Daily puzzle · 15 September 2026
Guess the state, 15 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
Worker type — standard
US minimum wage rates by state, city, and worker type
Clue 2
Notice name — Pre-Lien Notice
Mechanics lien filing deadlines, preliminary notice requirements, and…
Clue 3
Low-pressure boiler inspection interval — Heating boilers shall receive a certificate inspection biennially.
US boiler and pressure vessel inspection requirements by state
Clue 4
ASME Code Section stamps required — A, E, H, HLW, HV, M, S, U, UV,V
ASME Code Section stamps and National Board stamps required for boilers…
Clue 5
Cap amount — $500,000 cap on non-economic damages per plaintiff.
Medical malpractice noneconomic damages caps by state
The answer, and where these facts came from
It was Mississippi. 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.
- Worker type: standardncsl.org · checked US minimum wage rates by state, city, and worker type
- Notice name: Pre-Lien Noticemechanicslien.com · checked Mechanics lien filing deadlines, preliminary notice requirements, and…
- Low-pressure boiler inspection interval: Heating boilers shall receive a certificate inspection biennially.nationalboard.org · checked US boiler and pressure vessel inspection requirements by state
- ASME Code Section stamps required: A, E, H, HLW, HV, M, S, U, UV,Vnationalboard.org · checked ASME Code Section stamps and National Board stamps required for boilers…
- Cap amount: $500,000 cap on non-economic damages per plaintiff.ama-assn.org · checked Medical malpractice noneconomic damages caps by state