Costcodle answer for December 15, 2024
Puzzle #453. 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 Planters Salted Cashews, 18 x 1.5 oz. The price stored for this puzzle is $16.49. A winning guess is any amount from $15.67 through $17.31, because the game accepts a guess within 5 percent. The yellow band, within 25 percent but not yet a win, runs from $12.37 to $20.61.
How I would have opened it
If I had started this day at $9.89, that guess would sit about 40.0 percent under $16.49. 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 $15.67 to $17.31.
Neighbors
- Previous: #452 Sunnyvalley Applewood Smoked Uncured Bacon, 2 x 1.5 lb on 2024-12-14
- Next: #454 Pacific Gold Natural Wood Smoked Beef Jerky, 16 oz on 2024-12-16
- This month: 2024-12
Source: games.json in KermWasTaken/costcodle, key game-453. Win math follows percentAway in scripts/main.js. Checked 2026-09-30.