Mintzy Pitches *His* Barstool Cruise Idea | The Yak 1-27-26

Ben Mintzy presented a Barstool Cruise pitch using a PowerPoint he admitted an editor created for him. Big Cat immediately called him out, demanding he create the presentation himself by the end of the show, or face a company-wide ban on cruises. This highlighted a core Barstool value of genuine effort, even if the result is imperfect.

Mintzy: 'I will say I worked with my editor that helps and I was on a Zoom call with him and we did it together.' Big Cat: 'Did you create the PowerPoint?' Mintzy: 'He helped edit it... he created the PowerPoint.' Big Cat: 'You're dismissed. Go create the PowerPoint. Got it.'

As a comedic alternative to creating the PowerPoint, Big Cat offered to approve Mintzy's entire cruise idea if Mintzy would jump off the ship in the middle of the ocean. Mintzy seriously considered the offer, asking about survival chances, before ultimately declining, underscoring the extreme nature of the challenge and Mintzy's aversion to actual work.

Big Cat: 'When we get on the cruise, you have to jump off.' Mintzy: 'Okay. Is this when it's full or like is it standing still at the dock or is it?' Big Cat: 'No. Middle of the ocean.' Mintzy: 'Okay. What are the chances I could survive that?'

Mintzy's proposed four-day 'inaugural bar stool cruise' would depart from Miami, featuring a Pup Punk welcome party, a 'Come Sail Away' party with Jammy Buffett (a Jimmy Buffett tribute band), a private island excursion in the Bahamas with a Dante the Dawn DJ set, and a 'Grateful Dead night' sponsored by Stella Blue Coffee. Talent integration included stand-up comics, live Yak shows, and activities like a Pardon My Cheesesteak eating competition.

Mintzy detailed: 'The crews would leave from Miami... opening night party... pup playing playing a big huge opening night party.' 'First night on the ship is a a come sail away party with Jammy Buffett.' 'Go to a private island in the Bahamas... Dante the Dawn DJ set.' 'Night three, Grateful Dead night presented by Stella Blue Coffee.'

During his pitch, Mintzy significantly underestimated the potential revenue. He stated that 3,000 'Stoolies' paying $3,000 each would generate $900,000, when the correct figure is $9 million. This fundamental error highlighted his lack of business acumen and the comedic nature of the pitch.

Mintzy: 'If it's 3,000 stolies and this thing costs a few grand, that's like that. How much is that? 900. I mean, could that be 900k?' Host: 'If if 3,000 people bought tickets at $3,000 a a pop. That's $9 million, not $900,000.'

While recreating the presentation, Mintzy demonstrated a profound lack of basic computer skills, particularly with PowerPoint. He struggled with font sizes and was unable to insert images directly, instead attempting to use the 'stock images' database within PowerPoint, further solidifying the comedic element of his incompetence.

Mintzy: 'I couldn't figure out how to get this built up. I was having trouble with the font.' Tate (reporting): 'He thought all pictures were stored on the computer... he googled how to add a picture and it was like insert go to your pictures but he had none.'