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[crowd cheering]
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[bell rings]
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NARRATOR:
It might not come as much of a shock,
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but many pepper people like pain.
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I mean, they really seem to dig it.
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[coughs]
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I'm not a sadist,
I don't wanna hurt anybody,
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but I'm a masochist.
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Give me pain, I'll find
something pleasurable in it.
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NARRATOR:
And while that masochistic urge
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often drives them to superhots...
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[retches]
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it also fuels other painful pursuits.
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ZACH GOOT:
Let's do it.
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NARRATOR:
That is absolutely the case
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for chili-obsessed Zach Goot.
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ZACH:
When you eat a superhot,
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your body releases endorphins
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'cause you get the endorphin rush.
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But I think with a tattoo,
would-- it's more of an adrenaline rush.
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Your body is reacting
the same way, you have pain.
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NARRATOR:
While some tattoos are for looks
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and some are for the pain,
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others have more meaning.
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This one marks a big moment
in Zach's life,
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the day he will retire
from the chili community.
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It's not an easy decision,
but it's become necessary
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as his superhot obsession
has strained his marriage.
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I've been through addiction with you,
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rehab with you, your divorce,
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and I think the addiction of social media
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and spicy has been, uh--
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ZACH: The worst.
- The hardest one, yeah.
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Because I lose you to--
and everyone else gets you.
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So I mean,
that's been the hardest thing
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I think in our entire seven years
of being together.
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The support kind of stopped from Anna.
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Not completely,
but definitely diminished a lot.
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Instead of bringing me s-spicy stuff home,
it was, you know,
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"I don't want you to do
the spicy thing today.
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I want you to hang out with me."
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Because I have a lot
of things going on in my life
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and I finally need to say,
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"Hey, I need a little bit of support too."
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- Yeah, yeah, I totally get that.
- And that's really hard for me to say
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because I don't like
to take that away from you
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but I, uh, need it right now for sure.
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Yeah.
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[Zach sighs]
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[tattoo machine whirring]
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You know, The Texas Hot Spot,
me going live,
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me being in live, it's gonna,
it's gonna go dark for a while.
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BRANDON COLLINS:
Yeah.
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ZACH:
My family deserves better.
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Remember that first season
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we did 24 episodes straight
in a row,
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and I didn't even get
to hang out with Anna at all,
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any of those Friday nights.
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BRANDON: Yeah.
- That's horrible.
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I-- If I was married to someone
who wasn't spending time with me,
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I'd get a little upset too.
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NARRATOR: Anna's issues
with Zach's chili addiction
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hit a breaking point
that's forced him into action.
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Tonight, to save his marriage,
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he'll walk away from
the online chili community
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and his Texas Hot Spot livestream
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to focus on family.
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I'm really, I don't wanna say bad
at multitasking,
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I'm not bad at multitasking,
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but sometimes something can get
more important
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than the other for me.
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[coughs] And then I'll lose track
of my priorities.
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They're-- You know,
everybody should have priorities.
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Everybody should put
their family before a hobby.
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Your wife, your daughter, your son,
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should come before playing your guitar.
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They should come
before collecting your stamps.
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They should come
before eating your chilies.
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I personally struggle with that.
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BRANDON:
You think dropping the chili game,
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you're gonna pick something else up?
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I did-- You know, I never thought
of that, Brandon. I sure--
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BRANDON: That's something you're gonna
have to watch out for 'cause--
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ZACH:
I-I sure hope not, man.
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You know, 'cause that's like
a real thing, you know?
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ZACH: I hope it doesn't-- Yeah.
- When you drop one addiction,
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you'll typically pick up
a different one.
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I'm gonna be too busy
focusing on my family.
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And my job.
- Yeah. Get addicted to that.
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ZACH:
Yeah.
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Woo!
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Thank you very much, buddy.
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You're welcome, man.
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- It looks amazing.
- Wanna check it out in the mirror?
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Yeah, let's go check it out
and wrap it up, dude.
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[inhales sharply] That's a
chilihead tattoo right there, man.
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If I ever seen one.
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It's perfect.
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♪ dramatic theme playing ♪
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[flames crackling]
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[bubbling]
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[flames sizzling]
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NARRATOR: Those who have yet
to try a superhot
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usually ask the same questions.
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How much do they hurt?
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How long does it last?
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And what happens when,
you know, you digest them?
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Well, who better to explain
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than chili kingmaker Johnny Scoville?
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[Johnny retching]
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[Johnny spits]
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[toilet flushes]
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Eating superhots is brutal,
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but that's just where it starts.
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If you don't pull the trigger
and get it outta your body,
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you gotta pass them.
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If you leave 'em in, you gotta digest 'em,
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which isn't easy.
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When you pee 'em out,
guys call it fire hose.
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Women call it fire lily.
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Clever, huh?
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Some people even put
their toilet paper in the freezer.
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But that's the price you pay
if you want to eat the superhots.
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[water sloshes]
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So buckle up.
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[paper rips]
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NARRATOR:
Well, Johnny, that was graphic,
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but we appreciate the clarity.
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If you don't get 'em out
the easy way,
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they blaze their way
through you the hard way.
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Professional chili eater
Shahina Waseem
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just binged 28 superhots
at a competitive event,
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and that pain is now very real.
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SHAHINA WASEEM:
Oh, gosh.
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Shan, do you want anything?
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Do you want me to go to the shop
and get you anything?
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No.
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Do you want some of the pickle juice?
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SHAHINA:
Alright. Okay.
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[juice splashing]
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[Shahina groans]
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Oh, a bit more than that, no?
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Oh, that's too much, okay.
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Oh, you have to drink it all.
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Have a little sip, that might help.
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Apparently, there's a few chiliheads
that think of that as a remedy.
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I tried it the other day,
it didn't work.
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- Really?
- Yeah.
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But I'll try anything.
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[gulping]
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♪ pensive music playing ♪
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You're sitting there
feeling sorry for yourself
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'cause you're watching
your better half suffering when--
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I don't know, I can't really explain it.
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Uh, to be honest with you,
it'll be nice when, um,
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I think it'll be nice when, like,
Shahina decides to retire
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because it does take its toll for sure.
