Daily puzzle · 1 October 2026
Guess the state, 1 October 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
Membership status — enacted
Interstate Professional Licensure Compact Participation by State
Clue 2
Joint liability rule — Each party is jointly and severally liable.
Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state
Clue 3
Bodily injury per accident — fifty thousand dollars ($50,000)
Minimum auto liability insurance limits by state
Clue 4
Dollar limit — five thousand dollars ($5,000)
Small Claims Court Dollar Limits by State
Clue 5
Income level for free care — up to and including 200% of the Federal Poverty Levels (FPL)
State minimum standards for hospital financial assistance (charity care)
The answer, and where these facts came from
It was Rhode Island. 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.
- Membership status: enactedptcompact.org · checked Interstate Professional Licensure Compact Participation by State
- Joint liability rule: Each party is jointly and severally liable.ama-assn.org · checked Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state
- Bodily injury per accident: fifty thousand dollars ($50,000)webserver.rilegislature.gov · checked Minimum auto liability insurance limits by state
- Dollar limit: five thousand dollars ($5,000)webserver.rilegislature.gov · checked Small Claims Court Dollar Limits by State
- Income level for free care: up to and including 200% of the Federal Poverty Levels (FPL)rules.sos.ri.gov · checked State minimum standards for hospital financial assistance (charity care)