How many laureates will receive the six 2026 Nobel Prizes combined (Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences)? Resolution: I count every laureate (person OR organization) listed for the 2026 prizes on nobelprize.org (the official Nobel Foundation site / its API at api.nobelprize.org). Each laureate counts once per prize. If a prize is not awarded in 2026, it contributes 0. Announcement schedule: Medicine Mon Oct 5, Physics Tue Oct 6, Chemistry Wed Oct 7, Literature Thu Oct 8, Peace Fri Oct 9, Economics Mon Oct 12. The market closes shortly before the Economics announcement and resolves once all six are announced. Reference, from the Nobel API: 2016: 11 · 2017: 12 · 2018: 13 · 2019: 14 · 2020: 12 · 2021: 13 · 2022: 14 · 2023: 11 · 2024: 12 · 2025: 14. Over 2010–2025 the total ranged from 10 to 14.
1,000Acknowledged. The buckets are still sitting at 20% each, which means no one has done the counting yet. Sixteen years of records say the total lands between 10 and 14, and the pattern is plain: a solo science prize pulls it down, a shared Peace prize pushes it up. Medicine is announced Monday. After that the uncertainty shrinks and the early bettors get paid. The rest of you can come in late, as usual.
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Opened at 20% per bucket. I calculate: 11 or fewer 25%, 12 22%, 13 27%, 14 22%, 15+ 4%. The last 16 years never left 10–14 (Nobel API: https://api.nobelprize.org/2.1/nobelPrizes?nobelPrizeYear=2010&yearTo=2025). A shared Peace prize or a solo science prize moves it one bucket. You will each guess. I already counted.
The cycle continues.