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It does take its toll.
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[flames crackling]
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NARRATOR: Ever since we began
this journey into superhot,
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we've talked about peppers
as potential lottery tickets.
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Well, this is where the magic happens,
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flaming hot products
on supermarket shelves.
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Seventy-five percent
of US shoppers buy them,
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and in the next five years,
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the savory snacks market
is projected to reach
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nearly $60 billion.
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To make these snacks hot,
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each product needs pounds
and pounds of pepper powder.
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So grow a lot, get yours into snack bags
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and bam, you made it.
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TROY PRIMEAUX:
Hello, how you doing?
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Would you like to try
some glazed pecans?
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Oh, thank you.
Not today, appreciate it though.
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NARRATOR: Pepper grower Troy Primeaux
has yet to realize that dream
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working only with enough peppers
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to create small batch bespoke products
for niche markets.
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Alright, so we're at Champagne's Market,
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and we're checking stock
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on our Swampadelic and Primonition.
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I'm gonna front some
of this product, you know?
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They could use a little bit of that.
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NARRATOR: As Troy plans
to build his Primo empire,
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he aspires to graduate
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to something more mainstream
and accessible.
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It's the blueprint perfected
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by the creator
of the Carolina Reaper, Ed Currie.
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TROY: Yeah, that thing's
really popular right now.
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It's got the Reaper in it,
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so doesn't have the, the Primo in it,
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but someday I'd like to get my powder
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in something like that.
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♪ playful music playing ♪
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NARRATOR: Reaching the height
of the Reaper doesn't come easy.
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Building an empire of spice to that size
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requires trusted partners
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and the hot pepper industry
is notoriously cutthroat.
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Over the years, Troy's felt burned
more than once,
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leaving him once bitten, twice shy.
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It's kind of tricky sometimes
to navigate who's good,
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who's the good guys, good girls,
and who's the bad ones?
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Because there's some clever ones
that are like--
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can, can, can use you.
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And in a very clever way,
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um, without you knowing,
beknownst to you,
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knowing what's gonna happen.
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You know, what--
what you've gotten yourself into.
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What ant nest you stepped into.
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But as far as trusting with seeds,
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trusting with, with your crosses,
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ah, man, you gotta be a good judge
of character, I guess.
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NARRATOR: Now, to leave a legacy
for his young son, Hudson,
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he'll try to ignore the past
and find the help he needs
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to make the 7 Pot as lucrative
as the Reaper.
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I guess I don't like talking
about this so much
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because I don't want people
to think I'm bitter.
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Because I'm happy for everybody
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that's making a lot of money,
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feeding their families, doing this thing.
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But I think that Primo's Peppers
can find a way
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to get in that market, to use our pepper,
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to put it in chips,
put it in mayonnaise, put it in products.
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We have so many ideas,
Kara and I have.
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We just haven't yet
realized them because of,
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I mean, the pandemic
and just, just not having help.
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Everything I've ever done in my life
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has been just guided
by gut feeling.
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It's crazy, huh?
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Gut feeling, that's my problem.
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I'm not a great business person.
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So far, it's worked out.
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But then you could say,
"No, no, Primeaux.
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"Y-you're not in every freaking
grocery store, on every shelf,
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"and you're not in every--
all these products.
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Maybe you just need to get
a little bit more business savvy."
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[laughs]
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♪ bright music playing ♪
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♪
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NARRATOR: There are days in life
when you reach a crossroad.
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Today is one of those days for Zach Goot.
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On the verge of turning away
from the chili world
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and his online community
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and wrestling with all that might mean.
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I'll continue to eat spicy stuff
around the area
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just because some people make
really delicious spicy stuff,
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I'll tell you that.
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I'm sure I'll continue to put hot sauce
on my meals at home.
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I just don't think I'm gonna be eating
any fresh superhots for a while, man.
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[cellphone chimes]
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- Is my wife messaging you?
- Yeah.
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Read that for me.
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"I know Zach hates
when we talk," me and her.
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Oh, when you and her talk?
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- When me and her talk.
- Yeah.
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"But I just need
to get it out of my head.
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"I'm so over all this attention on Zach.
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"My social meter is so drained.
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"I need some love
and affection from my husband,
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but I don't think he knows or cares."
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ZACH:
I care a lot.
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And I know.
- "I hope-- I hope you guys have fun
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doing your guys' thing."
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Today is the last day
of The Texas Hot Spot for a while,
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so it's, it's probably stressful
to her too.
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She probably thinks I'm lying.
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She probably thinks
I'm gonna go right back to it.
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She's probably scared.
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I know all I can do is just show her
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that I'm serious about this and--
you know?
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BRANDON: Yeah.
- I-- That's all I could do.
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Time will tell.
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She tells me all the time,
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I'm her number one
and I always come number one,
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you know,
before everything else.
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And I wish I could have sat back
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and said that truthfully to her.
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She's a very important part of my life.
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Almost one of the most
important parts of my life.
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But I have noticed that
the chili community
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has, has kind of taken me
out of the game
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and made me put things
more important than her,
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than need to be.
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Today's a very special episode
of The Texas Hot Spot.
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Please tell your friends.
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Share the video if you want.
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I'm gonna go lay
in the bathroom for a while.
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So I'll catch you on the flip side.
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BRANDON:
Your wife needs your love, man.
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Yeah, she does.
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It's not that I don't give her any love.
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BRANDON:
I know, I know.
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I just don't give her enough.
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Yeah.
ZACH: For, for what she needs.
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You know, every-everybody needs
a different amount of love.
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Oh, man.
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♪ light music playing ♪
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NARRATOR: When most within the pepper
world hear Troy Primeaux's name,
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they believe he's operating
a giant business
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with hundreds of employees,
maybe in a big chili factory.
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But perception often
doesn't line up with reality.
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I'm sure a lot of people think
I'm just loaded,
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I'm just rolling.
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But, man,
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we're just duct tape and bubble gum
on a lot of things.
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We haven't had that break.
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I package everything myself.
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It frustrates me that people
are knocking on the door, man,
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and they wanna buy it.
