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Daily puzzle · 7 September 2026

Guess the state, 7 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.

  1. Clue 1

    SOR trigger event — substantial completion

    State construction defect statute of limitations and statute of repose periods

  2. Clue 2

    Gross income limit (% FPL) — 130%

    SNAP gross income and asset limits by US state (BBCE)

  3. Clue 3

    Moratorium — Long-term care beds.

    Certificate of need programs by US state

  4. Clue 4

    Minimum time before sale/disposal — remains unclaimed by the owner for thirty days

    How long before a car left on your property or towed from it can legally…

  5. Clue 5

    Income limit ($) — 27,930

    LIHEAP income eligibility limits by state and household size

The answer, and where these facts came from

It was Ohio. 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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