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[narrator] It's race day
in Nome.
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Every winter,
for over 50 years,
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the town has turned out
for the Nome-Golovin 200,
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the oldest snowmachine race
in the state of Alaska.
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Go, guys, baby.
Let's do this.
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[narrator] This year,
the celebrated 1999 winner
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is returning
for one last stab at glory.
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Ooh, yeah.
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[Shawn] One of our
biggest events in Nome
is the Nome-Golovin.
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You win this thing,
you achieve god status.
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I did it back in '99,
one of my proudest moments.
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[indistinct]
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[Shawn] I'm returning
this year to show this town
I still got it,
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and make a run
at the grand prize,
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Two grand,
two ounces of gold.
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This race
is Nome to the bone.
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[narrator] 47 racers will run
a grueling 200-mile,
two-hour sprint
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across the twists and turns
of Nome back country.
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[man speaking]
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[man] Good luck!
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[Shawn] Nome-Golovin,
it's no joke.
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Most years, only half
the racers at the start
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make it back
to the finish line.
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People crash and get hurt
all the time.
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But I'm not gonna
back down.
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I'm competitive about everything,
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not just gold mining.
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[narrator] While Shawn
is racing for glory,
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the rest of the fleet are
jumping at the chance
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to zoom up the gold board.
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Gold.
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[narrator] Some will win...
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[diver speaking]
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They will do that [bleep]
under the water.
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Hey, come on.
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[narrator] ...and some
will wreck.
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[groans]
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[man speaking]
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[engines churning]
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[man] Here we go.
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[narrator] Shawn's not
the only member of the fleet
with a competitive drive.
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Got my off-road on.
Make sure your off-road is on.
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That means you're
ready to go.
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[narrator] Chris McCully
is racing to take advantage
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of Mr. Gold's absence
from the field.
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[Chris] He's gonna rally it,
notch it up and down.
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This winter, I am determined
to get the most gold
from this fleet.
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If Shawn wants to go out
and race, that's okay with me.
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I can just keep piling up
that gold, and be on top.
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In fact, I'm gonna make today
my biggest haul yet.
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48, 49, 50...
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That's where all
the drone footage tells me
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that the ground I really wanna
poke on is right over there.
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If I wanna stay on top,
I've gotta make sure that
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we're on the killer ground,
off the bat.
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And I'm pretty confident
that we will be.
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The last time I used
my ROV to prospect,
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the ground that I found,
it looks sick,
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and it's the best ground
that I found all winter.
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Yeah, I did.
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The fact is we've been sucking
up a lot of gold so far.
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There we go.
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Wow!
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And I think today
is gonna be really lit.
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[Chris] Yeah.
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[Chris speaking]
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All right, going in.
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[Chris] I put together
a great team,
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but if I'm gonna get
this day started,
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I wanna go dive first.
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[underwater breathing]
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[Chris speaking]
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All right. Let me know
whatever's going on.
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[Chris] There's a lot of glare
around it right now.
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I'm just trying
to clean up the place
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so I can get a better
look on it right now.
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[John speaking]
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[Chris] All right, yep,
here we go. Coming up.
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Oh, man!
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[John] Do you like what you're
seeing down there?
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[Chris speaking]
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I like Jeff Bezos' account.
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[Chris speaking]
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Yeah, we'll pick it up
for him.
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[Chris speaking]
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[John speaking]
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Looks like there's a lot
of ground ahead of us.
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[Chris speaking]
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[Chris] You know that
I'm gonna make money.
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[engines roaring]
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[indistinct]
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[narrator] As Shawn careens
towards the 50-mile marker
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in the Nome-Golovin 200.
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[Kris] And I'm really hoping
to pull it right off the bat.
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I really need it.
Please, pretty please.
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Pretty, pretty, pretty,
pretty please.
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You talk to yourself a lot,
and have some good conversations.
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An Irishman
is always forced to talk
to himself to find his equal.
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I guess you get the best
answers you want.
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Look in the mirror. Yeah,
Kris, you're good looking.
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- Shut up, stupid!
- Yeah, you are, Kris,
stop worrying.
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[narrator] Kris Kelly
is trying to keep his season
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from careening off course.
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[Andy] It looks a good spot.
Lots of gold.
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Lots of gold.
It's from my corner.
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Like, if we go down there
and we start making money,
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we're gonna kill
this [bleep] off.
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- [Kris] This is the ideal condition.
- [Andy] Yeah.
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Shawn's out there
running his race,
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and this is the perfect time
for me to get some gold
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and catch up to him.
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And in theory, I got just
the way to do it.
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[Kris] Bringing in my
custom-made crawler
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to scoop the gold off
the seafloor,
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and we're on a great
spot for it.
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The problem is,
the thing's not here yet.
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So, I gotta
figure out another way
to capitalize on the day.
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I'm expecting Daniel
and Andrew to get down there.
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Uh, move the hose
around it a little bit.
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Maybe work two,
three hours apiece.
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Hopefully they can do it.
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The crawler should
be here any day now,
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but if it doesn't,
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I'm gonna have a dive team
on standby ready.
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I'm gonna start training
Daniel and Andrew
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so we don't miss a beat.
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We cleaned out the engine.
We've changed spark plugs.
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We did everything we could
to that [bleep] engine.
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Last time out, this engine
gave us trouble.
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We inspected every
nook and cranny,
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so it should be
running great now...
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In theory.
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[engine turning over]
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[engine turning over]
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[engine turning over]
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[Kris] I just don't know
what is the problem.
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Fuel, air and spark.
We have fuel.
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We have spark.
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[engine turning over]
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That's why it's not
[bleep] working, dude.
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[beep] The fuel pump
is pinched up here.
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The fuel line
is pinched up here.
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[engine turning over]
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[yelling and cursing]
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We inspected everything.
Every piece of that engine.
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But we never noticed
the fuel line was pinched
against the wall.
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That's why we haven't
been able to get gold.
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A [bleep] fuel line.
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That's why we cost ourselves
a bunch of money
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and wasted our time.
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This winter, we're our
own worst enemy.
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- Wow, that cost us
a lot of money.
- [Kris] 10 grand.
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You know, that cost
us 10 grand.
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I need 10 grand!
I need 10 grand!
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Whatever, it's fixed.
Now on to the next disaster.
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We'll get everything set up
and see if these rookies
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have any gold-getting
potential.
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[belching]
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[groans]
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If you have a problem
priming your hose
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and you don't have one
of those little ball primers,
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the only way to get it done
is to suck it through the line
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and then hook it up
like that.
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And this is the result.
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That's why I don't do it personally.