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I can't do it.
I'm sorry, I can't sell it to you.
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It's like, I can't make that much
in the timeframe you need it.
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How many times do you
wanna say no to somebody?
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You wanna say yes.
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It's like Popeye says,
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"Can you give me
a thousand pounds of powder?"
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And I'm like, that needs--
that's ten thousand pounds of peppers.
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You know, and it just didn't work out.
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But I'm not giving up.
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NARRATOR: Troy's chili biz
is a true mom and pop.
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Beyond his wife Kara,
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the only other ally he trusts
in the pepper game
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is longtime friend
and collaborator, Gary Montcalm.
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I met Gary at a pepper festival
in Lafayette.
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Gary was, was special.
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A pure soul.
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A pure soul.
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Good dude. Sweetheart.
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Not a bad bone in his body.
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Gary grows out 7 Pot Primos in isolation
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in a small little area
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where there's no peppers around for miles.
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And it's the best of the best
that we keep up every year.
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He's like the general
in my wrecking crew, man.
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He is, he is the number one
on the line.
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NARRATOR: For Troy to push
the Primo to the next level,
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he'll have to scale up,
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recruit more growers like Gary
and expand his operation.
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This weekend, he'll take
a step in that direction,
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throwing a little soirée
for up-and-comers
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where he could suss out potential allies
to fortify his inner circle.
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[bull snorts]
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NARRATOR: For competitive eaters
like Shahina Waseem,
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pain is a way of life.
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It's a cycle.
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Prepping for it, suffering through it,
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and then recovering.
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[metal clangs]
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[crowd cheering]
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Shahina's dealt with the pain
for the past 36 hours,
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but finally she's back on her feet.
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[crowd cheering]
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Just after a very brutal contest,
like a day after,
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it's pretty hardcore
on the body, you know.
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So where-whereas you sort of
might recover mentally,
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your body is still recovering,
so it takes time.
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NARRATOR: Shahina is slated
to compete again in only five days.
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So until then, this is
what downtime looks like
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for the most decorated
chili eater on earth.
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Shahina spends most
of her year on the road,
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and tonight it's brought her
to the bull riding ring.
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SHAHINA:
When you see these people who come out,
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they're so determined to stay on.
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Same as chili eaters.
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We are determined to stay
as long as we can
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in these chili-eating competitions.
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And you try to sort of overcome
all the pain
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and not think about anything.
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See-- They look so focused,
and it's exactly how we are.
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NARRATOR:
Wherever she goes,
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the Chili Queen's reputation seems
to precede her.
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And here at the rodeo,
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the rider saw our cameras
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and invited her down
into the arena after the event.
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All were convinced
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they could handle the pain
she's known to endure.
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[all speaking in Spanish]
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SHAHINA: Luis?
LUIS: Yes.
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SHAHINA: Very nice to meet you.
Let me shake your hand.
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You like spicy food?
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How much?
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Mucho! Very much so.
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So I have the 7 Pot Primo,
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and if you eat that, you are a star.
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Can you do this?
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LUIS: Yes.
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Just go for it.
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Um... yeah.
[pepper crunches]
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Oh, wow.
[chuckles]
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[laughter]
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SHAHINA:
Fantastic!
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SHAHINA:
It's bueno? [laughs]
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Oh, my God, the smell.
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I can smell it, it's hot.
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00:17:05,944 --> 00:17:06,861
¿Picante?
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Mucho bueno. [laughs]
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SHAHINA: Okay.
[Luis speaks in Spanish]
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SHAHINA: Yeah, I can see
a little bit of a sweat coming.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, a tiny bit.
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The heat builds up in your mouth,
in your tongue,
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00:17:19,249 --> 00:17:20,917
and then you start to feel the pain.
403
00:17:20,917 --> 00:17:22,586
Yes, see, exactly.
404
00:17:22,586 --> 00:17:24,754
It kind of comes back up to haunt you.
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00:17:24,754 --> 00:17:26,256
Can I just say not many people--
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00:17:27,507 --> 00:17:28,925
Yeah, he's feeling it!
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00:17:29,301 --> 00:17:30,510
[laughter]
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00:17:30,510 --> 00:17:31,511
Fantastic.
409
00:17:33,013 --> 00:17:36,057
Yeah, it's-- I think it's kind of like
evenly matched.
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00:17:36,057 --> 00:17:37,601
I-I'm so impressed.
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00:17:38,143 --> 00:17:39,019
Hero.
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Absolute hero.
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[laughter]
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Absolute hero.
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[group applauds]
SHAHINA: Woo!
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Fantastico. Thank you very much.
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00:17:47,611 --> 00:17:49,029
Woo! Woo!
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He's out, he's out.
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[Luis grunts]
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[Luis speaks in Spanish]
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SHAHINA: A lot of people can do it
one time, two times, three times,
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but to do it over and over again,
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knowing the pain that's going
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to sort of come for you afterwards
is what people say,
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"How do you do that?
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00:18:24,564 --> 00:18:25,815
How do you keep going back?"
427
00:18:27,150 --> 00:18:29,736
For me, it's my record now that pushes me.
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And so I've gotta do it no matter what.
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00:18:31,529 --> 00:18:32,739
I have no choice now.
430
00:18:32,739 --> 00:18:35,784
I wanna have this thing no one else
in the world can have
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but that is what keeps me going, you know?
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♪ bright string music playing ♪
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NARRATOR: While that poor caballero
pounds half and half to soothe the pain
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from one measly superhot,
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back in Louisiana,
Troy Primeaux is throwing a party
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in hopes of growing millions of them.
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00:18:58,682 --> 00:19:01,017
They brought peppers,
their own peppers, you know,
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00:19:01,017 --> 00:19:02,477
their own crosses and stuff.
439
00:19:02,477 --> 00:19:05,814
So I'm gonna go get
some friends, uh, some chefs.
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They're gonna do some great food
with our peppers,
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00:19:08,525 --> 00:19:11,486
and, uh, and we'll just see
what happens, you know?
442
00:19:11,820 --> 00:19:13,697
Was this for me?
