Bering Sea Gold (2012–…): Season 11, Episode 10 - Race the Storm - full transcript

Narrator:
ON THE SEASON FINALE...

...OF "BERING SEA GOLD,"...

Shawn: BIRDS START FLYING SOUTH.
DAYS GET SHORTER.

IT'S COLDER.

YOU START SEEING ICE
IN THE HARBOR.

YOU KNOW THE END IS NEAR.

Narrator:
...IT'S AN ALL-OUT RACE
AGAINST THE CLOCK TO GRAB GLORY

IN THE MOST
GOLD-RICH SEASON EVER.

WE GOT SOME
ROUGH SEAS OUT HERE.

WE GOT SWELLS
COMING IN ALREADY.

THIS MIGHT BE OUR LAST CHANCE.



WORKING OUR WAY DOWN THE COAST,

I'M TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING
THAT NOBODY ELSE HAS TOUCHED,

THE NEXT GOLD RUSH.

THE BERING SEA MIGHT
BE KICKING US OUT.

THE WEATHER IS STARTING
TO PICK UP.

VISIBILITY IS GONE.

PRETTY GNARLY DOWN THERE.

Shawn: WE'RE GOING TO WORK
UNTIL THE OCEAN

DOESN'T LET US WORK ANYMORE
OR SOMETHING MAJOR BREAKS.

KEN DOESN'T HAVE A CHANCE
OF WINNING THAT BET.

Ken:
WE HAVEN'T MADE OUR NUMBERS.

WE NEED A 200-OUNCE DAY.

-LET'S GO!
-THIS IS THE LAST GAP.

MAKE THAT MONEY!



I'M FEELING LUCKY.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GET SHAWN
OVER HERE

AND SHOW HIM
WHAT A REAL EXCAVATOR IS.

ONE MORE.

THAT'S THE STUFF.
YEAH.

SHAWN, LOOK OUT, BUDDY, NOW.

Shawn:
I HAVE A FEELING WE CRUSHED KEN.

THERE WE GO.
-THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING,

I'M GOING TO BE
THE NEW MR. GOLD.

♪♪

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

Reporter:
MASSIVE WINTER STORM ADVISORY,
WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS,

GUSTS UP TO 55 MILES PER HOUR.

Narrator:
NOME, ALASKA, IS IN THE
CROSSHAIRS OF A WINTER STORM,

BRINGING ARCTIC TEMPERATURES
THAT'LL SHUT DOWN THE HARBOR.

Reporter:
FREEZING SPRAY, VISIBILITY WILL
DROP TO LESS THAN HALF MILE,

CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE
FOR AT LEAST 7 DAYS.

Emily:
A BIG STORM IS COMING IN NOW,

SO TODAY IS REALLY THE LAST DAY
WE'LL HAVE OUT HERE.

Narrator:
THE STORM FRONT IS LESS
THAN 48 HOURS AWAY.

WHEN IT HITS, ALL MINERS WILL BE
FORCED OFF THE WATER,

AND THE SEASON WILL BE OVER.

FACED WITH THE SWEET TASTE
OF RICHES...

EVERYTHING IS GOOD.

...OR THE BITTER
PILL OF DEFEAT,

EACH MINER
MUST FIGHT TO THE END.

TEN MILES WEST OF NOME...

Shawn: WE'RE HERE AT THE SPOT.

TIME TO GET THE SPUDS
DROPPED DOWN.

Narrator:
...CAPTAIN SHAWN POMRENKE
IS DIGGING IN

FOR THE FINAL PUSH...

Shawn: A LITTLE CHOPPY TODAY,
A LITTLE CHOPPY.

Narrator:
...TO KEEP HIS CROWN
AS NOME'S TOP MINER.

Shawn:
HOPEFULLY WE CAN FEND THIS STORM
OFF A LITTLE BIT,

MAYBE MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT.

Narrator:
HE'S JUST OVER 100 OUNCES
SHORT OF HIS TARGET.

♪♪

AND WITH THE SEASON-ENDING STORM
BREWING ON THE HORIZON...

AH, HERE COMES A BIG ONE.

...EVERY SECOND COUNTS.

Shawn: PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW
THE SEASON HAS BEEN ALL YEAR.

WE'RE ALMOST OUT OF TIME.

I STILL HAVE ANOTHER 100 OUNCES
TO GO TO MAKE MY GOAL,

SO IT'S WORTH STICKING IT OUT
AND JUST PUSHING THROUGH IT.

TIME TO MAKE SOME MONEY,
PUT SOME GOLD IN THE BOX.

Narrator:
THIS SUMMER...

GOOD DAY TO FIND SOME GOLD.

Narrator:
...SHAWN HAS KEPT
THE CHRISTINE ROSE

PLANTED ON A NEWLY DISCOVERED
ANCIENT BEACHLINE.

AMAZING.

Narrator:
AND DESPITE FACING OFF

AGAINST THE WORST MINING
CONDITIONS OF HIS CAREER...

♪♪

...HE MADE HUGE STRIDES
IN THE CONSTRUCTION

OF HIS ULTIMATE
MINING INNOVATION...

BOLTED DOWN.
IT'S UP THERE.

Narrator:
...THE MEGA DREDGE.

LOOK AT WHAT WE BUILT.

THIS THING IS GOING TO BURY
THE MYRTLE IRENE.

Narrator:
AND THROUGHOUT IT ALL...

...MR. GOLD MADE SURE
THAT ABOVE ALL ELSE...

PANCAKES.

...HE WAS MR. DAD.

ALWAYS NICE TO SPEND TIME
WITH THE KIDS.

PROVIDING FOR MY FAMILY,
THAT'S NUMBER 1.

Narrator: TODAY, SHAWN IS MINING
THE DEEPEST PART

OF THE RICHEST PROVEN GROUND...
-FIRST SCOOP.

Narrator:
...IN NOME'S HISTORY.

ALL RIGHT.

IT LOOKS LIKE
PRETTY GOOD MATERIAL.

I KNOW THE GOLD'S HERE.

I JUST NEED TO GET IT OUT.

WHATEVER WE MAKE HERE, WE GET
TO SPEND ON THE MEGA DREDGE.

ALL THE BILLS ARE PAID.

WE GOT MONEY IN THE BANK
TO PAY EVERYBODY.

RIGHT NOW, THIS IS ALL PROFITS.

WE NEED TO GET AS MUCH GOLD
OUT OF HERE AS POSSIBLE.

I MEAN, THE MORE GOLD WE GET,

THE MORE WE CAN GET DONE
ON THE MEGA DREDGE.

LOADING UP THE BOX.

♪♪

MAN, THIS IS TOUGH.

THE SPUDS ARE GETTING
BANGED AROUND.

Narrator:
THE CHRISTINE ROSEUSES
TWO 1-TON SPUDS

TO KEEP THE BARGE FROM CAPSIZING
IN TURBULENT WATERS.

♪♪

BUT TOO MUCH
FROM THE POUNDING SEA,

AND THE SPUDS COULD RIP
THROUGH THE HULL

LIKE A HOT KNIFE THROUGH BUTTER.

Shawn:
I MEAN, THE CHRISTINE ROSE
IS TOUGH.

IT'S JUST BIG SWELLS ARE HARD
ON THE HULL,

AND IF WE RIP THE SPUD WELL OUT,

IT COULD SINK THE BARGE,
AND THEN THAT'S GAME OVER.

BUD, THIS SWELL'S
GETTING PRETTY BIG.

THAT STORM IS RIGHT THERE.

YOU CAN -- IT'S ON ITS WAY.

IF IT GETS ANY BIGGER THAN THIS,
WE'RE DONE FOR.

Narrator:
EIGHT MILES EAST...

OH, YEAH, WORKED ALL NIGHT LONG,
NAP TIME IS OVER.

Narrator: KEN KERR HAS BEEN
BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL.

Ken: THAT WAS A QUICK NAP,
GOT AN HOUR OF SLEEP.

ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE.

GET BACK TO DIGGING AND PUT
SOME GOLD IN THE BOX AGAIN.

Narrator:
TO GET AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION,
THE MYRTLE IRENE'SCAPTAIN

HAS BEEN WORKING
ROUND-THE-CLOCK SHIFTS.

SLEEP BE DAMNED.

Ken:
NEARING THE END OF THE SEASON,

WE HAVE TO GET AS MUCH TIME
ON THE WATER AS WE CAN.

I MEAN, YOU CAN'T PAY BILLS
WITH EXCUSES,

AND YOU CAN'T PAY
YOUR INVESTORS OFF WITH EXCUSES.

EVERY MINUTE COUNTS.

Narrator: KEN IS PUSHING HARD
TO REACH HIS 1,000-OUNCE MARK,

BUT TO DO IT, HE'LL HAVE TO RAKE
IN NEARLY 200 OUNCES.

DOING SOME HARD DIGGING HERE.

WINTER IS BEARING DOWN ON YOU,

ALWAYS FEEL LIKE YOU'RE
RUNNING OUT OF TIME,

BUT I'M FEELING
PRETTY GOOD

ABOUT OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
THIS YEAR.

COME ON, BABY.
FLOW.

IT'S FLOATING ON THOSE BAGS.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS.

WE'RE FINALLY GOING OUT.

-YEAH.
-OH, YEAH.

Narrator: KEN GOT OFF TO A LATE
START BEHIND SHAWN.

-WHOO-HOO.
-THAT'S SOME GROUND, BABY.

Narrator:
WITH HIS INVESTORS NERVOUS
AND HIS JOB ON THE LINE...

IF WE DON'T PRODUCE THIS YEAR,
THEY'RE GOING TO SHUT US DOWN.

...KEN NEEDED
TO COME OUT SWINGING.

WHOLE DIFFERENT BALL GAME NOW
IF THIS THING KEEPS RUNNING.

Narrator:
AND BOY, DID HE...

-HOLY COW.
-217.2.

-WHOO.
-217.2?

-WOW.
-THAT'S OUR BEST CLEANUP.

Narrator:
...MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME
AND PUTTING HIM

WITHIN 50 OUNCES OF HIS RIVAL.

THIS MAY NOT BE CATCHUP ANYMORE.
WE MAY BE GOING OVER THE TOP.

Ken:
THERE'S SOME FRESH GROUND.

Narrator:
TODAY, WITH JUST HOURS
LEFT IN THE SEASON...

Ken:
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
RIGHT HERE.

SEE THE MOSS ON THE ROCKS?

IT'S GOT ALL THE SPONGE ON IT.

Narrator:
...KEN JUST MIGHT
HAVE HIT THE JACKPOT.

WHEN YOU GET INTO THAT MOSS
AND THE SPONGE ON THE ROCKS,

THAT'S A SIGN
THAT NOBODY HAS DREDGED THERE.

Ken: THAT'S THE GOOD STUFF,

AND WE'RE NOT EVEN DOWN
TO THE CLAY LAYER YET.

THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING,
SO ONCE WE GET DOWN,

THERE SHOULD BE SOME
PRETTY GOOD GOLD RIGHT HERE.

NICE HONEY HOLE.

MYRTLE IRENEIS BACK
IN BUSINESS.

GOOD-LOOKING MATERIAL. LET'S SEE
IF WE CAN GET A BUNCH OF IT.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GET SHAWN
OVER HERE

AND SHOW HIM
WHAT A REAL EXCAVATOR IS.

HAMMER DOWN.

Narrator:
NOW IT'S PEDAL TO THE METAL.

OH, YEAH.

Narrator:
WITH BOTH MINERS SITTING
ON GOLD-RICH PAY DIRT...

IT'S TIME TO SHOW
THE BERING SEA WHO'S BOSS.

Narrator:
...THE CLASH OF
THE BERING SEA TITANS...

BEST BUCKETS I'VE SEEN ALL YEAR.

Narrator:
...IS JUST HEATING UP.

WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT IT OUT.

WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A KILLING.

Narrator: COMING UP...

-DAMN IT.
-BOB, YOU OKAY?

THIS IS OUR LAST SHOT AT IT.

SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING
DOWN THERE

BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
BAIL OUT OF HERE PRETTY QUICK.

Narrator:
AND LATER...

-THAT'S GOOD GOLD.
-SHOULD BE A DECENT CLEANUP.

Narrator:
...WHICH TITAN
WILL TAKE THE CROWN?

-POUR THIS THING.
-WHOO.

♪♪

I HATE THIS NORTHWEST WIND KIND
OF BUILDING RIGHT NOW AND...

Narrator:
AS 20-DEGREE ARCTIC WINDS
DESCEND ON THE GOLD GROUNDS...

I'M SURE IT'S PROBABLY
PRETTY GNARLY DOWN THERE.

...CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL
IS FEELING THE HEAT.

THERE'S THAT TASTE OF WINTER
IN THE AIR.

A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE PULLED OUT,
BUT WE'RE STILL HERE.

WE'RE STILL MINING.

I MEAN, IF IT CONTINUES
TO BUILD, YOU KNOW,

IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A PROBLEM
BEING BROADSIDE THE WAY WE ARE,

BUT IT'S SUPPOSED TO GO TO HELL
IN A HANDBASKET TOMORROW,

SO GOT TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SOME MONEY.

Narrator:
SHE'S MORE THAN 250 OUNCES
FROM HER GOAL

AND WILL NEED TO MINE
EVERY SECOND

UNTIL THE STORM SHUTS HER DOWN.

Emily: YOU KNOW, WE'RE HOPING
AT THE END HERE

WE'RE GOING TO PULL TOGETHER
AND TURN UP SOME OUNCES.

THE KIND OF SEASON I HAD WAS --
IT WAS EDUCATIONAL.

WE'RE NOT GETTING AWAY
FROM THIS.

IT'S DRAGGING OUR BOW
RIGHT INTO IT.

Emily: HOLD ON!
NO!

Narrator:
WHEN IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYTHING
WAS WORKING AGAINST EMILY...

I'M GOING TO TRY
TO JUST KEEP GOING.

...SHE FOUGHT BACK
WITH ALL SHE HAD...

OOH!

I THINK WE'RE ON
THE RIGHT TRACK.

Narrator:
...FOR HER CREW AND HER FAMILY.

Emily: MY BROTHER AND HIS FAMILY
ARE MOVING BACK UP TO ALASKA,

SO I'M USING A PORTION
OF MY PROFITS FROM THIS SEASON

TO HELP THEM GET SETTLED.

SOMEWHERE AROUND THESE
COORDINATES IS THIS AREA

THAT WE HAVEN'T
REALLY WORKED MUCH,

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE
A CONTINUATION

OF SOME OF THE HOT SPOTS
WE'VE ALREADY BEEN HITTING.

Narrator: DETERMINED
TO MAKE THE DAY PAY...

OOH, WE'RE GETTING MOVED
BY THE CURRENT.

DEFINITELY, YEAH.

...EMILY IS UP AGAINST
NATURE'S FURY

TO MINE
THE ANCIENT RIVERBED

THAT'S BROUGHT HER
THE BIGGEST GOLD OF THE SEASON.

THOSE WAVES ARE BREAKING.

THERE'S NO DOUBT.
IT'S A TOUGH ONE.

IT'S STARTING TO GET ROUGH,
BUT BOB IS A PRO,

SO IF HE SAYS
WE CAN WORK THROUGH IT,

THEN I HAVE OPTIMISM THAT
WE'RE GOING TO GET ON IT.

GODSPEED.

COPY, COPY?

COPY, COPY.
ALL RIGHT.

LET'S SEE
WHAT WE CAN DO HERE.

♪♪

-BOB, YOU OKAY?
-YEAH, I'M DOING OKAY,

JUST TRYING TO SEE
WHERE I'M AT.

WE JUST HAD A WIND CHANGE
AFTER YOU WENT DOWN.

YEAH.

I'M JUST WALKING AROUND
TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING.

♪♪

-ANY LUCK?
-NOT SEEING ANY GOLD YET.

♪♪

Emily:
YOU KNOW, THERE'S DEFINITELY
SOME SAFETY CONCERNS,

BUT, I MEAN, WE JUST NEED...

YOU KNOW, WE NEED
TO GET OUR NUMBERS UP.

Narrator: AS EMILY BRAVES
THE BUILDING SEAS...

...IT'S ON HER SHOULDERS TO
DECIDE IF THE RISK IS WORTH IT.

I THINK EMILY IS
A VERY GOOD CAPTAIN.

Emily: YEAH, WE'RE HUNGRY.
WE WANT MORE.

IT'S DEFINITELY NOT
A STOPPING POINT.

THERE'S REALLY NO REASON
TO GIVE UP.

Narrator:
EIGHTY MILES EAST...

♪♪

OH, IT'S A BIG ONE.

THE WAVES ARE COMING IN
FROM TWO DIFFERENT ANGLES.

YEAH.
THIS ONE.

OH, THAT ONE,
LOOK AT THAT.

-I CAN BOOGIE BOARD THAT ONE.
-YEAH [BLEEP]...

NO, THAT'LL SLAM YOU
ON THE ROCKS.

Narrator:
KRIS KELLY IS STARING DOWN
THE END OF THE SEASON

AS THE FIRST SURGE OF THE
WINTER STORM REACHES THE BLUFF.

Kris: I KNOW THIS ISN'T
THE MOST IDEAL DAY.

I KNOW THAT, BUT WE'RE
PRESSED FOR TIME.

Narrator:
FAR SHORT OF HIS SUMMER GOAL
AND WITH 3-FOOT WAVES

AND 25-KNOT WINDS,
ONLY GETTING WORSE,

TODAY COULD BE
THE CAPTAIN'S LAST SHOT.

IT'S ALL GOING
TO WORK OUT.

I HOPE IT DOES.

WAVES ARE JUST CRASHING.
IT LOOKS DANGEROUS IN HELL,

AND I TURNED BACK TO THEM
AND WAS LIKE,

"DON'T WORRY. EVERYTHING
IS GOING TO BE FINE,"

AND IN MY HEART I'M LIKE,
"WE'RE SCREWED."

THAT WAS A BIG ONE.

BUT IF WE DON'T GO OUT TODAY,

WE'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING
TO GET ANOTHER CHANCE.

RIGHT NOW IT'S ABOUT AS GOOD
AS IT'S GOING TO GET.

LET'S HOPE FOR THE BEST.

READY?
PUSH!

YOU REALIZE HOW SMALL YOUR BOAT

IS WHEN YOU'RE GETTING
HIT BY BIG WAVES.

OKAY. AH!
COME ON, PUSH.

IT'S A BIG RISK, BUT I NEED
TO TAKE THAT SHOT.

EVERYTHING IS GOOD.

WE MADE IT.
[ LAUGHS ]

Kris: THIS SEASON WAS BY FAR
THE TOUGHEST YEAR TO DATE.

EVERY OUNCE OF GOLD
I GOT WAS HARD-EARNED GOLD.

ARE YOU SEEING SOME GOLD
OR WHAT?

Brad: I'M FINDING IT.
COME ON.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

ARE YOU READY TO START
JUMPING UP AND DOWN?

Narrator:
DESPITE STARTING OFF STRONG
AT THE BLUFF...

Kris:
WE'VE REALIZED THE REAPERTHAT
WE HAVE ISN'T GOING TO WORK,

AND WE NEED TO BUILD SOMETHING

SO WE CAN GET DOWN
THE COAST FAST.

Narrator:
...KRIS GAMBLED ON THE CHANCE
OF AN EVEN BIGGER PRIZE...

Kris:
WE'RE CALLING IT THE SICKLE
BECAUSE IT'S LIGHTWEIGHT,

AND IT CUTS HARD.

YEAH.

Narrator:
...BY BUILDING THE LIGHTWEIGHT

SICKLE TO TAKE THEM
INTO UNEXPLORED WATERS.

OKAY.
WE STOPPED.

I THINK I'M ON GREY GOLD.

YEAH, BABY.
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE.

Narrator:
AND WHILE THE FIRST HAUL
SHOWED PROMISE...

Kris: THIS REPRESENTS A WHOLE
NEW FUTURE FOR US.

I WANT MORE.

Narrator:
...KRIS IS HOPING
FOR SOMETHING MORE.

Kris:
I SEE THE POTENTIAL OF BECOMING
A MILLIONAIRE.

THE NEXT GOLD RUSH IS THERE.

WE JUST HAVE TO FIND IT.

-WE NEED MORE TIME.
-WE JUST NEED A LOT MORE TIME.

Narrator: WITH BIG DREAMS RIDING
ON THEIR TINY DREDGE,

IT'S KRIS' LAST CHANCE TO PROVE
HIS MILLION-DOLLAR IDEA

REALLY COULD BE WORTH
A MILLION DOLLARS.

I BELIEVE THE IDEA IS GREAT
AND ALL,

BUT IT'S JUST GETTING OUT THERE

AND MAKING IT WORK
IS ANOTHER STORY.

DON'T WORRY, BOYS.

WE'RE GOING TO DO ANYTHING
WE CAN TO PUSH THROUGH IT.

IT'LL BE A FUN DAY.

YOU KNOW, DREDGING WITH KRIS,
I FEEL SCARED

BECAUSE HE WANTS
TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES.

HERE, WE'RE GOING TO DROP
THE ANCHOR RIGHT HERE,

GIVE HER A SHOT.

KRIS, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

YOU GO HOLD THE HOSE,
AND LET ANDY START IT.

HE HAS NO RESPECT
FOR THE OCEAN.

-DON'T FALL IN, KRIS.
-WHOA.

EITHER HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND
THE LIABILITY,

IF YOU FALL IN,
YOU'RE GOING TO DROWN.

THIS HOSE CAN GO UP WAY
HIGHER, MAN.

Brad:
YOU GOT TO PULL THAT THROUGH
THERE, ANDY, THROUGH THERE.

ANDY, THROUGH THE MIDDLE THERE.

IS THE THROTTLE ON?

WHEN THE WAVES ARE ROLLING,
THAT THING ROCKS AROUND

AND DIPS UNDER THE WATER.

-YEAH, THAT WAS A GOOD ONE.
-DUDE, IT'S GETTING WORSE.

LOOK.
-YOU NEED HELP?

IT'S NOT MADE FOR BIG WEATHER.

Brad: EVERYTHING IS FALLING
APART, TOO.

I KEEP BANGING INTO [BLEEP].

HE WANTS TO JUST GO
BY THE SEAT OF HIS PANTS.

"LETS JUST GO DO THIS,"
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT,

BUT I JUST FEEL SCARED
GOING DOWN THERE.

-EVERYTHING IS TIED ON HERE.
-DON'T.

Andy:
DUDE, IF YOU YELL IN MY EAR
ONE MORE TIME, I'M GOING TO...

-SHUT UP!
-...[BLEEP] YOU UP.

YOU'RE [BLEEP]
JUST SHUT UP!

YELL IN MY EAR
ONE MORE TIME!

I WASN'T YELLING.
THIS IS YELLING.

REALLY?
-IT'S A GONG SHOW.

IT'S A NIGHTMARE.

Brad: WE GOT TO PULL THIS ANCHOR
RIGHT NOW

BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GET
IN A BAD SITUATION REAL QUICK.

♪♪

Kris:
WE ALWAYS FIGHT WHEN EVERYTHING
IS GOING BAD,

BUT I DO THINK
WHEN MY DAD STEPPED IN

AND TOLD US ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH,
I DO THINK HE WAS RIGHT.

I'M LETTING MYSELF
GET OUT OF CONTROL.

MY FIRST PRIORITY SHOULD
BE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY,

AND SECOND SHOULD BE GETTING
GOLD, AND MY DAD IS RIGHT.

WE SHOULDN'T BE RISKING
OURSELVES LIKE THIS.

YOU KNOW, I'M JUST BLINDED
AT THE MOMENT.

I'LL BE OKAY.

Narrator:
THE SMALL DREDGE IS NO MATCH
FOR MOTHER NATURE'S WRATH.

COME ON.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

-COME ON, ANDY.
-I'M COMING. I'M COMING.

