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Indiana lions in custody by...?

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Indiana lions in custody by...?

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$45,541 Vol.

Aug 29, 2026
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$45,541 Vol.

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August 29 (11:59 PM ET)

$7,360 Vol.

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On Thursday, August 27, 2026, the Madison County Sheriff's Department in Indiana received reports of a loose lion, and a drone operator told authorities they had confirmed sighting both an adult lion and a cub in a field. Sheriff's deputies and state police searched Hancock and Madison counties, but a roughly four-hour search using ground units and thermal drones did not locate the animals. You can read more about that here: https://wgntv.com/news/two-lions-are-on-the-loose-in-indiana-deputies-say/ This market will resolve to "Yes" if both the referenced adult lion and the cub are confirmed captured and placed into the custody of law enforcement or animal control by the specified date and time. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". The resolution source for this market will be information from relevant law enforcement authorities and a consensus of credible reporting.On Thursday, August 27, 2026, the Madison County Sheriff's Department in Indiana received reports of a loose lion, and a drone operator told authorities they had confirmed sighting both an adult lion and a cub in a field. Sheriff's deputies and state police searched Hancock and Madison counties, but a roughly four-hour search using ground units and thermal drones did not locate the animals. You can read more about that here: https://wgntv.com/news/two-lions-are-on-the-loose-in-indiana-deputies-say/ This market will resolve to "Yes" if both the referenced adult lion and the cub are confirmed captured and placed into the custody of law enforcement or animal control by August 28, 2026, 12:00 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". The resolution source for this market will be information from relevant law enforcement authorities and a consensus of credible reporting.**Traders heavily favor “no” on the Indiana lions market (98.7¢ No vs. 3.6¢ Yes) because the August 27 sighting rests on a single unverified witness account of a 300-pound lioness in a blue harness and a 100–150-pound cub in Madison County, with no tracks, DNA, photos, or independent confirmation.** A four-hour multi-agency search using ground units and thermal drones on the 27th turned up only livestock, prompting authorities to suspend active efforts the same day while urging the public to report anything unusual. The Indianapolis Zoo confirmed all its big cats were accounted for, and Indiana has no permitted lion owners under the federal Big Cat Public Safety Act. With the noon ET August 28 custody deadline now passed and resolution tied strictly to official law-enforcement statements or credible consensus reporting, the absence of any verified capture or even confirmed existence locked in overwhelming “no” sentiment.

On Thursday, August 27, 2026, the Madison County Sheriff's Department in Indiana received reports of a loose lion, and a drone operator told authorities they had confirmed sighting both an adult lion and a cub in a field. Sheriff's deputies and state police searched Hancock and Madison counties, but a roughly four-hour search using ground units and thermal drones did not locate the animals. You can read more about that here: https://wgntv.com/news/two-lions-are-on-the-loose-in-indiana-deputies-say/

This market will resolve to "Yes" if both the referenced adult lion and the cub are confirmed captured and placed into the custody of law enforcement or animal control by the specified date and time. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".

The resolution source for this market will be information from relevant law enforcement authorities and a consensus of credible reporting.
Volume
$45,541
End Date
Sep 4, 2026
Market Opened
Aug 28, 2026, 12:02 AM ET

