Take the money and run.
That's what I would have done.I would have used that $2500 cash offer to get into a couple of World Series events.

Then I would have taken a pic of the machine payout(which he did)to show my grandkids,phoned up the National Inquirer to sell them the story and then maybe I would have the hit the late show circuit and become a 15 minute celebrity.

Then the marriage proposals would have flown at me like scuds!

....instead of the measily ONE that he had.
Man...why don't I ever get opportunities like that?