Possible Nobel Peace Prize leak was "highly likely" espionage, committee secretary says
The odds of Maria Corina Machado winning the prize jumped from 3.75% to nearly 73% before the announcement was made.
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A potential leak that preceded the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was "highly likely" the result of espionage, the Nobel Institute told Norwegian media on Saturday.
The odds of Machado winning the prize jumped from 3.75% to nearly 73% overnight, Thursday to Friday on the predictive betting platform Polymarket.
However, no expert or media outlet had mentioned her as being among the favorites for the prize, which was announced just a few hours later in Oslo.
诺贝尔研究所周六向挪威媒体表示，在委内瑞拉反对派领导人玛丽亚·科里娜·马查多获得诺贝尔和平奖之前，一项潜在的泄密事件“极有可能”是间谍活动造成的。
周四至周五，在预测博彩平台 Polymarket 上，马查多获奖的赔率从 3.75% 飙升至近 73%。
然而，没有任何专家或媒体提到她是该奖项的热门人选之一，该奖项几小时后在奥斯陆揭晓。
