Daily puzzle · 6 September 2026
Guess the state, 6 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
Bodily injury per person — $50,000
Minimum auto liability insurance limits by state
Clue 2
Membership status — enacted
Interstate Professional Licensure Compact Participation by State
Clue 3
Covered instruments — Subject to subsection (3), "gift certificate" means a written promise or a gift card or other electronic payment device that meets all of the following: (i) Is usable at a single retailer, is usable at an affiliated group of retailers that share the same name, mark, or logo, or is usable at multiple, unaffiliated retailers or service providers. (ii) Is issued in a specified amount. (iii) May or may not be increased in value or reloaded. (iv) Is purchased or loaded on a prepaid basis for the future purchase or delivery of goods or services. (v) Is honored upon presentation.
Gift card expiration, fee and cash-redemption rules by state
Clue 4
Inspection frequency — every four years
Dam safety hazard classification, inspection frequency, and owner…
Clue 5
Complaint index — .00
State Insurance Department Complaint Index by Company
The answer, and where these facts came from
It was Michigan. 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.
- Bodily injury per person: $50,000michigan.gov · checked Minimum auto liability insurance limits by state
- Membership status: enactedptcompact.org · checked Interstate Professional Licensure Compact Participation by State
- Covered instruments: Subject to subsection (3), "gift certificate" means a written promise or a gift card or other electronic payment device that meets all of the following: (i) Is usable at a single retailer, is usable at an affiliated group of retailers that share the same name, mark, or logo, or is usable at multiple, unaffiliated retailers or service providers. (ii) Is issued in a specified amount. (iii) May or may not be increased in value or reloaded. (iv) Is purchased or loaded on a prepaid basis for the future purchase or delivery of goods or services. (v) Is honored upon presentation.legislature.mi.gov · checked Gift card expiration, fee and cash-redemption rules by state
- Inspection frequency: every four yearsmichigan.gov · checked Dam safety hazard classification, inspection frequency, and owner…
- Complaint index: .00difs.state.mi.us · checked State Insurance Department Complaint Index by Company