It's funny, as soon as we get told 82 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:42,206 we're getting a gold bonus, 83 00:03:42,206 --> 00:03:46,379 this is the final rock truck load from the road. 84 00:03:46,379 --> 00:03:49,862 So we're down to our last bit of pay again. 85 00:03:53,620 --> 00:03:56,620 [over radio] Last load. Good job, Spark. 86 00:03:56,620 --> 00:03:59,310 And let's hope that his has got a little bit of yellow in it. 87 00:03:59,310 --> 00:04:00,275 Hey, man. 88 00:04:00,275 --> 00:04:03,068 Really hope this pay is loaded because, 89 00:04:03,068 --> 00:04:04,689 honestly, man, I really don't want 90 00:04:04,689 --> 00:04:06,586 to get out of here without a gold bonus. 91 00:04:06,586 --> 00:04:08,482 Let's hope it's a good payday. 92 00:04:08,482 --> 00:04:10,586 I was hoping that the dirt from the road 93 00:04:10,586 --> 00:04:12,379 would last a little bit longer. 94 00:04:12,379 --> 00:04:14,586 It's been like this all season. 95 00:04:14,586 --> 00:04:18,172 One step forward, two gigantic steps back. 96 00:04:18,172 --> 00:04:20,000 But we're not gonna give up. 97 00:04:20,724 --> 00:04:21,931 [Andy] There it is. 98 00:04:22,379 --> 00:04:23,689 Last, Sparky. 99 00:04:23,689 --> 00:04:26,275 [Todd] We cannot let the guys down now. 100 00:04:26,275 --> 00:04:27,482 I'm going to need to figure out 101 00:04:27,482 --> 00:04:29,724 this pay dirt situation fast. 102 00:04:30,896 --> 00:04:34,137 Andy, Hunter, Sparky, meet me at the dump. 103 00:04:34,896 --> 00:04:36,137 [Hunter over radio] Copy that. 104 00:04:46,482 --> 00:04:47,793 Hey. 105 00:04:47,793 --> 00:04:50,172 Snow's coming, but it's not here yet, 106 00:04:50,172 --> 00:04:52,517 so it's given us a little bit of extra time 107 00:04:52,517 --> 00:04:53,931 to find some pay dirt to run. 108 00:04:53,931 --> 00:04:56,827 Ran the road, Plateau's frozen up, 109 00:04:56,827 --> 00:04:59,724 obviously Lost Cut's... gone. 110 00:04:59,724 --> 00:05:01,482 You guys got anything? 111 00:05:01,482 --> 00:05:03,310 Any other ideas on pay dirt? 112 00:05:03,310 --> 00:05:04,448 I'm all ears. 113 00:05:05,379 --> 00:05:07,103 I mean... 114 00:05:07,103 --> 00:05:08,724 Don't you think Upper Dahl's done? 115 00:05:08,724 --> 00:05:10,275 I think Upper Dahl's done. 116 00:05:10,275 --> 00:05:12,413 I think the Narrows are done. 117 00:05:12,413 --> 00:05:13,896 Ancient Riverbed's done. 118 00:05:13,896 --> 00:05:16,034 I don't know of anything else off the top of my head. 119 00:05:16,586 --> 00:05:18,482 - So... - [Todd] Nothing. 120 00:05:18,482 --> 00:05:20,551 What do you think out there, North Fork? 121 00:05:21,517 --> 00:05:22,827 It's too late to really get into it. 122 00:05:22,827 --> 00:05:25,000 Anything's gonna now be frozen for the most part. 123 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:27,827 I mean, what about underneath Jack's plant? 124 00:05:28,896 --> 00:05:31,000 It might be thawed by now. 125 00:05:32,689 --> 00:05:35,379 Jack's wash plant is over at North Fork. 126 00:05:35,379 --> 00:05:36,931 You know, one of the mining spots 127 00:05:36,931 --> 00:05:38,000 we've mined last season, 128 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:39,793 but didn't completely clear it out. 129 00:05:39,793 --> 00:05:42,724 Since Jack's wash plant is sitting right on top of it, 130 00:05:42,724 --> 00:05:44,344 it hasn't frozen yet. 131 00:05:44,793 --> 00:05:46,482 How big of an area? 132 00:05:46,482 --> 00:05:48,275 - Just a small... - I don't know exactly how much, 133 00:05:48,275 --> 00:05:51,379 but, you know, maybe a few days. 134 00:05:51,379 --> 00:05:53,413 Well, I guess that sounds like the last of it, then. 135 00:05:53,413 --> 00:05:55,000 - Yeah. - Because we literally don't... 136 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,000 I have no idea where to find any more pay. 137 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:57,827 And it's too late. 138 00:05:57,827 --> 00:06:00,379 That'll be the last pay, period. 139 00:06:00,379 --> 00:06:03,482 At this point, I'm open to any ideas for pay dirt. 140 00:06:03,482 --> 00:06:05,206 I don't care how crazy they are. 141 00:06:05,206 --> 00:06:07,103 'Cause I'm not only doing this for my crew, 142 00:06:07,103 --> 00:06:09,068 I'm doing this for my dad. 143 00:06:09,068 --> 00:06:12,000 And to be honest with you, my dad is my hero, 144 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,000 and it's his last mining season. 145 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,517 I cannot have it end in a loss. 146 00:06:16,517 --> 00:06:17,896 All right. Let's hurry up. 147 00:06:17,896 --> 00:06:19,000 We've got snow coming. 148 00:06:29,482 --> 00:06:30,965 Got to get the sluice off. 149 00:06:31,517 --> 00:06:34,310 Hey, just grab that wrenches 150 00:06:34,310 --> 00:06:35,689 to undo the sluice. 151 00:06:35,689 --> 00:06:38,379 [narrator] The Hoffmans have mined all the pay dirt 152 00:06:38,379 --> 00:06:42,413 from the Lost Cut, The Plateau and the road at Upper Dahl. 153 00:06:42,413 --> 00:06:46,000 Now they have just one final spot left to dig. 154 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:47,758 Underneath the Jack Rabbit. 155 00:06:49,482 --> 00:06:51,586 [Todd] Think about it. For years and years, 156 00:06:51,586 --> 00:06:54,896 the Z Plant was positioned over here and it ran here, 157 00:06:54,896 --> 00:06:57,586 and it spilled gold all over the place. 158 00:06:57,586 --> 00:06:59,482 The dirt should be pretty rich. 159 00:06:59,482 --> 00:07:01,896 It doesn't hurt that a bunch of concentrates 160 00:07:01,896 --> 00:07:04,344 were actually ran right on top of this ground. 161 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:06,379 [Rob] He's gonna have it over there. 162 00:07:06,379 --> 00:07:07,793 There's a lot at stake for me. 163 00:07:07,793 --> 00:07:10,689 If I don't hit 1,000 ounces by the end of this week, 164 00:07:10,689 --> 00:07:12,172 I'm gonna go home on a loss 165 00:07:12,172 --> 00:07:14,448 and probably go home with a whole bunch of debt. 166 00:07:15,103 --> 00:07:18,275 Now, I'm only 35 ounces short, 167 00:07:18,275 --> 00:07:20,000 so somehow, some way, 168 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,862 I got to get this pay dirt and get it ran. 169 00:07:24,275 --> 00:07:27,379 I think we ought to pick it just on the front here, 170 00:07:27,379 --> 00:07:29,793 and then just kind of turn it like this. 171 00:07:29,793 --> 00:07:31,275 [Hunter] Right now what we're trying to do 172 00:07:31,275 --> 00:07:33,172 is pull the Jack Rabbit off the hill, 173 00:07:33,172 --> 00:07:35,689 which can be a little bit of a nightmare. 174 00:07:35,689 --> 00:07:38,379 Any time you're moving a piece of machinery like this, 175 00:07:38,379 --> 00:07:40,310 it is very dangerous. 176 00:07:40,310 --> 00:07:43,206 So obviously it weighs thousands and thousands of pounds. 177 00:07:43,206 --> 00:07:45,000 We're basically rigging it with chains 178 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:48,000 and straps and things that could fail. 179 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,517 Hopefully, we get this thing off the hill in one piece. 180 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:55,724 [engine starts] 181 00:08:01,689 --> 00:08:03,275 [Rob] I have no idea if this is gonna work. 182 00:08:03,275 --> 00:08:05,413 At this point, I guess it's a Hail Mary. 183 00:08:05,413 --> 00:08:06,931 It could be good. 184 00:08:06,931 --> 00:08:09,482 There could be gold in it. It could be bad. 185 00:08:09,482 --> 00:08:11,517 I guess we'll do it and we'll see what happens. 