Daily puzzle · 9 October 2026
Guess the state, 9 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
Low-pressure boiler inspection interval — annual external inspections and biennial internal inspections
US boiler and pressure vessel inspection requirements by state
Clue 2
IFC edition — 15 (IBC)
Which edition of the International Building Code, Residential Code and 15…
Clue 3
Threshold combination logic — OR — during a calendar year either threshold is met
US state consumer data privacy laws: applicability thresholds by state
Clue 4
Bond amount — At least 100 percent of the contract price
State public works payment bond requirements (Little Miller Acts)
Clue 5
Taxable wage base — $44,800
State unemployment insurance taxable wage bases and new employer tax rates…
The answer, and where these facts came from
It was New Jersey. 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.
- Low-pressure boiler inspection interval: annual external inspections and biennial internal inspectionschardonlabs.com · checked US boiler and pressure vessel inspection requirements by state
- IFC edition: 15 (IBC)iccsafe.org · checked Which edition of the International Building Code, Residential Code and 15…
- Threshold combination logic: OR — during a calendar year either threshold is metpub.njleg.state.nj.us · checked US state consumer data privacy laws: applicability thresholds by state
- Bond amount: At least 100 percent of the contract pricefullertonlaw.com · checked State public works payment bond requirements (Little Miller Acts)
- Taxable wage base: $44,800nj.gov · checked State unemployment insurance taxable wage bases and new employer tax rates…