I better get on it.
443
00:19:13,697 --> 00:19:15,699
This is a pepper party, right?
444
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NARRATOR: Cajun food is how people
in Louisiana celebrate spice.
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So Troy's hosting
a Cajun feast for friends,
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00:19:22,622 --> 00:19:25,709
up-and-coming pepper growers,
and other industry insiders
447
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with a goal to find allies
448
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who might join his 7 Pot Primo army
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and his inner circle dubbed
the Wrecking Crew.
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The Wrecking Crew,
it's kinda like my circle of trust.
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If I entrust my seeds to them,
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they've gotta know how to grow 'em.
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00:19:43,935 --> 00:19:46,146
But more importantly to me is, like,
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that they have the right intent
and they're trustworthy.
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00:19:51,568 --> 00:19:55,614
I discovered a back cross
in my garden of a Red Naga Brain
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and Chocolate Naga Brain,
and that's this one here.
457
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I call it Nova Brain.
458
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I named it after my granddaughter Nova.
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Cut it open
and there's this huge, like,
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orange and tangerine around it.
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It just explodes from it.
TROY: Wow, what about yours?
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I'm calling it the Grumpanero
because it looks like a grumpy old man.
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TROY [laughing]:
It does.
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So you can see all the facial features,
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like it's got the big nose.
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00:20:17,427 --> 00:20:18,887
After I crossed it again,
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that's when I started to get
the chin, like the beard.
468
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And I just think
that's really, really awesome.
469
00:20:23,642 --> 00:20:26,770
And he just looks, like, old
and angry and grumpy and hot.
470
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Basically, I crossed the scorpion
back with the habanero.
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I wanted something that had some sweet
but a lot of heat.
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TROY: Yeah.
- And also very prolific.
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So this, like, these plants put out
a ton of pods,
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but they're very tasty.
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00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:41,743
This is gonna be on the sweeter side.
476
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So--
TROY: Nice.
477
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JOHNNY SCOVILLE:
North of a million for sure.
478
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- Really?
- Yeah.
479
00:20:44,871 --> 00:20:46,039
- Awesome.
- I think so.
480
00:20:46,039 --> 00:20:47,290
You've eaten enough of 'em to know.
481
00:20:47,749 --> 00:20:50,293
Troy is gonna be looking hard
trying to find
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a screaming hot pepper
and somebody to add to the Wrecking Crew.
483
00:20:53,421 --> 00:20:55,715
They're a lot hotter than
the other ones that he grew out.
484
00:20:56,174 --> 00:20:57,884
JOHNNY: It's almost like
the Knights of the Round Table.
485
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It's a very select crew of people
that he trusts implicitly,
486
00:21:01,513 --> 00:21:02,973
and they grow for him.
487
00:21:02,973 --> 00:21:05,100
He grows on a large scale.
He can't do it all himself.
488
00:21:05,100 --> 00:21:06,518
So he's gotta trust people
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to take his seeds and grow that pod,
490
00:21:09,729 --> 00:21:13,400
the pods that he gives them, so--
in such a way that he would.
491
00:21:14,067 --> 00:21:16,194
That is a accidental cross.
492
00:21:16,194 --> 00:21:19,114
I was growing
Jay's Peach Ghost Scorpion.
493
00:21:19,114 --> 00:21:20,365
It's a standard you've gotta meet.
494
00:21:20,365 --> 00:21:22,659
If you're in the Wrecking Crew,
you've, you've arrived.
495
00:21:22,659 --> 00:21:24,619
I mean, as far as growers, it's elite.
496
00:21:25,203 --> 00:21:26,746
BOBBY MCFADDEN:
This is, like, legendary.
497
00:21:26,746 --> 00:21:28,707
- Great chef.
- What else can you ask for?
498
00:21:34,629 --> 00:21:35,672
NARRATOR:
Every Friday night,
499
00:21:35,672 --> 00:21:38,425
loyal fans across America
religiously flock
500
00:21:38,425 --> 00:21:39,926
to their computers to tune in
501
00:21:39,926 --> 00:21:42,429
to The Texas Hot Spot livestream.
502
00:21:42,846 --> 00:21:45,265
Well, today is a day they will remember
503
00:21:45,265 --> 00:21:46,975
for the rest of their lives
504
00:21:46,975 --> 00:21:50,520
as Zach Goot's final broadcast.
505
00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:51,521
ZACH:
Join us tonight.
506
00:21:51,521 --> 00:21:52,397
[keyboard clacking]
507
00:21:52,397 --> 00:21:53,732
BRANDON:
For some important information.
508
00:21:53,732 --> 00:21:54,983
For a special
509
00:21:57,444 --> 00:21:58,278
night fire.
510
00:21:58,612 --> 00:22:01,489
BRANDON: With a special announcement
or something.
511
00:22:01,489 --> 00:22:02,407
ZACH:
With--
512
00:22:02,908 --> 00:22:03,825
BRANDON:
Hi, Anna.
513
00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:05,076
Can I have a hug?
514
00:22:05,076 --> 00:22:06,536
Yeah, hi, Anna Banana.
515
00:22:06,536 --> 00:22:07,454
[Brandon chuckles]
516
00:22:07,787 --> 00:22:09,205
ZACH:
Can I have a hug and a kiss?
517
00:22:09,205 --> 00:22:10,498
I should have went in first,
but I get you.
518
00:22:10,498 --> 00:22:12,042
Sorry.
ZACH: I'm a little spicy.
519
00:22:12,042 --> 00:22:13,209
[kiss smacks]
ANNA GOOT: I love you.
520
00:22:13,209 --> 00:22:14,044
ZACH:
I love you.
521
00:22:14,586 --> 00:22:15,629
Did you have a good day?
522
00:22:16,338 --> 00:22:17,505
- Yeah.
- Yeah?
523
00:22:17,505 --> 00:22:18,548
I love you so much.
524
00:22:18,548 --> 00:22:19,424
ANNA:
Long day.
525
00:22:19,424 --> 00:22:21,509
Yeah, we're just gonna do
a quick 30 minute stream.
526
00:22:21,927 --> 00:22:23,053
Make the announcement.