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Hey, you're not supposed
to [bleep] swallow
the gasoline.
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You know that, right?
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[vomiting]
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[narrator] While the Kellys
get their engines going...
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[Vernon] Welcome
to ice station Wild Ranger.
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[narrator] A familiar face
is getting back
in the gold race.
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Jesus Christ.
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Dad, I'll drive us back.
How about that?
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[speaking indistinctly]
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This season got off
to a bad start.
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A heart fibrillation almost
knocked me on my ass.
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I've gotta go sit down.
My heart's [bleep] up again.
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[groans]
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Yes. I need to talk
to that [bleep] heart doctor
is what I need to do.
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Now, I'm rested up
and ready to go.
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But my daughter, Yvonne,
came up to keep an eye on me.
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- Hi, I'm Yvonne.
- I'm Larry.
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[Vernon] She's come up to Nome
over the years.
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You get stuck
on a sandbar up here,
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and the next thing you know,
you're damn bear bait.
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A pretty damn good goal.
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Uh. Hands off,
I know how you are.
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But I'm especially glad
she's here this winter.
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With everything going on,
it's good to have
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one of my daughters
up here with me.
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Even if it
is for a short visit.
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I need all the help
I can get these days.
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- [Yvonne] Yeah, you do.
- [Vernon laughing]
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Shawn may be able
to take time off from mining
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and race snowmobiles,
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but I sure as hell can't.
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I made it for 200 ounces
this season,
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and so far I've got
nothing. Nada.
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Yeah, I just get
kinda nervous
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'cause I feel like he may,
like, accidentally fall
into the ice hole.
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Heh, get away
from the ice hole.
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Jesus Christ.
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She actually worries
about me a little bit.
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It makes me nervous.
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I'm thinking right the middle
of that cobble field
due west of here.
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We'll go out there and see
if we can find a place
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that looks flat,
not jumbled up
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and that we can get
all the way through it.
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It sounds good.
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It works.
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Today is pretty simple.
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Find a hole
with promising ground
and get a diver in the water.
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We're already behind because
of that heart nonsense,
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and now I've got no time
for dillydally.
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We've got to make it
happen today or die trying.
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Finally, some good news.
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Larry found a great spot
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with plenty
of untouched ground.
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It's time to call in
the cavalry
and get this show on the road.
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Drive those in,
and tie these things down.
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That needs to be
on this side.
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Make sure it's gonna crank up.
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Make sure all
the valves are caught out.
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We've got that
pretty much in the hands.
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[Vernon groans]
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[bleep]
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[Vernon moans]
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We've got that
pretty much in the hand.
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[groans]
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[groans]
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[Yvonne speaking]
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I got ran over
by a four-wheeler.
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Ugh. You got a...
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...sticky throttle I assume.
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but, uh, yeah,
that'll do it.
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It could have been bad.
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All it did is, the net effect
was it knocked me on my ass,
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but no damage done.
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But good to go.
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Yeah, I just looked over
and I saw him say, "Huh-uh,"
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and the four-wheeler
just knocked him over,
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and I thought he got, like,
totally ran over by it.
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But it's scary.
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I mean, he's too old
to be getting hit
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00:13:44,379 --> 00:13:47,310
by four-wheelers and stuff,
I mean.
246
00:13:48,172 --> 00:13:49,344
[Vernon] That was a new one.
247
00:13:49,344 --> 00:13:51,724
Getting plowed in
by a four-wheeler.
248
00:13:51,724 --> 00:13:54,896
Heart problems,
what's next?
249
00:13:54,896 --> 00:13:57,827
I'm not sure if it's bad luck
or if I've got nine lives.
250
00:13:57,827 --> 00:14:00,344
All I know is we've gotta
get back to work.
251
00:14:00,344 --> 00:14:02,758
Nothing's gonna stop me
from getting gold.
252
00:14:04,482 --> 00:14:07,551
It's taking a while, but we've
got excellent weather.
253
00:14:07,551 --> 00:14:10,068
We've got some time left
in the season.
254
00:14:10,068 --> 00:14:12,862
All the parts have
finally come together.
255
00:14:13,827 --> 00:14:15,655
I'm not sure how much,
256
00:14:15,655 --> 00:14:17,793
but we'll put gold
in the box today.
257
00:14:19,275 --> 00:14:21,206
[narrator] Back
in the Nome-Golovin 200...
258
00:14:22,241 --> 00:14:24,068
[Shawn] See you later.
259
00:14:24,068 --> 00:14:26,689
...as competitors bow out
left and right,
260
00:14:26,689 --> 00:14:30,000
Mr. Gold's hanging tough
and quickly gaining steam,
261
00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:31,655
looking to crack the top ten.
262
00:14:32,965 --> 00:14:34,172
And back in the gold race...
263
00:14:43,241 --> 00:14:46,379
I feel like a yeti right now,
I'll be honest.
264
00:14:46,379 --> 00:14:48,344
...despite sudden wind gusts,
265
00:14:48,344 --> 00:14:52,413
Team Zeke is getting ready
to enter the Gold Board
Grand Prix.
266
00:14:53,103 --> 00:14:55,103
Ugh, how goes it out here?
267
00:14:57,724 --> 00:14:59,000
Sweet. I'm gonna suit up.
268
00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,551
- So then I'll send
you down next.
- Sounds great.
269
00:15:01,551 --> 00:15:02,241
Good to go.
270
00:15:02,862 --> 00:15:04,931
Shawn's off guard today.
271
00:15:04,931 --> 00:15:06,551
But letting a day
go to waste,
272
00:15:06,551 --> 00:15:11,275
for me, is criminally
negligent in this situation.
273
00:15:11,275 --> 00:15:13,965
I can't afford to hold ashore
on a windy day.
274
00:15:14,931 --> 00:15:16,482
With all the money that
I've spent
275
00:15:16,482 --> 00:15:18,448
building this
self-contained dive shack
276
00:15:18,448 --> 00:15:21,586
and just all the expansion
that I've done to my operation
277
00:15:21,586 --> 00:15:23,275
like bringing in
my friend, Nate.
278
00:15:23,275 --> 00:15:24,551
He really impressed me
this summer.
279
00:15:25,413 --> 00:15:26,206
[Nate speaking]
280
00:15:33,034 --> 00:15:35,896
[Zeke] But ice mining
is a totally different beast.
281
00:15:35,896 --> 00:15:38,137
So, we're gonna go through
some training drills today,
282
00:15:38,137 --> 00:15:39,965
and hopefully he can
get up to speed.
283
00:15:41,344 --> 00:15:44,068
Pretty stoked to go
down under the ice
for the first time today.