Narrator:
AND WITH TIME RUNNING OUT,

THE KELLYS' SEASON
MAY BE OVER...

Kris:
LET'S DO EXACTLY THE SAME THING
WE DID TODAY,

JUST DO IT TOMORROW.

WE JUST KEEP GRINDING AWAY
AT THIS.

Narrator:
...UNLESS
THE FIGHTING KELLYS...

Kris:
YOU KNOW WHAT WE NEED IS THE
OCEAN TO CALM DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

Narrator:
...CAN TAP INTO THE LUCK
OF THE IRISH ONE LAST TIME.

-YEAH.
-LET'S NOT CHANGE THE SYSTEM.

IT WORKS...
-OKAY.

...SOMEWHAT.

Narrator:
COMING UP...

-170.
-A LOT LEFT IN THERE.

Narrator:
...ONE TITAN...

HUGE PILE OF GOLD.

...COMES OUT ON TOP.

THERE WE GO.

♪♪

HOW YOU DOING DOWN THERE, BOBS?

I STILL -- UGH.

YEAH, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT WE'RE DOING

TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST.

I HEAR YOU.

Narrator: CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL
IS GOING HEAD-TO-HEAD

WITH THE RIPPING CURRENTS
OF THE BERING SEA.

OH, DAMN.
HELLO.

AND 30 FEET BELOW...

Bob:
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

...LEAD DIVER BOB HAFNER
IS TAKING PUNISHMENT.

AH.

WE'RE JUST NOT MAKING IT WORK.

JUST, LIKE, TRICKY WIND AND
CURRENT COMBINATIONS RIGHT NOW.

THINGS ARE CHANGING
EVERY 5 MINUTES.

-AH.
-BOBS, ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH.

EMILY, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

WE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.
I GOT TO CALL THIS.

THIS IS CRAPPY DOWN HERE.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP.

I'LL MEET YOU UP
AT THE FRONT OF THE BOW.

♪♪

♪♪

-WOW.
-YOU OKAY?

OH, YEAH.

SORRY YOU'RE HAVING TO WORK
SO HARD DOWN THERE.

IT'S FRUSTRATING
FOR ME UP HERE

BECAUSE I'M JUST LIKE,
"DAMN IT."

-YEAH.
-ANCHORS.

AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO.
THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO.

GOOD GOD.

THE LAST 2 WEEKS I HAVEN'T MADE
ANY MONEY OUT HERE,

AND THAT IS FRUSTRATING
BECAUSE I'M SPENDING

A LOT KEEPING
THIS OPERATION GOING.

I'VE SPENT A LOT ON THESE GUYS,
AND I PAY...

YOU KNOW, I'M LOSING MONEY
RIGHT NOW,

AND IT'S JUST SOMETIMES
HARD TO MAINTAIN CIVILITY

WHEN THAT IS HAPPENING.

THE SEASON IS ENDING,
AND IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT

WHERE IT'S DOWN TO THE WIRE,
AND WE JUST HAVE TO...

I'M SORRY.

GOD, I CAN'T BELIEVE
I'M GETTING UPSET.

Producer: IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.

I MEAN, IT'S [BLEEP] STRESSFUL.

IT'S [BLEEP] STRESSFUL.

♪♪

Emily: BERING SEA CAN KEEP IT
ANOTHER DAY.

Narrator:
FIVE MILES WEST...

♪♪

Vernon:
WELL, WE'RE GETTING READY
TO CAST OFF.

WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO OUT
AND DO SOME DREDGING,

HEADED TO SLEDGE.

WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME HERE.

END OF SEASON IT'S GETTING COLD,

AND I TRY TO GET IN
A LITTLE BIT MORE

DREDGING BEFORE
WE CAN'T DREDGE ANY MORE.

Narrator:
WITH HIS GOLD SHIP ABLE
TO HANDLE ROUGHER WATERS,

CAPTAIN VERNON ADKISON

IS HOPING TO SQUEEZE IN ONE LAST
RUN AT THE GOLD GROUNDS.

WE'RE FREE.

Narrator:
HE'S HEADED 26 MILES WEST
TO REMOTE SLEDGE ISLAND,

THE MYSTERIOUS SITE
OF DANGER-FILLED LORE

THAT'S KEPT MINERS
FROM ITS SHORES FOR YEARS

BUT NOT THE VETERAN SKIPPER.

I STILL REMAIN CONFIDENT
THAT THERE'S GOOD GOLD AROUND

SLEDGE ISLAND,

AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET
A GOOD TASTE OF IT TODAY.

AND AWAY WE GO.

♪♪

Narrator:
AS THE STORM CLOUDS GATHER...

GO STRAIGHT TO THE MONEY PIT.

Narrator:
...THE CAPTAIN IS LOOKING
TO END

THE MOST AMBITIOUS SEASON
OF HIS CAREER WITH A WIN.

GOT WEATHER COMING IN,
THIS IS OUR LAST SHOT AT IT.

THIS IS THE LAST GAP.

GOLD SHIP WILD RANGERIS GOING
TO BE THE GAME CHANGER IN NOME.

GOOD TO BE BACK.

Narrator:
ON A MARATHON 1,000-MILE JOURNEY
ACROSS THE YUKON RIVER

AND BERING SEA,
HE BATTLED THE ELEMENTS...

CUT IT LOOSE.

Narrator:
...AND PUT HIS GOLD SHIP
TO THE TEST.

WHAT IS THAT?

WE'RE AGROUND.

Narrator: BUT 3 WEEKS AGO,
VERNON FINALLY REACHED NOME...

Vernon: AFTER BUILDING THIS BOAT
FOR THE MAIN PURPOSE

OF GOING TO SLEDGE ISLAND,
TODAY IS THE DAY.

Narrator:
...AND WASTED NO TIME
POINTING THE GOLD SHIP

TO HIS CLAIMS AT SLEDGE ISLAND.

THERE'S THE ISLAND.
THAT'S SLEDGE ISLAND.

THAT MIGHT BE OUR TICKET
TO RICHES BEYOND BELIEF.

Narrator:
AND ALTHOUGH SHE WAS STUBBORN
TO GIVE UP THE GOLD AT FIRST,

Narrator:
THE OLD PRO CRACKED
THE CODE AT A SPOT

HE DUBBED "THE MONEY PIT"...

YOU KNOW, THIS COULD MAKE
OUR SEASON RIGHT HERE.

Narrator:
...BEFORE WEATHER FORCED THEM
OFF THE WATER.

AND WE OUGHT TO CUT IT SHORT
AND GET ON BACK TO TOWN.

-YEP, I'M COMING UP.
-OKAY.

Narrator:
NOW, VERNON IS RUNNING
OUT OF TIME...

DROPPING.

...TO PULL AS MUCH FROM THE PIT

AS HE CAN BEFORE THE SEASON
IS SHUT DOWN FOR GOOD.

NOW WE GOT TO TAKE EVERY
OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT THERE

AND TRY TO GET SOME GOLD AND TRY
TO PAY SOME OF THE EXPENSES.

THE SUN JUST WENT DOWN BEHIND
THOSE DAMN STORM CLOUDS

OVER THERE.

WE NEED TO SEE IF THERE'S
ANYTHING DOWN THERE

BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
BAIL OUT OF HERE PRETTY QUICK.

THESE STORM CLOUDS ARE STARTING
TO COME AROUND

THAT END OF THE ISLAND.

I'M THINKING MAYBE IF I HAD
ANOTHER HOUR,

MAYBE MAXIMUM 2 HOURS,
AND WE GOT TO HEAD TO TOWN.

WE'LL GET DOWN THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS LAST LITTLE LICK HERE
WE GET AT SLEDGE

WILL BE THE ICING ON THE CAKE.

OKAY, GARY, GARY,
DO YOU HEAR ME?

Vernon: OKAY.

♪♪

♪♪

ALL RIGHT.
WE GOT SUCTION.

HOW IS YOUR VISIBILITY, GARY?

SIX FEET, THAT'S GOOD.

OKAY.

I'M UNHOOKING.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOLD.

LOOKS LIKE GOLD TO ME.

WE FOUND A GOOD HOLE.

IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS SOME
GOLD GOING THROUGH THE NOZZLE.

I SEE THE GOOEY BLACK
THAT I LIKE TO SEE.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT
I WANT TO HEAR, GARY.

WE KNOW THERE'S GOLD THERE.

WE JUST HAVE TO SUCK UP AS MUCH
AS WE CAN

BEFORE WE PACK IT UP
AND GO TO THE HOUSE.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE
MUCH LONGER.

WE'RE GETTING SET
TO GET OUR ASSES KICKED.

Narrator:
COMING UP...

Shawn:
IT'S NOT IDEAL CONDITIONS.

I'M NOT SURE IF I WANT
TO KEEP IT OUT HERE OVERNIGHT.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE
BREAKING THE DREDGE.

HERE COMES THE BIG WAVE.

♪♪

♪♪

Vernon: MOTHER NATURE IS NOT
ON OUR SIDE TODAY.

Narrator:
AS A SEASON-ENDING WINTER STORM

DESCENDS ON
THE MINING GROUNDS...

THE WIND HAS BEEN BLOWING STEADY

HARD DAMN
NEAR THE ENTIRE SEASON,

BUT ESPECIALLY
SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE.

I SEE A PAY LAYER.

Narrator:
...CAPTAIN VERNON ADKISON
IS RACING TO PULL GOLD

FROM A SPOT
HE CALLS THE MONEY PIT.

♪♪

THAT STORM HAS GOT ME WORRIED.

IT'S HARD TO TELL LOOKING AT IT,
BUT HE'S IN THE GOLD,

AND IF THERE'S ONE MONEY PIT,
THERE'S GOT TO BE MORE,

AND THIS IS A GREAT PLACE
TO DREDGE.

WE'VE GOT A STORM
BREWING OVER HERE,

SO WE GOT TO GET
THE HELL OUT OF HERE

AND GET BACK TO TOWN
BEFORE WE GET WEATHER BOUND.

HOW THE SEASON STARTS
IS HOW IT FINISHES,

AND IT'S BEEN BLOWING NONSTOP.

I'M JUST PRETTY MUCH CERTAIN
IT'S GOING TO KEEP BLOWING.

I'D BET BIG MONEY ON IT,

AND THERE'S NO SENSE
IN PROLONGING THE AGONY.

WE OUGHT TO CUT IT SHORT

AND GET ON BACK TO TOWN HERE
PRETTY QUICK.

-ALL RIGHT, WELL...
-COME ON UP.

YEAH, SOUNDS GOOD.

WE GOT THIS SPOT TAGGED
ON OUR GPS.

WE KNOW RIGHT WHERE IT IS,

AND WE'RE GOING TO COME
BACK TO IT NEXT YEAR.

WE FOUND WHAT WE CAME FOR.

WE FOUND A HOLE
THAT'S GOT GOOD MATERIAL.

I GOT A GOOD FEELING WE GOT
SOME GOLD IN THE BOX TODAY.

I HOPE TO HECK THERE'S
SOME GOLD IN THAT BOX.

Narrator:
FOR VERNON AND HIS CREW,
THE DAY IS OVER,

BUT THE VETERAN SKIPPER
JUST MIGHT HAVE BEEN RIGHT ABOUT

SLEDGE ISLAND'S
GOLDEN POTENTIAL.

Vernon: TODAY JUST PRETTY MUCH
CAPPED IT FOR US.

IT'S THE END OF THE SEASON,

BUT WE FINALLY GOT
IN SOME GOOD MATERIAL.

IT MAKES IT WORTHWHILE,
AND IT MAKES ME THINK

THAT MAYBE I WASN'T COMPLETELY
LOSING MY MIND,

AND THIS IS GOING TO PAY OFF.
-YEAH.

Vernon:
WE'RE GOING TO MARK THIS SPOT,
AND WE'LL COME BACK.

THIS SIDE OF THIS ISLAND,
GUESS WHAT?

SLEDGE BELONGS TO US.

Narrator:
26 MILES EAST...