186 00:08:13,896 --> 00:08:15,000 [Todd] Hey, you're hanging in the air. 187 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:16,275 Take it out. 188 00:08:17,275 --> 00:08:19,137 [Hunter] How about I grab the [bleep] tagline? 189 00:08:19,586 --> 00:08:20,965 [Todd] Not the tagline. 190 00:08:22,379 --> 00:08:24,103 [bleep] this. 191 00:08:24,103 --> 00:08:26,655 I think it's our first time [bleep] doing everything. 192 00:08:32,482 --> 00:08:33,517 [mouthing] 193 00:08:33,517 --> 00:08:35,413 [Todd] Oh, you want to set it on his rack? 194 00:08:35,413 --> 00:08:37,758 [Hunter over radio] I figured that's why the truck was right behind. 195 00:08:38,586 --> 00:08:40,000 [Todd over radio] 196 00:08:41,689 --> 00:08:43,931 Just scooch to your right. Perfect. 197 00:08:44,275 --> 00:08:45,551 Pull, Thurb. 198 00:08:52,896 --> 00:08:54,379 I think we're clear. 199 00:08:54,379 --> 00:08:55,655 Wheel her out here. 200 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:03,103 Hey, Hunter. 201 00:09:03,103 --> 00:09:05,103 [over radio] Right up in here. 202 00:09:05,103 --> 00:09:08,482 We're gonna lift the front, back it out. 203 00:09:08,482 --> 00:09:10,310 Where do you want to hook? Around here? 204 00:09:10,931 --> 00:09:12,551 That was my thought. 205 00:09:19,379 --> 00:09:20,931 - [man] We clear. - [Todd] Heads up. 206 00:09:21,482 --> 00:09:22,551 Here it goes. 207 00:09:23,827 --> 00:09:25,827 We gotta turn it and walk it back. 208 00:09:26,275 --> 00:09:27,655 Thurber, grab the blocks. 209 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:29,655 Leave it. Leave it. 210 00:09:30,689 --> 00:09:32,103 Oh, my [bleep]. 211 00:09:32,103 --> 00:09:33,379 [Todd] For the tires. 212 00:09:33,379 --> 00:09:34,448 Let it roll. 213 00:09:36,068 --> 00:09:38,517 Sparky, grab the block. 214 00:09:38,517 --> 00:09:41,586 You're the emergency brake with a block. 215 00:09:41,586 --> 00:09:42,586 There you go. 216 00:09:42,586 --> 00:09:43,689 [man] Hey. Hey, Hunter. 217 00:09:43,689 --> 00:09:46,172 You might want to get your stick out 218 00:09:46,172 --> 00:09:47,482 as far as you can away from you 219 00:09:47,482 --> 00:09:49,379 so that [indistinct]. 220 00:09:49,379 --> 00:09:52,275 Let's have more [bleep] guys directing. 221 00:09:52,275 --> 00:09:55,689 Hey, this thing is gonna roll. Like... 222 00:09:55,689 --> 00:09:57,724 [over radio] So why is everybody standing so close? 223 00:09:57,724 --> 00:09:59,103 Just everybody back up, 224 00:09:59,103 --> 00:10:01,275 and I will get it off the hill. 225 00:10:01,275 --> 00:10:02,517 [Todd] Stay by the tires. 226 00:10:02,517 --> 00:10:04,482 - Why? - [Todd] Because you can block them 227 00:10:04,482 --> 00:10:05,482 if it starts rolling. 228 00:10:05,482 --> 00:10:07,896 No, he's not gonna be anywhere around it 229 00:10:07,896 --> 00:10:09,724 if it starts rolling. 230 00:10:09,724 --> 00:10:11,793 [man] I would let it boom down and stick out 231 00:10:11,793 --> 00:10:13,448 and get away from you as far as you can. 232 00:10:13,793 --> 00:10:14,931 No! 233 00:10:15,206 --> 00:10:16,310 I know. 234 00:10:16,689 --> 00:10:17,758 I got it. 235 00:10:17,758 --> 00:10:19,689 It's a little bit of a cluster right now 236 00:10:19,689 --> 00:10:22,103 because we've got four people in charge, 237 00:10:22,896 --> 00:10:24,275 and not a lot of clear directions. 238 00:10:24,275 --> 00:10:27,241 So I'm gonna kind of keep my distance. 239 00:10:28,275 --> 00:10:30,275 [Todd] Hunter, swing it out to the right side of you 240 00:10:30,275 --> 00:10:32,310 so this doesn't come right at you. 241 00:10:32,310 --> 00:10:34,275 And you'll be walking alongside of it, you know? 242 00:10:34,275 --> 00:10:36,724 So it'll be right here alongside you. 243 00:10:36,724 --> 00:10:38,724 I'm not worried about how to get off the hill. 244 00:10:38,724 --> 00:10:41,689 I'm worried about everybody standing right next to it. 245 00:10:41,689 --> 00:10:43,068 [over radio] This is dangerous. 246 00:10:43,068 --> 00:10:45,482 Why don't everybody stand back and I'll just pull it down? 247 00:10:45,482 --> 00:10:47,241 [Todd] Okay. You got it. Let's go. 248 00:10:47,689 --> 00:10:48,965 Everybody clear out. 249 00:10:49,896 --> 00:10:51,310 You guys, clear out. 250 00:10:51,310 --> 00:10:52,448 Clear out. 251 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:57,620 [over radio] Yeah, that'll work good. 252 00:10:58,000 --> 00:10:59,241 Drop it, son. 253 00:11:00,103 --> 00:11:02,000 [Sparky] That was... [laughs] 254 00:11:03,103 --> 00:11:04,482 [chuckles] 255 00:11:09,896 --> 00:11:12,241 [Todd] You can't go that way. You gotta come your way. 256 00:11:13,172 --> 00:11:14,965 Don't drop it off this cliff. 257 00:11:17,068 --> 00:11:19,275 - There you go. - [Sparky laughs] 258 00:11:19,275 --> 00:11:21,724 Probably a Jack Rabbit down the hill, dude. 259 00:11:21,724 --> 00:11:23,413 Oh. God. [chuckles] 260 00:11:23,931 --> 00:11:25,413 What could go wrong? 261 00:11:26,896 --> 00:11:28,896 That's called walking the dog, baby. 262 00:11:28,896 --> 00:11:31,310 [Sparky] That's walking the dog, dude. 263 00:11:31,724 --> 00:11:33,137 This is nuts. 264 00:11:33,827 --> 00:11:34,931 Where do you want it? 265 00:11:34,931 --> 00:11:36,793 Are we gonna grab onto it with something else? 266 00:11:36,793 --> 00:11:38,000 Or what's the plan here? 267 00:11:38,689 --> 00:11:41,000 [Todd] Hey, you gotta take it back that way. 268 00:11:41,586 --> 00:11:42,586 We've got to get it out. 269 00:11:42,586 --> 00:11:44,379 We've got to get the lay down yard. 270 00:11:44,379 --> 00:11:47,379 [Hunter over radio] Yeah, but I gotta tow this thing down a hill 271 00:11:47,379 --> 00:11:48,896 with it facing towards me 272 00:11:48,896 --> 00:11:50,827 with two little, tiny chains on it? 273 00:11:50,827 --> 00:11:52,000 [Todd] Yeah, that's why you got to 274 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:53,931 keep it dragging in the front. 275 00:11:55,586 --> 00:11:56,793 [Hunter] I really don't like the way 276 00:11:56,793 --> 00:11:58,896 that we rigged my grandpa's plant. 277 00:11:58,896 --> 00:12:00,275 This thing is so heavy, 278 00:12:00,275 --> 00:12:03,275 and it's literally on a trailer with wheels. 279 00:12:03,275 --> 00:12:04,586 One wrong move and this thing comes 280 00:12:04,586 --> 00:12:06,586 straight through the windshield and kill me. 281 00:12:06,586 --> 00:12:08,620 You could say that I'm pretty clenched. 282 00:12:13,793 --> 00:12:15,655 [Sparky] [bleep] Oh... Oh... 283 00:12:16,517 --> 00:12:18,034 [Todd] Hey, whoa! 284 00:12:26,172 --> 00:12:27,310 [Todd] Let's get it there. 285 00:12:31,379 --> 00:12:33,241 - [Sparky] Oh, no. - [Todd] Hey, whoa! 286 00:12:34,379 --> 00:12:36,206 Oh, [bleep] jeez. 287 00:12:37,448 --> 00:12:39,241 [Todd] There's really no options left. 288 00:12:39,241 --> 00:12:42,689 I've got to use that pay dirt underneath my dad's plant. 289 00:12:42,689 --> 00:12:44,482 We don't have a lot of time. 290 00:12:44,482 --> 00:12:47,103 We've got old man winter coming quick. 291 00:12:47,103 --> 00:12:49,448 The sooner we can get the Jack Rabbit off this hill, 292 00:12:49,448 --> 00:12:51,586 the sooner we can get this pay dirt to the plant 293 00:12:51,586 --> 00:12:52,931 and start mining again. 294 00:12:53,448 --> 00:12:54,689 That little patch of ground 295 00:12:54,689 --> 00:12:57,275 can make or break me this year. 296 00:12:57,275 --> 00:13:00,172 [over radio] Hunter, wait. Just stop. 297 00:13:00,172 --> 00:13:03,137 This is kind of dangerous how we have this set up. 298 00:13:03,137 --> 00:13:05,758 [Todd over radio] I'll do it if you don't want to do it. 299 00:13:05,758 --> 00:13:08,275 [Hunter] I'm not gonna do it with it rigged like that. 300 00:13:08,275 --> 00:13:09,827 [Todd] I got it. I'll take it. 301 00:13:10,689 --> 00:13:11,724 Get in here, master. 