284
00:15:44,068 --> 00:15:46,310
Um, every breath
could be your last.
285
00:15:46,310 --> 00:15:48,482
I'm gonna be
taking it super-slow.
286
00:15:48,482 --> 00:15:51,068
I think once I get this down,
I'm gonna crush it.
287
00:15:51,068 --> 00:15:54,448
But, for today,
it's just baby steps
from the greenhorn here.
288
00:16:01,241 --> 00:16:02,448
All right,
I'll get your light.
289
00:16:16,827 --> 00:16:19,000
There Nate goes.
First dive.
290
00:16:25,965 --> 00:16:28,379
[Zeke] All right, why don't
you just hang out
for a little while,
291
00:16:28,379 --> 00:16:29,724
just a little below
the hull.
292
00:16:30,275 --> 00:16:31,344
[Nate] Roger, roger.
293
00:16:33,310 --> 00:16:35,931
He's gonna be hanging out
right down below the hull
there for a while
294
00:16:35,931 --> 00:16:36,793
until he gets comfortable.
295
00:16:36,793 --> 00:16:38,000
I want him
to get comfortable.
296
00:16:40,103 --> 00:16:42,793
I've got another mask
rigged up here
297
00:16:42,793 --> 00:16:44,241
in case I jump down there.
298
00:16:48,965 --> 00:16:49,758
How're you feelin'?
299
00:16:50,517 --> 00:16:51,862
[Nate speaking]
300
00:17:31,724 --> 00:17:32,931
[Nate speaking]
301
00:17:33,758 --> 00:17:35,206
[Zeke speaking]
302
00:17:42,655 --> 00:17:44,482
It may seem like we're
just goofing with Nate,
303
00:17:44,482 --> 00:17:46,517
but this
is an important drill.
304
00:17:46,517 --> 00:17:49,620
You're putting your life
in other people's hands
when you're under the ice.
305
00:17:49,620 --> 00:17:51,931
If you hear from above
that you need to come up,
306
00:17:51,931 --> 00:17:53,413
you cannot hesitate.
307
00:17:53,413 --> 00:17:55,206
You have to get up immediately.
308
00:17:55,206 --> 00:17:57,379
An extra second or two
could make a huge difference,
309
00:17:57,379 --> 00:17:59,413
and he passed the test.
310
00:17:59,413 --> 00:18:02,310
[Nate] I'm feeling
really good. I'm feeling
really comfortable.
311
00:18:02,310 --> 00:18:04,448
I've been through
whatever, I mean,
312
00:18:04,448 --> 00:18:06,379
I'm gonna, like, take it slow
and everything.
313
00:18:06,379 --> 00:18:09,172
I'm also, like, I'm really
down to dredge.
314
00:18:09,586 --> 00:18:10,586
Thank you.
315
00:18:10,586 --> 00:18:12,241
[Zeke] If you're ready
to dredge in the hole...
316
00:18:12,241 --> 00:18:14,965
Okay, I've still gotta
practice, I mean,
for a little bit of time.
317
00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:19,172
Yeah.
318
00:18:19,172 --> 00:18:21,241
My gut tells me that
Nate's ready to go.
319
00:18:21,241 --> 00:18:23,827
So, I'm gonna send him
down to do a little mining
and we'll see how he does.
320
00:18:26,103 --> 00:18:26,758
[Nate speaking]
321
00:18:35,517 --> 00:18:36,896
[Nate speaking]
322
00:18:41,137 --> 00:18:43,620
[Nate speaking]
323
00:18:52,758 --> 00:18:54,965
[distorted laughing]
324
00:19:03,448 --> 00:19:04,931
[Zeke speaking]
325
00:19:04,931 --> 00:19:06,413
[Zeke] How does everything
feel down there?
326
00:19:06,896 --> 00:19:08,517
[Nate speaking]
327
00:19:11,034 --> 00:19:13,000
We have turned
the pressure off.
You should have suction.
328
00:19:14,965 --> 00:19:16,206
Yep, I've got suction.
329
00:19:20,206 --> 00:19:23,068
I found the spot, right where
the sand meets these rocks.
330
00:19:24,862 --> 00:19:27,413
[Nate] And I'm gonna try
and turn that big bench
331
00:19:27,413 --> 00:19:31,586
and go back and forth
and it's feeling really good.
332
00:19:31,586 --> 00:19:33,413
[Zeke] Well, that's awesome
news, man. Keep at it.
333
00:19:35,172 --> 00:19:36,206
[Nate] Copy that.
334
00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,413
[Nate speaking]
335
00:19:46,551 --> 00:19:47,206
[joyful shouting]
336
00:19:47,724 --> 00:19:48,379
Yes!
337
00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:51,137
Making money.
338
00:19:51,758 --> 00:19:53,620
[Zeke speaking]
339
00:20:00,931 --> 00:20:05,517
[narrator] More than halfway
through the Nome-Golovin 200
snowmachine race,
340
00:20:05,517 --> 00:20:09,103
Mr. Gold makes a pit stop
on his race for glory.
341
00:20:12,310 --> 00:20:13,827
[Shawn speaking]
342
00:20:18,896 --> 00:20:21,413
Truth is, I'm not as young
as I used to be,
343
00:20:21,413 --> 00:20:23,103
but I'm still in the game.
344
00:20:23,103 --> 00:20:24,241
It's like gold mining.
345
00:20:24,241 --> 00:20:26,379
I give it my all,
no matter what.
346
00:20:26,379 --> 00:20:28,689
You can never stop trying
to rise to the top.
347
00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:30,655
Go.
348
00:20:37,724 --> 00:20:39,000
[narrator]
As Shawn motors off...
349
00:20:40,827 --> 00:20:42,000
...back out on the ice...
350
00:20:43,379 --> 00:20:45,413
[John speaking]
351
00:20:46,689 --> 00:20:48,206
[Chris speaking]
352
00:20:52,137 --> 00:20:54,241
[narrator] ...Chris McCully
chases gold.
353
00:20:55,448 --> 00:20:57,344
[Chris speaking]
354
00:21:06,137 --> 00:21:08,034
[John] Heck yeah, baby.
355
00:21:08,034 --> 00:21:11,655
We're gonna give them all
a run for their money,
for darn sure.
356
00:21:12,586 --> 00:21:14,000
[Chris] Hey, John,
you got a copy?
357
00:21:15,172 --> 00:21:16,137
[John speaking]
358
00:21:17,241 --> 00:21:19,137
[Chris speaking]
359
00:21:19,137 --> 00:21:22,103
[John speaking]
360
00:21:24,896 --> 00:21:26,724
[Chris] I'm gonna start
heading up.
