August 5, 2026

Missouri voters rejected Amendment 5 in the August 4, 2026 statewide election, defeating a measure that would have directed the state legislature to phase out Missouri's individual income tax over five years while expanding and increasing sales and use taxes to offset the revenue loss. The measure failed by a wide margin, with reported results ranging from roughly 82 percent to 18 percent to 83 percent to 16 percent against passage, depending on the source and reporting stage. Supporters, including Republican Governor Mike Kehoe, had argued the phaseout would make Missouri more economically competitive and attract jobs. Opponents said shifting the tax burden to an expanded sales tax would raise everyday costs, particularly for low- and fixed-income households. A related measure, Amendment 4, which would have changed how constitutional amendment votes are counted, also failed by a similarly large margin. Missouri's state income tax remains in place following the vote. The Predict Six community consensus on this question was 100 percent YES (from two votes), which did not match the actual outcome.

The Walt Disney Company reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 results on August 5, 2026, and reaffirmed rather than raised its full-year earnings guidance. In its shareholder letter, Disney said its strong Q3 results and reiterated full-year outlook reinforced confidence in its positioning, continuing to project adjusted earnings-per-share growth of about 12% for fiscal 2026, matching previously issued guidance rather than increasing it company-wide. Disney reported adjusted EPS of $2.06, above the $1.86 Wall Street expected, while revenue of $25.25 billion came in slightly below the $25.4 billion analysts had forecast. Total segment operating income rose 21% to $5.6 billion from $4.6 billion a year earlier. Within the reaffirmed outlook, Disney did raise guidance for its Experiences segment and raised its share-repurchase target to at least $9 billion. However, the company held its consolidated full-year adjusted EPS growth guidance unchanged rather than lifting it overall, which is the immediate reason the market's question resolved NO. Predict Six community sentiment had leaned 67% toward YES ahead of the report; the reported outcome did not match that majority prediction.

Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson won the Republican primary for governor on August 4, 2026, but did not clear a majority of the vote. Reporting on election night showed Masterson building an early lead with approximately 43% of the GOP vote, a share that held as results came in from precincts statewide. He led a crowded seven-candidate field that also included Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, Secretary of State Scott Schwab, businessman Phil Sarnecki, former Johnson County Commissioner Charlotte O'Hara, Nick Reinecker, and Stacy Rogers. With six rivals splitting the remainder of the vote, Masterson's plurality was sufficient for a decisive win but fell well short of the 50% threshold required for the prediction-market question to resolve YES. Masterson had campaigned with an endorsement from President Donald Trump. On the Democratic side, state Senator Cindy Holscher won her party's nomination. Masterson and Holscher now advance to face each other in the general election on November 3, 2026. The prediction market's community consensus had been evenly split at 50% YES; the question ultimately resolved NO.

Rep. John James won Michigan's Republican gubernatorial primary on August 4, 2026, defeating self-funded businessman Perry Johnson by approximately 15 percentage points, short of the 20-point margin the question required. With most votes counted, James led Johnson roughly 50% to 35%, with partial returns showing James at 465,428 votes to Johnson's 327,449. James, who represents Detroit-area suburbs in Congress, had trailed in fundraising after Johnson poured tens of millions of dollars of his own money into the race, but James consolidated Republican support after President Donald Trump gave him a "total endorsement" in late June, prompting several rival candidates to exit and back James. Despite that late boost, Johnson's heavy self-funded spending kept the race closer than 20 points. The Associated Press called the race for James on primary night. Community sentiment on the market was evenly split at 50% YES; it did not clear 20 points, and the question resolved NO. James advances to face Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in the November 3, 2026 general election.

