Costcodle answer for January 19, 2024
Puzzle #122. I read this row from the official games list. The date is the UTC calendar day sampled at noon; your live game may show another number in your time zone.
The shelf price
The item is Kirkland Signature Extra-Large Absorbent Pads, 30 in L X 23 in W, 100-count. The price stored for this puzzle is $20.99. A winning guess is any amount from $19.95 through $22.03, because the game accepts a guess within 5 percent. The yellow band, within 25 percent but not yet a win, runs from $15.75 to $26.23.
How I would have opened it
If I had started this day at $12.59, that guess would sit about 40.0 percent under $20.99. Anything beyond 25 percent away is a red tile. I would then jump toward the middle of the remaining range instead of nudging by a dime. Once a guess lands inside the yellow band I only test the center of $19.95 to $22.03.
Neighbors
- Previous: #121 Pura Vida Roasted Veg Melange, 4 lbs on 2024-01-18
- Next: #123 La Boulangere Chocolate Crepes, 20 ct on 2024-01-20
- This month: 2024-01
Source: games.json in KermWasTaken/costcodle, key game-122. Win math follows percentAway in scripts/main.js. Checked 2026-09-30.