Okay that's concerning. I can't seem to do this. Does it have to be done by the person who started the bounty?

@J-Cake Yes

@J-Cake yeah, what Jeff said. Only the person who offered the bounty can award it, but if I don't, it goes to the most upvoted answer automatically.

@JeffSchaller “Accepted” with a capital letter makes it sound like something from the Handmaid’s Tale ;-)

@StephenKitt sounds like a missed opportunity for SE to add a note on Answers with awarded bounties, saying "Praise be!"