EPISODE · Oct 9, 2025 · 47 MIN
He Took a Tailgate Game on Shark Tank — Here's What Really Happened | Mike Silva, QB54
from The Tailgate Connect® Podcast — College Football, NFL & The Game Day Life
He pitched QB54 on Shark Tank. He's in over 200 Dick's Sporting Goods stores. Michael Strahan has played it. And it took him eight years to become an overnight success — all while running the business out of his house in New Jersey with his family.Mike Silva, creator of QB54, joins Luke to tell the full story behind the game that turns two tailgate chairs into a full football experience — completions, touchdowns, interceptions, and all. He goes behind the scenes of the Shark Tank experience, talks about what it took to get from idea to national retail, and shares exactly why Tom Brady would lose to him in a game of QB54.What we cover: What QB54 is and how it turns tailgate chairs into a football game · The Shark Tank experience and what really happened behind the scenes · 8 years to get to Dick's Sporting Goods and Steve Harvey's Thunderdome · Michael Strahan playing the game · The Jets/Bills parking lot incident that became video gold · Why an overnight success takes 8-9 years · Dream retail placement: Costco · Dream opponent: Tom Brady (Mike wins, no question)
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He pitched QB54 on Shark Tank. He's in over 200 Dick's Sporting Goods stores. Michael Strahan has played it. And it took him eight years to become an overnight success — all while running the business out of his house in New Jersey with his family. Mike Silva, creator of QB54, joins Luke to tell the full story behind the game that turns two tailgate chairs into a full football experience — completions, touchdowns, interceptions, and all. He goes behind the scenes of the Shark Tank experience,...
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