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.
Clue 1
Regulation type — guideline
PFAS drinking water concentration limits by US state
Clue 2
Bodily injury per person — $50,000
Minimum auto liability insurance limits by state
Clue 3
Late-payment interest rate — 10.5% per year
Construction prompt payment act deadlines by US state
Clue 4
Poverty guideline (100%) — $19,550
ACA marketplace subsidy income limits by coverage year, household size and…
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.
- Regulation type: guidelinebclplaw.com · checked PFAS drinking water concentration limits by US state
- Bodily injury per person: $50,000dmv.alaska.gov · checked Minimum auto liability insurance limits by state
- Late-payment interest rate: 10.5% per yearlevelset.com · checked Construction prompt payment act deadlines by US state
- Poverty guideline (100%): $19,550govinfo.gov · checked ACA marketplace subsidy income limits by coverage year, household size and…
- Next increase date: 2027-07-01ncsl.org · checked US minimum wage rates by state, city, and worker type