# States List Puzzle

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/states-list-puzzle/379511>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 8, 2006, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/states-list-puzzle/379511 "2006-11-08T03:28:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ChiMagnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a3d4f5/32.png) [@ChiMagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiMagnet)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/states-list-puzzle/379511/1 "2006-11-08T03:28:50Z")

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The hippo / TV thread got me to googling and I found this from years ago. Does anyone know what this was about or if it was ever solved

> **[States List Puzzle](http://lex.net/puzzle/)**
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> States List Puzzle

THanks

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**Author:** ![ChiMagnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a3d4f5/32.png) [@ChiMagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiMagnet)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/states-list-puzzle/379511/2 "2006-11-08T03:30:12Z")

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Oops spelled Puzzle wrong. Can a moderator please fix the spelling.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/states-list-puzzle/379511/3 "2006-11-08T04:37:16Z")

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I remember researching this a few months back. Nothing ever came of it. I have no idea if anyone won the prize or not but there was no discussion about this after 2004.

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**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/states-list-puzzle/379511/4 "2006-11-08T04:56:52Z")

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[QUOTE=ChiMagnet]  
Oops spelled Puzzle wrong. Can a moderator please fix the spelling.

Thanks  
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My pleasure.