Thursday, October 22, 2026 |
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A B-tier Batman villain movie just swept the Rotten Tomatoes ladder overnight
The review embargo lifted Wednesday at 3pm ET, Clayface landed Certified Fresh, and every rung of the Polymarket score ladder repriced in the same direction inside a day.
The "above 70%" market, the one tracking whether the Tomatometer stays north of 70 by Monday morning, sits at 84% after opening the week at 64%. That is a +64pp move on roughly 86,000 contracts in a single day. The tiers above and below it moved with it: more confidence it clears 60, more confidence it clears 70, meaningful new confidence it clears 80. Four related markets, one direction, no stragglers.
What the shape tells you: the crowd isn't just marking the score higher, it's tightening the whole distribution upward. A horror-inflected comic adaptation that was priced as a coin flip is now priced as a known quantity, and the uncertainty is collapsing from both ends.
Resolution lands Monday at 10am ET on the Tomatometer snapshot. Watch whether the "above 80" tier holds its new level as the remaining reviews post, that is where the distribution is still thinnest.
Analysis of the Day
Clayface Rotten Tomatoes score? Odds on Above 70 · Resolves in 4 days · 142K contracts lifetime volume | MARKET ODDS 84% |
Clayface sits at Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, with the Tomatometer hovering in the low-to-mid seventies across successive snapshots since the embargo lifted Wednesday afternoon, per comicbookmovie.com and Yahoo. The jump reflects that cushion above the seventy threshold and the Certified Fresh designation holding as the review count grew. A wave of mixed late reviews dragging the score toward seventy would pull this lower; continued fresh verdicts cement it.
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What to Watch
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BIG's dominance in Head-to-Head play is priced in at 73%, but TheMongolz have upset pedigree in playoffs. Watch the first map ban phase to read team confidence.
SportsNuggets vs. Thunder
Denver arrives depleted with Spencer Jones and Julian Strawther out, tilting the depth advantage to Oklahoma City. The pregame injury report this afternoon will confirm if any day-to-days clear to play.
GamingDota 2: Team Spirit vs LEGION - Game 1 Winner
Team Spirit stumbled to Yandex in their last playoff outing but face a weaker opponent in LEGION today. Early game vision control and farm efficiency will signal which team's preparation won out.
In the News
DECRYPT · YESTERDAY
Bitcoin Hits Weekly High as Crypto Market Rebounds
Bitcoin trades near $84,500 as XRP and Zcash lead a rebound from October's slide, per Decrypt, reviving the "Uptober" narrative. The Polymarket contract on Bitcoin closing above $82,000 on October 22 falls 43pp to 42% Yes, with CoinDesk clocking BTC at $81,848.65 that morning. The headline rebound and the strike-level reality are telling different stories.
| Will the price of Bitcoin be above $82,000 on October 22? |
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THE HILL · YESTERDAY
Ossoff leads Collins while Jackson, Bottoms nearly tied in Georgia: Poll
An Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll shows Republican Rick Jackson narrowly ahead of Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in the Georgia governor's race, per The Hill, with Ossoff separately leading Collins 48-40 in the Senate contest. Kalshi's market on a GOP win in the Georgia governorship drops 8pp to 42% on Jackson. Traders are discounting the lead as too thin to hold.
| Will the Republican party win the governorship in Georgia |
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NYT POLITICS · THIS MORNING
George W. Bush’s Brother Neil Bush Breaks G.O.P. Ranks to Vote for James Talarico in Texas
Neil Bush, brother of the former president, cites "deep concern about Ken Paxton's record" and says he voted for Democrat James Talarico in Texas, per the NYT. The Kalshi market on Democrats winning the Texas Senate race ticks up 4pp to 68% on Talarico. A Bush family defection moves the price about as much as one high-profile crossover endorsement should.
| Will Democrats win the Senate race in Texas? |
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Four Corners
Politics Will Republicans win the House in 2026? 9%Republican Party ▼ -1pp 24h · 1.5M contracts traded · Kalshi | Sports Santiago Rodriguez Taverna wins 56%Santiago Rodriguez T… ▲ +21pp 24h · 2.0M contracts traded · Kalshi |
Crypto Will Bitcoin dip to $50,000 by December 31, 2026? 8%Yes $358K traded · Polymarket | Tech Will Indiana enact a data center moratorium by December 31, 2027? 14%Yes ▲ +1pp 24h · $144K traded · Polymarket |
Resolved Yesterday
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