I want to run a game show at Manifest. TL;DR: Add and comment your name, rally for likes, and get on the show!
Add your @ handle as an answer to the market in the following format: @Quroe
Comment your @ handle in the comments with nothing else in that comment, much like the market answer format. Anybody may add anybody to the market. Only 1 comment made by the person it's about & 1 market per person is valid. Commenting somebody else for nomination will be hidden, and is invalid. (You or others may reply to comments to rally support as you wish. Regular, normal commenting is also okay.)
At the start of the show, a designated coin (or any other fair or unfair D2-dice-like object) will be flipped to determine which Contestant will be chosen first, A or B.
The most liked comment that follows those instructions (with a corresponding market answer following those instructions) will be nominated to be Contestant B if they are...
physically present at the show, AND
have a Manifold account AND can prove their Manifold identity to me, AND
are not Manifold staff (ie someone who can print mana at will), AND
are not already an active Contestant, AND
are willing AND able to participate, AND
will ante Ṁ10,000 OR will be sponsored/loaned their ante on the spot.
If they are absent, then the next valid comment will be selected, cycling through this process until we find a Contestant. I may lock in the top 3 to 10 most liked Nominees before the game show begins at a time of my discretion to prevent like-flipping during failed selection iterations. Plan for the human factor here, but I will try to lock in as late as possible, and I will try to communicate efficiently.
If nobody puts their name here, or if I run out of nominations, then I'll pick somebody out of the crowd.
I can modify this market description in its self-evident spirit if I think it will make the process smoother. (We're "moving fast and breaking things.")
I can trade in this market.
Market for Contestant A:
Nash Pit Dashboard: https://manifold.markets/news/nash-pit-episode-1
Update 2025-06-06 (PST) (Creator approved AI summary of creator comment): The creator has clarified that in the context of rallying for likes for nominations:
Activities such as bribery and making deals are considered permissible and encouraged.
These 'shenanigans' are part of the game.
Update 2025-06-07 (PST) (Creator approved AI summary of creator comment): The Nash Pit event schedule, relevant for determining Contestant B, has been updated:
Event Time: 8:00 PM PST on June 6th, 2025.
Event Duration: 1 hour.
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