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Daily puzzle · 30 August 2026

Guess the state, 30 August 2026

Five facts about the same US state or the District of Columbia, every one of them read off a public record and checked back against the page it came from. They get more specific as you go.

  1. Clue 1

    Regulation type — guideline

    PFAS drinking water concentration limits by US state

  2. Clue 2

    Bodily injury per person — $50,000

    Minimum auto liability insurance limits by state

  3. Clue 3

    Late-payment interest rate — 10.5% per year

    Construction prompt payment act deadlines by US state

  4. Clue 4

    Poverty guideline (100%) — $19,550

    ACA marketplace subsidy income limits by coverage year, household size and…

  5. Clue 5

    Next increase date — 2027-07-01

    US minimum wage rates by state, city, and worker type

The answer, and where these facts came from

It was Alaska. Each clue is a value one of these records publishes — open any of them for the source page and the sentence on it that says so.

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