Will Malta advance through the second Eurovision Semi-Final?

Prediction markets currently give a 77% probability that Will Malta advance through the second Eurovision Semi-Final?. This contract trades at 77¢ on Polymarket, closing May 14, 2026. Malta is priced at a 75% advancement probability with extremely asymmetric yield profiles—the "No" side offers an extraordinary 4,447.8% implied yield versus just 494.2% for "Yes," suggesting the market heavily overweights the baseline case.

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77¢
Bid/Ask 74/79¢·Spread 5¢·Vol $558·OI $7,752.39·Closes May 14, 2026·22d remaining
0xab84c310f12689853f80df84928fa0dbb872f406c01cb5e64609d74e65d18db5
7-day price46 snapshots · 16 regime
79¢77¢ current
Apr 874¢Apr 21

Analysis

2d ago

Malta is priced at a 75% advancement probability with extremely asymmetric yield profiles—the "No" side offers an extraordinary 4,447.8% implied yield versus just 494.2% for "Yes," suggesting the market heavily overweights the baseline case. The $35.86 daily volume is thin relative to the $6.27M open interest, and the 4¢ spread indicates moderate liquidity constraints for a market this far out (25 days to close). With a Cliff Risk Index of 3 and neutral regime conditions, this appears to be a relatively straightforward Eurovision prediction where the odds-on favorite pricing may reflect Malta's historical Eurovision performance, though the extreme yield skew warrants caution about potential model mispricing on the downside.

Resolution rules

This market will resolve to the countries whose candidates for Eurovision 2026 advance according to the results of the Eurovision Second Semi-Final, scheduled for May 14, 2026. If at any point it is impossible for the listed candidate to advance from the Eurovision 2026 Second Semi-Final based on the rules of the competition (i.e. they are eliminated), this market may immediately resolve to "No". If this competition is not held or no contestants advance by June 30, 2026, 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to "No." The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Eurovision (https://eurovision.tv/), including live footage of the Second Semi-Final for Eurovision 2026, however a consensus of credible reporting will suffice.

Indicators

IY (Yes) 503.3%
IY (No) 5641.3%
Adj IY 5275%
CRI 3
RV 121%
VR 0.53
▶ Full indicator table (9)
IndicatorValue
IY (Yes)503.3%
IY (No)5641.3%
Adj IY5275%
CRI3
RV121%
VR0.53
IAR0.9/h
Overround8.9%
LAS0.06

Regime

Label
neutral
Score
0.341
Spread
5¢
Computed
4/22/2026, 8:22:08 AM
Observability lowEvent type cultural
Has orderbookIndicators computed 4/22/2026, 8:08:24 AM

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