302 00:13:12,344 --> 00:13:13,689 [over radio] Master excavator. 303 00:13:16,482 --> 00:13:17,758 [Todd] Here, hold this. 304 00:13:17,758 --> 00:13:19,620 Don't lose it. Thank you. 305 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:26,586 Junior didn't feel super comfortable 306 00:13:26,586 --> 00:13:28,275 doing the dangerous stuff. 307 00:13:28,275 --> 00:13:29,965 He hasn't done enough 308 00:13:29,965 --> 00:13:32,068 stupid stuff, like me, in his life, 309 00:13:32,068 --> 00:13:34,931 so I have to do all the dangerous stuff. 310 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:44,000 [Sparky speaking] 311 00:13:47,172 --> 00:13:49,137 [Hunter speaking] 312 00:13:49,137 --> 00:13:50,586 [Sparky] I know. I know. 313 00:13:51,862 --> 00:13:53,793 [Hunter] I hate it, I hate it, I hate it. 314 00:13:53,793 --> 00:13:56,586 I would stay way back, seriously. 315 00:13:56,586 --> 00:13:59,000 [Todd] We're moving this off. It's real tricky. 316 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:00,758 You don't want this thing to take off, 317 00:14:00,758 --> 00:14:02,034 come smashing right through the cab. 318 00:14:02,034 --> 00:14:03,551 So you've got to kind of keep it 319 00:14:03,551 --> 00:14:05,000 just above the ground here 320 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:07,034 to kind of use the tongue as my brake, 321 00:14:07,034 --> 00:14:09,793 trying to keep yourself from getting smashed into. 322 00:14:09,793 --> 00:14:11,344 This is the most dangerous part 323 00:14:11,344 --> 00:14:13,689 as it comes down the hill right at me. 324 00:14:13,689 --> 00:14:15,172 [Sparky] Yeah, I'm staying way back. 325 00:14:15,172 --> 00:14:17,689 That's way too sketch, dude. 326 00:14:17,689 --> 00:14:21,103 [Hunter] The reason I'm not doing it is it's sketch. 327 00:14:21,103 --> 00:14:23,000 [Sparky] How are we looking on that side, Jack? 328 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:27,275 [Jack] He needs to slowly start going to that way. 329 00:14:27,275 --> 00:14:28,448 [Sparky] To the right. 330 00:14:28,448 --> 00:14:29,896 All right, Todd, you're looking good so far. 331 00:14:29,896 --> 00:14:32,000 Start tracking toward you right now. 332 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:35,413 [Jack] Slowly, slowly. He's too fast. 333 00:14:36,689 --> 00:14:37,862 [Hunter] Oh, [bleep]. 334 00:14:37,862 --> 00:14:39,793 [Sparky] Oh! Whoo! Dude. 335 00:14:45,655 --> 00:14:47,689 Start tracking towards your right. 336 00:14:47,689 --> 00:14:50,310 There you go. All right. We're home free from the hill. 337 00:14:52,448 --> 00:14:53,482 You're doing good, man. 338 00:14:53,482 --> 00:14:54,482 Just straight back. 339 00:14:54,482 --> 00:14:56,275 I'm glad we didn't break your baby, man. 340 00:14:56,275 --> 00:14:57,275 [Jack] Ah... 341 00:14:57,275 --> 00:14:58,724 [Sparky] Old Jack Rabbit. 342 00:15:00,793 --> 00:15:02,586 Perfect. 343 00:15:02,586 --> 00:15:04,586 [Todd over radio] Yeah, just clear it out. I'll get her. 344 00:15:07,034 --> 00:15:10,655 [Sparky] Operation get rid of the Jack Rabbit is a success. 345 00:15:10,655 --> 00:15:12,172 Yeah, we're doing this whole thing 346 00:15:12,172 --> 00:15:14,034 for one thing and one thing only. 347 00:15:14,034 --> 00:15:16,689 And it's to get that gold from underneath Jack's plant. 348 00:15:16,689 --> 00:15:20,448 And it's our last-ditch effort to scrape up anything we can 349 00:15:20,448 --> 00:15:23,275 in hopes that we can bring home something. 350 00:15:23,275 --> 00:15:27,000 'Cause Todd said anything over 1,000 ounces is ours. 351 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:28,482 Keep going, keep going. 352 00:15:29,103 --> 00:15:30,241 Whoa! 353 00:15:30,241 --> 00:15:32,137 [Todd] Okay, we got everything off the hill here. 354 00:15:32,137 --> 00:15:34,448 We're just gonna pick up this last few hoses. 355 00:15:34,448 --> 00:15:36,379 We're gonna take this dirt to the plant, 356 00:15:36,379 --> 00:15:38,379 run it, see what we get. 357 00:15:38,379 --> 00:15:41,068 I feel like there's 100 ounces right here. 358 00:15:49,379 --> 00:15:52,586 I'm getting there. I'm gonna see the technique. 359 00:15:52,586 --> 00:15:55,689 Hey, Sterling, I want to teach you this table. 360 00:15:55,689 --> 00:15:56,793 Okay. 361 00:15:56,793 --> 00:16:00,068 Okay, so we're gonna start from the very start. 362 00:16:00,068 --> 00:16:01,275 - Okay? - Perfect. 363 00:16:01,275 --> 00:16:03,241 I'm going to be done after the season, 364 00:16:03,241 --> 00:16:09,241 so it's my responsibility to teach somebody my position. 365 00:16:09,241 --> 00:16:13,482 So what we do is we go over here to this side, 366 00:16:13,482 --> 00:16:15,275 we turn the pump on. 367 00:16:15,793 --> 00:16:18,689 This is filtrated water. 368 00:16:18,689 --> 00:16:21,034 We have the filter down there. 369 00:16:21,034 --> 00:16:23,586 We've changed that, okay? 370 00:16:24,275 --> 00:16:26,896 Turn this on and let it run. 371 00:16:26,896 --> 00:16:29,172 You know, I have spent so much time 372 00:16:29,172 --> 00:16:31,586 in the cleanup room with Thurber, 373 00:16:31,586 --> 00:16:34,448 that it just seems like my second home. 374 00:16:34,448 --> 00:16:37,482 - Well, we'll find out, huh? - [Jim] Yeah. 375 00:16:37,482 --> 00:16:41,000 [Jack] Gold mining, to me, has been a way of life. 376 00:16:42,586 --> 00:16:44,103 We're doing it. 377 00:16:44,103 --> 00:16:48,586 All I ever wanted to do was mine with my family. 378 00:16:48,586 --> 00:16:49,655 [people cheering] 379 00:16:49,655 --> 00:16:50,793 [chuckling] 380 00:16:50,793 --> 00:16:54,827 [Jack] I've gotten to mine with my grandsons 381 00:16:55,689 --> 00:16:56,689 and my son. 382 00:16:56,689 --> 00:16:59,000 - [man] Look at that. - Holy crap! 383 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:02,551 That's it. We got our first real nugget. 384 00:17:02,551 --> 00:17:04,689 [Jack] And I put all my money on the line. 385 00:17:04,689 --> 00:17:07,000 - I put my guts on the line. - [all cheering] 386 00:17:07,758 --> 00:17:09,482 I'm going to do everything I can 387 00:17:09,482 --> 00:17:11,172 for all these people. 388 00:17:11,172 --> 00:17:12,896 I want them to be happy. 389 00:17:12,896 --> 00:17:14,448 I want them to have gold. 390 00:17:14,448 --> 00:17:17,275 You know, put it in their pocket, 391 00:17:17,275 --> 00:17:18,758 pay for their houses. 392 00:17:18,758 --> 00:17:20,172 [all cheering] 393 00:17:20,965 --> 00:17:22,793 That's what I want it for. 394 00:17:22,793 --> 00:17:27,172 It's been a real blessing, but now it's my time 395 00:17:27,172 --> 00:17:30,000 to turn loose the reins completely. 396 00:17:33,034 --> 00:17:35,310 You just got to take your hand. 397 00:17:36,172 --> 00:17:39,172 Don't scratch the table, you know? 398 00:17:39,172 --> 00:17:41,068 - Mmm-hmm. - Just get it wet. 399 00:17:41,068 --> 00:17:43,137 Why don't you do that side? 400 00:17:43,137 --> 00:17:45,379 [Sterling] The accumulated knowledge of my grandpa 401 00:17:45,379 --> 00:17:47,586 in that gold room is unique to him. 402 00:17:47,586 --> 00:17:49,103 And to have him pass that to me, 403 00:17:49,103 --> 00:17:50,068 I'm just honored. 404 00:17:50,068 --> 00:17:52,379 [Jack] You just take one little scoop. 