Wow .. I had no idea about those post. Great Idea for a topic.
$31 000 for a post ... amazing ....
I will have to keep an eye out for your next installment of this. I haven't been around long enough to encounter one of these epic posts. The closest I can think of was a suggestion post in which the suggestion was to up the min payment of rewards to upwards of $1. The post it self didn't earn any record breaking money but did spark allot of conversation.