I MEAN,
WE'LL WEIGH IT OUT.

IT MIGHT BE A COUPLE OUNCES,
WHICH IS DEFINITELY NOT GOOD.

Narrator:
...AFTER BEING FORCED OFF
THE WATER BY RIPPING CURRENTS,

CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL IS CLEANING
WHAT MAY BE

THE FINAL GOLD OF HER SUMMER.

-GET OUT OF HERE, EMILY.
-OH!

♪♪

THERE IT IS.

IT'S A LITTLE TINY GUY.

-IS IT WARM, OR IS IT HOT?
-IT'S HOT.

Emily: THAT'S ALMOST AN OUNCE.

Narrator:
0.9 OUNCES IS WORTH
ABOUT $1,000.

-THAT'S PRETTY BAD, DUDE.
-AFTER ACCOUNTING FOR EXPENSES,

IT'S A MEAGER PAY DAY
FOR THE TEAM.

Emily: YOU KNOW WHAT?

THAT'S JUST NO WAY
TO END A SEASON.

WE'RE GOING TO GET BACK OUT.

WE CAN'T WALK AWAY.

THIS MEANS THAT WE HAVE
TO TRY HARDER AND DO BETTER.

WE JUST NEED TO JUST
GET SOME HOURS.

WE'RE COMMITTED TO FIGHT
UNTIL THE END.

-WE'LL GET HER.
-WE'LL GET IT.

WE'LL GET IT.

THIS IS NOT AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT
WE CAN DO, JUST A SMALL PART.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

Narrator:
WHILE EMILY IS DETERMINED
TO FIND A WAY

TO KEEP HER SEASON ALIVE,
10 MILES WEST...

I'VE HAD A LONG DAY,
BEEN UP SINCE 7:00.

Narrator:
...CAPTAIN SHAWN POMRENKE
HASN'T GIVEN UP THE FIGHT.

Shawn: HERE COMES THE BIG WAVE.

THIS IS NOT IDEAL CONDITIONS.

YEAH, IT CALMS DOWN
FOR A FEW MINUTES,

THEN PICKS BACK UP.

A LOT TOUGHER TO DO THIS
AT NIGHT

THAN IT IS DURING THE DAY...

Narrator: WITH THE START OF
THE ARCTIC SQUALL

ALREADY SHUTTING DOWN
OTHER MINERS,

MR. GOLD IS BATTLING
BUILDING SEAS

AND FADING TWILIGHT
TO KEEP THE GOLD FLOWING.

Shawn: WHO KNOWS HOW LONG
WE CAN STAY OUT?

I'M NOT SURE IF I WANT TO
KEEP IT OUT HERE OVERNIGHT.

WE NEED MOTHER NATURE
TO COOPERATE FOR THAT.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE
BREAKING THE DREDGE.

♪♪

I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE
A QUICK PEEK IN THAT BOX,

SEE HOW WE'RE DOING.

LOOK AT THAT.

WE'RE DEFINITELY IN SOME
REALLY GOOD GOLD HERE.

Narrator:
ON THE BERING SEA, THE NEXT
BUCKET COULD BE THE ONE

THAT PUTS A MINER
OVER THE TOP.

Shawn:
TONS OF FINE GOLD, TOO.

Narrator:
AND WITH GOLD LIGHTING UP
THE BOX...

Shawn:
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP RUNNING.

Narrator:
...SHAWN IS NOT BACKING DOWN.

I WAS READY TO QUIT,
BUT I JUST WAS LIKE,

"OKAY.
I KNOW WHAT'S HERE.

YOU CAN'T GIVE UP,"
HIGH RISK, HIGH PROFIT.

Shawn:
IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THOSE ROCKS
GOING THROUGH THE BOX.

BY THE WAY THE BOX LOOKS,
WE'RE RUNNING AT LEAST

2 OUNCES AN HOUR.

NOW IF WE CAN JUST KEEP THE OLD
GIRL TOGETHER, WE'LL BE GOOD.

WITH THE BAD WEATHER THIS YEAR,
WE'RE PUSHING IT,

AND WE'RE PUSHING IT,
AND SHE'S HOLDING TOGETHER,

AND SHE'S JUST GOT
TO HOLD TOGETHER

FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE,
AND WE'LL BE FINE.

AS LONG AS WE CAN KEEP DIGGING,
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP DIGGING.

♪♪

Narrator:
BACK IN NOME...

-GO SEE WHAT OUR GOLD COUNT IS.
-HEARD YOU GOT GOLD.

-YEAH.
-JUST GOT IT DONE.

RIGHT ON, MAN.

Narrator:
...CAPTAIN KEN KERR ALONG
WITH BUSINESS PARTNER

DAVE YOUNG
AND OPERATIONS MANAGER

GEORGE YOUNG
IS CLEANING THE GOLD

FROM HIS LATEST
AROUND-THE-CLOCK PUSH.

Ken: LOOKING AT ONE OF OUR FINAL
CLEANUPS,

WE GOT THE NORTH WINDS
PUSHING US OUT

AND HELPING US GET
INTO SOME GOOD GROUND,

SO IT SHOULD BE
A DECENT CLEANUP.

THERE YOU GO
RIGHT THERE, DAVE.

POUR THIS THING.

-10, 20...
-40, AND WE GOT 60, YEAH.

60, WOO!

THERE IT IS.
OKAY, I WAS LOW.

-YOU'RE UP TO 65.
-COME ON, GUYS, HIT 80.

YOU'RE GOING TO
BE PRETTY CLOSE.

YOU SURE YOU DIDN'T COME HERE
AND WEIGH THIS?

-I DID NOT.
-OH, 73.

-73.9.
-THAT'S NICE.

-DAMN.
-GOOD JOB, BUDDY.

-THAT'S GOOD.
-THAT'S NOT BAD.

THAT'S GOOD GOLD.

Narrator: 74 OUNCES
IS WORTH OVER $88,000.

THAT'S AWESOME, MAN.

YEAH, WE WERE ON
A PRETTY GOOD SPOT.

Narrator:
KEN IS STILL 110 OUNCES

FROM HITTING HIS
1,000-OUNCE SUMMER GOAL.

ALL RIGHT.
GOOD JOB, GUYS.

I'LL GO BACK AND PUT SOME
MORE IN THE BOX, THEN.

BUT WITH THIS HAUL,

KEN PULLS AHEAD OF HIS RIVAL,
SHAWN POMRENKE.

YEAH, YOU GUYS DID A GOOD
JOB ON THAT CLEANUP.

I'LL GO BACK AND GET SOME
MORE IN THAT BOX

SO YOU CAN
DO ANOTHER ONE.

GET STARTED.
LET'S GO.

GET A BUNCH BECAUSE I'VE GOT
A LOT OF GOLD.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
I'M GOING BACK TO WORK.

AND WITH ONLY A MATTER OF HOURS

UNTIL THE WINTER STORM
SHUTS DOWN THE SEASON,

THE HARDEST FIGHT
IS YET TO COME.

WE'RE KICKING BUTT.

WE NEED THIS WEATHER TO HOLD
SO WE CAN FINISH STRONG.

SEE YOU LATER.

IF YOU WANT TO SEE ME
OR COME FIND ME,

YOU KNOW WHERE I'LL BE
AT ALL NIGHT LONG, ALL DAY LONG.

Narrator:
COMING UP...

BEAUTIFUL, PUTTING GOLD
IN THE BOX.

-...MR. GOLD...
-I'M FEELING LUCKY.

GOING INTO THE FINAL CLEANUP...
-...DIGS DEEP.

GOLD ROLLING UP THE WHEEL.

♪♪

Narrator: WINTER WEATHER
HAS ALREADY FORCED

MOST OF THE FLEET OFF THE WATER,

AND A MASSIVE STORM LESS THAN
24 HOURS AWAY IS GUARANTEED

TO END THE SEASON OF EVEN
THE MOST DETERMINED MINERS.

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS.

♪♪

LET'S FIRE HER UP AND RUN.

LOOKING GOOD.

OH, YEAH, LOOK AT THAT.

Narrator: SHAWN POMRENKE IS
GIVING EVERYTHING

HE'S GOT TO REACH
HIS SUMMER GOAL

AND WIN A MONSTER BET
WITH RIVAL KEN KERR.

IT LOOKS LIKE
REALLY GOOD GROUND.

MAYBE WE CAN HIT 1,000
BEFORE THE END OF THE SEASON.

Narrator:
AFTER PULLING AN ALL-NIGHTER,

HIS 1,000-OUNCE TARGET
COULD BE WITHIN REACH,

BUT WILL IT BE ENOUGH?

WE'RE OUT DEEPER THAN WE
EVER HAVE BEEN BEFORE.

WE'RE IN SOME REALLY GOOD GOLD.

Narrator:
WITH THE CLOCK TICKING...

Shawn:
BERING SEA DECIDED TO GIVE US
ONE LAST CHANCE.

YOU BETTER BE READY
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.

Narrator:
...SHAWN IS BANKING ON
THE NOTORIOUS NORTH WINDS

TO KEEP THE CHRISTINE ROSE
IN THE MONEY

ON THE DEEPEST GROUND
HE'S EVER MINED.

Shawn:
IT'S A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT
TO MINE IN THE DEEPER WATER

BUT HIGH-GRADE,
HIGH-GRADE, HIGH-GRADE.

DON'T DIG THE MEDIOCRE STUFF.

GO AFTER THE HIGHEST
CONCENTRATION.

Narrator:
MAKING THE MOST OF HIS
FINAL HOURS

MEANS MONITORING
EVERY BUCKET...

Shawn:
YEAH!

...TO MAKE SURE
HE'S ONLY DIGGING

THE MOST MINERAL-RICH MATERIAL.

OH, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
LOOKING FOR RIGHT THERE,

BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT
ALL SEASON, BEAUTIFUL.

WE'RE MAKING MONEY NOW.

KA-CHING, KA-CHING, KA-CHING.

KEEP GOING LIKE THIS,

KEN DOESN'T HAVE A CHANCE
OF WINNING THAT BET.

I WANT TO GET THAT GOLD
AND BEAT KEN.

OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

YOU CAN SEE GOLD
JUST POURING DOWN THE VENT.

BEING ON GROUND LIKE THIS,
HANDS DOWN,

WE'RE GOING TO KICK KEN'S ASS.

I'M NOT GIVING UP MY CROWN
OF MR. GOLD.

YEAH.

♪♪

Narrator:
10 MILES EAST...

Emily: ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

...CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL REFUSES
TO GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT.

-WINTER IS COMING.
-STARTING TO BUNDLE UP.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE DOCK
IS FROSTED OVER TODAY.

LET'S GO.

TODAY IS REALLY THE LAST DAY
WE'LL HAVE OUT HERE.

Narrator:
HER LAST DIVE PULLED IN LESS
THAN AN OUNCE OF GOLD,

AND THE RESILIENT CAPTAIN
HAS NO INTENTION

OF LETTING HER SEASON
END WITH A WHIMPER.

I THINK THE GOAL TODAY IS JUST
GETTING IN

AS MANY HOURS AS WE CAN.

Narrator:
THERE'S JUST A FEW HOURS
UNTIL THE WINTER BLAST HITS,

SO THIS WILL BE EMILY'S LAST
CHANCE TO GO OUT WITH A BANG.

Emily: WE'RE STILL FIGHTING.
WE KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO.

WE KNOW WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH.

ULTIMATELY, WE'RE GOING
TO FEEL BETTER ABOUT OURSELVES

IF WE KEEP TRYING
AND KEEP WORKING HARD.

Narrator: TODAY...

I THINK MAYBE WE SHOULD START
ON CHANNEL CONTINUE.

-CHANNEL CONTINUED.
-YEAH.

Narrator:
...FACING INCOMING CURRENTS,
THE TEAM WILL TRY TO FIND

THEIR GOLD-RICH ANCIENT
BEACH LINE BELOW...

-LET'S DO THIS, HUH?
-YEAH.

SOUND GOOD?

Narrator:
...IF THERE'S ENOUGH TIME.

Bob: THIS IS A PINCHED DAY.

