‘Shark Tank’ Season 14 Finale Wraps Up With Unrealistic Pitch
Shark Tank just aired its Season 14 finale and several fans seemed shocked at one of the pitches, calling it unrealistic, even for a reality TV show. This pitch surrounded a game created by Tank Resch, who wanted a huge investment from the sharks, despite not having proven the product could be successful.
Here is a look at Tank’s product and why he left without an investor.
Tank Resch wants a $500,000 investment for his board game
George “Tank” Resch came out on Shark Tank to find an investor in the Season 14 finale. His product has a lot of fame among people online. Tank has a massive social media following as he built an empire out of mocking social media influencers. His site is Influencers in the Wild and he pokes fun at the lengths people go to become internet famous.
Tank then thought this could make a great board game. Using the same name as his website presence, he created the adult board game as a way to keep mocking influencers. Each player has a character and they draw cards and have to make decisions which could influence whether they gain or lose followers. He sells the game for $29.99 through his website and also has it on Amazon for $19.99.
Mark Cuban knew who Tank was and admitted he follows him on social media. However, Mark wasn’t interested in backing the game when he heard the numbers. Tank’s Influencers in the Wild has five million followers on Instagram. However, when asked about sales, he said he had only sold 1,500 units. Even taking into account the higher price point, that only equals sales of $44,985. However, Tank said he sold $140,000 in items, which didn’t equal out.
Since he was asking for $500,000, Cuban immediately backed out. Lori Greiner said she didn’t think anyone would like the game enough for it to be a success. Kevin O’Leary backed out and Barbara Corcoran thought he was asking for too much money. Daymond John also backed out and Tank had no investors.
Shark Tank fans thought Investers in the Wild was a bad pitch
A lot of fans took to social media to call out Tank and Shark Tank for letting this pitch through. Some viewers seemed unaware that board games are still popular as a niche product in 2023, but others pointed out that the themes of the game are not something that has a long shelf life.
Who else is already influenced by @influencersitw? 🤩 See if the Sharks play along on the season finale of #SharkTank TOMORROW at 8/7c on ABC! Stream on Hulu. pic.twitter.com/1jsM5BtNgx
— Shark Tank (@ABCSharkTank) May 18, 2023
“This is not a long lasting product. No way any of the sharks investing in this influencer board game,” one viewer tweeted. Another pointed out that Tank had no idea what he was doing while pitching his game. “how have you watched since the first season like the rest of us and didn’t bring the Sharks numbers and success to leverage for their investment?” they tweeted.
While Tank Resch might not have an investor, he almost surely upped his sales numbers after appearing on Shark Tank, which might be a win for the Internet sensation. What were your thoughts on Influencers in the Wild? Let us know in the comments below.
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A grown-ass man nicknamed “Tank”, with an idiotic site is not who you want to hand 500,000 to.