361
00:21:27,379 --> 00:21:29,241
[John speaking]
362
00:21:32,724 --> 00:21:34,965
[Chris] I prospected
great ground.
363
00:21:34,965 --> 00:21:37,172
It turned out to be better
than I expected.
364
00:21:37,172 --> 00:21:41,620
I mean, it was gold
the entire time, nonstop.
365
00:21:41,620 --> 00:21:44,586
And really,
we just getting started
on this pastry.
366
00:21:45,551 --> 00:21:46,793
[whistles]
367
00:21:50,275 --> 00:21:53,379
It looks like the gold goes
in all these directions.
368
00:21:55,275 --> 00:21:56,344
Right.
369
00:21:56,344 --> 00:21:59,655
Meanwhile, Mr. Gold's
out on his snow machine.
370
00:21:59,655 --> 00:22:00,931
That's fine for me.
371
00:22:00,931 --> 00:22:03,068
I'm just gonna keep
loading up this box
372
00:22:03,068 --> 00:22:05,413
while he's out there
chasing trophies.
373
00:22:05,413 --> 00:22:08,482
So, I think everybody
is still caught onto
this race day.
374
00:22:08,482 --> 00:22:10,206
You're just racing
for the podium.
375
00:22:10,206 --> 00:22:12,931
I rather race for the riches.
376
00:22:12,931 --> 00:22:15,896
So, while they go partying,
I'm out here getting gold,
377
00:22:15,896 --> 00:22:18,000
and I'm totally fine
with that.
378
00:22:19,344 --> 00:22:22,206
That dive, it's a big win,
for sure, a big win.
379
00:22:25,379 --> 00:22:27,206
[narrator] While one team
is done for the day,
380
00:22:30,793 --> 00:22:32,827
[Kris] There's gonna be
no problems today, my friend.
381
00:22:32,827 --> 00:22:33,896
[Daniel] I have no fear
right now.
382
00:22:33,896 --> 00:22:36,413
Started up the air compressor.
383
00:22:36,413 --> 00:22:38,448
[narrator] Another is yet
to get in the water.
384
00:22:39,586 --> 00:22:42,724
Rule number one,
plan your escape.
385
00:22:42,724 --> 00:22:45,068
Make sure your hose
is not wrapped up,
386
00:22:45,068 --> 00:22:47,517
your ear line
is not wrapped up on anything.
387
00:22:47,517 --> 00:22:50,827
- If it gets wrapped up,
I cannot save you.
- Yeah.
388
00:22:52,137 --> 00:22:53,793
[Kris] So, the crawler
isn't here yet.
389
00:22:53,793 --> 00:22:56,517
And my whole season
is depending on that.
390
00:22:56,517 --> 00:22:58,379
But that's okay.
391
00:22:58,379 --> 00:23:01,482
And the engine wasn't working
for the dumbest reason ever.
392
00:23:01,482 --> 00:23:03,137
But whatever, it's fixed now.
393
00:23:03,137 --> 00:23:05,344
We're gonna get the first
of our rookie divers off,
394
00:23:05,344 --> 00:23:06,551
my buddy Daniel,
395
00:23:06,551 --> 00:23:09,103
and hopefully get
the first gold of the season.
396
00:23:09,103 --> 00:23:11,310
Better late than never, right?
397
00:23:11,310 --> 00:23:12,931
[Daniel] Getting ready
to go in.
398
00:23:12,931 --> 00:23:14,344
Nerves are picking up
a little bit.
399
00:23:14,344 --> 00:23:16,241
But I can handle it.
400
00:23:16,241 --> 00:23:18,482
Nothing to fear
but fear itself, right?
401
00:23:24,827 --> 00:23:27,413
- Good. You got him here.
- [Daniel breathing]
402
00:23:28,172 --> 00:23:29,275
[Andy] Okay, Daniel.
403
00:23:29,896 --> 00:23:30,827
This side.
404
00:23:31,724 --> 00:23:34,000
- [Kris] Check. Check.
- [Daniel] Roger.
405
00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:45,586
Starting my first dive.
406
00:23:50,896 --> 00:23:52,448
[Kris] Okay, are you
at the bottom of the hole?
407
00:23:53,206 --> 00:23:54,620
[Daniel] Yeah.
408
00:23:54,620 --> 00:23:58,965
Okay. I want you to make sure
your umbilical's
on, uh, the good side.
409
00:23:58,965 --> 00:24:01,344
You know, the, the furtherest
point away.
410
00:24:01,344 --> 00:24:02,448
[Daniel breathing in rhythm]
411
00:24:06,034 --> 00:24:08,413
[Kris] You know what?
Your breathing is great.
412
00:24:08,413 --> 00:24:10,034
You're doing
a good job so far.
413
00:24:10,034 --> 00:24:13,000
A lot of people
start hyperventilating.
[chuckles] right away.
414
00:24:13,586 --> 00:24:14,517
[Daniel] Roger that.
415
00:24:17,862 --> 00:24:19,793
[Kris] All right!
That's what I wanna hear.
416
00:24:19,793 --> 00:24:21,827
And I want you
to clear off that cobble.
417
00:24:21,827 --> 00:24:24,586
That's a good way
to start the day off.
418
00:24:24,586 --> 00:24:26,655
- [Andrew coughs]
- [Kris] Are you okay?
419
00:24:26,655 --> 00:24:29,137
- Yeah, I just puked up
in that bathroom.
- [Kris] Okay.
420
00:24:30,551 --> 00:24:33,724
- Well, don't worry,
you'll be okay.
- [Andrew coughs]
421
00:24:33,724 --> 00:24:35,413
- [vomiting]
- Don't do that [bleep]
under the water.
422
00:24:36,517 --> 00:24:37,620
[Andy speaking]
423
00:24:38,241 --> 00:24:39,172
[Andrew] I don't know.
424
00:24:39,965 --> 00:24:40,931
Well, we'll give him
the chance,
425
00:24:40,931 --> 00:24:42,482
but I guess I'll stand
next to the dive hole
426
00:24:42,482 --> 00:24:44,275
- so I can help him out.
- [Kris] Oh.
427
00:24:45,827 --> 00:24:47,551
[Andy] What's he gonna do?
Puke in the mask?
428
00:24:47,551 --> 00:24:51,034
As in what, he's gonna
take the mask off
to try to clean it?
429
00:24:51,034 --> 00:24:54,965
The plan today was getting
both of our new divers
in the water and tested out.
