I would say he did and he understood its contents way better then you do.
NOONE settled for 1k. And if you read the detailed explanations of the parties, as to how and why they settled, then it makes a lot of sense. But sadly it also makes clear that there never was a reliable source, nor a payment date. All made up, so nothing to see here...
For the napkin math, as much as I enjoy a short five minute daydream about what to do with a seven figure sum in my account, the more AZ posts about what he is allowed to reveal, the less I spend dreaming, as he seems to plays in the same league like the other "source"...