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall won the Kansas Republican Senate primary on Aug. 4, 2026, with approximately 80% of the vote, according to unofficial results with most precincts counted. His only Republican challenger, Pond Naramore, received roughly 20% of the vote. Marshall's roughly 60-point margin comfortably cleared the 60% threshold specified in the market question. Marshall, an obstetrician known by the nickname "Doc," was seeking a second term and benefited from incumbency, a weak and little-known primary field, and an endorsement from President Donald Trump, which multiple outlets cited as a key factor in his decisive win. With no serious intraparty opposition, the primary was never seriously contested. He advances to the November general election, where he will face Democrat Adam Hamilton, senior pastor of a Kansas City-area megachurch, who won the Democratic primary the same night. The Predict Six community consensus before resolution was split 50/50 on only two votes; the market resolved YES once official results confirmed Marshall's vote share exceeded 60%.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., 84, had been hospitalized since June 14, 2026, after a fall that left him briefly unconscious, according to his office. As his absence from the Senate stretched into late July, congressional physicians said he still was not medically cleared to leave rehabilitation and return to work. On July 27-28, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, publicly called on McConnell to "directly and verbally address the people of Kentucky and provide proof of your capacity to serve, or resign," and urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune to consider the process for replacing him. McConnell's office did not respond with a firm return timeline. His prolonged absence narrowed the Senate GOP's voting margin on Trump administration nominees, including acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. A Kentucky law passed by the Republican-controlled legislature in 2024 bars Beshear from appointing a temporary replacement and requires a special election instead, though it has not been tested. Through August 5, no return date had been announced. The prediction market question therefore resolved NO, consistent with the community's 22% YES vote.

Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive former Michigan health official, defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate primary on August 4, 2026. The Associated Press called the race for El-Sayed early on August 5, with El-Sayed leading by roughly 15,000 votes out of nearly 1.5 million cast, a margin of about 48.5% to 47.5%. A third candidate, Mallory McMorrow, who had suspended her campaign a month earlier, drew about 4%. Stevens phoned El-Sayed to concede and issued a statement congratulating him. El-Sayed's win came despite being significantly outspent; Stevens and allied outside groups, including a large outlay from AIPAC-aligned spending, outspent El-Sayed's campaign by a wide margin. El-Sayed campaigned on Medicare for All, campaign-finance reform, and halting military aid to Israel, positioning himself as the anti-establishment, grassroots candidate, and drew high-profile support from Sen. Bernie Sanders, who campaigned with him repeatedly in Michigan. El-Sayed advances to face Republican Mike Rogers in the general election. The prediction market's community consensus (60% YES) correctly anticipated El-Sayed's win, though the actual result proved closer than that confidence level might have suggested.

Uber Technologies reported second-quarter 2026 results on August 5. Revenue came in at $14.19 billion, up about 12% year over year but slightly below the roughly $14.24 billion analyst consensus. Adjusted (non-GAAP) earnings per share of $0.81 matched expectations, and gross bookings rose 24% year over year to about $58.0 billion on an 18% increase in trips. Despite those largely in-line headline figures, shares declined on the day. The primary driver cited across coverage was forward guidance rather than the quarter itself: Uber's third-quarter gross bookings outlook of $58.25 billion to $60.25 billion, with a midpoint near $59.25 billion, fell just short of the roughly $59.33 billion Wall Street consensus, and the midpoint of its EPS guidance also came in below the analyst average estimate. Uber separately reaffirmed plans to invest more than $10 billion to expand its autonomous-vehicle (robotaxi) network and reported record first-time user acquisition, but these did not offset investor disappointment with the outlook. The prediction-market community had split evenly at 50% YES, and the question resolved NO as shares closed lower on the day.

The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 at Yankee Stadium on August 4, 2026. Rookie shortstop George Lombard Jr. hit a home run in his major league debut, driving a pitch from Cardinals starter Hunter Dobbins into the left-field seats in the fifth inning for his first career hit and both runs of the game. He became the first Yankees shortstop to homer in his big league debut, and the first Yankees player to do so since Jasson Dominguez in 2023. Yankees starter Ryan Weathers pitched six strong innings, aided by inning-ending double plays turned in the second and fifth. Reliever David Bednar recorded four outs to earn his 25th save in 27 opportunities, completing New York's American League-leading 12th shutout of the season. The win improved the Yankees' record to 62-48. The loss came a day after St. Louis defeated New York 13-7 on August 3. The Predict Six market on this question closed with the community split 50/50 between two votes before resolving YES.