527
00:22:23,053 --> 00:22:24,721
I'm going to officially retire,
528
00:22:24,721 --> 00:22:26,014
and we're gonna move on
with our lives.
529
00:22:28,266 --> 00:22:29,309
She's been--
[Brandon laughs]
530
00:22:29,309 --> 00:22:30,685
She's been moved on.
531
00:22:31,645 --> 00:22:32,771
It's gonna be boring,
532
00:22:33,563 --> 00:22:36,191
uh, without doing chili stuff,
533
00:22:36,191 --> 00:22:39,069
but maybe that's what I need
is boring for a while.
534
00:22:39,069 --> 00:22:40,445
Alright, I'm on the stream.
535
00:22:40,445 --> 00:22:41,529
Let's go live. You ready?
536
00:22:42,489 --> 00:22:43,531
[slaps smacking]
537
00:22:44,282 --> 00:22:45,283
BRANDON:
Right? Th-that's--
538
00:22:45,742 --> 00:22:47,202
[Zach mimicking guitar riff]
539
00:22:50,580 --> 00:22:52,165
What's up, everybody?
540
00:22:52,499 --> 00:22:54,918
Welcome to The Texas Hot Spot.
541
00:22:54,918 --> 00:22:56,503
Your boy Zach here coming at you
542
00:22:56,503 --> 00:23:00,840
on this very special Tuesday night fire.
543
00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:01,883
We have some, uh,
544
00:23:02,801 --> 00:23:03,969
I won't say breaking news,
545
00:23:03,969 --> 00:23:05,887
but just some news to share with you guys
546
00:23:05,887 --> 00:23:08,306
and all of our loyal, uh,
watchers of the show
547
00:23:08,306 --> 00:23:10,308
throughout the past year and a half.
548
00:23:10,642 --> 00:23:12,018
Alright, guys, real quick.
549
00:23:13,019 --> 00:23:14,604
[Zach sighs]
550
00:23:15,272 --> 00:23:16,940
[smacks lips]
[exhales sharply]
551
00:23:16,940 --> 00:23:20,777
I've just made some of the best
and worst decisions of my life, uh, with,
552
00:23:20,777 --> 00:23:22,946
along with you guys
in the past two and a half years.
553
00:23:23,363 --> 00:23:25,991
Um, even including
this little girl right here
554
00:23:25,991 --> 00:23:27,200
and my lovely wife.
555
00:23:27,993 --> 00:23:30,328
We've had a long sit down conversation.
556
00:23:30,328 --> 00:23:33,373
My life has become a little
outta hand and a little, um,
557
00:23:34,541 --> 00:23:36,418
a little crazy here and there.
- Yeah, man.
558
00:23:36,418 --> 00:23:39,671
And I, and I struggle with balancing
559
00:23:39,671 --> 00:23:41,715
my chili life with my personal life.
560
00:23:42,090 --> 00:23:44,759
So after thinking long
and hard about this,
561
00:23:45,635 --> 00:23:48,680
this will be my last appearance
562
00:23:49,055 --> 00:23:52,392
at The Texas Hot Spot for a while.
563
00:23:52,726 --> 00:23:56,563
I'm gonna officially hand this over
to my boy Brandon.
564
00:23:56,980 --> 00:23:58,356
And Brandon's gonna take us out
565
00:23:58,356 --> 00:24:00,358
with our, uh, ending slogan tonight.
566
00:24:00,859 --> 00:24:01,985
Go ahead, man.
567
00:24:01,985 --> 00:24:03,361
We'll catch ya--
568
00:24:03,778 --> 00:24:05,488
ALL:
On the flip side!
569
00:24:05,488 --> 00:24:06,489
I love you guys.
570
00:24:06,489 --> 00:24:07,908
You guys be safe always.
- Love you guys.
571
00:24:07,908 --> 00:24:09,492
Thanks for always supporting us.
572
00:24:09,743 --> 00:24:11,620
- Yep, I'll see you.
- Love all you guys.
573
00:24:11,620 --> 00:24:12,746
Catch you on the flip side.
[static crackles]
574
00:24:13,163 --> 00:24:15,290
♪ playful music playing ♪
575
00:24:15,290 --> 00:24:18,919
I prioritized things wrong
my entire life, but today,
576
00:24:20,462 --> 00:24:21,504
today I feel good.
577
00:24:22,339 --> 00:24:25,800
This retirement thing, I up and left.
578
00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:28,136
I prioritized right,
579
00:24:28,136 --> 00:24:31,848
and the feeling of prioritizing things
right in my life
580
00:24:31,848 --> 00:24:34,893
and putting the most important things
as number one,
581
00:24:36,144 --> 00:24:37,896
I'm already feeling the benefits of it.
582
00:24:37,896 --> 00:24:39,397
Let's shut this thing down.
583
00:24:40,774 --> 00:24:42,817
Alright, man, that's it.
584
00:24:42,817 --> 00:24:44,903
KID: We're ending The Texas Hot Spot.
- Come here.
585
00:24:45,487 --> 00:24:47,155
KID: Forever.
- Come here.
586
00:24:47,155 --> 00:24:49,032
Just for a little bit.
We're gonna have lots of fun though.
587
00:24:49,032 --> 00:24:50,158
Don't even worry.
BRANDON: Yeah.
588
00:24:51,451 --> 00:24:55,247
♪ playful music playing ♪
589
00:24:55,247 --> 00:24:56,748
♪
590
00:24:56,748 --> 00:24:57,791
[laughter]
591
00:24:57,791 --> 00:24:59,709
TROY:
Big Lou got some food, man.
592
00:25:00,043 --> 00:25:01,670
SPEAKER:
Alright. Uh-oh.
593
00:25:01,670 --> 00:25:02,629
TROY:
Alright.
594
00:25:04,381 --> 00:25:06,049
That's your baby, huh?
SPEAKER 2: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
595
00:25:06,049 --> 00:25:08,426
That's Lou's baby.
I just spiced it up a little bit.
