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		taligent on Jan 6, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Math even mathematicians don't understand (the seq... If the Wikipedia page is correct then British publisher Tony Faber offered $1 million dollars if a proof was submitted before April 2002. And according to this article it was submitted in March 2002. So how come this guy didn't come forward to collect the prize ?

IvyMike on Jan 6, 2013 [–]

The timing explains a lot.

He almost certainly came forward to collect the prize in March 2002. Along with the probably hundreds of others who also submitted 'proofs'.

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