Kansas voters rejected a constitutional amendment on Aug. 4, 2026, that would have replaced the state's merit-based judicial selection system with direct popular election of Kansas Supreme Court justices. Unofficial returns showed the measure failing by roughly 62% to 38%, a margin of about 24 percentage points. Under the existing system, the governor appoints justices from a list compiled by a nine-member nonpartisan nominating commission; the amendment, referred to voters by the Republican-controlled Legislature, would have replaced that process with contested elections. Opponents, including the Kansas Bar Association, the ACLU of Kansas and Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes, argued the change would inject campaign money and partisanship into the judiciary. The "vote no" campaign was heavily funded by outside groups and outspent supporters of the amendment by more than 2-to-1 in a contest that drew over $12 million in total spending. Supporters of the measure, largely Republican legislators, had pushed the change after the Kansas Supreme Court issued rulings conservatives opposed, including a 2019 decision finding the state constitution protects abortion rights. Community consensus on this question was 100% YES (2 votes) prior to resolution; the question resolved NO.

Shopify Inc. reported second-quarter 2026 results after markets closed August 5, 2026, posting adjusted earnings of $0.42 per share, above the $0.39 consensus estimate and the resolution threshold for this market. The figure compared with $0.35 per share a year earlier. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, totaled $3.58 billion, up 34% year over year and ahead of analyst forecasts. Gross merchandise volume rose 32% to $115.57 billion, while gross profit climbed 31% to $1.71 billion. Free cash flow reached $654 million, an 18% margin. Shopify executives cited accelerating adoption of AI-driven shopping tools, with the company noting AI-influenced order volume was tripling and new-buyer acquisition speeding up. Following the report, Shopify shares rose in premarket and early trading, reflecting both the earnings beat and an upbeat third-quarter outlook provided by management. The prediction-market question, which asked whether Shopify would exceed $0.39 per share, resolved YES, consistent with the community's 100% YES consensus recorded ahead of the announcement.

The Associated Press did not call Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate primary before midnight on August 4, 2026. The contest between former state health official Abdul El-Sayed and U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens remained too close to call through election night as ballots continued to be tabulated. The AP declared El-Sayed the winner on the morning of Wednesday, August 5, at approximately 9:56 a.m. ET, roughly ten hours after the question's midnight deadline had passed. At the time of the call, El-Sayed led Stevens by about 14,893 votes, a margin of just under one percentage point, out of more than 1.5 million ballots counted, with roughly 99 percent of the vote reporting. The razor-thin margin required continued counting overnight and into the next morning before a winner could be projected with confidence. Stevens telephoned El-Sayed to concede after the call was made. El-Sayed advances to face Republican nominee Mike Rogers in November. The prediction market's community consensus of 100% YES did not match the actual outcome; the question resolved NO because no AP call occurred before the midnight August 4 cutoff.

Eli Lilly reported second-quarter 2026 results on August 5, easily surpassing Wall Street's consensus estimate of $6.71 per share. The company posted non-GAAP earnings of $8.38 per share, an increase of roughly 33% from the prior-year quarter, while GAAP net income was $7.1 billion, or $7.94 per share, up from $6.29 a year earlier. Worldwide revenue reached approximately $23.0 billion, up 48% year over year, driven by a 60% increase in volume that was partially offset by a 13% decline in realized prices. The beat was fueled primarily by continued demand for Lilly's GLP-1 drugs: Mounjaro (for diabetes) revenue rose 91% to $9.9 billion, while Zepbound (for weight loss) generated $4.9 billion in U.S. revenue, up 44% year over year. Combined, the two drugs contributed $14.9 billion in quarterly sales. Following the results, Lilly raised its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to a range of $85.0 billion to $87.0 billion, up from a prior forecast of $82.0 billion to $85.0 billion, and lifted its non-GAAP EPS outlook. The prediction market's 100% YES community consensus (2 votes) matched the actual outcome.

LIV Golf did not shut down. On August 5, 2026, at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, CEO Scott O'Neil announced the league had secured a signed, board-approved agreement with a lead investor to fund its next phase, along with interest from more than a dozen additional parties as minority investors under a planned multi-partner ownership model. O'Neil did not name the investor or disclose the funding amount, but said he had been seeking $250 million to $300 million after Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund announced on April 30, 2026, that it would stop financing the league. LIV said it hopes to finalize terms and close the transaction in September 2026, with golfers set to become majority equity holders and 10 events, including team "majors," planned for 2027. The announcement came despite mounting pressure on LIV after the PGA Tour and DP World Tour reached a three-way alliance with the Asian Tour, running through at least 2029, which severed the Asian Tour's prior alignment with LIV's International Series. The new funding announcement, rather than a shutdown, resolved the question NO before the August 15 deadline. Predict Six's community consensus of 23% YES (30 votes) correctly anticipated this outcome.

