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‘Shark Tank’ Season 12 Episode 4: Missed Flipstik due to Joe Biden's speech? Here's who got the $100,000 deal

Wondering who finally nabbed the deal? In an update, it was revealed that the deal finally went to Lori Greiner

America is bracing for the vote count in the 2020 Elections to end so that Donald Trump or his rival Joe Biden could finally be declared President of the United States. Amid all the thrill and excitement, a lot of TV shows have been put on hold, and some were even delayed on November 6 night. ‘Shark Tank’ was one of them as the network postponed airing from 8 pm ET to 10 pm ET. 

Fans expressed their disgust earlier to have waited for so long and then when the show was finally on air, it was cut off for the Biden speech from Delaware where he addressed the nation alongside his Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Amid all that, the last pitch of the episode — a nifty phone stand Flipstik — couldn't air at the time. 

Many fans express their annoyance. Nevertheless, Kevin O'Leary praised the product and posted, "The most important part of a pitch in the tank, boardroom, or Zoom is capturing the attention of the room!! Way to go #flipstik! #SharkTank."

Who cracked the deal?

The product's official website describes it as: “Flipstik is a thin device that attaches to the back of your phone. It's customizable cover functions as a kickstand and their trademarked Synthetic Setae adhesive allows you to stick your phone to nearly any flat surface for hands-free use! Plus it’s reusable and washable 1000s of times! This enables hands-free selfies, zoom conferences, hands-free Youtube or Netflix viewing on planes and trains, and hands-free GPS use while in any vehicle.”

Developed and designed by Akeem Shannon, a St Louis native, the young entrepreneur kissed goodbye to his corporate career and soon came up with an idea that would pan out to be Flipstik. Wondering who finally nabbed the deal? In an update, it was revealed that the deal finally went to Lori Greiner. Akeem asked for an investment of $100,000 for a 20 percent stake for the space-technology-based adhesive device that lets users attach their phones to any surface.

Lori offered him an investment of $100,000 but for a 25 percent stake. Akeem said yes and the deal flew to the "Queen of QVC"! While she hasn't posted the update on social media yet, she did make a brilliant statement. “The great thing about America and being an entrepreneur is that at any time you can take your destiny into your own hands and lead your own life and create a business. And that’s freedom,” she said. Not only did she post it, Daymond John too reiterated her words.

When will the full episode be telecasted again? 

Mid-episode, the telecast was redirected to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's speech as he addressed the nation from Delaware alongside Kamala Harris. “My fellow Americans, we don’t have a final declaration of victory yet, but the numbers tell us it’s clear. Tell us a clear and convincing story. We are going to win this race,” he said.

To watch the product's fate, many viewers are wondering when will the rest of the episode air, and the official handle posted, “Don’t worry, #SharkTank will be back next week! Tonight’s episode will be available tomorrow, on Demand and on Hulu.” Talking about the delay, one fan said, "Why interrupt the last 10 minutes when nothing was changing? That was the best pitch all night," and another posted, "Agree. ABC is the most annoying. They keep hijacking programs so Stephanopoulos can get an award." A third chimed in, "I don't care about on Demand or Hulu. I was watching that and Breaking News interrupted my show for no reason. I'm tired of election crap." 

‘Shark Tank’ Season 12 Episode 4 will be retelecasted November 7, 2020, on ABC. Episodes can also be viewed the next day on demand and on Hulu. Not just that, you can also watch the previous seasons on Amazon Prime Video and iTunes.