405 00:17:52,379 --> 00:17:54,000 You put one scoop in. 406 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:55,379 Don't put more than that. 407 00:17:55,379 --> 00:17:56,517 [Sterling] You know, he's retiring, 408 00:17:56,517 --> 00:17:58,655 and that really brings it to reality for me. 409 00:17:58,655 --> 00:18:00,172 It's gonna b odd for him 410 00:18:00,172 --> 00:18:01,586 to be at home while we're all here. 411 00:18:01,586 --> 00:18:03,758 He is the backbone and the anchor 412 00:18:03,758 --> 00:18:05,034 of this whole dream. 413 00:18:05,034 --> 00:18:06,068 And that's that. 414 00:18:06,068 --> 00:18:08,482 I don't want to experience this life 415 00:18:08,482 --> 00:18:10,586 without my freaking grandpa. 416 00:18:10,586 --> 00:18:11,793 This is the only one I got. 417 00:18:11,793 --> 00:18:16,344 [Jack] This table, I think it's $27,000, 418 00:18:16,344 --> 00:18:19,344 so it's really important to protect this table. 419 00:18:19,344 --> 00:18:22,241 I'm used to being careful counting the cut, so... 420 00:18:22,241 --> 00:18:23,655 I know. I know that. 421 00:18:23,655 --> 00:18:25,689 [Jack] You've got to protect every little flake. 422 00:18:25,689 --> 00:18:28,241 And try to get it into that jar 423 00:18:28,241 --> 00:18:29,793 and keep it there. 424 00:18:29,793 --> 00:18:32,896 Sterling has rose to the occasion. 425 00:18:32,896 --> 00:18:34,172 And I trust him. 426 00:18:34,172 --> 00:18:36,000 [Sterling] If I can carry the torch of gold mining, I will. 427 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,137 I really enjoy it, and it's a lot more exciting 428 00:18:39,137 --> 00:18:40,793 than just about everything else. 429 00:18:40,793 --> 00:18:43,379 Well, I think you have a future in it. 430 00:18:53,379 --> 00:18:55,241 All right, man. 431 00:18:55,241 --> 00:18:56,689 [over radio] Let's hope this dirt 432 00:18:56,689 --> 00:18:59,068 has got some promising gold in it. 433 00:18:59,068 --> 00:19:01,724 I'm hoping so. I'm hoping it's rich. 434 00:19:06,448 --> 00:19:08,586 Well, we got Jack's plant pulled off of the hill, 435 00:19:08,586 --> 00:19:12,000 and this is kind of our last little spot 436 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:13,482 that we're gonna try to scrape some pay out of. 437 00:19:13,482 --> 00:19:16,586 So I don't know how much gold is gonna be in here, 438 00:19:16,586 --> 00:19:19,793 but right now we just need enough gold 439 00:19:19,793 --> 00:19:22,241 to try to get us, you know, at least over 1,000. 440 00:19:22,241 --> 00:19:24,724 I'm hoping that it's pretty rich, so we'll see. 441 00:19:27,379 --> 00:19:29,344 All right, Todd, coming at you live 442 00:19:29,344 --> 00:19:31,758 with some of this Jack Rabbit pay dirt. 443 00:19:31,758 --> 00:19:33,137 [Todd over radio] Okay. 444 00:19:35,379 --> 00:19:37,655 The dirt we're pulling from under Jack's plant 445 00:19:37,655 --> 00:19:40,137 could be enough pay to be everybody's gold bonus. 446 00:19:40,137 --> 00:19:42,620 [over radio] I want to go home with a pocketful of gold. 447 00:19:47,586 --> 00:19:49,275 Let's hope this pay dirt 448 00:19:49,275 --> 00:19:51,172 can get Jack a new pair of boots. 449 00:19:51,172 --> 00:19:52,620 [Jack] Let's do it. 450 00:19:52,620 --> 00:19:54,689 Now that it's getting to the very end of the season here, 451 00:19:54,689 --> 00:19:57,551 it's hard on my grandpa 'cause, you know, 452 00:19:57,551 --> 00:19:59,689 this is probably the last time he's gonna be up here. 453 00:20:05,482 --> 00:20:06,896 It's kind of bittersweet. 454 00:20:06,896 --> 00:20:08,551 I don't really know what the future looks like, 455 00:20:08,551 --> 00:20:10,896 but it's something that we're never gonna forget. 456 00:20:13,689 --> 00:20:15,034 [Todd] This season's been a little crazy. 457 00:20:15,034 --> 00:20:16,482 We came in with high hopes, 458 00:20:16,482 --> 00:20:18,034 thinking we're coming out here blinging. 459 00:20:18,034 --> 00:20:19,551 But at this point, 460 00:20:19,551 --> 00:20:21,793 I'm really just doing this for Jack. 461 00:20:21,793 --> 00:20:24,000 I love Jack with all my heart. 462 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,000 He's like a grandpa I've never had. 463 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:30,000 And this guy has given me a leg up in life. 464 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:31,172 I'm really blessed for it. 465 00:20:31,172 --> 00:20:34,482 And let's hope we reach our goal. 466 00:20:34,482 --> 00:20:36,068 I'm glad we got to run your plant. 467 00:20:36,068 --> 00:20:38,413 Let's hope this pays a little bit of gold, huh? 468 00:20:39,103 --> 00:20:40,310 [Jack] Been fun. 469 00:20:40,862 --> 00:20:42,724 [dramatic music playing] 470 00:20:43,172 --> 00:20:45,275 We've set a goal at 1,000. 471 00:20:45,275 --> 00:20:47,793 So if we make 35 more ounces, 472 00:20:47,793 --> 00:20:49,172 we'll break even. 473 00:20:49,172 --> 00:20:53,000 And then we'll be able to give the guys some gold. 474 00:20:53,344 --> 00:20:54,689 If we don't, 475 00:20:54,689 --> 00:20:56,241 it's going to be a dud. 476 00:20:56,241 --> 00:20:58,275 We're taking a gamble. 477 00:20:58,275 --> 00:21:00,827 And this is our last stand right now. 478 00:21:08,586 --> 00:21:10,068 [tense music playing] 479 00:21:15,655 --> 00:21:18,344 [Sparky] Mountains are freaking snow-topped right now. 480 00:21:18,344 --> 00:21:20,000 That's termination dust. 481 00:21:21,275 --> 00:21:25,517 That's a literal sign that it's our time to go. 482 00:21:26,965 --> 00:21:28,103 When the snow comes, 483 00:21:28,482 --> 00:21:29,620 it's over. 484 00:21:35,689 --> 00:21:37,000 It's getting real cold. 485 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:38,034 Like, you get to a point 486 00:21:38,034 --> 00:21:40,137 where if you're wearing steel-toed boots, 487 00:21:40,137 --> 00:21:41,896 it's not the rocks rattling in your shoe. 488 00:21:41,896 --> 00:21:42,586 It's your toes. 489 00:21:42,586 --> 00:21:44,000 [sighs] 490 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:45,310 It's pretty cold. 491 00:21:47,344 --> 00:21:49,379 [name] Ooh, that sucker's cold. 492 00:21:49,379 --> 00:21:51,275 She don't want to pop open. 493 00:21:51,275 --> 00:21:52,448 [Sparky] You see this ice right here 494 00:21:52,448 --> 00:21:54,172 it's 25 degrees. 495 00:21:54,172 --> 00:21:55,689 This is what shuts down pumps, 496 00:21:55,689 --> 00:21:57,758 and this is what shuts down mines. 497 00:21:57,758 --> 00:21:59,482 [Caleb] Definitely getting colder and colder. 498 00:21:59,482 --> 00:22:02,068 It's not negative 20 yet, at least. 499 00:22:02,068 --> 00:22:03,068 You jinxed it. 500 00:22:03,068 --> 00:22:03,931 Tomorrow morning, we're going to wake up, 501 00:22:03,931 --> 00:22:05,379 everything's going to be froze. 502 00:22:07,793 --> 00:22:09,379 [Dakota] Just got all the equipment fueled up, 503 00:22:09,379 --> 00:22:12,689 and fuel trucks won't make it over the pass anymore. 504 00:22:12,689 --> 00:22:14,689 Things are starting to get cold and freezing up, 505 00:22:14,689 --> 00:22:16,620 so it's going to be the last one. 506 00:22:18,448 --> 00:22:20,034 [Todd] We all knew this was coming. 507 00:22:20,034 --> 00:22:22,758 If we want to beat last year's goal, 508 00:22:22,758 --> 00:22:24,068 we have to keep pushing 509 00:22:24,068 --> 00:22:27,275 until the winter freeze just pushes us out of here. 510 00:22:27,275 --> 00:22:30,172 [blues music playing] 511 00:22:30,172 --> 00:22:32,172 [Todd] We just topped off all the machines 512 00:22:32,172 --> 00:22:34,172 with our remaining fuel, 513 00:22:34,172 --> 00:22:35,379 and with snow coming, 514 00:22:35,379 --> 00:22:37,379 you know, we thought we had a couple weeks left, 515 00:22:37,379 --> 00:22:39,517 but now we got maybe a couple days. 516 00:22:43,379 --> 00:22:45,172 You know what, the guys are tired. 