Resolver

0x65070BE91...
On Thursday, August 27, 2026, the Madison County Sheriff's Department in Indiana received reports of a loose lion, and a drone operator told authorities they had confirmed sighting both an adult lion and a cub in a field. Sheriff's deputies and state police searched Hancock and Madison counties, but a roughly four-hour search using ground units and thermal drones did not locate the animals. You can read more about that here: https://wgntv.com/news/two-lions-are-on-the-loose-in-indiana-deputies-say/ This market will resolve to "Yes" if both the referenced adult lion and the cub are confirmed captured and placed into the custody of law enforcement or animal control by the specified date and time. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". The resolution source for this market will be information from relevant law enforcement authorities and a consensus of credible reporting.
On Thursday, August 27, 2026, the Madison County Sheriff's Department in Indiana received reports of a loose lion, and a drone operator told authorities they had confirmed sighting both an adult lion and a cub in a field. Sheriff's deputies and state police searched Hancock and Madison counties, but a roughly four-hour search using ground units and thermal drones did not locate the animals. You can read more about that here: https://wgntv.com/news/two-lions-are-on-the-loose-in-indiana-deputies-say/ This market will resolve to "Yes" if both the referenced adult lion and the cub are confirmed captured and placed into the custody of law enforcement or animal control by the specified date and time. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". The resolution source for this market will be information from relevant law enforcement authorities and a consensus of credible reporting.On Thursday, August 27, 2026, the Madison County Sheriff's Department in Indiana received reports of a loose lion, and a drone operator told authorities they had confirmed sighting both an adult lion and a cub in a field. Sheriff's deputies and state police searched Hancock and Madison counties, but a roughly four-hour search using ground units and thermal drones did not locate the animals. You can read more about that here: https://wgntv.com/news/two-lions-are-on-the-loose-in-indiana-deputies-say/ This market will resolve to "Yes" if both the referenced adult lion and the cub are confirmed captured and placed into the custody of law enforcement or animal control by August 28, 2026, 12:00 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". The resolution source for this market will be information from relevant law enforcement authorities and a consensus of credible reporting.**Traders heavily favor “no” on the Indiana lions market (98.7¢ No vs. 3.6¢ Yes) because the August 27 sighting rests on a single unverified witness account of a 300-pound lioness in a blue harness and a 100–150-pound cub in Madison County, with no tracks, DNA, photos, or independent confirmation.** A four-hour multi-agency search using ground units and thermal drones on the 27th turned up only livestock, prompting authorities to suspend active efforts the same day while urging the public to report anything unusual. The Indianapolis Zoo confirmed all its big cats were accounted for, and Indiana has no permitted lion owners under the federal Big Cat Public Safety Act. With the noon ET August 28 custody deadline now passed and resolution tied strictly to official law-enforcement statements or credible consensus reporting, the absence of any verified capture or even confirmed existence locked in overwhelming “no” sentiment.

On Thursday, August 27, 2026, the Madison County Sheriff's Department in Indiana received reports of a loose lion, and a drone operator told authorities they had confirmed sighting both an adult lion and a cub in a field. Sheriff's deputies and state police searched Hancock and Madison counties, but a roughly four-hour search using ground units and thermal drones did not locate the animals. You can read more about that here: https://wgntv.com/news/two-lions-are-on-the-loose-in-indiana-deputies-say/

This market will resolve to "Yes" if both the referenced adult lion and the cub are confirmed captured and placed into the custody of law enforcement or animal control by the specified date and time. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".

The resolution source for this market will be information from relevant law enforcement authorities and a consensus of credible reporting.
Volume
$45,541
End Date
Sep 4, 2026
Market Opened
Aug 28, 2026, 12:02 AM ET

Resolver

0x65070BE91...
On Thursday, August 27, 2026, the Madison County Sheriff's Department in Indiana received reports of a loose lion, and a drone operator told authorities they had confirmed sighting both an adult lion and a cub in a field. Sheriff's deputies and state police searched Hancock and Madison counties, but a roughly four-hour search using ground units and thermal drones did not locate the animals. You can read more about that here: https://wgntv.com/news/two-lions-are-on-the-loose-in-indiana-deputies-say/ This market will resolve to "Yes" if both the referenced adult lion and the cub are confirmed captured and placed into the custody of law enforcement or animal control by the specified date and time. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". The resolution source for this market will be information from relevant law enforcement authorities and a consensus of credible reporting.

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"Indiana lions in custody by...?" is a prediction market on Polymarket with 5 possible outcomes where traders buy and sell shares based on what they believe will happen. The current leading outcome is "August 29 (11:59 PM ET)" at 1%, followed by "August 31 (11:59 PM ET)" at 1%. Prices reflect real-time crowd-sourced probabilities. For example, a share priced at 1¢ implies that the market collectively assigns a 1% chance to that outcome. These odds shift continuously as traders react to new developments and information. Shares in the correct outcome are redeemable for $1 each upon market resolution.

As of today, "Indiana lions in custody by...?" has generated $45.5K in total trading volume since the market launched on Aug 27, 2026. This level of trading activity reflects strong engagement from the Polymarket community and helps ensure that the current odds are informed by a deep pool of market participants. You can track live price movements and trade on any outcome directly on this page.

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