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported on August 5, 2026, that its Services PMI registered 54.1 percent for July 2026, above the 50-point threshold separating expansion from contraction. The reading marked continued expansion in the services sector and edged up 0.1 percentage point from June's 54.0. The result came in slightly below the average economist forecast of 54.5 but still confirmed continued growth. Underlying components showed a mixed picture: the Business Activity Index jumped 3.7 points to 59.1 from 55.4 in June, and the New Orders Index rose to 57.2 from 55.1, both pointing to firmer demand as the primary driver of the headline expansion. By contrast, the Employment Index fell back into contraction at 47.4, down 3.8 points from June's 51.2, indicating services firms pulled back on hiring even as overall business activity and new orders strengthened. Because the composite PMI stayed above 50, the prediction-market question resolved YES. Community sentiment on the market had been evenly split at 50 percent YES on only two votes prior to the release, reflecting genuine uncertainty ahead of the print rather than a clear consensus.

Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate primary on Aug. 4, 2026, but with 48.5% of the vote against Rep. Haley Stevens' 47.5%, according to Associated Press results cited by multiple outlets, falling well short of the 55% threshold in this market. Mallory McMorrow, who had suspended her campaign about a month before the primary, still drew roughly 4% of the vote. The race was called by the AP only on the morning of Aug. 5, with El-Sayed's margin of victory around 15,000 votes out of nearly 1.5 million cast, and coverage described the contest as too close to call for much of election night. This outcome diverged sharply from an Emerson College poll the week before the primary that had shown El-Sayed at 54% support, just below the 55% clearance line this question asked about. A pre-election poll lead is not a vote count, and third-party and undecided-voter dynamics, along with polling error, can produce a final result far below a candidate's polled share. The community consensus on this market was 100% YES (2 votes), anticipating El-Sayed would clear 55%; the actual outcome of 48.5% did not meet that threshold, and the market resolved NO.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson won the Democratic gubernatorial primary on August 4, 2026, with unofficial results showing her taking approximately 85 percent of the vote to Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson's roughly 14 to 15 percent, well clearing the 60 percent threshold in the market question. The Associated Press and multiple networks called the race for Benson around 9 p.m. on primary night. Unofficial tallies had Benson leading with about 211,877 votes to Swanson's 38,439. Reporting attributed the lopsided margin to Benson's substantially higher name recognition after nearly eight years as Michigan's chief election official, a large fundraising advantage over Swanson, and a wide pre-primary polling lead; a mid-July Glengariff Group survey had shown her at 72 percent support among Democratic primary voters versus 12 percent for Swanson. She advances to face Republican nominee John James in the November general election to succeed term-limited Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The community forecast on this question had been split 50/50 heading into results, but the actual outcome was decisive, resolving YES.

The ADP National Employment Report, released August 5, 2026, showed U.S. private-sector employment increased by 44,000 jobs in July, resolving the market YES since the figure fell below the 50,000 threshold. The reading came in well under economists' consensus forecast of roughly 70,000 and marked the smallest monthly gain since January 2026, following a downwardly revised increase of 95,000 in June. According to ADP, the services sector accounted for the entire gain, adding 47,000 jobs, led by education and health services (+36,000), financial activities (+10,000), and professional and business services (+9,000). Those gains were offset by declines in leisure and hospitality (-11,000) and trade, transportation and utilities (-8,000), plus a 3,000-job decrease in goods-producing industries. Annual pay growth for job-stayers held steady at 4.4 percent year over year, while pay growth for job-switchers rose to about 7 percent, the largest gain since August 2025. The report is widely watched as an early, private-sector indicator ahead of the government's monthly employment report. Community prediction-market sentiment on this question had been evenly split at 50 percent before the data release; the actual 44,000 figure resolved the question in favor of the sub-50,000 outcome.

Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson, who had been endorsed by President Donald Trump, won the Republican gubernatorial primary held August 4, 2026, according to results reported by the Associated Press and Kansas Reflector. Masterson led the seven-candidate field with roughly 42-43% of the vote. Businessman Philip Sarnecki finished second with approximately 21-22% of the vote, ahead of Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt in third with about 14%. Secretary of State Scott Schwab finished fourth, receiving approximately 11% of the vote, trailing Sarnecki by roughly 10 percentage points. News reports did not provide a detailed analysis of why Schwab underperformed relative to pre-election expectations, though the race featured a crowded seven-candidate Republican field that split the vote. Masterson advances to face Democrat Cindy Holscher, who won her party's primary, in the November 3 general election. The prediction-market question asked whether Schwab would finish second; based on reported results he finished fourth, so the question resolved NO. The community consensus on the market had been 100% YES, which did not match the reported outcome.

AAA's national average price for regular gasoline stood at approximately $4.08 per gallon on August 5, 2026, essentially flat versus the roughly $4.10 level cited in late July and well short of the $4.15 threshold required for a YES resolution. Gasoline prices had climbed through much of July amid tight inventories, refinery disruptions, and elevated crude and freight costs tied to tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, with AAA and GasBuddy both reporting national averages near $4.09-$4.10 as of July 30. That upward trend reversed in early August after crude oil fell sharply: West Texas Intermediate dropped from roughly $83.89 to about $78.94 a barrel following signals of easing Middle East tensions, including a reported U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding aimed at reducing conflict risk around the Strait of Hormuz. Lower crude costs fed through to retail pump prices, pulling the national gasoline average down slightly rather than pushing it higher. The community prediction-market consensus had leaned 74 percent toward YES on 31 votes, anticipating the average would top $4.15; the market instead resolved NO.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (D) won the Democratic primary in Missouri's redrawn 5th Congressional District on August 4, 2026, clearing the 70% threshold. Cleaver faced no Democratic primary challenger and ran unopposed, effectively securing all of the Democratic primary vote. The 5th District had been redrawn by the Republican-controlled Missouri General Assembly to be substantially more Republican-leaning, reportedly favoring President Trump by roughly 18 points in the 2024 presidential results, and now stretches from Kansas City into rural, conservative counties. While the redraw was expected to make Cleaver's path to reelection harder in the general election, it did not produce a serious Democratic primary contest against him. Cleaver, an 81-year-old former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus who has represented the Kansas City area since 2005, benefited from incumbency and name recognition, and no notable Democrat filed to run against him. On the Republican side, state Senator Rick Brattin won a six-candidate Republican primary to become Cleaver's opponent in the November general election. The community consensus on this market had priced 0% probability of YES, but Cleaver comfortably exceeded 70% in the Democratic primary.

By early August 2026, cyclosporiasis cases tied to the multistate outbreak had been reported in 47 of 50 states, not all 50, according to CDC data and news reporting current as of Aug. 5. Three states — New Mexico, Montana and Hawaii — had logged zero cases since the outbreak's May 1 start. Nationally, the CDC counted more than 10,000 laboratory-confirmed cases and over 12,000 probable cases, with 517 hospitalizations and two deaths, both in Michigan. A defined subset of the outbreak, traced to shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms de Mexico and distributed largely through Taco Bell restaurants, was formally linked to 15 states concentrated in the Midwest, South and mid-Atlantic. Cases in the other states reflected sporadic, unlinked infections, travel-associated illness or separate clusters rather than the traced lettuce source, so geographic spread tracked the recalled product's distribution footprint rather than uniform nationwide exposure. Because the implicated lettuce was not sold everywhere, several low-population or geographically distant states never reported a case, leaving the national total short of all 50 states. Prediction-market participants forecast this outcome correctly: only 18 percent voted YES, anticipating that full 50-state coverage would not be reached by Aug. 5.

The Walt Disney Company reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 results on August 5, 2026, for the period ended June 27, 2026. Total revenue came in at approximately $25.25 billion, up 7 percent from $23.7 billion a year earlier but slightly below the $25.4 billion analyst consensus, resulting in a narrow revenue miss. The shortfall came despite strength in several segments: the Experiences division (theme parks, cruises and consumer products) grew 10 percent to $9.97 billion, and Entertainment streaming (Disney+ and Hulu) rose 11 percent to $5.53 billion, aided by subscriber growth and price increases. The broader Entertainment segment, which also includes traditional linear television and theatrical releases, rose a more modest 6 percent to $11.35 billion. The Sports segment, led by ESPN, posted $4.5 billion in revenue but profit fell 17 percent on higher programming and production costs. Adjusted earnings per share of $2.06 beat the $1.86 estimate, so Disney's revenue miss occurred alongside a clear profit beat. The prediction market's community consensus had leaned 71 percent toward YES on 28 votes; the actual outcome resolved NO.