517 00:22:45,172 --> 00:22:47,000 I just want to get everybody together 518 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,379 and maybe just celebrate my dad. And... 519 00:22:49,379 --> 00:22:51,275 hopefully that'll give them a little bit of energy 520 00:22:51,275 --> 00:22:53,310 for that last big push. 521 00:22:55,275 --> 00:22:56,551 [Jack] Hey. 522 00:22:56,551 --> 00:22:58,379 - [chuckles] - [all cheering] 523 00:23:03,034 --> 00:23:04,793 Hey, that's pretty cool. 524 00:23:04,793 --> 00:23:06,103 Where'd you get balloons? 525 00:23:06,103 --> 00:23:09,137 We got a cake and we got some cupcakes for you. 526 00:23:09,137 --> 00:23:11,103 First thing I want to say is that 527 00:23:11,103 --> 00:23:14,103 all of this mining and all that started with you. 528 00:23:14,103 --> 00:23:15,310 You didn't grow up in this. 529 00:23:15,310 --> 00:23:17,896 This was just a dream that you read about in a book. 530 00:23:17,896 --> 00:23:18,793 Yeah. 531 00:23:18,793 --> 00:23:20,793 You've never given up on that dream. 532 00:23:20,793 --> 00:23:22,482 A lot of us have bought into that dream. 533 00:23:22,482 --> 00:23:25,482 So I just want to say thank you. 534 00:23:25,482 --> 00:23:28,137 [Andy] Well, I'd like to say thank you. 535 00:23:28,137 --> 00:23:30,275 Because of you is why I'm here 536 00:23:30,275 --> 00:23:32,448 and my son's here. So... 537 00:23:32,448 --> 00:23:33,931 You know, that's pretty awesome. 538 00:23:34,793 --> 00:23:36,172 I appreciate that. 539 00:23:36,172 --> 00:23:37,655 Thank you. 540 00:23:37,655 --> 00:23:41,275 You know, these guys taking time out of their day 541 00:23:41,275 --> 00:23:42,655 to celebrate my birthday, 542 00:23:42,655 --> 00:23:43,551 [chuckles] 543 00:23:43,551 --> 00:23:46,000 it really does mean that much to me. 544 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,275 You know, everybody seems to be stressed 545 00:23:48,275 --> 00:23:49,689 at the end of the season 546 00:23:49,689 --> 00:23:51,655 to basically hit the goal. 547 00:23:51,655 --> 00:23:54,275 But, you know, this is a win for me. 548 00:23:54,275 --> 00:23:57,275 I spent a lot of birthdays with these guys. 549 00:23:57,275 --> 00:23:59,310 [all cheering] 550 00:23:59,862 --> 00:24:01,793 And I just can't believe 551 00:24:01,793 --> 00:24:03,517 that this is the last one 552 00:24:03,862 --> 00:24:05,000 on a gold mine. 553 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,034 This mining has been 554 00:24:08,034 --> 00:24:10,000 [voice breaking] a dream 555 00:24:10,448 --> 00:24:11,655 that I've had, 556 00:24:11,655 --> 00:24:14,793 and I just grabbed onto it. 557 00:24:15,275 --> 00:24:17,275 But really, what I want 558 00:24:17,275 --> 00:24:19,758 to impart to each and every person is 559 00:24:19,758 --> 00:24:21,551 just do your best, 560 00:24:21,551 --> 00:24:24,310 you know, and go as far as you possibly can. 561 00:24:25,103 --> 00:24:27,448 I've known you for 30 years. 562 00:24:27,448 --> 00:24:28,482 [Jack] Yeah. 563 00:24:28,482 --> 00:24:29,482 Yeah. 564 00:24:29,482 --> 00:24:31,689 Don't cry. You'll make me cry. [chuckles] 565 00:24:31,689 --> 00:24:32,896 [man] He already started. 566 00:24:32,896 --> 00:24:34,206 So it's your fault. 567 00:24:37,586 --> 00:24:38,758 It's all right. 568 00:24:39,862 --> 00:24:41,965 [Hunter] You know, me and Cub have grown up 569 00:24:41,965 --> 00:24:45,793 really spending a lot of time with you and Grandma, and... 570 00:24:45,793 --> 00:24:46,931 I just think you're... 571 00:24:47,379 --> 00:24:49,172 a really good role model for me 572 00:24:49,172 --> 00:24:52,000 about how to do what's right, 573 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:53,275 but stand up for yourself 574 00:24:53,275 --> 00:24:55,482 and be fearless. 575 00:24:55,482 --> 00:24:58,758 I think you've given us all a lot of wisdom and motivation 576 00:24:58,758 --> 00:25:00,206 to persevere when... 577 00:25:00,689 --> 00:25:01,896 we all wanted to give up. 578 00:25:01,896 --> 00:25:03,103 So. 579 00:25:04,137 --> 00:25:05,689 [Jack] You're all millionaires. 580 00:25:05,689 --> 00:25:08,068 You just have to get it out of the ground. 581 00:25:08,793 --> 00:25:10,000 It's just absolutely insane to me 582 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:12,689 that you have just this divine drive. 583 00:25:12,689 --> 00:25:14,275 You're the real deal. 584 00:25:14,275 --> 00:25:16,620 I hope I never let you down. 585 00:25:17,275 --> 00:25:19,137 [Sparky] Jack's my biggest motivation, 586 00:25:19,137 --> 00:25:22,275 not as just a man, but his work ethic is steel. 587 00:25:22,275 --> 00:25:24,862 That guy's the hardest worker I've ever met in my life. 588 00:25:24,862 --> 00:25:26,034 That's straight facts. 589 00:25:26,034 --> 00:25:30,241 [all] ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪ 590 00:25:30,241 --> 00:25:31,275 [man] You old fart. 591 00:25:31,275 --> 00:25:32,689 ♪ And many more 592 00:25:32,689 --> 00:25:34,000 Thank you. All right. 593 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:34,862 [Sparky] I want to get out there 594 00:25:34,862 --> 00:25:35,896 and kick some ass 595 00:25:35,896 --> 00:25:37,896 before Mother Nature kicks ours, 596 00:25:37,896 --> 00:25:38,655 just for Jack. 597 00:25:39,689 --> 00:25:40,758 [Hunter] Happy birthday, Grandpa. 598 00:25:40,758 --> 00:25:41,517 You bet. 599 00:25:41,517 --> 00:25:42,931 [man] Let's get back to work. 600 00:25:45,068 --> 00:25:47,000 [Todd] Last push. Come on, guys. 601 00:25:58,551 --> 00:25:59,793 [Todd over radio] Last push, we got it. 602 00:26:00,137 --> 00:26:01,206 Let's go. 603 00:26:08,689 --> 00:26:10,275 [Anderson over radio] Beat that... 604 00:26:10,689 --> 00:26:12,034 Beat it into submission. 605 00:26:12,034 --> 00:26:15,517 There you go. Nice to throw in some alpha energy. I like it. 606 00:26:19,172 --> 00:26:20,275 [Todd over radio] Keep going, guys. 607 00:26:20,275 --> 00:26:22,379 Harvest every ounce of gold we can. 608 00:26:22,379 --> 00:26:23,482 Good job. 609 00:26:23,482 --> 00:26:24,862 We got a cold front coming in. 610 00:26:24,862 --> 00:26:26,896 We're almost out of fuel. 611 00:26:26,896 --> 00:26:28,034 And so you know what, 612 00:26:28,034 --> 00:26:29,551 I'm trying to push the Holy Roller 613 00:26:29,551 --> 00:26:32,655 to run as many yards as it can. 614 00:26:32,655 --> 00:26:34,206 It's kind of a race against time. 615 00:26:36,793 --> 00:26:38,482 We're running the North Fork dirt 616 00:26:38,482 --> 00:26:40,310 underneath my dad's plant. 617 00:26:41,172 --> 00:26:42,482 Hopefully, there's gold in it. 618 00:26:42,482 --> 00:26:44,931 And hopefully, we come out on top. 619 00:26:47,482 --> 00:26:51,448 I need to get 35 more ounces of gold to get to 1,000 620 00:26:51,448 --> 00:26:52,724 so I don't go broke. 621 00:26:53,758 --> 00:26:56,551 But everything I make over 1,000 ounces, 622 00:26:56,551 --> 00:26:58,551 we're going to break it up and give it to the guys. 623 00:26:58,551 --> 00:27:00,448 It's going to be their bonuses. 624 00:27:00,448 --> 00:27:03,793 [over radio] Okay, guys, let's go get that gold bonus. 625 00:27:03,793 --> 00:27:06,137 We're going to run it till there's none left, 626 00:27:07,448 --> 00:27:09,689 or Mother Nature sends us packing. 627 00:27:20,103 --> 00:27:21,275 [name over radio] Damn, it's only 5:30. 