WE KNOW WE'RE GOING
TO GET 1 DAY.

I GOT TO KEEP MOVING TO TRY TO
FIND THE BEST I CAN RIGHT HERE.

♪♪

Bob: ALL RIGHT.
EVERYTHING IS IN THE WATER.

I'M GOING TO START IT UP.

UH-OH.

WHAT'S WRONG?

THE PRIMING PUMP ISN'T SPINNING.

THE PUMP IS FRIED.

WE NEED A PRIMING PUMP
BEFORE WE CAN GET ROLLING.

Narrator:
THE LARGE SUCTION PUMP NEEDS
TO BE FILLED WITH WATER

BY A SMALLER PRIMING PUMP.

Bob: JUST NOT SPINNING.

Narrator:
WITHOUT IT, THE DREDGE CAN'T
SUCK UP THE GOLD.

Bob:
WE NEED TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.

Emily: I NEED TO RUN IN AND GET
A NEW PRIMING PUMP.

Bob: COUPLE OF HOSE CLAMPS
AND WHATEVER,

WE CAN MAKE
ALMOST ANYTHING WORK ON THEM.

LIKE INCLUDING MY BILGE PUMP
ON THE SKIFF?

LIKE INCLUDING YOUR BILGE PUMP
ON YOUR SKIFF.

TAKE THAT PUMP
OFF OF THERE,

AND WE'LL ADAPT IT DOWN
TO THIS HOSE SOMEHOW.

LUCKILY, WE HAVE,
LIKE, A LITTLE,

TINY 12-VOLT PUMP ON THE SKIFF.

-IT'S GOING.
-YEAH.

IT TAKES ABOUT FIVE TIMES
AS LONG,

BUT WE STAND THERE HOLDING
THE TWO HOSES TOGETHER

UNTIL THE PUMP GETS ENOUGH
WATER FLOW TO BE PRIMED.

Bob: GOOD TO GO.

YEAH!
WHOO!

Emily: THE BERING SEA MIGHT BE
KICKING US OUT,

BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
A GOOD DAY.

BOB IS GOING TO GET
IN THE WATER.

WE'RE GOING TO MAKE MONEY TODAY.

♪♪

Narrator:
80 MILES EAST...

♪♪

OKAY, YOU HAVE TO ADMIT.

LAST TIME, WE GOT OUR ASS
KICKED.

I ALMOST GOT PULLED
OUT OF THE SEA.

WE GOT TO GET THIS FULL
100% DIALED IN,

OR WE'RE REALLY GOING
TO HAVE A PROBLEM.

Narrator:
AFTER BEING FORCED OFF THE WATER
BY AN INCOMING WINTER SQUALL...

YEAH, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS
IS EVEN A GOOD IDEA

GOING DOWN THERE.

THERE'S A STORM COMING,

SO LET'S GET THIS LITTLE
SICKLE SAFE AND SECURED.

Narrator:
...CAPTAIN KRIS IS BATTENING
DOWN THE HATCHES.

Kris:
IT'S A NORTH BREEZE RIGHT NOW.

THE OCEAN IS GOING TO LIE DOWN,
YOU KNOW.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS
WITH THE NORTH BREEZE.

Narrator:
HE'S RISKING ONE LAST RUN
AT THE BERING SEA

BEFORE THE FULL POWER
OF THE WINTER STORM HITS.

THIS WILL WORK OUT JUST FINE.

WE SEE A BREAK.
WE KNOW WE CAN KIND OF MAKE IT,

BUT IF A BIG STORM COMES UP,
WE'RE SCREWED.

IT'S GOING TO BE DANGEROUS,
BUT RIGHT NOW,

WE JUST NEED TO GET OUT THERE
AND TRY AS HARD AS WE CAN.

OKAY, WE'RE READY TO GO.

TODAY IS GOING TO BE THE LAST
DAY OF MINING FOR THE SEASON.

I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TRY
TO SALVAGE

AS MUCH OF MY SEASON
AS I CAN.

OKAY, YOU GUYS,
GET READY.

HERE WE COME.

Kris:
WIND IS STARTING TO KICK UP.

WE GOT TO DO THIS FAST.

Narrator:
AS MOTHER NATURE BEARS DOWN
ON THE TINY SICKLE...

Brad: COME ON.
GET ANDY IN THE WATER.

Kris: WE JUST GOT TO PUSH HARD
THIS LAST DAY.

Narrator:
...KRIS IS COUNTING
ON GOLD HOUND

ANDY TO FACE
THE RIPPING CURRENTS.

I WANT TO SEE POCKETS OF GOLD
THIS BIG,

SO TRY TO FIND SOMETHING
LIKE THAT FOR ME.

YOU KNOW, ANDY MAY NOT BE THE
HARDEST WORKER BUILDING MACHINES

AND DOING ANYTHING ELSE,
BUT HE FINDS GOLD.

HE FINDS GOLD BETTER
THAN HALF THE PEOPLE IN

NOME.
-MAKE THAT MONEY.

♪♪

Andy:
WHEW, THAT'S A LITTLE CHILLY
ON THE BACK.

YEAH, IT'S THE LAST OPPORTUNITY
TODAY.

MAKE THE BEST OF IT.

I DON'T NEED TO PUT A LOT
OF PRESSURE ON YOU,

BUT IT'S KIND OF IMPERATIVE THAT
YOU FIND SOME GOLD RIGHT NOW.

WE NEED TO MAKE
EVERY SECOND COUNT.

WE NEED THIS MONEY
RIGHT NOW SO BAD.

I NEED YOU TO
PUT US ON SOMETHING HOT.

Andy:
YEAH, WELL, I'M DOWN
TO THE CLAY RIGHT NOW.

I'M JUST
LOOKING AROUND.

CALM DOWN, BUDDY.
-OKAY.

Kris: I'M JUST MAKING SURE
YOU'RE DOING YOUR JOB.

I MAKE MORE MONEY WHEN I'M
MAKING SURE YOU DO YOUR JOB.

ALL RIGHT. HE WILL.
ANDY IS GREAT AT THIS PART.

HE SUCKS AT EVERYTHING,
BUT THIS IS WHERE HE SHINES.

I'M JUST GOING TO POP
A HOLE RIGHT HERE

AND SEE WHAT THERE IS.

WE'RE DOWN THERE IN A REALLY
BAD SITUATION

TRYING TO MAKE IT WORK,

AND ANDY IS WORTH PUTTING UP
WITH HIS PRIMADONNA ASS.

HE REALLY IS.

I WOULDN'T PUT UP WITH HIM
IF HE WASN'T

THE DIANA ROSS
OF GOLD MINING.

OKAY, ANDY, ARE YOU SEEING
GOLD YET?

TALK TO ME.

HOW MANY HOLES HAVE YOU PUNCHED?

BUT ARE YOU SEEING
A LOT OF GOLD?

NO.

THIS IS A BOGUS
AREA, MAN.

♪♪

Brad: NOT LOOKING GOOD.

I HOPE THIS PLAN OF YOURS
REALLY WORKS

BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF FAITH.

Kris:
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE FAITH IN ME.

WE'RE PUSHING IT TO THE LIMIT
TODAY,

AND WE'RE GOING
TO END IT GREAT.

YOU KNOW GOLD, AND WE'RE
GOING TO BE SAFE. TRUST ME.

HOW'S EVERYTHING
GOING UP THERE?

EVERYTHING IS GOING GREAT
UP HERE.

IT'S GETTING REALLY ROUGH,
THOUGH.

OKAY.

YEAH, I CAN KIND OF FEEL
IT DOWN HERE.

YEAH, I KNOW.
CURRENT IS GETTING CRAZY.

I'M NOT
SEEING [BLEEP].

WE SAW GOLD DOWN THERE.

WE REALLY GOT TO MOVE DOWN
THE COAST, JUST KEEP GOING.

OKAY.
WE CAN DO IT, WE CAN DO IT.

OKAY, ANDY, WE'RE GOING TO TRY
THE NEXT SPOT.

OKAY.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE.

Andy: ALL RIGHT.
I'M COMING UP.

OKAY.
GOOD JOB, MAN.

COME ON UP.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT MAGICIANS.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T
MAKE IT APPEAR.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN ONLY DO
WHAT NATURE TELLS US

WE CAN OR LETS US.

WE HAVE TO MAKE THIS WORK NO
MATTER WHAT, AND I HOPE TO GOD

I DON'T KILL MYSELF
OR MY FAMILY.

Narrator: COMING UP...

I JUST NEED
A FEW MORE BUCKETS.

...THE BIGGEST BATTLE
ON THE BERING SEA...

WE WANT
SPECTACULAR GOLD.

...COMES DOWN TO ONE...

THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

...LAST...

DIG, BABY, DIG.

...BUCKET.

WHOO-HOO!
LET'S GO.

♪♪

DIG, BABY, DIG.

NICE LITTLE HOT SPOT HERE,

AND WE'RE THE ONLY ONES
OUT DIGGING IT.

NOBODY'S OUT HERE.

Narrator:
CAPTAIN KEN KERR IS BACK
IN THE SADDLE PLOWING HIS WAY

THROUGH A HONEY HOLE THAT COULD
MAKE HIM THE NEW TOP MINER

IN NOME.

Ken: SHAWN IS TRYING TO BEAT ME,
BUT IT AIN'T GOING TO HAPPEN.

IT AIN'T GOING TO HAPPEN.

LOOK AT THIS PAY STREAK
WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING.

SEE IT RIGHT ALONG HERE.
SEE THE DOTS.

BAM, BAM, BAM, BAM,
BAM, BAM, BAM.

Narrator:
ALREADY AHEAD OF RIVAL
SHAWN POMRENKE,

KEN IS JUST 110 OUNCES
FROM HIS 1,000-OUNCE TARGET.

Ken:
WE GOT TO GET IT WHILE WE CAN.

THREE-FOOT SWELLS RIGHT THERE,
LOOK AT THAT COMING AT US.

Narrator:
WITH A SEASON ENDING STORM
NEARLY ON TOP OF THEM...

Ken:
THAT'S SOME GOOD-LOOKING STUFF.

Narrator:
...EVERY BUCKET IS MORE
CRUCIAL THAN THE LAST.

ALL WE GOT TO DO IS RUN
250 YARDS AN HOUR.

THIS IS THE FINAL PUSH.

WE NEED TO PUT AS MUCH GOLD
IN THE BOX AS WE CAN

UNTIL THIS WEATHER
PUSHES US OUT.

MAN, LOOK AT THAT.

MAKES IT HARD TO GET
A BUCKET OF DIRT.

I'M ABOUT READY TO CUT
THAT PARTITION OUT.

Narrator:
LARGE BOULDERS ARE GETTING STUCK
IN THE STEEL DIVIDER

OF THE 5-YARD BUCKET,
CUTTING ITS CAPACITY IN HALF.

WE GOT TO DO 200 YARDS
AN HOUR.

IF YOU ONLY FILL THAT BUCKET
HALF FULL EVERY TIME,

YOU'RE GOING TO ONLY BE
GETTING 100 YARDS AN HOUR.

WE WELDED IN A SEPARATOR
IN THE BUCKET,

A PARTITION IN IT,
TO TRY AND MINIMIZE

THE BIG ROCKS
GOING THROUGH THAT SHAKER,

BUT IT'S KEEPING
THE MATERIAL TOO HARD TO DIG.

A LOT OF THE MATERIAL WOULD STAY
ON TOP OF THE BUCKET.

IT WOULDN'T GO DOWN IN THERE.

Narrator:
THE DIVIDER IS DESIGNED
TO KEEP OUT EVEN LARGER ROCKS

THAT COULD DAMAGE
OR CLOG UP THE WASH PLANT,

BUT IN THE FINAL STRETCH...

Ken:
THAT PARTITION IS COSTING ME
TIME AND GOLD.

WE'RE GETTING RID OF IT.

Narrator:
...KEN IS PULLING OUT
ALL THE STOPS...

WE'RE GOING TO RUN ALL THAT BIG
ROCK RIGHT THROUGH THE SHAKER.

