There's no retroactive payouts. The should be clear. It started, for eligibility, when I posted it.

This should be clearly obvious*

Obsidian, Pickpocket is in Paradise, Las Vegas. I have attempted to pickpocket him. I gave up intentionally, as to preserve his dignity and save my energy for deeper, more meaningful crises. 

Oct 02, 18:08:07 Pickpocket caught up to you and beat you down. They took $13,638 back. As they walk away they say, "Mugpocket. Please make sure you collect your compensation from my proxy Obsidian. ".

Oct 02, 18:07:37 You tried to PICKPOCKET! Pickpocket.

Important update: I have delivered sweet, highly-impactful, potentially life-altering justice upon his person.

Final payout for biligent disregard of competition rules. Any further discrepancies will automatically closed the event.

Yeesh, what a stickler. Buy yourself a flowery button-down and knock back a few boat drinks, Big O. Get a massage. Biligent. 

TextBasedMafiaRPGMan has been paid out $175,000.00. Additionally, he has been removed from the completion for not adhering the terms as instructed and guided multiple times. Any further posts will be disregarded.

Game is officially closed indefinitely.

It is very clear that I am in fact the true victim here. I guess I'll never receive my $160,050,000 that I am rightfully owed. Imagine spending all day following Pickpocket around and looking at him for no monetary benefit AT ALL. It is completely ridiculous. 

If you can't follow your own rules, I'm not sure you're the right person to be hosting the game. I purpose we find a new host, of course you will still be responsible for making payments. 

I feel like this was a bait and switch. It's not my fault that Obsidian closed the competition before it barely got off the ground. I made a special effort to show up here today specifically for this event. I had good intentions to pickpocket Pickpocket at least twelve times today (with all being successful attempts, obviously).  I was deprived of the opportunity to try even once.  What's it called when you wrangle in all the mobsters from miles around with promises of wealth and opportunity, only to yank the rug out from under them as soon as they show up?

Fraud. That's right. I will be taking this to the Competition Commission directly. I'm sure they will be very interested in hearing about it, especially since this whole shit show appears to have been a non-CC sanctioned event.  Alternatively, Obsidian could just pay me the $10 million, or whatever it is I am due for the 12 successful attempts, and we can pretend it never happened.

Never happening. Act of god. Force majeure.

I hear that mid-shot lawyer from the dispute years ago involving an ugly fellow and handsome crew leader is still is business. I don't have his phone number, but I've still seen his billboards in the sketchy parts of town for Barnaby Fowler, Esq. Sounds like a class-action suit coming up?

I had awoken from my slumber today with numerous "IOU" notes, improperly named as "You owe me" would have been more fitting, stuffed into the broken mailbox of my fabulous headquarters.

It appears they were addressed to Obsidian, but I have dyslexia and thought they were addressed to me.

Due to recent economic downturns, and my enormous electric bill to keep my lava lamp collection going, I forced Obsidian to close the competition early as I need him to pay his portion of the cost of my luxuries.

I tried to get a loan from the bank to cover the cost of said Lava lamps, but they informed me the best my credit rating was good for was "Monopoly® Money".

I of course have instead opted to steal said monopoly money from the nearest Sears or toy store but that is no concern of any of yours.

Thank you all for understanding.