628 00:27:21,275 --> 00:27:22,448 It's already dark. 629 00:27:22,448 --> 00:27:23,379 [Sparky over radio] It's cold, 630 00:27:23,379 --> 00:27:26,172 but this gold is going to warm us up. 631 00:27:26,172 --> 00:27:27,655 [Hunter] We're down to the final push. 632 00:27:27,655 --> 00:27:29,172 You know, everybody's worn out. 633 00:27:29,172 --> 00:27:31,000 It's freezing cold. 634 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:33,586 So right now it's crunch time just to get to our goal. 635 00:27:33,586 --> 00:27:35,689 - [radio beeps] - [name over radio] unclear 636 00:27:36,689 --> 00:27:38,310 [Hunter] Yeah. Bet they're good. 637 00:27:41,896 --> 00:27:44,551 [Todd] Our final weigh-in is right around the corner, 638 00:27:44,551 --> 00:27:46,586 and we just don't know how much time we have 639 00:27:46,586 --> 00:27:48,103 till our season is over. 640 00:27:48,103 --> 00:27:50,241 So we're going to run late tonight. 641 00:27:50,241 --> 00:27:52,103 We're going to get up early and hit it hard. 642 00:27:52,103 --> 00:27:54,000 We're going to hit it hard every day 643 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:56,896 until the snow comes and pushes us out of here. 644 00:28:01,896 --> 00:28:03,793 [Todd over radio] No guts, no glory. 645 00:28:07,827 --> 00:28:09,896 [pensive music playing] 646 00:28:19,517 --> 00:28:22,448 [Siri] Primary forecast for Seward Peninsula. 647 00:28:23,758 --> 00:28:26,413 Today, 21 degrees Fahrenheit. 648 00:28:29,551 --> 00:28:32,517 Wind chill at 16 degrees Fahrenheit. 649 00:28:35,344 --> 00:28:37,482 Up to 8 inches of snow expected 650 00:28:37,482 --> 00:28:39,758 over the next 48 hours. 651 00:28:42,586 --> 00:28:45,344 A low of 13 degrees Fahrenheit. 652 00:28:47,724 --> 00:28:49,689 [Todd] We all knew this was coming. 653 00:28:51,413 --> 00:28:54,586 You start getting ice across the pond, it's... 654 00:28:55,068 --> 00:28:56,206 you're there. 655 00:28:57,586 --> 00:28:59,137 It's the end of the road right here. 656 00:29:00,551 --> 00:29:01,931 I think it's... 657 00:29:03,551 --> 00:29:04,655 time to head out. 658 00:29:04,655 --> 00:29:06,689 [melancholic music playing] 659 00:29:13,896 --> 00:29:15,586 [Todd] I need to gather up the guys, 660 00:29:15,586 --> 00:29:17,724 and then break the news to them. 661 00:29:25,965 --> 00:29:28,310 I just came down from the ponds 662 00:29:28,310 --> 00:29:30,551 just a little bit ago. They're frozen over. 663 00:29:30,931 --> 00:29:31,965 You know, the old rule, 664 00:29:31,965 --> 00:29:33,931 "You can't mine without water", 665 00:29:33,931 --> 00:29:35,344 and I think our water's done. 666 00:29:35,344 --> 00:29:37,551 And then you know what happens next is 667 00:29:37,551 --> 00:29:39,206 all of our stuff starts breaking. 668 00:29:39,206 --> 00:29:41,655 Also, the forecast is calling for snow. 669 00:29:41,655 --> 00:29:43,827 So, I say we call it 670 00:29:43,827 --> 00:29:45,275 if you guys are good. 671 00:29:45,275 --> 00:29:46,862 [Andy] I don't think we have much choice. 672 00:29:46,862 --> 00:29:49,793 - [Todd] Yeah. - I mean, we knew the end was coming. 673 00:29:49,793 --> 00:29:52,000 All right, Dad, why don't you guys get ready 674 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:53,448 for the very last cleanup. 675 00:29:53,448 --> 00:29:54,551 We're going to be pulling mats, 676 00:29:54,551 --> 00:29:56,275 bring them up here, and... 677 00:29:56,275 --> 00:29:58,758 this will be it. Last cleanup, then winterize. 678 00:29:59,034 --> 00:30:00,068 Okay. 679 00:30:00,068 --> 00:30:01,103 That's the way it goes. 680 00:30:01,103 --> 00:30:03,448 [blues music playing] 681 00:30:08,517 --> 00:30:10,310 [upbeat rock music playing] 682 00:30:13,172 --> 00:30:14,241 [Nick] Oh, yeah, here we go. 683 00:30:14,241 --> 00:30:16,379 We're seeing some flake action at the bottom. 684 00:30:16,379 --> 00:30:18,586 [Tater] So you see how these bottom corners are? 685 00:30:18,586 --> 00:30:19,620 [Hunter] Yeah. 686 00:30:19,620 --> 00:30:20,793 [Tater] Pans are going to be the same way. 687 00:30:20,793 --> 00:30:21,827 - [Hunter] Oh, really? - They're going to be gold 688 00:30:21,827 --> 00:30:23,000 in the corners of the pan. 689 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:25,724 You'll just have to work from the top to the bottom. 690 00:30:26,517 --> 00:30:28,655 The final cleanup of the season isn't 691 00:30:28,655 --> 00:30:29,965 like normal cleanups. 692 00:30:29,965 --> 00:30:32,172 This is more of a detail than a wash. 693 00:30:33,103 --> 00:30:34,793 We're going to start up here in the pan. 694 00:30:34,793 --> 00:30:36,896 If you guys need anything, just holler. 695 00:30:36,896 --> 00:30:38,448 [Nick] Oh, I see a nut already. 696 00:30:38,448 --> 00:30:39,586 [metal clanks] 697 00:30:40,724 --> 00:30:42,689 The guys are going to shovel out the bulk of it. 698 00:30:43,275 --> 00:30:44,275 Get the bulk. 699 00:30:44,275 --> 00:30:45,620 First bucket's coming in hot. 700 00:30:45,620 --> 00:30:46,965 [Tater] Throw it in the bucket. 701 00:30:46,965 --> 00:30:48,137 Then we're going to wash it out, 702 00:30:48,137 --> 00:30:51,137 'cause gold will find every nook and cranny it can. 703 00:30:51,137 --> 00:30:52,931 It'll be in the pan. It'll be in the splitter. 704 00:30:52,931 --> 00:30:54,000 And then what we'll do is 705 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:55,793 clean out the bottoms here 706 00:30:55,793 --> 00:30:57,379 and right down into the riffles. 707 00:30:57,379 --> 00:30:59,379 And then they'll just wash the riffles out like normal. 708 00:31:02,482 --> 00:31:04,241 I mean, we've already captured the gold. 709 00:31:04,241 --> 00:31:05,620 We might as well take it with us. 710 00:31:06,172 --> 00:31:07,482 [blues music playing] 711 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:15,896 Got some flakes, boys. 712 00:31:15,896 --> 00:31:17,758 Got a good little amount that just poured out. 713 00:31:17,758 --> 00:31:19,275 [Andy] Good. 714 00:31:19,275 --> 00:31:21,137 We've had a lot of struggles this season, 715 00:31:21,137 --> 00:31:22,379 and the last thing we want to do is 716 00:31:22,379 --> 00:31:23,344 leave any gold... 717 00:31:23,689 --> 00:31:24,620 anywhere. 718 00:31:24,620 --> 00:31:26,862 So this is just the last finishing touch 719 00:31:26,862 --> 00:31:29,344 to make sure that we get every speck that we get. 720 00:31:30,931 --> 00:31:33,172 So scrape every little bit. 721 00:31:33,172 --> 00:31:34,724 That right there, if Thurber put a pan on it, 722 00:31:34,724 --> 00:31:36,620 it would be a lot of gold in it. 723 00:31:36,620 --> 00:31:37,689 This could be some of the... 724 00:31:38,172 --> 00:31:39,758 richest dirt that we have 725 00:31:39,758 --> 00:31:42,000 for Jack and Thurber to clean up, so. 726 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:43,448 You know, there could be 10 ounces in there. 727 00:31:43,448 --> 00:31:44,965 There could be 50 ounces in there. 728 00:31:44,965 --> 00:31:45,827 You just don't know. 729 00:31:45,827 --> 00:31:47,482 But there's definitely gold in it. 730 00:31:48,482 --> 00:31:49,862 [Nick] Saw a couple flakes. 731 00:31:50,344 --> 00:31:52,379 [Andy] Finish it up, guys. 732 00:31:52,379 --> 00:31:54,793 Next step, the boys and I are going to put this trough 733 00:31:54,793 --> 00:31:56,172 onto the skid steer, 734 00:31:56,172 --> 00:31:57,655 and we're going to head to the gold room. 735 00:31:57,655 --> 00:31:59,172 Fingers crossed 736 00:31:59,172 --> 00:32:01,137 that it's actually going to be a good cleanup 737 00:32:01,137 --> 00:32:03,000 in hopes that we can reach our goal. 738 00:32:05,068 --> 00:32:06,689 Never leave nothing behind. 