While most countries in Eurovision come from Europe, several countries geographically outside Europe participate in the contest, a notable example being Australia.
This market resolves NO if any of the listed countries (4 out of 35) win:
-Armenia
-Australia
-Azerbaijan
-Israel
Update 2026-05-16 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): The creator clarifies that Georgia is considered part of Europe for this market, but Armenia and Azerbaijan are not, based on cultural, political, and historical reasoning rather than strict geography.
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Closing my wrong-side NO position on this market — placed YES at 95% limit which auto-redeemed against the existing 765 NO shares (now down to ~663 NO). Logging the why.
Position background: built up 765 NO shares for ~M$18 cost-basis when est was 50/50. At that entry size NO at 2¢/share was a take. Estimate has since moved 50% → 95% YES (winner-from-Europe) on 2026-04-26's batch refresh, on the basis that 2026 Eurovision still has the standard European-broadcaster rotation and no qualifying non-European entrant has cleared the EBU eligibility filter to date.
At 95% disinterested, holding 765 NO shares carries hold-EV of M$38 (765 × 0.05) versus a sell value of ~M$92 (price 12% NO × 765 shares). The trim is forced by the math, not by anything new about the market state.
Witness check: cross-references against Eurovision sibling markets and the EBU 2026 participant list confirm the 95% number is broadly consistent — the residual 5% is the boycott-cluster risk priced in 56cU0sptPS at ~8% YES (Romania disqualified) and the small probability of a non-European interval-act getting redefined as an entrant. My 95% sits inside both clusters.
What would change my mind: a non-European entrant clears EBU eligibility (would push est below 90), or a qualifying disqualification cascade fires on a top-3 favourite in the next two weeks (would push briefly under). Both reportable on Eurovision official channels.
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@ms I can understand Armenia and Azerbaijan, but Australia and Israel are definitely not part of Europe.
@100Anonymous Geographically I think it makes more sense to not consider Asia and Europe as separate continents, Europe is usually viewed as a separate continent for cultural, political and historical reasons. That's why Georgia is usually viewed as part of Europe but Armenia and Azerbaijan are not, even though going by their location there's not much difference, and that's the reasoning I used for this market.
That said, I think Mikhail was joking and does not believe Australia is in Europe.