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JULY 21, 2017 THE FRIDAY FLYER A-7 Canyon Laker to appear on ABC’s Steve Harvey’s Funderdome
BY JILL TORKELSON
REPORTER, THE FRIDAY FLYER
Canyon Laker Anton Riniti, also known as “Chef Anton,” will be appearing on ABC’s Steve Harvey’s Funderdome on Sunday at 9 p.m. Anton will be com- peting against another contestant for seed money to help fund BeanBagglz, a game he developed and pat- ented. He’s already secured a name for himself and built his brand as “Chef Anton” the magician, enter- tainer and motivational speaker, now he’s making a name for himself as inventor.
Steve Harvey’s Funderdome is a seed-funding com- petition reality series where two fledgling entrepre- neurs go head-to-head to convince a studio audience to fund their ideas, products or companies. In this com- petition the entrepreneurs make a pitch to real people in the audience who then vote for their favorite. The entrepreneurs must then make the difficult decision to either cash out and take a lesser amount or continue on and hope the majority of the audience votes for their idea, product or company to win the whole cash prize. If they hold out for the entire prize amount, they risk losing it all if the audience did not choose their idea, product or company.
Funderdome approached Anton after seeing his product on Indiegogo, a crowdfunding site. He was asked to be a contestant and pitch his product Bean- Bagglz to the Funderdome audience. Anton describes his product as, “The world’s first bean bag game with interchangeable templates, built in storage bin, wheels and convertible table.”
While Anton wasn’t able to disclose the results until the show airs this Sunday, he was able to describe his experience. “The staff on Funderdome were great, as was Steve Harvey,” said Anton. “Chef Anton is a char- acter I created, but on Funderdome I am myself, not my character. I am vulnerable. This is my baby, that I labored three years on, being judged.”
BeanBagglz is a unique tossing game with over 300 game variations. The templates enable players to play games like football, billiards, golf, poker and educa- tional games. “Anyone from three years old and up can enjoy this game,” said Anton. “Compact and portable, BeanBagglz is ideal for tailgate parties, kids parties,
Canyon Laker Anton Riniti clowns around with Steve Harvey during his appearance on Steve Harvey's Funderdome.
camping, beaches, competitions and get-togethers with family and friends.”
Anton said he created BeanBagglz to help bring families together. “So many kids are tied to their elec- tronic devices and all you see is the top of their heads. It is my global mission to get kids off the couch and interacting as a family,” said Anton.
Quality of the final product was Anton’s foremost concern. “We could have come out with the product a year ago, but the quality didn’t meet my standards,” said the inventor. “Now we have a quality product that will last generations.”
BeanBagglz self-containing console is made of high
density plastic and is engineered and manufactured by a well known baby product manufacturer. Wheels at- tached to the console are three-inches. Interchangeable templates are made of PVC. The bean bags are a bil- liard shaped bag made with a durable outer polyester bag, an inner plastic bag and filled with high quality sand. “The high quality and durability allows the game to be played inside or outside and in any type of weath- er,” said Anton.
Sold in bundles, customers can choose from pre-set bundles or create custom bundles, giving customers
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