Body Jac
| Founded | 2009 |
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Shark Tank Appearance
| Season | Season 1 |
|---|---|
| Episode | Episode 5, aired September 2009 |
| Shark(s) | Barbara Corcoran, Kevin Harrington |
| Ask | $180,000 for 20% |
| Outcome | Deal reached — $180,000 for 50%, contingent on a 30-pound weight-loss condition |
Body Jac was a resistance-band push-up trainer pitched on Shark Tank’s first season in 2009. Barbara Corcoran and Kevin Harrington offered $180,000 for 50% of the company, contingent on founder Jack Barringer losing 30 pounds — a condition he met before the deal closed. Corcoran has since called it one of her worst investments on the show; the company’s website went down in 2012, and public reporting on its exact final shutdown date is less consistent than it is for the deal itself.
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