diff --git a/algorithmic/problems/59/interactor.cpp b/algorithmic/problems/59/interactor.cpp
index 4ebcf47e8..fcd1b29a8 100644
--- a/algorithmic/problems/59/interactor.cpp
+++ b/algorithmic/problems/59/interactor.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     registerInteraction(argc, argv);
 
     int n = inf.readInt(1, 30000, "n");
+    // Seed the generator from a per-test secret in the answer file so the
+    // hidden array is not a fixed function of the default rng seed (#208).
+    rnd.setSeed(ans.readLong());
     cout << n << endl;
     cout.flush();
 
diff --git a/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/1.ans b/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/1.ans
index e69de29bb..24ca6db22 100644
--- a/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/1.ans
+++ b/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/1.ans
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2718281828
diff --git a/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/10.ans b/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/10.ans
index e69de29bb..591107c59 100644
--- a/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/10.ans
+++ b/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/10.ans
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1912931182
diff --git a/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/2.ans b/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/2.ans
index e69de29bb..1faffd906 100644
--- a/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/2.ans
+++ b/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/2.ans
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3141592653
diff --git a/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/3.ans b/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/3.ans
index e69de29bb..114735707 100644
--- a/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/3.ans
+++ b/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/3.ans
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1618033988
diff --git a/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/4.ans b/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/4.ans
index e69de29bb..f449148fe 100644
--- a/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/4.ans
+++ b/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/4.ans
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1414213562
diff --git a/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/5.ans b/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/5.ans
index e69de29bb..175aeb680 100644
--- a/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/5.ans
+++ b/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/5.ans
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2236067977
diff --git a/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/6.ans b/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/6.ans
index e69de29bb..783918515 100644
--- a/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/6.ans
+++ b/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/6.ans
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1732050807
diff --git a/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/7.ans b/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/7.ans
index e69de29bb..308fcaa08 100644
--- a/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/7.ans
+++ b/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/7.ans
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2645751311
diff --git a/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/8.ans b/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/8.ans
index e69de29bb..4ca96a183 100644
--- a/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/8.ans
+++ b/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/8.ans
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1259921049
diff --git a/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/9.ans b/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/9.ans
index e69de29bb..6b2b4cf57 100644
--- a/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/9.ans
+++ b/algorithmic/problems/59/testdata/9.ans
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1442249570
diff --git a/algorithmic/tests/test_problem59.py b/algorithmic/tests/test_problem59.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a82ae2146
--- /dev/null
+++ b/algorithmic/tests/test_problem59.py
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+"""The problem 59 interactor must not be solvable with zero queries (#208).
+
+Before the fix the interactor built its hidden array with testlib's rng at the
+fixed default seed and never reseeded, so a program replaying that stream scored
+100 without asking a single comparison. The fix reads a per-test secret seed from
+the (hidden) answer file. These tests reconstruct the array the interactor will
+use from the committed secret seed and feed it back with no queries: the array
+from the committed seed is accepted, while the array from the old default seed is
+rejected on every non-trivial test, proving the exploit is defeated.
+"""
+import os
+import re
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+DATA = ROOT / "algorithmic/problems/59/testdata"
+TESTS = list(range(1, 11))
+
+# testlib random_t: java-style 48-bit LCG.
+_MUL, _ADD, _MASK = 0x5DEECE66D, 0xB, (1 << 48) - 1
+_LLMAX = 9223372036854775807
+_DEFAULT_SEED = 3905348978240129619
+
+
+class _Rng:
+    def __init__(self, secret=None):
+        # registerInteraction leaves the default seed; setSeed(s) xors with the multiplier.
+        self.s = _DEFAULT_SEED if secret is None else ((secret ^ _MUL) & _MASK)
+
+    def _bits(self, bits):
+        if bits <= 48:
+            self.s = (self.s * _MUL + _ADD) & _MASK
+            return self.s >> (48 - bits)
+        return (self._bits(31) << 32) ^ self._bits(32)  # lowerBitCount = 32 (version = -1)
+
+    def _next(self, n):
+        limit = _LLMAX // n * n
+        while True:
+            b = self._bits(63)
+            if b < limit:
+                return b % n
+
+    def nrange(self, a, b):
+        return a + self._next(b - a + 1)
+
+
+def _hidden_array(n, secret):
+    rng = _Rng(secret)
+    a = list(range(1, n + 1))
+    for i in range(n):
+        j = rng.nrange(i, min(n - 1, i + 2))
+        a[i], a[j] = a[j], a[i]
+    return a
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def interactor(tmp_path_factory):
+    exe = tmp_path_factory.mktemp("interactor59") / "interactor"
+    subprocess.run(
+        ["g++", "-std=gnu++17", "-O2", "-I" + str(ROOT / "algorithmic/judge/include"),
+         str(ROOT / "algorithmic/problems/59/interactor.cpp"), "-o", str(exe)],
+        check=True,
+    )
+    return exe
+
+
+def _play(interactor, t, array):
+    """Send `array` as the final answer with no queries; return (returncode, stderr)."""
+    inf, ans = DATA / f"{t}.in", DATA / f"{t}.ans"
+    proc = subprocess.Popen(
+        [str(interactor), str(inf), os.devnull, str(ans)],
+        stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, text=True,
+    )
+    n = int(proc.stdout.readline())
+    proc.stdin.write("! " + " ".join(map(str, array)) + "\n")
+    proc.stdin.flush()
+    proc.stdin.close()
+    err = proc.stderr.read()
+    proc.wait()
+    return proc.returncode, n, err
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("t", TESTS)
+def test_correct_array_is_accepted(interactor, t):
+    secret = int((DATA / f"{t}.ans").read_text().split()[0])
+    n = int((DATA / f"{t}.in").read_text().split()[0])
+    rc, got_n, err = _play(interactor, t, _hidden_array(n, secret))
+    assert got_n == n
+    assert rc == 7, err  # testlib _points: a correct answer scores
+    assert "Ratio: 1.0" in err
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("t", TESTS)
+def test_default_seed_replay_is_rejected(interactor, t):
+    n = int((DATA / f"{t}.in").read_text().split()[0])
+    if n < 2:
+        pytest.skip("n=1 has a unique array, so no seed can distinguish it")
+    rc, _, err = _play(interactor, t, _hidden_array(n, None))
+    assert rc != 7, "zero-query default-seed replay must no longer score (#208)"
+    assert "Wrong final array" in err