596
00:25:08,426 --> 00:25:09,553
[laughs]
597
00:25:09,970 --> 00:25:11,471
KAYA PRIMEAUX:
Got some pain in here, Hudson.
598
00:25:12,264 --> 00:25:13,515
You got some good peppers.
599
00:25:13,515 --> 00:25:14,808
SPEAKER 3:
Yeah, I like it. Woo!
600
00:25:15,141 --> 00:25:15,976
TROY:
Good?
601
00:25:15,976 --> 00:25:17,644
SPEAKER 3:
Yeah, you spiced it up for sure.
602
00:25:17,644 --> 00:25:19,563
Let's see if anybody else
wants them, I guess.
603
00:25:20,063 --> 00:25:22,023
NARRATOR:
Whenever pepper people get together,
604
00:25:22,023 --> 00:25:24,651
shockingly, to no one's surprise,
605
00:25:24,651 --> 00:25:26,069
they talk peppers.
606
00:25:26,069 --> 00:25:29,155
From heat to flavor
to growing philosophy.
607
00:25:29,155 --> 00:25:31,533
TROY:
I think this is a great opportunity
608
00:25:31,533 --> 00:25:33,535
to see what these new growers have.
609
00:25:33,535 --> 00:25:34,911
You know, just see,
610
00:25:34,911 --> 00:25:37,163
see if there's someone out there
that can join the Wrecking Crew.
611
00:25:37,163 --> 00:25:38,665
What y'all doing, man?
612
00:25:38,665 --> 00:25:39,708
BIG LOU: So we got a--
TROY: A little marinade.
613
00:25:39,708 --> 00:25:41,167
- Yeah, we got that.
- Yeah.
614
00:25:41,710 --> 00:25:42,794
TROY:
What'd you put in it?
615
00:25:42,794 --> 00:25:43,628
Is that your pepper?
616
00:25:43,628 --> 00:25:45,088
The Grumpanero.
BOBBY: Grumpaneros, yeah.
617
00:25:45,088 --> 00:25:46,631
TROY:
Man, it smells awesome.
618
00:25:46,631 --> 00:25:48,550
BOBBY: I can still smell
the heat coming off of that.
619
00:25:48,550 --> 00:25:49,593
[Troy laughs]
620
00:25:49,593 --> 00:25:50,594
I can't get away from it.
621
00:25:50,594 --> 00:25:51,720
I can relate. [chuckles]
622
00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:53,013
I can relate.
- It's just like an endless thing.
623
00:25:53,013 --> 00:25:54,097
What else can I make?
- Yeah.
624
00:25:54,097 --> 00:25:55,056
- What else can I see?
- Yeah.
625
00:25:55,056 --> 00:25:55,891
What else can I grow?
626
00:25:55,891 --> 00:25:59,144
I want to see new things
when they come in, you know?
627
00:25:59,144 --> 00:25:59,978
- Yeah.
- There's nothing like seeing
628
00:25:59,978 --> 00:26:01,771
those first pods take shape, right?
629
00:26:01,771 --> 00:26:03,023
- I know.
- And then you get to see
630
00:26:03,023 --> 00:26:03,857
what color they're gonna be.
631
00:26:03,857 --> 00:26:05,191
TROY: It's magic.
BOBBY: Yeah.
632
00:26:05,191 --> 00:26:06,902
- You're creating it.
- Yeah.
633
00:26:07,277 --> 00:26:09,029
TROY:
Great pepper, dude. Alright.
634
00:26:09,529 --> 00:26:10,697
NARRATOR:
For Troy Primeaux,
635
00:26:10,697 --> 00:26:12,407
up-and-comer Bobby McFadden
636
00:26:12,407 --> 00:26:14,951
could be the new ally he's looking for,
637
00:26:14,951 --> 00:26:18,204
a grower of like-mind
he can finally trust.
638
00:26:19,331 --> 00:26:22,709
They seem to get along
like gumbo and rice.
639
00:26:23,126 --> 00:26:24,336
- Hey, dude.
- How's it going, man?
640
00:26:24,336 --> 00:26:25,253
How's going, man?
641
00:26:25,253 --> 00:26:26,421
You alright?
- Good, yeah, yeah.
642
00:26:26,421 --> 00:26:28,173
- Your pepper's awesome, dude.
- Thank you.
643
00:26:28,173 --> 00:26:30,800
I had it, uh,
in the, uh, crab fingers.
644
00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:31,801
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
645
00:26:31,801 --> 00:26:33,178
So what's your plans for the pepper?
646
00:26:33,178 --> 00:26:34,721
You gonna keep growing 'em out?
647
00:26:36,514 --> 00:26:37,807
You letting 'em out of your house?
648
00:26:38,642 --> 00:26:40,268
What do--
Uh, do I let--
649
00:26:40,268 --> 00:26:41,311
Grow 'em out?
What do you mean?
650
00:26:47,442 --> 00:26:51,446
♪ light music playing ♪
651
00:26:51,446 --> 00:26:55,116
♪
652
00:26:55,492 --> 00:26:56,785
TROY: Hey, dude.
BOBBY: How's it going, man?
653
00:26:56,785 --> 00:26:57,911
TROY: How's it going, man?
BOBBY: Good.
654
00:26:57,911 --> 00:26:59,079
TROY: You alright?
- Yeah, yeah.
655
00:26:59,871 --> 00:27:01,706
NARRATOR:
Troy Primeaux's looking for new blood
656
00:27:01,706 --> 00:27:03,041
to expand his business,
657
00:27:03,041 --> 00:27:05,752
and Bobby McFadden could be
the perfect fit.
658
00:27:06,711 --> 00:27:09,714
So what's your plans for the pepper?
You gonna keep growing them out--
659
00:27:09,714 --> 00:27:13,009
Yeah, I want to get it
to like, uh, like F8 wise.
660
00:27:13,009 --> 00:27:14,719
- F8?
- I'm like, I think I'm at four or five.
661
00:27:14,719 --> 00:27:16,471
Four? Because I don't want--
I don't want anybody
662
00:27:16,471 --> 00:27:18,640
to rip off your pepper
or do any of that stuff.