Narrator:
...TO GET AS MUCH PAY DIRT
THROUGH THE SLUICE

AS HE CAN BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT.

BUCKET FULL OF DIRT, IT JUST
MEANS YOU'RE GETTING MORE GOLD,

AND THAT'S WHAT
IT'S ALL ABOUT.

ALL RIGHT.
THERE IT GOES.

BAM.
WHOO-HOO!

NICE, CLEAN CUT.

THREE DAYS OF WELDING
TO PUT THAT IN THERE,

20 MINUTES TO CUT IT OUT.
-YEP.

IT WAS A GOOD THOUGHT,
BUT NOW IT'S GONE.

WITH THAT OUT OF THERE,
YOU KNOW,

WE CAN GET
FULL BUCKETLOADS OF MATERIAL.

ENOUGH OF 2, 3 OUNCES
AN HOUR CRAP,

LET'S GET THAT
10 OUNCES AN HOUR

IS WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE DOING.

ALL RIGHT.
FIRE UP THE PUMP.

LET'S GO TO DIGGING.

THIS BABY IS READY TO DIG.

♪♪

Narrator:
A HUNDRED MILES AWAY...

...THE WEATHER IS STARTING
TO PICK UP.

WAVES ARE KICKING UP ALREADY.

WE'RE GOING TO DO ANYTHING
WE CAN TO PUSH THROUGH IT.

Narrator: BUT CAPTAIN KRIS KELLY
ISN'T ABOUT TO TURN BACK NOW.

WE GOT TO GET DOWN THERE FAST,
PROSPECT

AND THEN GET BACK TO THE CAMP
BEFORE WE GET IN TROUBLE.

AFTER GOLD HOUND ANDY KELLY
STRUCK OUT ON THE MORNING DIVE,

KRIS IS DESPERATE
TO FIND UNTAPPED GROUND.

DON'T WORRY, BOYS.
IT'S ALL GOING TO WORK OUT.

WAVES KICK UP.
THE OCEAN IS TERRIBLE.

THE WIND IS HIGH.

I'M NOT LEAVING WITHOUT MY GOLD.

I'VE COME TOO FAR TO FAIL,

AND A LITTLE BIT OF WEATHER
IS NOT GOING TO STOP ME.

EVERY SPOT, WE NEED
TO TRY TO FIND GOLD.

WE GOT TO FIND AN OUNCE AN HOUR
NO MATTER WHAT,

OR IT'S NOT WORTH IT.

THIS MIGHT BE OUR LAST CHANCE.

Brad: OKAY.
WE'RE GOING TO DROP THE ANCHOR.

♪♪

WE REALLY NEED TO KEEP AN EYE
ON THE WEATHER

BECAUSE IF GETS BAD,
WE NEED TO RUN FAST.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO
GET A WHOLE DAY IN.

WE GOT SWELLS COMING IN ALREADY.

YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN
IS COMING RIGHT NOW.

Kris: DON'T WORRY.

I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST
TO MAKE GOLD.

YOU BETTER.

WITH THE WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE WAY THEY ARE IN THE OCEAN,

I HAVE TO MAKE SOME MAGIC
HAPPEN TODAY NO MATTER WHAT.

GOOD LUCK.

♪♪

♪♪

OKAY.
HOW ARE YOU DOING DOWN THERE?

ARE YOU SEEING ANY GOLD?

YOU CAN'T EVEN FIND THE NOZZLE,
HUH?

HE CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.

♪♪

♪♪

-I FOUND IT.
-OH, YEAH, YOU FOUND IT.

HOW I DESCRIBE WORKING
IN LOW-VIS,

IT'S LIKE BEING IN
A SANDSTORM OR A BLIZZARD,

CAN'T EVEN SEE YOUR HAND
IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE,

AND YOU STILL NEED
TO MAKE IT WORK.

Kris: YEAH, WE'RE ON GOLD.

SO I GOT ABOUT A FOOT OF VIS.

I MEAN, I CAN SEE GOLD,

BUT I JUST HAVE NO IDEA
HOW MUCH I'M SEEING.

WE'RE DESPERATE TO GET
WHAT YOU CAN GET RIGHT NOW.

Kris: WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE
WHAT WE CAN GET.

I'M LOOKING FOR AN OUNCE
AN HOUR.

Brad: THAT'S GREAT NEWS, KRIS.
KEEP GETTING THE GOLD FOR US.

Narrator:
COMING UP...

Emily: THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE
OF THE SEASON TO MAKE MONEY.

THE LEARNING PERIOD IS OVER.

CHASE IS A DIVER, OR HE'S NOT.

IT'S ON YOU, MAN.

LET'S GO.

♪♪

COPY THAT.

SO YOU'RE SEEING
SOME GOLD HERE AND THERE.

Narrator:
FACING DOWN THE FINAL HOURS
BEFORE A MASSIVE WINTER SQUALL

IS SET TO HIT NOME,

CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL IS PUSHING
HER CREW

TO KEEP SUCKING UP GOLD.

IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK TODAY.
CHASE IS NEXT.

Narrator:
VETERAN DIVER BOB HAFNER HAS
BATTLED RISING SWELLS

FOR NEARLY 7 HOURS,

SO IT'S UP
TO GREENHORN DIVER

CHASE TAYLOR TO FIGHT THE FINAL
ROUND FOR THE EROICACREW.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO TRY TO GET
AS MANY HOURS

AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE
WHILE IT'S CALM.

SO I'M GOING TO DO THE BEST
I CAN, TRY TO HELP OUT,

BE A GOOD TEAMMATE,
AND PUT SOME HOURS IN THE BOX,

DO THE BEST WE CAN
WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW.

RAD, LET'S GO.
-IT'S ON YOU, MAN.

Emily:
BOB FOUND THIS NICE PAY STREAK.

HE GOT INTO SOME GROUND,
AND IT'S UP TO CHASE

TO FIND AND FOLLOW THAT STREAK.

I MEAN, THEY'RE NOT EASY
TO FOLLOW,

BUT HE JUST HAS TO
KIND OF READ THE GROUND

AND MAKE SURE
HE'S STAYING ON THE PAY.

OKAY, HOW
ARE WE DOING?

THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE
OF THE SEASON

THAT WE'RE GOING TO
GET TO MAKE MONEY,

SO THE LEARNING PERIOD IS OVER,
YOU KNOW, AND AT THIS POINT,

CHASE IS A DIVER
OR HE'S NOT.

OKAY, ROGER THAT.

NICE DARK WATER, YOU KNOW
HE'S WORKING IN THAT DARK STUFF.

THAT'S GOOD.

ALL RIGHT.
HELL YES.

CHASE AND I ARE TRAINED
OPERATIC SINGERS.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO
IF YOU SEE GOLD?

YOU HAVE TO RESPOND
ACCORDINGLY.

Narrator:
THE EROICAMAY BE GOING OUT
ON A HIGH NOTE...

Narrator:
BUT THE STORM IS CLOSING IN,
AND AS THEY SAY AT THE OPERA,

IT WON'T BE LONG
UNTIL THE FAT LADY SINGS.

Emily: YEAH, IT'S A HUNGRY HIPPO
FOR SURE.

Chase: WE NEEDED THIS.

Narrator:
A HUNDRED MILES EAST...

Kris: I'M WORKING AS HARD
AS I CAN, BUT IT'S HARD TO SEE.

IT'S LIKE A BLIZZARD DOWN HERE.

Brad: YEAH, NO, I KNOW.
THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO.

Narrator:
...KRIS KELLY IS DIVING BLIND.

♪♪

Kris: OKAY, I'M ON A NEW HOLE
RIGHT NOW.

I THINK THERE'S GOLD, BUT I
DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I'M ON.

I CLEARLY SEE GOLD, THOUGH.

THIS MUCH IS YOUR FIELD
OF VISION, YOU KNOW,

SO YOUR FACE HAS TO BE
RIGHT NEXT TO THE NOZZLE.

IT MAKES IT VERY DANGEROUS.

YOU HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT YOUR MASK

GETTING SUCKED OFF OF YOUR FACE,

AND THAT FEAR FACTOR
JUST MULTIPLIES.

HEY, KRIS.

THE WEATHER IS
TURNING BAD UP HERE.

WE GOT TO GET
BACK TO SHORE.

...BECAUSE THE BOAT
IS SLAMMED.

THE DREDGE IS
SLAMMING INTO IT.

OKAY?

I KNOW THAT.
WHAT CAN I DO?

I'M NOT GOD. I DON'T
PREDICT THE WEATHER.

Kris: THE SICKLE IS NOT MADE
FOR ROUGH WEATHER.

WHEN I INVENTED THAT,

I WASN'T THINKING I'D BE HAVING
TO DREDGE IN 4-FOOT WAVES.

OKAY, I'M GOING TO HOOK
BACK UP THE HOSE.

Narrator:
WITH WORD FROM TOPSIDE HERALDING
THE ARRIVAL OF THE STORM,

KRIS HEADS FOR THE SURFACE.

♪♪

AT THIS POINT,
ANY GOLD IS GOOD GOLD.

Kris: YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY PROUD
OF EVERYBODY.

YOU DID A GREAT JOB TODAY.

WE MADE IT WORK
WHEN IT WAS DANGEROUS.

LET ME FLY THE COLORS.

OKAY, WE'RE READY.

♪♪

Narrator:
100 MILES WEST...

LAST PUSH OF THE SEASON.

WE'RE ON THE BEST GOLD
WE'VE BEEN ON ALL SEASON.

Narrator:
AS THE STORM WIND FORCE
OTHER MINERS OFF THE WATER,

"MR. GOLD,"

SHAWN POMRENKE, IS STILL
FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT.

Shawn: BIG SWELL COMING IN.

IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME
BEFORE IT KICKS US

OFF THE WATER.

RIGHT NOW,
THINGS ARE RUNNING GOOD.

DARK WINDS, THE NEW ARM.

EVERYTHING IS PERFECT.

I'M FEELING LUCKY.

PUTTING GOLD IN THE BOX.

♪♪

♪♪

Shawn: SHAKER MOTOR DIES.

WITHOUT THE SHAKER,
YOU CAN'T WASH DIRT.

WITHOUT WASHING DIRT,
YOU CAN'T MAKE GOLD.

THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES
WITH GOLD MINING.

SOMETHING WILL BREAK.

YOU'RE LIKE, "UGH,"

BUT IT'S ALWAYS
WHEN YOU'RE ON THE BEST GOLD.

Shawn: THE PLANT DOESN'T WANT
TO STAY RUNNING.

THE GOLD IN THE PAN SAYS,
"RUN IT. LOOKS REALLY GOOD."

IT'S THE LAW OF THE BERING SEA.

SHE'S NOT GOING TO GIVE IT
UP EASY.

I'M GOING TO GET IT BACK UP
AND RUNNING, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

I'M NOT GOING TO LET
ANYTHING STOP ME.

Narrator:
WHILE SHAWN IS FORCED TO TAKE
HIS FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL,

JUST 8 MILES EAST,
ABOARD THE MYRTLE IRENE...

Ken: YEE-HOO, LET'S GO.

Narrator:
...KEN KERR HAS IT FLOORED.

PUSHING EVERYTHING TO THE LIMIT.

NO TELLING HOW LONG THE WEATHER
IS GOING TO HOLD

WHERE WE CAN STAY OUT HERE.

Narrator: WITH THE BATTLE
FOR THE TOP MINER

IN NOME ON THE LINE

AND A GOLD-RICH PATCH
OF UNTOUCHED GROUND,

KEN IS SHOWING
NO SIGNS OF LETTING UP.

I GOT THAT PIECE OF PLATE OUT
OF THAT CENTER OF THAT BUCKET.

IT'S NICE.
WE DON'T WANT JUST GOOD GOLD.

WE WANT SPECTACULAR GOLD.

WHEN YOU DIG A BUCKET UP,
YOU CAN SEE IT IN IT.

Ken: THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO SEE,
RIGHT THERE, YEAH!

SEEING THE BLACK GOOEY DIRT,
IT'S FULL OF GOLD.

