Will This Year's Head Transplant Be Successful?

Later this year a neurosurgeon is scheduled to perform the world's first head transplant on a terminally ill patient. This is hugely groundbreaking and nothing of its sort has been attempted before. I think we all hope the surgery is successful, but the world is rife with speculation. Surgery is set for December. Payout in January 2018. GOOD LUCK TO THE PATIENT!

If the patient perishes on the table or within 23:59.58 hours after completion "Dies During Surgery" pays.

If he survives surgery plus 23:59.59 "survives 1 day" pays.

If he lives 6 days, 23:59.59 seconds after surgery is completed "survives one week" pays.

If he lives 27 days, 23:59.59 seconds after the completion of surgery and he can wiggle his fingers and toes OR propel himself on a wheelchair or other manual form of locomotion, "survives 1 month + mobility" pays.

Results will be determined by NYT news report detailing his time of death (or lack thereof) and time of the completion of surgery. If time of death is unclear 1 second can be added to break a tie, or rounding to the nearest 12 hour mark - noon or midnight.

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