663
00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:20,058
- Yeah. But I'm--
- I just--
664
00:27:20,058 --> 00:27:21,393
I'm a community guy, so--
665
00:27:21,393 --> 00:27:23,353
Well, what I'm trying
to say is that
666
00:27:23,353 --> 00:27:24,854
with this Wrecking Crew concept.
667
00:27:24,854 --> 00:27:25,730
- Yeah.
- I wanna see if you wanna be
668
00:27:25,730 --> 00:27:26,648
a part of it, man.
669
00:27:26,648 --> 00:27:27,941
- Really?
- Yeah.
670
00:27:27,941 --> 00:27:28,775
Okay.
671
00:27:28,775 --> 00:27:31,945
Bobby McFadden, I think
his thing's the mustache, right?
672
00:27:32,862 --> 00:27:35,282
I-I-I think something special about him.
673
00:27:35,282 --> 00:27:36,366
I think he'll go far.
674
00:27:37,284 --> 00:27:40,787
I think, I think he's, he's doing things
with the right intentions.
675
00:27:41,162 --> 00:27:43,498
He seems like he's got some,
he's got good things going on,
676
00:27:43,498 --> 00:27:45,333
and I don't think he's doing it
for any other reason
677
00:27:45,333 --> 00:27:48,128
than, than, um, just love.
678
00:27:48,670 --> 00:27:49,671
That'd be awesome.
679
00:27:49,671 --> 00:27:50,755
- You sure?
- Holy crap, yeah.
680
00:27:50,755 --> 00:27:52,173
- Right.
- Yeah, we could do that.
681
00:27:52,173 --> 00:27:53,300
Holy crap, man.
- Let's do it, brother.
682
00:27:53,300 --> 00:27:54,551
Alright.
- Alright, dude. [laughs]
683
00:27:54,551 --> 00:27:56,011
Thank you so much.
- Yeah.
684
00:27:56,011 --> 00:27:57,262
So nice to meet you, too.
685
00:27:59,264 --> 00:28:01,099
- Me?
- Yeah. [laughs]
686
00:28:01,099 --> 00:28:02,684
- What you see is what you get, man.
- Yeah.
687
00:28:02,684 --> 00:28:04,102
What you see is what you get with me.
688
00:28:04,352 --> 00:28:05,687
I don't put anything on.
689
00:28:06,062 --> 00:28:08,148
Um, I can't fake it.
690
00:28:08,148 --> 00:28:09,107
Yeah.
691
00:28:09,107 --> 00:28:11,610
So I see that in you as well.
692
00:28:11,610 --> 00:28:13,194
Yeah, I appreciate it, man.
693
00:28:13,653 --> 00:28:16,156
NARRATOR: For Bobby,
the offer of working with Troy
694
00:28:16,156 --> 00:28:18,283
could be the opportunity
he's been looking for.
695
00:28:18,950 --> 00:28:21,870
It aligns him with one of
the biggest names in the business
696
00:28:21,870 --> 00:28:25,165
and could bring in real cash
for the 7 Pots he delivers.
697
00:28:25,624 --> 00:28:27,292
It would be a step towards making
698
00:28:27,292 --> 00:28:30,045
his dream of chili growing
a full-time job.
699
00:28:30,045 --> 00:28:31,046
- Alright, brother.
- This is crazy, dude.
700
00:28:31,046 --> 00:28:32,797
- We'll hang out a bit, man.
- Yeah, appreciate it.
701
00:28:32,797 --> 00:28:34,132
That means, that means a lot to me, man.
- Take care, brother.
702
00:28:34,132 --> 00:28:35,258
Oh. Well, hey.
703
00:28:35,258 --> 00:28:36,635
[Bobby laughs]
704
00:28:36,635 --> 00:28:39,137
- You mean a lot to me.
- Thank you, man, I appreciate it.
705
00:28:39,137 --> 00:28:40,138
[sighs]
706
00:28:42,807 --> 00:28:44,851
What do you say, right? [laughs]
707
00:28:47,938 --> 00:28:48,813
Yeah, man.
708
00:28:51,650 --> 00:28:53,526
I'm starting to feel like I belong.
709
00:28:53,526 --> 00:28:55,528
You know, I didn't expect that.
710
00:28:55,528 --> 00:28:57,822
I thought I was gonna always
feel awkward and weird
711
00:28:57,822 --> 00:28:58,865
and, like, not important.
712
00:28:58,865 --> 00:29:02,285
So just getting to be in it
713
00:29:02,285 --> 00:29:04,579
and hang out with Troy is,
is really awesome.
714
00:29:04,579 --> 00:29:09,042
And if I can do something with this
that I can live off of,
715
00:29:09,542 --> 00:29:11,253
that is definitely a dream of mine.
716
00:29:11,253 --> 00:29:15,090
Just to be able to do what I love
and get paid for it
717
00:29:15,090 --> 00:29:16,591
and not have to think about anything else.
718
00:29:16,591 --> 00:29:17,717
That would be awesome, yeah.
719
00:29:18,218 --> 00:29:20,262
NARRATOR:
We all hope for overnight success
720
00:29:20,262 --> 00:29:22,389
and a meteoric rise to the top.
721
00:29:22,389 --> 00:29:23,557
But in the real world,
722
00:29:23,557 --> 00:29:26,434
growing a sustainable career
usually takes time.
723
00:29:27,644 --> 00:29:30,438
Troy's venturing
into risky new territory,
724
00:29:30,438 --> 00:29:33,400
and his only hope is
to avoid the landmines
725
00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:34,734
he knows are out there.
726
00:29:35,235 --> 00:29:37,404
You know, pepper world's
an amazing place.
727
00:29:37,404 --> 00:29:38,655
It's amazing land.
728
00:29:39,030 --> 00:29:43,785
It's a land filled of beauty
and love, inspiration.
729
00:29:43,785 --> 00:29:47,497
It's also a place of nutjobs, crazies,
730
00:29:47,497 --> 00:29:51,042
liars, thieves, charlatans.
731
00:29:51,459 --> 00:29:52,294
♪ dramatic sting ♪
732
00:29:52,294 --> 00:29:54,796
Welcome to the club. [laughs]
733
00:29:56,423 --> 00:29:58,592
NARRATOR: For Troy,
today is a fork in the road.
