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I have some bounty assigned to a question on a different SE site. This question has been open for 11 days now, and the bounty expires in 3 days. Currently there are no answers, so what would happen to the bounty if there are 0 answers once it is expires?

I've read through the FAQ on the bounty, and it doesn't seem to cover this case.

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The bounty ends with no rep being allocated to anyone. Note that you don't get the rep back.

The criteria for an answer to be eligible for automatic awarding are as follows:

  • The answer must be given after the bounty was started
  • The answer must have a score of at least +2
  • If two or more eligible answers have the same score, the oldest answer is awarded the bounty.

If no answers meet these criteria, the bounty ends without it being awarded to any answer, and is not refunded to the bounty starter.

bounty on MSO

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Oh, I guess I missed that last phrase. Thanks for the answer. I appreciate it. – Kirk Jun 14 '11 at 5:33
You're welcome, @Kirk – Sathya♦ Jun 14 '11 at 5:33

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