SNL successor·closes in 16mo

Who will be announced as Lorne Michaels' successor at SNL?

YES means Kenan Thompson

24h volume
0
5,334 lifetime
Open interest
1,713
+14 over 90d
Spread
100 × 5 at the touch
24h range
5¢ – 16¢
20 recent trades
Chance of YES
5%

A YES contract costs 13¢ and pays $1 if it happens.

NO
95%

costs 95¢

YES bid / ask
/ 13¢
NO bid / ask
87¢ / 95¢
24h low 24h high 16¢
Recent buying24% YES · 76% NO
What Galdor thinks

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3Gives a straight answerA probability with a band, and one of four calls: YES, NO, wait, or stay out.

Generated by an AI analyst from live exchange data and public web sources. Research and analytics, not investment advice. Markets can move after this was written.

Price history

YES price per candle with the bid/ask band, volume underneath. Times in UTC.

0¢5¢10¢15¢20¢volJun 24Sep 20

Order book

Resting orders, both sides shown as YES prices. Bars are size.

Yes ask (no bid)SizeYes
  • ask78458¢
  • ask72457¢
  • ask0.7239¢
  • ask4.2733¢
  • ask41628¢
  • ask2027¢
  • ask10014¢
  • ask513¢
spreadmid
  • bid100
  • bid301
  • bid430
  • bid20
Yes bid (no ask)SizeYes

How this market resolves

Verbatim from Kalshi. Read this before the price.

If Kenan Thompson is announced to be succeeding Lorne Michaels as showrunner of SNL before Jan 1, 2028, then the market resolves to Yes.

opened
May 21, 2025 · 2:51 PM UTC
closes
Jan 1, 2028 · 3:00 PM UTC · may close early
settles by
Jan 1, 2028 · 3:00 PM UTC
ticker
KXSNL-28-KT
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This event

Outcomes in this event settle independently.

This is the only market in its event.

Recent trades

Over the last 20 trades, 24% of contracts were bought on the YES side.

WhenYESContractsSide
1d ago3.2bought no
1d ago3.37bought no
4d ago51bought no
4d ago1.07bought no
13d ago13¢1.28bought yes
13d ago14¢49bought yes
27d ago13¢0.72bought yes
1mo ago1.07bought no
1mo ago11¢4.27bought yes
1mo ago20bought no
1mo ago1bought no
1mo ago1bought no
1mo ago14bought no
1mo ago1bought no
1mo ago18bought no

Prices are YES cost in cents and approximate the market’s implied probability. Data is read live from the Kalshi Trade API on every page load. galdor.xyz places no orders and holds no positions. Research and analytics, not investment advice.