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by rostigerpudel 4111 days ago
It is, if upon written request, the terms are confirmed by the one offering the bounty. This has happened here. The originally reporting newspaper has this to say (translation by me):

"[...] The doctor had noted the biologist's 100.000-Euro-Offer on the internet. At the start of the trial, he stated that he had requested (and received) written confirmation of the bet. He sent the documents to the biologist - together with his account number. Still, he did not receive the money and proceeded to sue. [...]"

Original article here: http://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.kurioser-masern...

1 comments

Thank you, that makes it credible.