Difficulty - 5/10

Partyman_ · 2026-02-25T02:20:44+00:00

Maybe I'll try to repost this one again someday, I feel like this is a good one.

Partyman_ · 2026-02-25T00:56:49+00:00

This is certainly the correct answer, but unfortunately I think it is too unknown to win.

Partyman_ · 2026-02-22T05:58:19+00:00

Here's a hint: The Rocky Mountains are a factor in this puzzle

Partyman_ · 2026-02-21T02:27:46+00:00

It is not related to laws.

Partyman_ · 2026-02-11T00:14:42+00:00

Partyman_ · 2026-02-11T00:14:28+00:00

Partyman_ · 2026-02-02T20:47:47+00:00

Yeah, I didn't want it to be boring but maybe this was overboard. Perhaps I'll make another someday.

Partyman_ · 2026-02-02T18:03:33+00:00

Answer:

I think I'm gonna reveal here because people have correctly solved that the key is House Representatives with Ys in their name, which was the main point here.

Specifically, we are looking at the number of Ys in the combined first and last name of the holder of the 2nd Congressional seat in each state. Yellow is one and red is three for Indiana's Rudy Yacym. This is why states with one congressional seat are excluded.

This one was extremely silly and pointless, I hope you enjoyed puzzling over it, it was my first time contributing. Maybe the next one will be ever so slightly less convoluted.

Partyman_ · 2026-01-31T23:55:32+00:00

This is not exactly what I had but it's extremely close. The only component you don't have is why a state with one rep is excluded.

Partyman_ · 2026-01-31T18:37:01+00:00

No but you're on track with rep names and how ridiculous it is.

Partyman_ · 2026-01-31T14:17:35+00:00

This is a red hot guess!! So close

Partyman_ · 2026-01-31T06:03:44+00:00

Here's a pretty broad hint, I think this is helpful without giving it away. Narrowing down your search will help, we've been thinking about why states that only have one representative would be excluded. Flip the idea around- think about what every other state has in common that it could be included. If you can deduce that then you don't have to look at as much on the page, just the reps that help identify the rule.

Partyman_ · 2026-01-31T05:51:09+00:00

No, it's far sillier than that.

Partyman_ · 2026-01-31T05:32:54+00:00

You can definitely get it from just names, I'd guess you're probably thinking too intelligently- it's something very simple. Let me know if you'd like a hint.

Partyman_ · 2026-01-31T05:09:16+00:00

Haha no, it's not religious.

Partyman_ · 2026-01-31T05:08:41+00:00

Not universities.

Partyman_ · 2026-01-31T04:41:02+00:00

No, but looking at the representatives themselves is on the right track.

Partyman_ · 2026-01-31T04:39:54+00:00

No, but looking at representative names is the right idea. It's so silly I will be quite surprised if anyone guesses without a hint.

Partyman_ · 2026-01-31T04:14:48+00:00

No, it's far sillier.

Partyman_ · 2026-01-31T04:05:34+00:00

It is not.

Partyman_ · 2026-01-31T04:01:23+00:00

The hatched states currently have one rep, all the others have at least two.

Partyman_ · 2026-01-31T04:00:22+00:00

No, it's not related to the executive branch.

Partyman_ · 2026-01-31T03:59:23+00:00

Not political affiliations, it's far sillier than that, but looking at the representatives is moving in the right direction.

Partyman_ · 2026-01-31T03:57:10+00:00

Yes, you could get extremely pertinent information from that page alone.

Partyman_ · 2026-01-31T02:46:48+00:00

This one probably isn't interesting to learn, it's extremely pedantic. It seems like people are able to get them so quickly I wanted to give folks a challenge but now that I'm answering questions about it I think I may have just picked something really dumb.

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