[iot_devs]

The caption for the WAS aware clearly mention 52 US states.

Is that a typo or some quirk of radio amateur?

[kalehmann]

I believe that's a mistake. The page of the award mentions only 50 states: https://www.arrl.org/was

[chb]

It seems to be a typo, unless the criteria for the award have changed: https://www.arrl.org/was

[BobbyTables2]

Or perhaps incredibly prescient!