Costcodle answer for April 3, 2024
Puzzle #197. 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 Del Real Cheese, Chile Tamale, 15 X 6 oz. The price stored for this puzzle is $18.49. A winning guess is any amount from $17.57 through $19.41, because the game accepts a guess within 5 percent. The yellow band, within 25 percent but not yet a win, runs from $13.87 to $23.11.
How I would have opened it
If I had started this day at $11.09, that guess would sit about 40.0 percent under $18.49. 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 $17.57 to $19.41.
Neighbors
- Previous: #196 Embasa Nacho Sliced Jalapenos, 98 oz on 2024-04-02
- Next: #198 Organic Avocados Hass Variety, 6 ct on 2024-04-04
- This month: 2024-04
Source: games.json in KermWasTaken/costcodle, key game-197. Win math follows percentAway in scripts/main.js. Checked 2026-09-30.