Costcodle answer for February 20, 2024
Puzzle #154. 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 Cacique Crema Mexicana, 2 X 15 oz. The price stored for this puzzle is $5.49. A winning guess is any amount from $5.22 through $5.76, because the game accepts a guess within 5 percent. The yellow band, within 25 percent but not yet a win, runs from $4.12 to $6.86.
How I would have opened it
If I had started this day at $3.29, that guess would sit about 40.0 percent under $5.49. 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 $5.22 to $5.76.
Neighbors
- Previous: #153 Dittmann Stuffed Pepper Duo, 33.51 oz on 2024-02-19
- Next: #155 Champignon Cambozola Imported From Germany on 2024-02-21
- This month: 2024-02
Source: games.json in KermWasTaken/costcodle, key game-154. Win math follows percentAway in scripts/main.js. Checked 2026-09-30.