Right. Besides the "I will put up nothing, and I will not give you anything after I lose" he also tossed a $500,000. figure out there for what I'd have to put up.
He wanted to make sure that no sane person would accept, because then UNKewlJ would be stuck.
R.I.P.
On the other hand, as Smurgerburger pointed out, because my offer was something that no sane person would turn down. If he knew he could win, that is.