Rev. Adam Hamilton, senior pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, won the Kansas Democratic U.S. Senate primary held Tuesday, August 4, 2026. The Associated Press called the race for Hamilton, who topped an 11-candidate field with roughly 35% of the vote. State Sen. Patrick Schmidt of Topeka, who had campaigned on allegations that Hamilton's church mishandled a decade-old sex-abuse case (allegations Hamilton's campaign denied), finished well back in the single digits, as did the rest of the crowded field. Hamilton's plurality victory reflected his broader name recognition as leader of one of the country's largest congregations. He advances to face Republican incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall in the November 3 general election. Predict Six's community forecast had placed the outcome at 100% YES on three votes, matching the eventual result.

Pfizer reported second-quarter 2026 results on August 4, 2026, ahead of the question's August 5 resolution date. The company posted adjusted earnings per share of $0.77, above the $0.68 analyst consensus, on revenue of $15.03 billion versus roughly $14.40 billion expected. Pfizer raised the low end of its full-year 2026 revenue guidance by $500 million, to a range of $60.5 billion to $62.5 billion, citing stronger-than-expected sales of non-COVID products, partly offset by lower expected COVID-19 product revenue, cut to about $4 billion from a prior $5 billion. However, Pfizer reaffirmed, rather than raised, its full-year 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance of $2.80 to $3.00, the same range it had previously issued. The reaffirmed EPS outlook absorbed an estimated $0.10 per share impact from Pfizer's Innovent Biologics transaction, which offset gains from operational strength and cost-cutting initiatives. Pfizer also outlined $2.5 billion in additional net cost savings targeted for 2027 through 2029. Because the market question specifically asked whether Pfizer would raise its profit forecast, and Pfizer raised only revenue guidance while holding EPS guidance steady, the outcome resolved NO. The community's 100% YES consensus at resolution did not match this outcome.

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins declined to certify the veto-referendum petition targeting the state's new Republican-drawn congressional map, announcing the decision on August 4, 2026, about an hour before his statutory deadline, which coincided with the state's primary election day. Hoskins said the petition was "insufficient," not because of a signature shortfall — organizers with People Not Politicians Missouri had submitted more than 300,000 signatures — but because he deemed the referendum itself unconstitutional. He cited prior court rulings and an opinion from the Missouri attorney general concluding the state constitution does not permit a referendum challenge to a congressional map, meaning in his view no number of valid signatures could qualify it for the ballot. People Not Politicians Missouri said it would sue Hoskins over the decision. The dispute had been anticipated: Hoskins, the legislature, and the attorney general earlier sued unsuccessfully to block the petition process, and a judge dismissed that case in December 2025. The rejection leaves the "Missouri First" congressional map in place for the 2026 elections absent a court reversal. The market's community prediction stood at 63% YES (35 votes) heading into resolution, the opposite of what occurred.

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The CDC's next weekly cyclosporiasis update, published around July 28-29, 2026, reported 6,707 laboratory-confirmed domestically acquired cases since May 1, up from the 4,173 figure cited around July 21, 2026, and comfortably surpassing the 5,000 threshold. The agency also said it was aware of more than 11,500 additional cases not yet laboratory-confirmed or still under investigation, putting total confirmed-and-suspected cyclosporiasis cases above 18,000. Cases were reported across 45 states, with Michigan and Ohio accounting for a large share of the increase. CDC and FDA investigators linked much of the surge to a multistate outbreak associated with iceberg lettuce; Taylor Farms de Mexico had issued a voluntary recall of iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico, distributed to 27 states and used in some Taco Bell menu items, after case interviews found roughly 90 percent of those affected in that cluster reported eating iceberg lettuce. Hospitalizations tied to the confirmed case count reached at least 423. The market's community consensus at resolution was 0% YES, meaning bettors did not anticipate the count would exceed 5,000 in the following weekly update. The actual outcome was YES: the confirmed count climbed to 6,707.

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