430
00:24:54,965 --> 00:24:56,896
But Andrew's still
puking his guts out,
431
00:24:56,896 --> 00:24:59,034
so I don't think
he's gonna dive.
432
00:25:00,586 --> 00:25:01,965
[Andy speaking]
433
00:25:01,965 --> 00:25:04,068
[Andrew speaking]
434
00:25:04,068 --> 00:25:06,620
[Andy speaking] You've got
some puke on your face
right here, dude.
435
00:25:06,620 --> 00:25:08,862
[Kris] Truth is...
The other side.
The other side.
436
00:25:08,862 --> 00:25:12,206
Truth is, do you think
I should risk putting you
underneath there?
437
00:25:13,413 --> 00:25:15,103
You... You tell me right now.
438
00:25:15,724 --> 00:25:17,137
[Andy speaking]
439
00:25:19,068 --> 00:25:21,172
Okay Well, let's wait
till tomorrow.
440
00:25:21,172 --> 00:25:24,965
Okay. Just 'cause I wanna
give you the best shot
you can do, dude.
441
00:25:24,965 --> 00:25:26,724
I really want you to work out.
442
00:25:29,793 --> 00:25:32,413
Sorry, you don't have to
siphon gas very often.
443
00:25:33,310 --> 00:25:34,931
[laughing]
444
00:25:34,931 --> 00:25:36,068
Once in a while.
445
00:25:37,206 --> 00:25:39,689
Andrew's out.
And then there was one.
446
00:25:41,448 --> 00:25:43,862
They've been down
about an hour
without a problem.
447
00:25:43,862 --> 00:25:44,965
I'm happy.
448
00:25:48,103 --> 00:25:49,103
[Daniel] I'm...
449
00:25:55,275 --> 00:25:56,413
Yeah, stand up.
450
00:25:56,413 --> 00:25:58,379
Stamp your feet.
Wiggle around.
451
00:25:58,379 --> 00:25:59,655
Just try to make it work.
452
00:26:01,862 --> 00:26:03,448
[Daniel speaking]
453
00:26:05,724 --> 00:26:08,931
[Kris] Okay. Fine.
You did a pretty good job,
if you wanna call it a day.
454
00:26:09,448 --> 00:26:10,413
[Daniel] Coming up.
455
00:26:13,655 --> 00:26:15,586
[Kris] You did a pretty
good job.
456
00:26:15,586 --> 00:26:18,586
So, how do you like your first
ice mining experience?
457
00:26:18,586 --> 00:26:21,551
It was good.
I wish I had done better
putting my hose in
458
00:26:21,551 --> 00:26:22,724
because I could go longer.
459
00:26:22,724 --> 00:26:24,172
[Kris] You know what, though,
you did a better job
460
00:26:24,172 --> 00:26:25,655
than I thought
you were gonna do.
461
00:26:25,655 --> 00:26:26,758
So good job.
462
00:26:26,758 --> 00:26:28,931
- I don't know if that's...
- It's a compliment.
463
00:26:28,931 --> 00:26:31,172
That's a compliment, you know.
464
00:26:31,172 --> 00:26:33,758
Only got a few flakes.
Not enough to do a clean out.
465
00:26:33,758 --> 00:26:35,724
Everything that's
happened so far,
466
00:26:35,724 --> 00:26:37,758
I'm gonna call this a win.
The hell with it.
467
00:26:37,758 --> 00:26:39,793
At least we got a diver down.
468
00:26:39,793 --> 00:26:41,551
Thank you.
469
00:26:41,551 --> 00:26:44,448
Daniel got some experience,
and it seems like he might be
a diamond in the rough.
470
00:26:44,448 --> 00:26:46,931
Once we get the crawler,
we'll be in good shape.
471
00:26:46,931 --> 00:26:49,448
Success. He did a great job.
472
00:26:49,448 --> 00:26:53,344
He exceeded the expectations
that I had for him.
473
00:26:53,344 --> 00:26:56,068
I think he's gonna
work out just fine.
474
00:26:59,586 --> 00:27:00,965
[narrator] Eleven miles east.
475
00:27:02,448 --> 00:27:06,379
We've got all the major
parts to the buggle
put together.
476
00:27:06,379 --> 00:27:09,068
Got the main pump
and engine running.
477
00:27:09,068 --> 00:27:11,827
[narrator] After several
heart-stopping delays,
478
00:27:11,827 --> 00:27:14,448
Vernon Adkison
is finally on the verge
479
00:27:14,448 --> 00:27:17,068
of getting some ice mining
on the books.
480
00:27:17,068 --> 00:27:20,103
We sent out somebody
in the water here
in a few minutes.
481
00:27:20,103 --> 00:27:24,310
And right after that,
we'll be putting some gold
in the box.
482
00:27:24,310 --> 00:27:27,793
It certainly hasn't been easy,
but finally, finally,
483
00:27:27,793 --> 00:27:29,379
it's showtime.
484
00:27:29,379 --> 00:27:33,965
I went out and found
some of the best divers
in the gold mining business.
485
00:27:33,965 --> 00:27:35,310
Larry's first up.
486
00:27:35,310 --> 00:27:37,172
He's dived all over the world.
487
00:27:37,172 --> 00:27:41,241
He's totally, absolutely,
a complete pro.
488
00:27:41,241 --> 00:27:42,793
I was lucky to get him.
489
00:27:42,793 --> 00:27:45,068
I can't wait to see
what he produces.
490
00:27:46,482 --> 00:27:47,551
Okay, Larry.
491
00:28:10,413 --> 00:28:12,000
[Larry speaking]
492
00:28:13,758 --> 00:28:14,758
[Vernon speaking]
493
00:28:17,137 --> 00:28:18,482
[Larry speaking]
494
00:28:18,482 --> 00:28:19,793
All right.
495
00:28:22,034 --> 00:28:25,000
[Larry speaking]
496
00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:28,344
[Vernon] Well, I mean,
I'm thinking,
especially the other one...
497
00:28:28,344 --> 00:28:29,620
[Larry speaking]
498
00:28:35,448 --> 00:28:36,310
[Vernon speaking]
499
00:28:37,137 --> 00:28:38,103
[Larry speaking] Gosh.
500
00:28:47,172 --> 00:28:48,620
[Larry speaking]
501
00:28:48,620 --> 00:28:49,793
Gosh!
502
00:28:51,206 --> 00:28:52,034
[Vernon speaking]
503
00:28:52,620 --> 00:28:54,034
[Larry speaking]
504
00:29:17,965 --> 00:29:18,965
Bam!
505
00:29:19,689 --> 00:29:22,689
[Vernon speaking]
506
00:29:22,689 --> 00:29:25,482
Unbelievable.
