Daily puzzle · 1 September 2026
Guess the state, 1 September 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
Private project retainage cap (%) — no statutory cap
Construction retainage limits by US state
Clue 2
Retroactive trigger (days) — 21 days
Workers' compensation waiting periods and retroactive thresholds by US state
Clue 3
Certified copy fee — $9 | First computer-generated certification
Ordering a birth certificate: each state's own fee and process
Clue 4
Minimum disability rating — 100% (total and permanent disability)
State Property Tax Exemptions for Disabled Veterans
Clue 5
Witnesses required — at least two attesting witnesses
Will execution requirements by state: witnesses, notarization, holographic…
The answer, and where these facts came from
It was Florida. 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.
- Private project retainage cap (%): no statutory capleg.state.fl.us · checked Construction retainage limits by US state
- Retroactive trigger (days): 21 daysleg.state.fl.us · checked Workers' compensation waiting periods and retroactive thresholds by US state
- Certified copy fee: $9 | First computer-generated certificationfloridahealth.gov · checked Ordering a birth certificate: each state's own fee and process
- Minimum disability rating: 100% (total and permanent disability)leg.state.fl.us · checked State Property Tax Exemptions for Disabled Veterans
- Witnesses required: at least two attesting witnessesleg.state.fl.us · checked Will execution requirements by state: witnesses, notarization, holographic…