739 00:32:09,586 --> 00:32:11,517 [Jim] Hey, Jack, I can't [chuckling] believe you're... 740 00:32:11,931 --> 00:32:12,965 gonna retire, 741 00:32:12,965 --> 00:32:15,655 but it's been a great run, [chuckling] and... 742 00:32:15,655 --> 00:32:18,241 you know, you and I have some of the best stories ever. 743 00:32:18,758 --> 00:32:20,413 Remember our first season 744 00:32:20,724 --> 00:32:21,620 in Haines? 745 00:32:21,620 --> 00:32:23,517 I'm still going to therapy, don't... 746 00:32:23,517 --> 00:32:26,965 Yeah, we didn't get much gold there either. 747 00:32:26,965 --> 00:32:28,137 [Jim] You know, it's bittersweet. 748 00:32:28,137 --> 00:32:31,344 It's our last cleanup of the season, 749 00:32:31,344 --> 00:32:33,482 but it's also the last [quivering] season 750 00:32:34,137 --> 00:32:35,379 that I'll be with Jack. 751 00:32:35,689 --> 00:32:36,724 God. 752 00:32:38,206 --> 00:32:39,137 [Jack] You know, Thurb, 753 00:32:39,137 --> 00:32:40,724 I had no idea 754 00:32:40,724 --> 00:32:43,172 that the jackrabbit was coming up here. 755 00:32:43,172 --> 00:32:46,103 Now we're running that dirt that's under it. 756 00:32:46,103 --> 00:32:47,793 Here we go. Here it is. 757 00:32:48,137 --> 00:32:49,068 Crazy. 758 00:32:49,068 --> 00:32:51,793 Maybe that'll take us over our goal. 759 00:32:53,275 --> 00:32:54,827 [Jack] I've worked in the gold room 760 00:32:54,827 --> 00:32:56,655 for so many years 761 00:32:56,655 --> 00:32:58,655 with Thurber that... 762 00:32:59,206 --> 00:33:01,827 I'm really going to miss it. 763 00:33:01,827 --> 00:33:05,724 He's more like a son than he is a friend. 764 00:33:05,724 --> 00:33:08,172 I made it to be a test plant. 765 00:33:08,172 --> 00:33:10,413 I had no idea it was going to get used. 766 00:33:10,413 --> 00:33:12,793 Everything about it just worked out perfect. 767 00:33:13,275 --> 00:33:14,862 I don't know what to say 768 00:33:14,862 --> 00:33:18,931 other than this season, it's been tough. 769 00:33:18,931 --> 00:33:20,103 - And I-- - No, it's tough, 770 00:33:20,103 --> 00:33:22,137 - and we've been through tough. - Yep. 771 00:33:22,137 --> 00:33:25,379 [Jim] We're trying to get to 1,000 ounces, and... 772 00:33:25,758 --> 00:33:27,034 [breathes in and sighs] 773 00:33:27,034 --> 00:33:28,965 ...it's going to be a squeaker. 774 00:33:28,965 --> 00:33:32,206 We won't know if we made it until it's all said and done, 775 00:33:32,206 --> 00:33:33,862 dried, and put on the scale. 776 00:33:33,862 --> 00:33:35,275 Scale doesn't lie. [chuckles] 777 00:33:46,931 --> 00:33:48,551 [Todd sighs] Well, we got snow, 778 00:33:48,551 --> 00:33:50,482 so the first thing I want to say, 779 00:33:50,482 --> 00:33:53,206 I cannot believe how many setbacks 780 00:33:53,206 --> 00:33:54,206 that we've had 781 00:33:54,689 --> 00:33:57,275 after such a phenomenal start. 782 00:33:57,275 --> 00:33:58,965 With the amount of gold we were getting in there, 783 00:33:58,965 --> 00:34:01,620 I thought this was going to be an easy season. 784 00:34:01,620 --> 00:34:04,241 It's actually been our hardest season. 785 00:34:04,241 --> 00:34:07,517 We ran into huge water issues. 786 00:34:08,586 --> 00:34:10,275 My gosh, look at it. 787 00:34:10,689 --> 00:34:11,793 Wow. 788 00:34:12,413 --> 00:34:14,482 And then weather issues. 789 00:34:14,793 --> 00:34:16,000 [thunderclap] 790 00:34:20,413 --> 00:34:22,379 [Todd] This is an absolute mess. 791 00:34:24,241 --> 00:34:26,034 And then the inspectors come in, 792 00:34:26,034 --> 00:34:28,000 tie our hands, and we're done. 793 00:34:29,206 --> 00:34:30,620 What's going on? 794 00:34:30,620 --> 00:34:32,034 [woman officer] You cannot open 795 00:34:32,034 --> 00:34:33,344 any more of that cut. 796 00:34:33,344 --> 00:34:36,000 [Todd] That's going to cost me millions of dollars. 797 00:34:36,965 --> 00:34:38,620 You guys all stuck with me, 798 00:34:38,620 --> 00:34:40,724 stuck with Andy, 799 00:34:40,724 --> 00:34:42,620 and we really appreciate it. 800 00:34:42,620 --> 00:34:43,931 It's unbelievable. 801 00:34:43,931 --> 00:34:45,413 And you guys are unbelievable. 802 00:34:45,413 --> 00:34:46,344 - Thank you, Todd. - [Todd] Yeah. 803 00:34:46,344 --> 00:34:47,482 Thank you. 804 00:34:47,482 --> 00:34:48,896 [Todd] All right, Dad. 805 00:34:48,896 --> 00:34:50,448 Let's see what we got. 806 00:34:50,448 --> 00:34:52,448 [narrator] The Hoffmans' season goal is 807 00:34:52,448 --> 00:34:54,655 1,023 ounces. 808 00:34:54,655 --> 00:34:56,965 They are just 58 ounces away 809 00:34:56,965 --> 00:34:58,413 from hitting that goal. 810 00:34:58,413 --> 00:35:00,068 If we can beat last year's total, 811 00:35:00,068 --> 00:35:01,689 we're going to go home a winner. 812 00:35:01,689 --> 00:35:05,586 And then any ounce of gold over 1,000 813 00:35:05,586 --> 00:35:08,551 is going to go into your guys' gold bonus. 814 00:35:13,862 --> 00:35:14,896 Ten. 815 00:35:14,896 --> 00:35:15,965 Fourteen. 816 00:35:16,379 --> 00:35:17,448 Twenty two. 817 00:35:17,758 --> 00:35:18,827 Twenty seven. 818 00:35:19,206 --> 00:35:20,413 Thirty two. 819 00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:33,206 [Todd] Hey, yeah. 820 00:35:33,206 --> 00:35:35,241 The guys got together, 821 00:35:35,241 --> 00:35:36,862 and we wanted to give you a little gift. 822 00:35:37,310 --> 00:35:38,724 Wanted you to open it up. 823 00:35:39,172 --> 00:35:40,310 Okay. 824 00:35:41,551 --> 00:35:42,448 All right. 825 00:35:42,448 --> 00:35:45,620 I am blessed because of mining. 826 00:35:45,620 --> 00:35:49,000 I will forever feel like 827 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:52,206 my dream has been met. 828 00:35:52,206 --> 00:35:54,103 I stepped out on faith 829 00:35:54,103 --> 00:35:56,448 and just went for it. 830 00:35:59,758 --> 00:36:00,793 Oh. [chuckles] 831 00:36:00,793 --> 00:36:02,068 [all laugh] 832 00:36:02,068 --> 00:36:04,103 [Jack] That's pretty cool. 833 00:36:04,103 --> 00:36:06,448 A picture of you by your wash plant, Dad. 834 00:36:06,448 --> 00:36:07,655 All right. 835 00:36:07,655 --> 00:36:08,482 [Todd] And it's got 836 00:36:08,482 --> 00:36:09,931 pretty much the way you've 837 00:36:09,931 --> 00:36:11,068 lived your life right there, Dad, 838 00:36:11,068 --> 00:36:12,068 on your helmet. 839 00:36:12,068 --> 00:36:13,103 "No guts, 840 00:36:13,103 --> 00:36:14,655 - no glory." - [Jack] Yeah. 841 00:36:14,655 --> 00:36:17,068 This dream has been a lot of fun. 842 00:36:17,068 --> 00:36:19,482 But I'm getting on that horse, 843 00:36:19,482 --> 00:36:22,620 and I'm riding off into that sunset. 844 00:36:22,620 --> 00:36:24,620 - Well, I appreciate it. - [Todd] Yeah. 845 00:36:24,620 --> 00:36:27,137 [Jack] Now I got to figure out how to get this home. 846 00:36:31,034 --> 00:36:33,000 [tense music playing] 847 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:35,896 [narrator] The Hoffman team is just 58 ounces away 848 00:36:35,896 --> 00:36:39,827 from their season goal of 1,023 ounces. 849 00:36:40,275 --> 00:36:41,275 [Todd] Fourteen. 850 00:36:41,275 --> 00:36:43,275 [narrator] Anything over 1,000 ounces 851 00:36:43,275 --> 00:36:45,586 goes to the crew as a gold bonus. 852 00:36:46,172 --> 00:36:46,896 [Jim] Thirty five. 853 00:36:46,896 --> 00:36:48,310 [Andy] Ooh. Thank You, Lord. 854 00:36:48,310 --> 00:36:49,896 [Jim] Forty three. 855 00:36:49,896 --> 00:36:51,448 Forty seven. 856 00:36:51,448 --> 00:36:52,344 Fifty one. 857 00:36:52,344 --> 00:36:53,379 Fifty six. 858 00:36:53,689 --> 00:36:56,000 Fifty nine. 859 00:36:56,000 --> 00:36:57,275 - Sixty one. - [man whoops] 860 00:36:57,275 --> 00:36:58,724 - Yes, sir. - [Jim] Sixty two. 861 00:36:59,137 --> 00:37:00,137 [Tater] That's awesome. 