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According to an article in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Technology Review, these rewards have been described as " among computerdom's most prized trophies ".

, Knuth reports having written more than 2, 000 checks, with an average value exceeding $ 8 per check.

, the total value of the checks signed by Knuth was over $ 20, 000 ( see NPR interview below ).

Very few of these checks are actually cashed, however, even the largest ones.

More often they are framed or kept as " bragging rights ".