Larry's airline froze up.
507
00:29:25,482 --> 00:29:28,344
And just like that,
he had no air at all.
508
00:29:28,344 --> 00:29:29,758
It has to be terrifying,
509
00:29:29,758 --> 00:29:32,793
even for an experienced
diver like him.
510
00:29:32,793 --> 00:29:34,655
It's been one thing
after another.
511
00:29:39,379 --> 00:29:41,137
- Start this again.
- All right.
512
00:29:42,517 --> 00:29:43,793
We're gonna try it again.
513
00:29:43,793 --> 00:29:45,448
We've got everything
sorted out.
514
00:29:45,448 --> 00:29:49,551
We've taken some precautions
to prevent another freeze up.
515
00:29:49,551 --> 00:29:51,275
There are no guarantees
in this game.
516
00:30:02,448 --> 00:30:03,379
[Larry speaking]
517
00:30:03,379 --> 00:30:06,551
[Vernon speaking]
518
00:30:06,551 --> 00:30:07,620
[Larry speaking]
519
00:30:12,655 --> 00:30:14,517
[Vernon] Okay, Larry,
check the air.
520
00:30:16,931 --> 00:30:18,000
[Larry speaking]
521
00:30:19,655 --> 00:30:21,275
[Vernon speaking]
522
00:30:22,827 --> 00:30:23,931
[Larry speaking]
523
00:30:29,965 --> 00:30:33,379
[Vernon speaking]
524
00:30:34,758 --> 00:30:38,000
After a very rocky start,
525
00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:40,206
he's actually
seeing visible gold.
526
00:30:40,206 --> 00:30:41,689
He's only been down
a few minutes.
527
00:30:41,689 --> 00:30:43,931
We haven't hit
the motherload yet, but...
528
00:30:45,068 --> 00:30:46,758
...at least we're
into visible gold.
529
00:30:47,482 --> 00:30:49,482
[Larry speaking]
530
00:30:50,620 --> 00:30:51,517
Yes.
531
00:30:51,517 --> 00:30:52,862
[Larry speaking]
532
00:30:57,172 --> 00:30:58,137
[Vernon] Oh, boy.
533
00:30:58,827 --> 00:31:01,482
A rock jam. Of course.
534
00:31:01,482 --> 00:31:04,724
At this point,
it's just a matter
of what's gonna happen next.
535
00:31:11,103 --> 00:31:14,137
All right. You stay here
and communicate with him.
536
00:31:15,827 --> 00:31:16,827
Okay.
537
00:31:17,379 --> 00:31:18,586
Throttle down.
538
00:31:20,275 --> 00:31:23,344
Open up the dump valve slowly.
539
00:31:24,413 --> 00:31:25,275
[Larry exclaims]
540
00:31:25,275 --> 00:31:26,275
[bleep]
541
00:31:28,206 --> 00:31:29,448
[Yvonne speaking] What?
542
00:31:31,724 --> 00:31:32,862
[Larry speaking]
543
00:31:33,793 --> 00:31:35,827
[Vernon speaking]
544
00:31:35,827 --> 00:31:38,827
[Larry speaking]
545
00:31:38,827 --> 00:31:41,206
[Vernon speaking]
546
00:31:41,206 --> 00:31:42,310
[Larry] Oh!
547
00:31:42,310 --> 00:31:44,000
[Vernon speaking]
548
00:31:50,379 --> 00:31:54,551
Well, this is about
as frustrating as a day can be
out here on the ice.
549
00:31:54,551 --> 00:31:56,896
At this point,
I wouldn't blame Larry
550
00:31:56,896 --> 00:31:59,517
if he just told us all
to go take a hike.
551
00:31:59,517 --> 00:32:01,827
Not ideal to say the least.
552
00:32:02,724 --> 00:32:04,379
[Larry] I'm gonna
call it for the day.
553
00:32:04,379 --> 00:32:07,551
I got clocked in the head
pretty hard
by that dump valve line.
554
00:32:07,551 --> 00:32:09,068
It knocked me
off the 8-inch hose
555
00:32:09,068 --> 00:32:11,206
and sent me back
to the ocean floor.
556
00:32:11,206 --> 00:32:12,586
Rang my bell pretty good.
557
00:32:15,448 --> 00:32:17,965
[Vernon] It's been
a very interesting day.
558
00:32:17,965 --> 00:32:23,620
We had, like, at least four
that I could count
near-death events.
559
00:32:23,620 --> 00:32:25,482
[chuckles] But we survived
them all.
560
00:32:25,482 --> 00:32:28,103
Tomorrow,
when we start her up,
561
00:32:28,103 --> 00:32:30,517
I don't think we're gonna have
all those problems.
562
00:32:30,517 --> 00:32:32,586
And I feel better
knowing that, uh,
563
00:32:32,586 --> 00:32:34,517
I'm leaving and you guys
are up and running,
564
00:32:34,517 --> 00:32:36,965
and hopefully all of the bad
stuff we've gotten
out of the way,
565
00:32:36,965 --> 00:32:40,068
and it'll be smooth sailing
from here. So...
566
00:32:40,068 --> 00:32:43,448
- Well, you know you could stay
a couple more days.
- [both laugh]
567
00:32:43,448 --> 00:32:45,517
[Yvonne] He doesn't know
about my limit.
568
00:32:45,517 --> 00:32:46,758
[Yvonne and Vernon laugh]
569
00:32:49,551 --> 00:32:50,620
[Shawn] Yeah.
570
00:32:53,482 --> 00:32:55,517
[narrator] As Shawn
heads into the final stretch,
571
00:32:55,517 --> 00:32:56,896
he's finding his groove,
572
00:32:57,931 --> 00:33:01,655
hitting speeds
over 115 miles an hour.
573
00:33:03,137 --> 00:33:04,413
[Shawn] On the move.
574
00:33:07,724 --> 00:33:09,379
[narrator]
While over on Tomcod...
575
00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:12,068
[Nate] This is so fun.
576
00:33:14,965 --> 00:33:17,137
[Zeke speaking]
577
00:33:17,137 --> 00:33:18,896
[Nate speaking]
578
00:33:18,896 --> 00:33:21,620
...[narrator] Nate Wednesday
is also finding a groove
579
00:33:21,620 --> 00:33:24,103
on his first dive
under the ice.
580
00:33:24,103 --> 00:33:27,379
[Nate speaking]
581
00:33:27,379 --> 00:33:29,000
Probably like
eight inches down.
582
00:33:29,724 --> 00:33:31,413
[Nate] Roger. Roger.
