Will Keyla Richardson win American Idol Season 24?

Prediction markets currently give a 23% probability that Will Keyla Richardson win American Idol Season 24?. This contract trades at 23¢ on Polymarket, closing May 11, 2026. This market shows extreme illiquidity and pricing distortion typical of long-tail prediction markets, with zero 24-hour volume despite $983k open interest and a massive 13¢ spread.

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23¢
Bid/Ask 1/45¢·Spread 44¢·Vol $6.48·OI $672.302·Closes May 11, 2026·18d remaining
0x044662937f0b66e72b1280d6c095eaf5301561dc216cc4b53b4c7ad4825209ad
7-day price490 snapshots · 3 regime
48¢23¢ current
Apr 81¢Apr 23

Analysis

6d ago

This market shows extreme illiquidity and pricing distortion typical of long-tail prediction markets, with zero 24-hour volume despite $983k open interest and a massive 13¢ spread. The 11,950% implied yield on the Yes side reflects the severe mispricing that occurs when thin markets price in tail-risk outcomes—at 7¢, Richardson's true probability is likely significantly overstated relative to her actual chances of winning American Idol. With 25 days to resolution and a Cliff Risk Index of 8, the market faces binary resolution risk, though the neutral regime and flat 7-day price action suggest limited new information flow (1.4 info arrivals per hour) is driving current valuations.

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View counterpart →Match confidence 0.78IY 863.8%Close-time delta 5799h

Resolution rules

The season finale of American Idol is scheduled for May 11, 2026. This market will resolve according to the individual who wins Season 24 of American Idol. If for any reason no winner is declared by June 1, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to "Other". In the case of a tie for winner, this market will resolve in favor of the contestant whose name comes first in alphabetical order. The resolution source for this market will be the live broadcast of the show, American Idol, and ABC.

Indicators

IY (Yes) 6814.4%
IY (No) 608.0%
Adj IY 3407%
CRI 3
Overround 1.2%
▶ Full indicator table (5)
IndicatorValue
IY (Yes)6814.4%
IY (No)608.0%
Adj IY3407%
CRI3
Overround1.2%

Regime

Label
neutral
Score
0.409
Spread
44¢
Computed
4/23/2026, 1:44:44 AM
Observability mediumEvent type cultural
Indicators computed 4/23/2026, 1:38:24 AM

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