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Sports · asked by @hoops_archive · closes in 3 days

Will the Boston Celtics win the 2026 NBA Finals?

Series is currently 2-1 Boston. Resolves on the day of the deciding game.

YES 58%
NO 42%
921 22,401 votes
Politics · asked by @beltway_b · closed 1mo ago

Will the Senate confirm the new Fed chair nominee before May 30?

Confirmation hearings began last week. Two senators from the majority party have signaled hesitation. Resolves on the date of the floor vote.

YES 71%
NO 29%
1.2k 14,902 votes
Tech · asked by @silicon_skeptic · closes Dec 7, 2026

Will any AI company release a model that scores above 90% on ARC-AGI-2 by end of 2026?

ARC-AGI-2 is the harder successor to the original benchmark. Current SOTA is around 31%. Resolves YES if a publicly disclosed score crosses 90% before Jan 1.

YES 34%
NO 66%
487 8,213 votes
Markets · asked by @yieldcurve · closes Jun 28

Will the S&P 500 close above 7,000 on any trading day in Q2 2026?

Currently sitting at 6,852. Resolves on the official closing price published by S&P Global.

YES 47%
NO 53%
612 6,772 votes
Sports · asked by @hoops_archive · closed 1mo ago

Will Manchester City finish top 4 in the Premier League?

YES 89%
NO 11%
112 5,102 votes
Science · asked by @lab_dr_t · closes Oct 3, 2026

Will a fusion reactor achieve net-positive energy gain in continuous operation for 60+ minutes by the end of 2026?

Net-positive in pulses has been done. Sustained net-positive for 60 minutes has not. Resolves on confirmed peer-reviewed disclosure.

YES 12%
NO 88%
342 4,108 votes
Tech · asked by @sharp_eye · closed 1mo ago

Will the iPhone 18 ship with USB-C 4.0?

YES 64%
NO 36%
187 3,104 votes
Pop culture · asked by @movie_math · closed 1mo ago

Will the Eurovision 2026 winner be from a Nordic country?

YES 42%
NO 58%
134 2,102 votes
Science · asked by @lab_dr_t · closes Jan 6, 2027

Will JWST discover an exoplanet with confirmed water vapor in 2026?

YES 67%
NO 33%
89 1,804 votes
Personal · asked by @marlene_b · closes Oct 28, 2026

Will my mom finally admit she likes my partner before Thanksgiving?

She has met him four times. She still calls him "your friend." Resolves YES if she uses the word "boyfriend" or higher unprompted.

YES 23%
NO 77%
218 1,094 votes
Politics · asked by @beltway_b · closes Mar 31, 2028

Will any candidate clinch the GOP nomination before March 1, 2028?

Resolves YES if a single candidate crosses 1,235 delegates before the date.

YES 54%
NO 46%
67 912 votes
Local · asked by @transit_nerd · closes Aug 4, 2026

Will the new BRT line in Indianapolis open by August 2026?

Construction is on schedule. Funding cleared last quarter.

YES 78%
NO 22%
14 312 votes
Personal · asked by @sourdough_steve · closed 4w ago

Will I bake my mom a birthday loaf this year?

I haven't yet. She thinks I forgot. I did not forget.

YES 96%
22 187 votes
Resolved NO · 1mo ago
Tech · asked by @vc_watcher

Will OpenAI go public via IPO before the end of Q1 2026?

Q1 ended with no S-1 filing. The crowd had it pegged: 81% voted NO.

YES 19%
NO 81% — correct
18k final votes 892 comments
Resolved YES · 1mo ago
Pop culture · asked by @movie_math

Will Dune: Part Three open above $100M domestic in its first weekend?

Final tally was $142M. The crowd called it correctly: 73% voted YES.

YES 73% — correct
NO 27%
12k final votes 603 comments
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Will the Boston Celtics win the 2026 NBA Finals?
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Will the S&P 500 close above 7,000 on any trading day in Q2 2026?
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