MrBeast turns 'Shark' and pays $250,000 for 55% of an AI foam ball: 'I could see myself at 13, 14 talking to the AI'

MrBeast made his Shark Tank debut with an off-script check. On the Season 18 premiere, aired September 30, cousins Andrew Brown and Kevin Langdon from rural Pennsylvania asked for $200,000 for 10% of Sperry Labs. They left with $250,000, but handed 55% of the company to MrBeast and Jeff Housenbold, CEO of Beast Industries.

The product is Ball 2, a sensor-packed foam ball that never needs charging and tracks throws, spins and bounces. An AI companion app builds custom games from a player's description; in the studio it created '10 Feet of Death' on the spot. 'I could see myself back when I was 13, 14 years old, you know, talking to the AI. I actually see this being very fun,' the YouTuber said.

The numbers helped: the ball retails for $69, costs $13.29 to make and sold about 1,300 units, or $74,000, in under six months. Team Beast pointed to its MrBeast Lab toy line, already in Walmart, Target and Amazon.