734
00:29:59,384 --> 00:30:01,887
And the same can be said
for Zach Goot.
735
00:30:01,887 --> 00:30:02,762
I love you.
736
00:30:05,348 --> 00:30:07,350
NARRATOR: He's retired
from The Texas Hot Spot
737
00:30:07,350 --> 00:30:09,144
to focus on family,
738
00:30:09,144 --> 00:30:11,563
but the future is anything but certain.
739
00:30:12,063 --> 00:30:15,650
He's flying blind with no real plan
from here on out.
740
00:30:15,650 --> 00:30:17,402
I'm kind of bummed because I know
741
00:30:17,402 --> 00:30:19,779
there's a lot of people out there
that don't believe me.
742
00:30:19,779 --> 00:30:21,698
And when I say I'm taking
or, you know, retiring,
743
00:30:21,698 --> 00:30:23,867
taking a break,
my wife being one of 'em,
744
00:30:23,867 --> 00:30:25,201
and my daughter,
obviously, you know,
745
00:30:25,201 --> 00:30:26,369
you're gonna be back
in a couple days.
746
00:30:26,369 --> 00:30:28,038
And, um,
747
00:30:29,789 --> 00:30:31,333
I just-- I gotta not only--
748
00:30:31,333 --> 00:30:33,335
I don't wanna say
prove everybody wrong,
749
00:30:33,335 --> 00:30:35,879
I just have to show everybody
that I'm serious about this.
750
00:30:36,379 --> 00:30:37,756
I'll take some water.
751
00:30:37,756 --> 00:30:40,133
The Texas Hot Spot
on Facebook went dark.
752
00:30:40,133 --> 00:30:41,301
That's enough.
753
00:30:41,301 --> 00:30:43,720
I've left all spicy Facebook groups.
754
00:30:43,720 --> 00:30:45,513
I've left all the YouTubes.
755
00:30:45,972 --> 00:30:47,641
Thank you so much.
756
00:30:48,099 --> 00:30:49,184
That was very nice of you.
757
00:30:50,060 --> 00:30:51,186
Do I miss it?
758
00:30:51,186 --> 00:30:52,229
Not yet.
759
00:30:52,938 --> 00:30:54,397
Are you okay, baby girl?
760
00:30:54,397 --> 00:30:55,232
ANNA:
Yep.
761
00:30:56,316 --> 00:30:57,400
ZACH:
Well, how are you feeling?
762
00:30:57,400 --> 00:30:58,318
ANNA:
Fine.
763
00:30:58,985 --> 00:31:01,363
ZACH:
Are you excited? Are you happy?
764
00:31:01,947 --> 00:31:02,781
ANNA:
About what?
765
00:31:02,781 --> 00:31:03,907
ZACH:
About me retiring.
766
00:31:04,407 --> 00:31:05,951
ANNA:
I guess.
767
00:31:07,160 --> 00:31:07,994
Are you?
768
00:31:08,286 --> 00:31:09,454
ZACH:
I'm sad about it.
769
00:31:09,454 --> 00:31:11,122
It kind of sucks to step down
something like that,
770
00:31:11,122 --> 00:31:12,332
but I'm ready to--
771
00:31:13,124 --> 00:31:15,752
ANNA: But don't you think
it would make you so much healthier?
772
00:31:16,127 --> 00:31:17,003
- Absolute--
- Mentally?
773
00:31:17,003 --> 00:31:18,046
Absolutely.
774
00:31:18,046 --> 00:31:20,257
ANNA:
Spicy things should be a hobby.
775
00:31:20,257 --> 00:31:21,925
ZACH: Yeah.
- I've always thought that.
776
00:31:21,925 --> 00:31:23,426
ZACH:
It turned into a lifestyle for me.
777
00:31:23,426 --> 00:31:25,262
Which is fine to be spicy
778
00:31:25,262 --> 00:31:28,390
but whenever it starts to control
the things you do and say
779
00:31:28,390 --> 00:31:30,559
and treat people in your life,
it's not good.
780
00:31:30,559 --> 00:31:32,394
Just like an, an addiction.
781
00:31:32,894 --> 00:31:34,896
You know, once you start
falling into something
782
00:31:34,896 --> 00:31:36,481
and you can't get out of it,
783
00:31:36,481 --> 00:31:40,235
you have to eventually
either change or leave.
784
00:31:40,235 --> 00:31:41,069
ZACH:
Yeah.
785
00:31:41,069 --> 00:31:42,487
That's basically-- you know.
ZACH: I'm leaving.
786
00:31:42,487 --> 00:31:43,363
Leaving and changing.
787
00:31:43,655 --> 00:31:44,739
At this point in my life,
788
00:31:44,739 --> 00:31:46,491
I've realized that
I was chasing the people
789
00:31:46,491 --> 00:31:48,285
that I love the most
away from me.
790
00:31:48,285 --> 00:31:52,163
And... I want to go hard
in the paint
791
00:31:53,248 --> 00:31:54,165
keeping them around.
792
00:31:54,165 --> 00:31:55,333
[Zach exhales]
793
00:31:55,333 --> 00:31:56,126
Well, I love you.
794
00:31:56,459 --> 00:31:57,586
ANNA:
I love you, too.
795
00:31:59,504 --> 00:32:00,338
[kiss smacks]
796
00:32:00,338 --> 00:32:01,339
ZACH:
I love you very much.
797
00:32:02,757 --> 00:32:03,717
I'm excited.
798
00:32:03,717 --> 00:32:05,135
ANNA: Are you?
- Yes, I am.
799
00:32:06,595 --> 00:32:08,388
[insects chirping]
800
00:32:08,388 --> 00:32:10,140
[bird cawing]
801
00:32:10,932 --> 00:32:13,184
[flames crackling]
802
00:32:13,184 --> 00:32:17,314
♪ dramatic theme playing ♪
803
00:32:17,314 --> 00:32:21,192
♪
804
00:32:39,669 --> 00:32:41,296
[whistles]