Costcodle answer for August 27, 2024
Puzzle #343. 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 Swift Boneless Pork Loin. The price stored for this puzzle is $1.99. A winning guess is any amount from $1.90 through $2.08, because the game accepts a guess within 5 percent. The yellow band, within 25 percent but not yet a win, runs from $1.50 to $2.48.
How I would have opened it
If I had started this day at $1.19, that guess would sit about 40.0 percent under $1.99. 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 $1.90 to $2.08.
Neighbors
- Previous: #342 Organic Sun Tropics Coconut Rolls, 14.1 Oz on 2024-08-26
- Next: #344 Ball Park Tailgaters Sesame Hamburger Buns, 32 oz on 2024-08-28
- This month: 2024-08
Source: games.json in KermWasTaken/costcodle, key game-343. Win math follows percentAway in scripts/main.js. Checked 2026-09-30.