| First Clues | State Name | Final Clue |
| Has no ocean coastline/Has no border with another country/Has no coastline on the Great Lakes/Has no elevation point higher than 2000ft | |
| Has no border with another country/Is not crossed or bordered by the Mississippi River/Has no part observing the Eastern Time Zone/Is not in the West Census Bureau Region | |
| Is not a neighbor of Canada, Mexico, Iowa or Tennessee/Has not an area < 50 000sq mi/Does not include part of the Rocky Mountains/Has not a neighbor starting with a 'C'/Not Iowa | |
| Does not have a population over 1 000 000/Has not any animal on its flag | |
| Has no straight line in its state boundary | |