According to Odaily, a new Polymarket account named GRIMDRIP (0x3f87d51f27ba6e19ec52aaeebb68559a839c742c) placed a large trade in the prediction event titled “2026 World Cup Group Stage Group A Round 2: Czech Republic vs South Africa.” The account bought positions on “Czech Republic and South Africa draw” and “Czech Republic will not win this match,” spending a total of $6 million.
$7.602 Million Profit After a 1:1 Draw
The match ended in a 1:1 draw between Czech Republic and South Africa, aligning with both positions purchased by GRIMDRIP. Odaily reported that the account earned a total profit of $7.602 million from this single prediction event. The account was described as a new account, while both the position size and the final profit were substantial.
The timing of the purchases was also recorded in the report. GRIMDRIP’s entries were made around the time of Czech Republic’s goal, roughly six minutes after kickoff, and the positions were accumulated in batches through limit orders. The available information identifies the account, trade directions, capital deployed, final score, profit figure and purchase timing, without providing further details on the account’s origin or trading rationale.