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https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2025/05/08/at-least-two-pope-bettors-made-more-than-50000-on-robert-francis-prevosts-longshot-selection/

On the blockchain-based site Polymarket, six users profited at least $20,000 on Prevost wagers, according to a publicly available ledger of all bets placed on Polymarket.

Leading those winners was a whopping $63,650.65 profit off of a $1,059.52 bet from a user named “JustPunched,” a more than 6,000% return on investment.
Polymarket rival Kalshi said one bettor on its platform received a $52,641 payout off of a $526 wager.

Prevost was a long-shot candidate on both sites before the church announced his selection, with just 1.6% and 1.8% market-implied odds of becoming the next pope as of 12 p.m. EDT on Thursday on Kalshi and Polymarket, respectively.

That means a $170 bet on Prevost at 12 p.m. would have netted a roughly $10,000 payout.

@Horace said in White Smoke Observed…:

Forward my mail to the woods.

Horace
c/o Nature
The Woods

We are going to start calling you Horace David Thoreau

Is income considered all monies coming in, or just from work? Because I think most rich people - the yearly money comes from other than a "salary"

@Doctor-Phibes said in What to wear?:

I may have told this story before, but we first arrived in small-town Ontario, Canada in December. We were told that the office Christmas party was 'Strictly Formal Wear'. Pretty much everything was in storage, so I rented a tux, and Mrs. Phibes bought a nice dress.

We showed up, and I discovered what was meant by the term 'Canadian tuxedo'. I was by far the most over-dressed person of the 400 or so peoplein the place. There were those little leather ties, a lot of cowboy boots, and I think at least one stetson. A couple of the more senior managers wore ties and jackets.

Everybody was far too nice to say anything, so we still had a good time. I did, however, look and feel a proper Charlie.

That is very funny.

Something similar. A friend of me immigrated to the US from Greece when he was in his early teens, and his family settled in a "rough" part of Boston. Not knowing any better, on his first day at the US school, he went there in a shirt and tie. (That was the normal school uniform in Greece). You can guess how well that went over. LOL

(He is a funny guy and tells the story much better than I do.)

@jon-nyc said in Reflections on being at Duke Hospital for the first time in 9 years:

I tolerated it so well they let me out right after my infusion finished rather than keeping me overnight just in case.

That is awesome!!!

Wow!! 80 years ago

That lake is soooooo still and peaceful!!!

Upgrade? Downgrade?

This maybe sounds too easy, but I think the terror organizations are much better at talking than action.

For my view, I think that we could find alternatives for the rare earth minerals, etc.

For me, the more concern is that China is moving in to our traditional allies. The US has lost some of its trusted status, which is a bigger long term problem.

Read the general info about him on Wiki. 60 years old and in a wheelchair. Sad, but apparently, he has no regrets.

I imagine his heart is in pretty bad shape also. Seems like a lot of those people who use steroids a lot time end up with heart problems.

Surprising that being a medical doctor is not a requirement for the job.

I read this thread. LOL

Gambling addiction is sad. (Well, any addiction is). I remember reading the story of some pretty famous sports guy (I think a US football player) who was a gambling addict, even while playing, and how it ruined his life. Things like stealing from his parents to get money, etc.

The comment "Ronnie Coleman is not human". I wonder what % is steroids? 555

@Horace said in BushObamaTrumpBidenomics:

@taiwan_girl said in BushObamaTrumpBidenomics:

Not a surprise. Voting seems to be "driven" by emotion rather than looking at facts.

I had this discussion with @Larry and @Jolly about the economy.

Trump is on a track to prove you wrong about whether the president can personally affect the economy.

LOL THis is true. I was actually thinking about this the other day. I guess for every "rule", there is an exception!!

Not a surprise. Voting seems to be "driven" by emotion rather than looking at facts.

I had this discussion with @Larry and @Jolly about the economy.

@89th said in Reflections on being at Duke Hospital for the first time in 9 years:

it shows how humans can live so much longer as compared to 100+ years ago when these modern marvels weren’t in place.

Yup, and I am sure that people 100 years or so in the future will look back at medical in 2025 and laugh at how primitive it was.

@jon-nyc Thanks!

He just got tired of winning