I think it is the shortened way of saying it.
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Before I state the answer, we have to find which answer is NOT correct.
We can see that A and C, are incorrect because they say the word "except their reward" which is talking about excluding something, not "accept their reward" which it gathering or agreeing to something.
We also see that B is incorrect because when it says "Accept for Bill," this just doesn't even make sense because the word "accept" is gathering or agreeing to something.
So...
The correct answer is:
D.) Except for Bill, all of the players were present to accept their reward...