862 00:37:00,137 --> 00:37:01,586 Sixty four. 863 00:37:01,896 --> 00:37:03,172 Sixty five. 864 00:37:03,793 --> 00:37:05,586 Sixty seven... 865 00:37:06,344 --> 00:37:08,517 point four. 866 00:37:08,517 --> 00:37:09,965 - [exclaiming] - [Jim chuckles] 867 00:37:09,965 --> 00:37:11,275 - No way. - [Jack chuckles] 868 00:37:11,275 --> 00:37:12,172 [Jim] Is that right? 869 00:37:12,172 --> 00:37:13,896 - Yeah, it is. - [Jim] Oh. 870 00:37:13,896 --> 00:37:16,000 We might have moved the bar down a little bit, 871 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:17,413 but we went over the bar, 872 00:37:17,413 --> 00:37:18,448 - okay? - [all chuckling] 873 00:37:18,448 --> 00:37:21,103 For a fat kid, that's actually pretty good. 874 00:37:21,413 --> 00:37:22,620 [all laughing] 875 00:37:22,620 --> 00:37:24,172 [Todd] Thurber, what's our total? 876 00:37:24,172 --> 00:37:27,413 1,032.3. 877 00:37:29,379 --> 00:37:30,448 [man whoops] 878 00:37:30,896 --> 00:37:32,241 - Good job, guys. - Good job. 879 00:37:32,241 --> 00:37:33,896 - [Tater] Good job. - Everybody. 880 00:37:33,896 --> 00:37:36,655 Everybody's going to get a gold bonus, and that's good. 881 00:37:36,655 --> 00:37:37,517 [clapping] 882 00:37:37,517 --> 00:37:38,724 There you go, boys. 883 00:37:38,724 --> 00:37:40,068 [all clapping] 884 00:37:41,655 --> 00:37:43,379 [narrator] For their final weigh-in, 885 00:37:43,379 --> 00:37:48,103 Team Hoffman pulls in 67.4 ounces of gold, 886 00:37:48,103 --> 00:37:53,068 bringing their season total to 1,032.3 ounces, 887 00:37:53,068 --> 00:37:55,862 totaling almost $2 million 888 00:37:55,862 --> 00:37:57,413 and providing each miner 889 00:37:57,413 --> 00:38:01,172 a gold bonus worth over $5,000. 890 00:38:02,206 --> 00:38:03,689 [Todd] So, at the end of the day, 891 00:38:03,689 --> 00:38:05,551 - this has been a really rough summer. - [Sparky] Yes. 892 00:38:05,551 --> 00:38:07,000 [Todd] You guys stuck with it. 893 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:08,413 I'm thankful for that. 894 00:38:08,413 --> 00:38:10,827 And, hey, we're going to be back with our families 895 00:38:10,827 --> 00:38:11,758 before you know it. 896 00:38:11,758 --> 00:38:13,206 All right. Let's go. 897 00:38:15,379 --> 00:38:16,413 All the difficulties 898 00:38:16,413 --> 00:38:18,000 that we had to go through this season, 899 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:19,413 maybe it's preparing us 900 00:38:19,413 --> 00:38:20,896 for something bigger and better. 901 00:38:22,172 --> 00:38:26,068 Even though we didn't win as big as we wanted to, 902 00:38:26,379 --> 00:38:27,862 we're still here. 903 00:38:29,620 --> 00:38:33,103 And we get to live to fight another day. 904 00:38:33,103 --> 00:38:35,379 [dramatic music playing] 905 00:38:42,379 --> 00:38:44,103 [wind blowing] 906 00:38:51,448 --> 00:38:54,241 [Jack] Listen, you know how the season went. 907 00:38:54,241 --> 00:38:55,206 Kind of a bummer, 908 00:38:55,206 --> 00:38:58,103 but we got some extra gold, 909 00:38:58,103 --> 00:39:00,000 and so... 910 00:39:00,517 --> 00:39:01,379 we're gonna 911 00:39:01,379 --> 00:39:03,655 share it with you guys. 912 00:39:03,655 --> 00:39:06,103 You guys worked really hard this year, 913 00:39:06,103 --> 00:39:08,551 and everybody appreciates it. 914 00:39:08,551 --> 00:39:10,206 Show them what we got there, Jim. 915 00:39:10,206 --> 00:39:12,413 - [Todd] Wow. - [man 1 whistles] 916 00:39:12,413 --> 00:39:13,344 - [man 2] All right. - [Jim] There we go. 917 00:39:13,344 --> 00:39:14,724 [Jack] Yeah. 918 00:39:15,793 --> 00:39:18,206 You know what, man? It's like we fought tooth and nail 919 00:39:18,206 --> 00:39:20,344 - hand-in-hand this whole season. - [Jack] Yeah. 920 00:39:20,344 --> 00:39:22,793 And it's nice to get a reward for it. 921 00:39:22,793 --> 00:39:24,034 [Jack] You guys did it. 922 00:39:24,034 --> 00:39:25,206 It wasn't us. 923 00:39:25,206 --> 00:39:27,000 We hit 1,000 ounces, 924 00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:28,896 meaning that Todd broke even. 925 00:39:28,896 --> 00:39:30,344 And the guys are getting everything 926 00:39:30,344 --> 00:39:32,482 that we made after that. 927 00:39:32,482 --> 00:39:35,689 These guys are going home with 3 ounces of gold, 928 00:39:35,689 --> 00:39:38,241 over $5,000. 929 00:39:38,241 --> 00:39:41,275 I know that I'm not going to be here next year. 930 00:39:41,275 --> 00:39:44,793 The gold room is going to be with Jim and Sterling. 931 00:39:44,793 --> 00:39:46,551 And hopefully, it's going to be 932 00:39:46,551 --> 00:39:48,517 about 10 times what that is. 933 00:39:48,517 --> 00:39:50,758 Hey, one day, we're going to find the crazy gold. 934 00:39:50,758 --> 00:39:51,793 - Who knows? - [Jack] Yeah, yeah. 935 00:39:51,793 --> 00:39:53,137 - You never know. - [Jack] Yeah. 936 00:39:54,482 --> 00:39:57,448 [Sparky] Honestly, I was not anticipating to get 937 00:39:57,448 --> 00:39:59,344 this amount of gold in my pockets. 938 00:39:59,344 --> 00:40:02,551 But I think the hard work and efforts that we put in, 939 00:40:02,551 --> 00:40:04,034 it was all worth it. 940 00:40:04,034 --> 00:40:05,103 [name] Thank you, Jack. 941 00:40:05,103 --> 00:40:07,000 - [Jack] Okay. Love you. - [Cub] Thanks, Grandpa. 942 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:08,206 - [Hunter] Thanks, Grandpa. - [Jim] We love you. 943 00:40:08,206 --> 00:40:09,275 [Andy] Good job. 944 00:40:09,275 --> 00:40:10,413 [Hunter] It's nice standing around the fire 945 00:40:10,413 --> 00:40:11,413 being able to just hang out 946 00:40:11,413 --> 00:40:12,586 with each other for a little bit 947 00:40:12,586 --> 00:40:14,241 because, to be honest with you, 948 00:40:14,241 --> 00:40:15,379 the way this season went, 949 00:40:15,379 --> 00:40:17,517 we didn't even have time to really get to hang out. 950 00:40:17,517 --> 00:40:20,965 [name] Dear heavenly father, we're thankful for the season. 951 00:40:20,965 --> 00:40:22,655 [Hunter] I know everybody's relieved and ready to go home 952 00:40:22,655 --> 00:40:25,551 because the season's been a complete nightmare 953 00:40:25,551 --> 00:40:27,413 and you know it's tested 954 00:40:27,413 --> 00:40:28,758 every single one of us. 955 00:40:29,413 --> 00:40:31,482 [Todd] I'm thankful for everything in life. Amen. 956 00:40:31,482 --> 00:40:33,034 - [Nick] Amen. - [name] Yeah. 957 00:40:33,034 --> 00:40:35,379 [Hunter] So I hope these guys, you know, are happy 958 00:40:35,379 --> 00:40:36,862 that they get to take home some gold. 959 00:40:36,862 --> 00:40:39,310 Because there was many moments this summer 960 00:40:39,310 --> 00:40:41,517 where we could have left empty-handed. 961 00:40:41,517 --> 00:40:44,000 So I'm glad that we got to this point. 962 00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:45,517 And, you know, all these guys deserve it 963 00:40:45,517 --> 00:40:46,655 and even more. 964 00:40:47,413 --> 00:40:48,827 [Todd] All right. See you later, guys. 965 00:40:59,758 --> 00:41:01,379 [Jack] I love gold mining. 966 00:41:02,379 --> 00:41:06,758 And not many people get to live their dream. 967 00:41:06,758 --> 00:41:07,965 I have. 968 00:41:09,793 --> 00:41:11,137 How many more years I have, 969 00:41:11,137 --> 00:41:12,448 I couldn't tell you. 970 00:41:16,068 --> 00:41:16,965 But... 971 00:41:17,793 --> 00:41:19,206 I'm going to spend them 972 00:41:19,793 --> 00:41:21,034 remembering 973 00:41:21,517 --> 00:41:22,689 what I did here. 974 00:41:22,689 --> 00:41:24,620 [melancholy music playing] 975 00:41:27,448 --> 00:41:29,655 No guts, no glory.