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I have an interesting opinion on this. If someone displays "supernatural powers", then those powers are not supernatural--just unknown. Therefore, it is an impossible prize to claim.
If you read the article, the rules were only that both parties have to agree on a test and if someone passed the test they won the prize. There wasn't a "gotcha" clause like "Oh since you did it it's clearly allowed by physics and we don't have to pay up!" So like if someone showed they had psychic powers sufficient to pass an agreed upon test it doesn't matter if there's a natural explanation for it, they would have still won the prize.
I remember seeing piece of some TV show that invited both Randi and some "psychic". The psychic showed his power of bending spoons, then Randi asked to do the trick again, only using one of his spoons. The fraud failed.
Or the guy moving things with "telekinesis." He covered the table with tissue paper and suddenly the guy's powers disappeared...