583
00:33:31,413 --> 00:33:33,551
Nate had never dredged
before I came to know him,
584
00:33:33,551 --> 00:33:37,344
but last summer,
it was obvious that he was
a natural at it.
585
00:33:37,344 --> 00:33:40,655
It appears that he is
a naturalized miner as well.
586
00:33:40,655 --> 00:33:44,827
I think a lot of guys
would struggle diving
at these depths in the dark,
587
00:33:44,827 --> 00:33:46,689
like, under these
pressure ridges,
588
00:33:46,689 --> 00:33:48,482
um, these temperatures.
589
00:33:48,482 --> 00:33:51,241
But Nate takes to it
like he's been doing it
for years.
590
00:33:52,172 --> 00:33:54,034
[Nate speaking]
591
00:33:56,655 --> 00:33:58,379
[crew member speaking]
592
00:34:00,724 --> 00:34:01,862
[Zeke speaking]
593
00:34:01,862 --> 00:34:03,758
- [Zeke] Hey, Nate?
- [Nate] What's up?
594
00:34:03,758 --> 00:34:06,448
Uh, I think I wanna
wrap it up for today,
595
00:34:06,448 --> 00:34:09,275
uh, and get everything
put away before it gets dark.
596
00:34:10,517 --> 00:34:13,586
[Nate speaking]
597
00:34:13,586 --> 00:34:15,724
My plan was to have
a four-man dive team
598
00:34:15,724 --> 00:34:18,724
so we could put
a massive amount of hours
on the box all the way along.
599
00:34:18,724 --> 00:34:20,517
Now that Nate's
got its feet wet,
600
00:34:20,517 --> 00:34:23,793
we're ready to unleash
the four-headed monster
and get after it.
601
00:34:23,793 --> 00:34:26,724
I couldn't be more stoked
about how this is going down.
602
00:34:26,724 --> 00:34:29,000
First dive. Go, Nate.
603
00:34:30,551 --> 00:34:32,103
- Whoo!
- [Nate] All right.
604
00:34:32,103 --> 00:34:33,241
Yeah, baby!
605
00:34:33,241 --> 00:34:35,034
[Zeke] Yeah, high five.
606
00:34:35,034 --> 00:34:36,724
- [bleep]
- [Zeke] That was rocking.
607
00:34:38,344 --> 00:34:39,724
[Nate] Oh, dude,
it was so dope.
608
00:34:45,344 --> 00:34:47,310
[piano music playing]
609
00:34:58,724 --> 00:34:59,724
[wood slide whistle plays]
610
00:35:38,379 --> 00:35:39,517
[cymbals clash]
611
00:35:49,724 --> 00:35:53,241
[Zeke] Well, I got my little
cleanup sleuths out here.
612
00:35:53,241 --> 00:35:56,241
We got the concentrates
from our first hole.
613
00:35:56,241 --> 00:35:58,103
The price of gold's
super high right now.
614
00:35:58,103 --> 00:36:00,275
All-time historic
gold price high.
615
00:36:00,275 --> 00:36:02,689
So, we're definitely
in the right business.
616
00:36:02,689 --> 00:36:04,896
[narrator] After Nate's
rookie ice dive,
617
00:36:04,896 --> 00:36:08,896
Zeke Tenhoff is hoping
to speed onto the leaderboard.
618
00:36:08,896 --> 00:36:10,275
I would say with this
8-inch dredge,
619
00:36:10,275 --> 00:36:14,206
it's probably like, you know,
10, 12 hours of diving
per hole.
620
00:36:14,206 --> 00:36:15,827
It's the first cleanout
of the season.
621
00:36:15,827 --> 00:36:17,862
Nate went down
on his first dive
under the ice
622
00:36:17,862 --> 00:36:19,586
and he crushed it.
623
00:36:19,586 --> 00:36:22,103
I'm not really expecting
a huge number
for this cleanup,
624
00:36:22,103 --> 00:36:24,517
but I'm encouraged
that we're really starting
to pick up the pace
625
00:36:24,517 --> 00:36:27,275
and we're gonna start really
piling up some gold here.
626
00:36:29,413 --> 00:36:31,793
[crew member] Oh, yeah,
this is definitely gold.
627
00:36:31,793 --> 00:36:36,413
I'm gonna light up this torch
and dry this gold out outside.
628
00:36:46,413 --> 00:36:48,517
Uh, what have we got?
629
00:36:49,689 --> 00:36:51,655
Two point eight seven.
630
00:36:51,655 --> 00:36:53,551
- Decent. Decent.
- [Nate] Decent.
631
00:36:53,551 --> 00:36:57,275
[narrator]
Two point eight seven ounces
is worth $5,400.
632
00:36:57,275 --> 00:37:01,931
And Zeke and company
finally get their names
up in lights.
633
00:37:01,931 --> 00:37:03,827
So that's good.
634
00:37:03,827 --> 00:37:05,620
It's not a bad number
to start out with,
635
00:37:05,620 --> 00:37:08,724
but I'm aiming
for a much bigger take
over this ice season.
636
00:37:08,724 --> 00:37:11,206
I think now that Nate's
got his bearings
with ice diving,
637
00:37:11,206 --> 00:37:14,206
we've got a pretty
powerhouse team
across the board.
638
00:37:14,206 --> 00:37:17,068
Pretty soon we're gonna
be able to put multiple divers
down every day
639
00:37:17,068 --> 00:37:19,068
and the cleanups
are just gonna get
better and better.
640
00:37:19,068 --> 00:37:21,724
That's why, like,
I wanted to have four guys.
641
00:37:21,724 --> 00:37:23,827
It really helps.
642
00:37:23,827 --> 00:37:26,724
- [Nate] Whoo!
- [Zeke laughing]
643
00:37:26,724 --> 00:37:29,586
[narrator] Team Tenhoff
has crossed the finish line
for the day.
644
00:37:30,896 --> 00:37:32,551
And back at the race,
645
00:37:32,551 --> 00:37:36,275
the chequered flag
is finally in sight
for Mr. Gold.
646
00:37:36,275 --> 00:37:38,586
- [crowd cheering]
- That's Shawn.
647
00:37:38,586 --> 00:37:39,931
[crowd continue cheering]
648
00:37:43,137 --> 00:37:45,551
- [woman] That was so awesome.
- [Shawn groans in relief]
649
00:37:45,551 --> 00:37:46,620
Did you love that?
650
00:37:46,620 --> 00:37:47,793
[Shawn speaking]
651
00:37:49,517 --> 00:37:51,413
Just as tough
as I remember it.