WE'RE KICKING BUTT.
RIGHT ON.

WELL, THE NORTH WIND IS BLOWING.

WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET
A LITTLE DEEPER.

-ALL RIGHT.
-GET SOME GOOD GOLD OUT HERE.

THESE NORTH WINDS,
THEY'RE LIKE CHRISTMAS TO US.

Ken: THERE'S SOME GOLD IN THERE.

THAT'S SOME GOOD-LOOKING STUFF.
SO FAR, SO GOOD.

IT'D BE NICE TO DO
A 200-OUNCE CLEANUP.

WE'LL SEE.
MAYBE WE CAN GET IT DONE.

WHOO!
YEAH!

Narrator:
8 MILES WEST...

Narrator: ...SHAWN HAS FIXED
THE FAILED SHAKER ENGINE.

Shawn: WE'RE MAKING GOLD NOW.

Narrator:
HE'S BACK IN BUSINESS.

Shawn:
IT WAS A CONNECTION IN BETWEEN
THE KEY AND THE COIL.

PULL IT APART, CLEAN IT UP,
PUT IT BACK TOGETHER.

IF YOU WANT TO BE A GOOD MINER,

YOU HAVE TO KNOW HOW
TO KEEP THINGS RUNNING.

OH, YEAH. THE GROUND IS LOOKING
REALLY GOOD.

BEAUTIFUL.

Narrator: COMING UP...

LET'S RUN THIS AND
SEE IF WE'RE RICH.

WE KILLED IT OUT THERE.

LAST PUSH OF THE SEASON.
WHOA.

WE GOT SOME ROUGH SEAS OUT HERE.

WE WON'T MAKE ANY MONEY WITH
THE BOAT SITTING ON THE BOTTOM.

Ken:
I'M NOT THROWING THE WHITE FLAG.

THE FINAL SHOVEL IS WHEN THEY
SHOVEL DIRT ON YOUR GRAVE.

♪♪

HOW YOU DOING, BUDDY?

ROGER THAT.

Narrator:
THE SEASON-ENDING STORMS, HIGH
WINDS, AND SUBZERO TEMPERATURES

HAVE CAUGHT UP WITH
CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL.

UGH!

Emily: THE VISIBILITY IS
STARTING TO GO,

AND THE CURRENT IS UNTENABLE.

UGH.

SO WE HAVE TO CALL IT.

YOU WANT TO SUCK UP A LAST
COUPLE BITS AND HEAD UP?

PROUD OF YOU, MAN.
GOOD JOB TODAY.

APPRECIATE IT,
CAPTAIN.

I'LL GET THE HELL
OUT OF HERE.

ROGER THAT.

HELLS YEAH.

I'M GLAD THAT CHASE GOT
A GOOD DIVE IN, YOU KNOW?

WE REALLY NEEDED TO HAVE
A GOOD DAY, SO THAT'S AWESOME.

WE MADE ONE FINAL PUSH.

YOU GOT
A GOOD SESSION IN.

FEELS GOOD THAT WE STAYED,

AND I ALL I CAN DO
IS HOPE THIS PAYS OUT.

Narrator:
80 MILES EAST...

Kris:
WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ONE NICE DAY.

EVERYTHING HAS BEEN A BITCH, BUT
AT LEAST WE GOT A BIT OF GOLD.

Narrator:
...IT'S TIME FOR CAPTAIN KRIS
TO FIND OUT

IF HIS "NEVER SAY DIE"
ATTITUDE

WAS WORTH IT IN THE END.

I KNOW I WAS ON GOLD.

I KNOW SAND FLAKES
FROM GOLD FLAKES,

AT LEAST I HOPE I DO.

OKAY, WELL, WE FOUND A LITTLE
BIT OF CHUNKY GOLD.

Brad: LOOK AT THE GOLD, KRIS.

Kris: I DON'T KNOW.
LET'S NOT GET OUT OF HAND.

VISIBILITY WAS TERRIBLE
WHEN I WAS DOWN THERE.

Brad: KRIS, I CAN SEE IT.
LOOK, LOOK.

LOOK AT IT ALL.
LOOK AT IT ALL.

Kris:
YEAH, RIGHT THERE.

-HOLY [BLEEP].
-"HOLY [BLEEP]" IS RIGHT.

MOMENT OF TRUTH.

-WE JUST HIT 1, 2...
-1, 2, 3...

...4, 5.

-DID WE GET TO 6?
-YEAH, WE GOT TO 6.

-ALL RIGHT, MAN.
-WE GOT TO 6, 6.225.

-$1,000-AN-HOUR JOB.
-WE KILLED IT.

WE DID WAY BETTER THAN I THOUGHT
WE DID, WHICH IS...

THANK GOD.

Narrator:
6.2-OUNCES
BRINGS THE KELLYS' SEASON

HAUL TO 38.8 OUNCES,
WORTH OVER $46,000.

-THERE'S AN OUNCE AN HOUR THERE.
-GOOD JOB.

HIGH-FIVES FOR EVERYBODY.

Narrator: AND WHILE THEY DIDN'T
REACH THEIR 130-OUNCE GOAL...

THERE'S A FUTURE THERE.

Narrator:
...IT SHOWS KRIS' PLAN
TO MOVE DOWN THE COAST

WASN'T JUST A PIPE DREAM.

WE FOUGHT REALLY
HARD THIS SEASON.

YOU PUT ANYBODY ELSE
IN OUR SHOES,

AND THEY WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN
HALF OF WHAT I GOT.

YOU KNOW WHAT, IT TAKES
A SPECIAL KIND OF PERSON

TO DO WHAT WE DID THIS YEAR,
AND IT TAKES A VERY SPECIAL

KIND OF PERSON TO LIVE
DOING WHAT WE DID THIS YEAR.

I TRY NOT TO THINK OF ALL
THE WAYS WE COULD HAVE DIED.

GET THE ENGINE STARTED!

I'M OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS NOT GOING TO WORK.

YOU'RE GOING TO KILL US ALL.

AH!

WELL, WE'VE DEFINITELY HAD
BETTER MORNINGS.

THIS GOLD CLEANUP SET THE TONE
FOR NEXT YEAR.

I TOLD YOU.
WE JUST HAD TO STICK TOGETHER.

Kris:
THE NEXT GOLD RUSH IS THERE.

ALL I GOT TO DO IS PUT MY STAKE
IN THE GROUND,

AND I'M SET
FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS.

I MEAN, THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING.

WE MADE IT!

Narrator:
80 MILES WEST...

Vernon: WE GOT TO DO A CLEANUP
AND SEE WHAT WE GOT IN THE BOX.

Narrator:
...AFTER A LAST PUSH
AT SLEDGE ISLAND...

SOMETIMES, IT'S THAT LAST DAMN
RUN THAT PAYS OFF FOR YOU.

Narrator:
...THE FATE OF CAPTAIN VERNON
ADKISON'S GOLD-SHIP GAMBLE

COMES DOWN TO A FINAL CLEANOUT.

SEEING ANYTHING SO FAR?

YEAH, YEAH, A COUPLE CHUNKS
DOWN IN THE LOW END.

THIS IS THE END OF THE SEASON.

THE WIND IS JUST HOWLING
LIKE THE HOUNDS OF HELL.

I'M THINKING WE'LL JUST GO AHEAD
AND PUT IT AWAY

AND GET BACK AFTER IT NEXT YEAR.

THERE IT IS.

THIS ENTIRE SEASON
IS IN THAT BOX,

SO I GOT MY FINGERS CROSSED.

I KNOW THERE'S GOLD IN IT,
BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH.

AND RAINING GOLD, 5, 9...

10, 15, 16, 20.

ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.
27, 27.42.

Narrator: 27 OUNCES
IS WORTH OVER $35,000.

I'M LIKING THIS.

WE'RE PUSHING OFF RIGHT NOW.

WHOO!

Narrator: AFTER PROVING THE GOLD
SHIP'S SEAWORTHINESS

ON A 1,000-MILE JOURNEY
TO NOME...

SEEING ANY GOLD DOWN THERE?

I MEAN, IT'S HARD
TO TELL RIGHT NOW,

BUT WE DEFINITELY REACHED
A GRAVEL LAYER.

Narrator:
...AND RECONNECTING WITH
HIS DAUGHTERS ALONG THE WAY,

THE CAPTAIN FOUND PROOF OF GOLD
ON HIS UNTAPPED CLAIMS...

AND THEN NEXT SUMMER, YOU KNOW,

HOPEFULLY THAT PILE WILL BE,
LIKE, ABOUT THAT HIGH.

Narrator:
...GIVING HIM GOOD GROUND
TO MINE FOR SEASONS TO COME.

GOT IT ALL LINED UP --
THE BOAT, THE CREW,

WE KNOW WHERE THE GOLD IS,
CERTIFIED HOT SPOT.

NEXT SEASON, WE'LL TEAR IT UP.

JUST A MINUTE, GUYS,
BECAUSE THIS IS NOT OVER.

Man: OOH, YEAH.
THERE WE GO.

WE'LL LAY THAT PUPPY IN THERE,
28.2.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO HANG
ONTO THIS ONE.

THAT MIGHT HAVE TO GO TO DADDY.

I'M LIKING THAT.

THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL NUGGET,
RIGHT THERE.

THE FORECAST RIGHT NOW IS FOR
GOLD, GOLD, AND MORE GOLD.

Narrator:
10 MILES WEST...

♪♪

THAT WAS A BIG WAVE,
MAKING IT HARD TO DIG.

Narrator:
...THE WINTER STORM IS FINALLY
CATCHING UP

TO CAPTAIN SHAWN POMRENKE.

Shawn:
I JUST NEED A FEW MORE BUCKETS.

Narrator:
BUT EVEN IN THE FACE OF HIGH
WINDS AND HUGE SWELLS,

MR. GOLD IS STILL AT IT.

Shawn:
WHOA, THAT'S A BIG WAVE THERE.

MOST GUYS WOULDN'T KNOW HOW TO
MAKE CONDITIONS LIKE THIS WORK,

AND THEY'D JUST GIVE UP
AND GO HOME.

LOOK AT THAT.

BUT WITH MY EXPERIENCE,
WE CAN MAKE IT WORK.

WHOA.

ARE WE STILL MAKING MONEY?

YES.

ARE WE STILL PUTTING GOLD
IN THE BOX?

YES.

ARE WE GOING TO KEEP DOING IT?

YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT,
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP GOING.

I LIKE A LITTLE CHALLENGE.

Shawn:
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP RUNNING
UNTIL WE CAN'T RUN ANYMORE.

Narrator:
WITH SHAWN REFUSING TO
BACK DOWN, JUST 8 MILES EAST...

WE GOT SOME ROUGH SEAS OUT HERE.

Narrator:
...KEN AND THE MONSTER
MYRTLE IRENE...

Ken: DIGGING, DIGGING, DIGGING.

Narrator:
...AREN'T WILLING
TO SURRENDER EITHER.

WE HAVE TO PRODUCE.
I CAN'T STAND FAILURE.

YOU KNOW, I MEAN,
I HAVE TO MAKE THIS THING WORK

FOR MY INVESTORS.

Ken: THAT'S GOT GOLD IN IT.
I GUARANTEE IT'S GOT GOLD.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE IF WE CAN
GET THAT IN THE BUCKET, THOUGH.

PRETTY BIG SWELL OUT HERE.

THERE YOU GO.

WHOO, GOT IT IN THERE.

LET'S SEE
WHAT WE GOT, KENNY.

Ken: MY PARTNER, DAVE,
IS ALWAYS TELLING ME,

"HEY, KEN.
DON'T BE PUSHING IT."

I ALWAYS PUSH IT.

IT'S LOOKING GOOD.

WE NEEDED THIS.
-WE NEED IT BAD.

LET'S GO TO WORK.

I'M NOT THROWING THE WHITE FLAG.
WE GOT A GOOD AREA RIGHT HERE.

WE'RE GOING TO DIG ALL NIGHT

AND SEE HOW THAT BOX
LOOKS IN THE MORNING.

