millionaire? no. reporter: meet alan and debbie francis. a year ago, they were struggling wheat farmers worried about the crops, the weather, the massive mortgages on their land. today, they are still farming, but with some new toys. the tractor sells for like $174,000. i think that s what this one cost. that s a ferrari. well, yeah, yeah. i d rather have the tractor. reporter: a knock on their door changed their lives. an oil company leased their land for big money. they haven t hit oil yet, but if they do, the francises could get a second payout. royalty checks that could be enormous. that would be about $500,000 or better. a month. $500,000 a month which is why everyone is hoping oil man kenny hoop knocks on their door. he s one of the new kingmakers of kansas. scouring dusty land records and
do you feel like a millionaire? no. reporter: meet alan and debbie francis. a year ago, they were struggling wheat farmers worried about the crops, the weather, the massive mortgages on their land. today, they are still farming, but with some new toys. the tractor sells for like $174,000. i think that s what this one cost. that s a ferrari. well, yeah, yeah. i d rather have the tractor. reporter: a knock on their door changed their lives. an oil company leased their land for big money. they haven t hit oil yet, but if they do, the francises could get a second payout. royalty checks that could be enormous. that would be about $500,000 or better. a month. $500,000 a month which is why everyone is hoping oil man kenny hoop knocks on their door.