652
00:37:52,034 --> 00:37:53,724
Well, that was a blast.
653
00:37:53,724 --> 00:37:55,172
I finished eighth.
654
00:37:55,172 --> 00:37:56,793
Top 10 finish.
655
00:37:56,793 --> 00:37:59,344
Against all these young kids,
I'll take that.
656
00:37:59,344 --> 00:38:01,241
That's enough fun
and games for me.
657
00:38:01,241 --> 00:38:03,551
We need to get back to mining.
658
00:38:05,379 --> 00:38:07,482
[narrator] As Shawn leaves
with a top 10 finish,
659
00:38:08,827 --> 00:38:10,068
back in Nome...
660
00:38:15,241 --> 00:38:17,379
So far it looks
pretty healthy.
661
00:38:17,379 --> 00:38:19,896
Wow, look at that. Mmm.
662
00:38:19,896 --> 00:38:23,517
[narrator] ...Chris McCully
is trying to race
to the top of the gold count.
663
00:38:23,517 --> 00:38:24,517
[Chris speaking]
664
00:38:27,655 --> 00:38:28,793
Wow.
665
00:38:41,793 --> 00:38:44,000
When opportunity
presents itself,
666
00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:46,034
you gotta take every
advantage you can.
667
00:38:46,034 --> 00:38:48,068
Shawn entered
the Nome-Golovin race.
668
00:38:48,068 --> 00:38:50,689
That means, I'd be mining
and he wouldn't.
669
00:38:50,689 --> 00:38:52,862
So, I had to make
the most of it.
670
00:38:52,862 --> 00:38:54,689
Just judging what I see
in the box,
671
00:38:54,689 --> 00:38:56,448
that is exactly what I did.
672
00:38:56,448 --> 00:38:59,448
The gold down there
is absolutely phenomenal.
673
00:38:59,448 --> 00:39:01,448
The final process.
674
00:39:02,655 --> 00:39:04,379
Gold!
675
00:39:06,620 --> 00:39:08,965
Yes. Let's see it.
676
00:39:08,965 --> 00:39:11,000
Really heavy stuff right here.
677
00:39:12,862 --> 00:39:13,965
Here we go.
678
00:39:17,586 --> 00:39:19,000
We've got 40.
679
00:39:19,896 --> 00:39:21,310
One hundred.
680
00:39:22,379 --> 00:39:23,758
Two hundred grams.
681
00:39:24,655 --> 00:39:26,137
Three hundred grams.
682
00:39:27,034 --> 00:39:28,172
Four hundred.
683
00:39:28,965 --> 00:39:30,206
Five hundred.
684
00:39:32,034 --> 00:39:35,137
Six hundred eight grams.
685
00:39:35,137 --> 00:39:37,413
But wait, there's more.
686
00:39:37,413 --> 00:39:39,310
Here's our bonus round.
687
00:39:39,310 --> 00:39:41,172
Look at that, bonus pickers.
688
00:39:42,137 --> 00:39:43,620
Whoa.
689
00:39:43,620 --> 00:39:47,896
Now that bumps it up
to 617 grams.
690
00:39:47,896 --> 00:39:51,793
Divided by 31.1.
691
00:39:53,448 --> 00:39:55,724
Twenty ounces. Boom.
692
00:39:55,724 --> 00:39:59,000
[narrator] Twenty ounces
is worth $38,000.
693
00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:03,379
And just like that,
there's a new leader
atop the gold board.
694
00:40:03,379 --> 00:40:04,448
I would say an hour.
695
00:40:05,448 --> 00:40:08,000
Wow. These numbers
are bonkers.
696
00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:10,068
The gold kicks up like this,
697
00:40:10,068 --> 00:40:12,000
no one's ever gonna touch us.
698
00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:15,862
Not Mr. Gold, not Mr. Clean,
not anybody.
699
00:40:15,862 --> 00:40:18,034
We couldn't be on hotter stuff
right now.
700
00:40:18,034 --> 00:40:19,827
We're absolutely smoking.
701
00:40:19,827 --> 00:40:21,000
Just gotta keep it up.
702
00:40:21,586 --> 00:40:22,586
Boom.
703
00:40:23,172 --> 00:40:25,413
Yeah, good job, guys.
704
00:40:25,413 --> 00:40:28,827
[Chris] Time to go
and have a nice dinner,
buy a pizza,
705
00:40:28,827 --> 00:40:29,931
Ooh!
706
00:40:31,310 --> 00:40:33,827
[narrator]
Shawn proved himself
in the snow machine race.
707
00:40:35,965 --> 00:40:38,241
But he has fallen back
in the race for gold.
708
00:40:40,586 --> 00:40:43,655
Next time
on Bering Sea Gold...
709
00:40:43,655 --> 00:40:45,551
It's gonna be amazing.
Everything's gonna work.
710
00:40:45,551 --> 00:40:47,068
Everything's gonna be great.
711
00:40:47,068 --> 00:40:48,034
But that would be nice.
712
00:40:50,620 --> 00:40:51,620
Oh,
713
00:40:52,586 --> 00:40:55,344
- [man] Whoo!
- [beep]
714
00:40:55,344 --> 00:40:57,172
Ugh!
715
00:40:57,172 --> 00:40:58,586
I'm kind of nervous
'cause he doesn't know
how to swim.
716
00:40:58,586 --> 00:40:59,896
[Zeke] You got this, dude.
717
00:41:01,413 --> 00:41:02,655
There's no excuses.
718
00:41:02,655 --> 00:41:04,724
You just gotta do it
every day, keep doing it.
719
00:41:05,517 --> 00:41:07,137
Uh, some big chunks down here.
720
00:41:07,137 --> 00:41:08,517
Kinda sketchy.
721
00:41:08,517 --> 00:41:10,241
There it is, baby!
722
00:41:10,241 --> 00:41:11,482
Cable on.
723
00:41:12,034 --> 00:41:14,103
- Attaboy!
- Yes!
724
00:41:14,103 --> 00:41:15,172
[Vernon] Oh, good God.
725
00:41:15,172 --> 00:41:16,068
[Chris] Finally.
726
00:41:16,068 --> 00:41:18,655
Uh, that'll put a smile
on your face.
727
00:41:18,655 --> 00:41:20,517
- Give me some love,
baby. Yeah!
- Yeah, about time.
728
00:41:20,517 --> 00:41:23,344
[man speaking]
729
00:41:23,344 --> 00:41:25,068
Andy, pull him up.
730
00:41:25,068 --> 00:41:26,482
This must be...
731
00:41:28,931 --> 00:41:30,172
[Chris] We're just
getting going.