THE FINAL SHOVEL IS WHEN THEY
SHOVEL DIRT ON YOUR GRAVE.

THAT'S GOING TO BE
MY FINAL SHOVEL,

AND THEY BETTER BE USING A GOLD-
PLATED ONE WHEN THEY BURY ME.

LET'S GET SOME GOLD, KENNY.

WE'LL TAKE IT ALL.

Narrator: COMING UP...

Vernon:
I HAVE A FEELING WE CRUSHED KEN.

Narrator:
THE DAY OF RECKONING IS HERE.

THERE WE GO.

THIS A PRETTY
GOOD LOAD HERE.

OH.

THAT'S A LOT OF GOLD
IN THAT JAR.

LOOK AT THAT.

MAN, HOW MUCH IS THAT?

♪♪

Vernon: RIGHT NOW, I'M WORKING
ON A BOTTOM CRAWLER.

I HAD ONE BEFORE,
BUT IT WAS TOO SMALL.

IT WORKED GREAT.

-WHOA!
-BUT IT WAS TOO SMALL.

GOING DOWN.

WHOA!
WATCH YOURSELF.

NO!

NOW I'M WORKING ON ONE
THAT'S GOING TO BE

ABOUT 20 TIMES BIGGER THAN THAT.

WITH A BOTTOM CRAWLER, YOU CAN
GO AS DEEP AS YOU WANT TO GO.

EVENTUALLY, IT WILL BE REMOTE-
CONTROLLED FROM THE SURFACE

AND JUST AN UNDERWATER,
AUTONOMOUS UNIT...

LET IT COOL DOWN
FOR A LITTLE BIT.

...JUST SUCKING UP THE GOLD
ON THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN.

WE CAN PUT OUR CROSS
FEEDS BACK HERE

AND PUT ANOTHER ONE
BACK HERE.

THAT'LL BE TWO OF THEM.
WELL, WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.

♪♪

♪♪

DOING A CLEANUP, PUT SOME
CASH IN OUR POCKETS.

HOPEFULLY, OUR HOURLY
AVERAGE IS GOOD.

Narrator:
AFTER A HARD-FOUGHT SEASON,

CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL IS HOPING
THE LAST ROUND

ON THE BERING SEA WAS WORTH IT.

I THINK WE ARE READY
TO MELT THIS.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS.

LET'S GO MAKE A NUGGET.

♪♪

Chase: THE THING THAT I'M MOST
CONCERNED WITH IS MAKING SURE

THAT I AM AN ASSET AND NOT
A HINDRANCE TO THE TEAM.

I WANT TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE.

I'D LOVE TO SAY WE DID AN OUNCE
AN HOUR,

BUT WE'LL SEE
WHAT WE REALLY WIND UP WITH.

EVERY OUNCE COUNTS, ESPECIALLY
AT THIS POINT IN THE SEASON.

♪♪

WHOO!

HEY, THERE IT IS,
A LITTLE GOLDEN CONE.

HEY, NICE.

5.11.

Narrator: 5.1 OUNCES BRINGS
HER SEASON TOTAL

TO 121 OUNCES,
WORTH OVER $145,000.

Emily:
WE DIDN'T HAVE THE STRONG
FINISH THAT WE WANTED,

BUT WITH WHAT I DID THIS YEAR,

I'M STILL GOING TO BE ABLE
TO HELP MY FAMILY OUT,

SO I'M HAPPY WITH MY CREW.

EVERYONE STEPPED UP.

EVERYONE GOT TOGETHER
AND PUSHED THROUGH.

I THINK WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.

WHOO.

YOU KNOW, CHASE STEPPED UP.

I'M AS PROUD AS A MOMMA SPARROW.

OUR BABY.

OUR BABY!

HE'S PROVEN HIMSELF TO BE
TRUSTWORTHY AND VALUABLE.

HE HAS A LOT OF POTENTIAL
AS A DIVER.

ALL RIGHT, DUDES.
HELL, YEAH.

GOOD JOB FOR ONE DAY, RIGHT?
-ALL RIGHT.

GO HOME A LITTLE BIT RICHER.

♪♪

♪♪

GOLD ROLLING UP THE WHEEL,
LOOKING GOOD.

MAYBE WE'LL FINISH THIS SEASON
OFF STRONG.

Narrator:
SHAWN POMRENKE IS HOPING THAT
HIS FINAL HAUL OF THE SEASON

WILL BE ENOUGH TO KEEP
HIS COVETED SPOT ATOP

NOME'S GOLD-MINING HEAP.

Shawn:
GOING INTO THE FINAL CLEANUP,
IT'S BITTERSWEET.

YOU HOPE FOR A HUGE PILE
OF GOLD,

BUT AT THAT POINT,
IT IS WHAT IT IS.

-OOH.
-THAT WAS HOT.

THERE'S 20,
70, 80, 100.

OH, YEAH.

140.

THERE WE GO.

Narrator:
140 OUNCES PUSHES
SHAWN'S SEASON TOTAL

TO 1,004 OUNCES,
WORTH A STAGGERING $1.2 MILLION.

140 IS A GOOD WAY
TO END A SEASON.

I AM EXTREMELY HAPPY.

140 OUNCES WILL HELP US
CARRY THROUGH THE WINTER

AND KEEP SOME FORWARD MOMENTUM
GOING ON THE MEGA DREDGE.

Narrator:
AFTER TOUGHING OUT THE WEATHER,

SHAWN'S FINAL NUMBERS
ARE WELL EARNED.

MR. GOLD OUT.

LATER, TATER.

Narrator: BUT WILL IT BE ENOUGH
TO HANG ON TO THE TOP SPOT?

WE HAD A GOOD RUN.
IT'S THE LAST OF IT.

HOW WAS IT?

WELL, WE'LL SEE.

Narrator: CAPTAIN KEN KERR
ALONG WITH DAVE

AND GEORGE YOUNG ARE HOPING
THE ALL-NIGHT PUSH

WAS ENOUGH TO PUT THEM
OVER THE TOP.

THIS IS A
PRETTY GOOD LOAD HERE.

OH.

THAT ONE
IS ALL RIGHT.

I TOLD YOU IT WAS GOING
TO BE GOOD.

ALWAYS, YOU LIKE THE FINAL
CLEANUP TO BE THE BIGGEST.

MAN, HOW MUCH IS THAT?

IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT CLEANUP.
IT'S THE END CLEANUP.

IT'S THE END OF THE SEASON.

THAT'S A LOT OF GOLD
IN THAT JAR.

IT'S GOING TO BE A SAD DAY
FOR MR. SHAWN-O

WHEN HE LOSES THIS BET.
[ LAUGHS ]

ALL RIGHT.
CAN I POUR IT?

♪♪

20, 30...

-I'M TOO TIRED TO GO TOO SLOW.
-...40...

I HAVE NO CLUE.

-...50, 60...
-OOH, LOOK AT THAT.

LOOK THAT THAT. OOH.
-...70, 80...

-MAN, THAT'S PRETTY STUFF.
-...90...

NEVER GET TIRED
OF LOOKING AT GOLD, DO YOU?

...100...
NEVER.

-I BET YOU THERE'S 200.
-...110, 120...

-THIS MIGHT BE OUR BEST EVER.
-A LOT LEFT IN THERE.

...170, 180, 2...

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

-THAT'S NICE.
-...230, 260...

-260.
-...270.

-SHAWN, LOOK OUT, BUDDY, NOW.
-WHOO!

THAT IS GOOD.
GREAT JOB.

GOOD MAN.
-GOOD CLEAN UP.

-GOOD JOB, KEN.
-GOOD CLEANUP.

Narrator: 270 OUNCES OF
GOLD PUTS THEM AT 1,160 OUNCES,

WORTH OVER $1.3 MILLION

AND LANDS THEM AT THE TOP
OF THIS SUMMER'S GOLD COUNT.

A 270-OUNCE CLEANUP IS GREAT.
IT'S THE BIGGEST ONE WE'VE HAD.

LATE START AND STAYING LATE
IN THE SEASON PAID OFF.

NO, YOU DID GOOD.

IT PAID OFF, BROTHER.

THE SEASON IS OVER.

IT'S TIME TO SETTLE UP
WITH SHAWN.

WELL, I MEAN, SEASON IS OVER,

TIME FOR SHAWN
TO SETTLE UP WITH ME.

Ken: I'M READY FOR A NAP.

I'M READY FOR A HIBERNATION,
YEAH,

AND GO TO SOME WARMER CLIMATE.

WHO'S BUYING MY TICKET
TO HAWAII?

Narrator: KEN KERR IS CROWNED

NOME'S TOP MINER,
BESTING THE REST OF THE FLEET

AND REAPING THE REWARD
OF HIS 100-OUNCE BET

WITH SHAWN POMRENKE.

Shawn: SUM UP THE SEASON
IN A COUPLE WORDS...

TOUGH.

♪ I'M AN ARMY OF ONE ♪

♪ ADRENALINE HEAT ♪

Shawn:
DONE IT SINCE I WAS A KID.

THIS WAS THE TOUGHEST
ONE BY FAR.

♪ JUST GOING TO GET IT DONE ♪

PUT MY BOAT TO BED.

THE GODS OF GOLD HAVE NOT BEEN
KIND TO US THIS YEAR,

BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE US.

WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE.
WE'RE GOING TO GROW.

WE'RE GOING TO GET BETTER.
SEE YOU NEXT SUMMER.

BEHAVE.

I'M THINKING ABOUT AN OPERATION
THAT CAN GO LONG DISTANCE

AND EXPLORE NEW TERRITORIES.

♪ SHAKE THE GROUND
LIKE THUNDER ♪

Vernon: COME NEXT SEASON,
WHEN THE WEATHER LAYS DOWN,

IT'S ALL ABOUT THAT BOTTOM
CRAWLER THAT I'M BUILDING.

WE'RE READY TO GO TO SEA.

ALL RIGHT.
UNDER THE SEA.

THIS IS THE BADDEST,
GOLD-GETTING SON OF A BITCH

IN NOME,
POSSIBLY THE PLANET.

Kris: I'M HAPPY WE MADE IT DOWN
THE COAST,

FURTHER THAN ANYBODY ELSE
HAS MADE IT,

AND WE FOUND GOLD THERE.

THERE'S DEFINITELY BIG THINGS

ON THE HORIZON
FOR THE KELLY FAMILY.

I'M GOING TO HIT IT BIG.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME,

AND I WOULD LIKE IT NEXT YEAR,
NOT WAY DOWN THE LINE.

Ken: VERY SATISFIED THIS YEAR
WITH WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED.

WHAT WE WENT THROUGH,
IT'S AMAZING THE GOLD WE GOT.

ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS BRING IT
ALL TOGETHER IN THE NEXT SEASON

AND SEE WHERE IT GOES.

THE THING TO DO IS BE FIRST
IN NEXT SEASON.

♪ THEY SAY WHATEVER DOESN'T
KILL YOU ♪

♪ MAKES YOU STRONGER
EVERY TIME ♪

Shawn: PLAN FOR NEXT SEASON,
I'LL GET THE MEGA DREDGE DONE,

GET IT IN THE WATER,
AND TEAR THAT OCEAN FLOOR UP.

I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER MET
A MINER THAT DIDN'T SAY,

"NEXT YEAR IS THE YEAR."

WELL, NEXT YEAR IS THE YEAR.

♪ I'M AN ARMY OF ONE ♪

♪♪

Narrator: THE NUMBERS ARE IN.

-GOOD JOB.
-HIGH-FIVE.

Narrator: BUT THE GOLD DUST
HAS YET TO SETTLE...

YOU'RE HERE TO COLLECT,
I SUPPOSE?

I'M GLAD IT'S YOU
GOING TO BE

A LOT LIGHTER IN
THAT GOLD THAN ME.

Narrator:
...AS NOME'S TWO TOP MINERS
FINALLY COME FACE-TO-FACE.

100 OUNCES, HUH?

I DON'T LIKE
GIVING UP GOLD.

NOBODY WOULD.

♪♪