Costcodle answer for January 16, 2026
Puzzle #850. 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 Shrimp Garlic Chips, 16 oz. The price stored for this puzzle is $7.49. A winning guess is any amount from $7.12 through $7.86, because the game accepts a guess within 5 percent. The yellow band, within 25 percent but not yet a win, runs from $5.62 to $9.36.
How I would have opened it
If I had started this day at $4.49, that guess would sit about 40.0 percent under $7.49. 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 $7.12 to $7.86.
Neighbors
- Previous: #849 Tim’s Hawaiian Maui Onion Chips, 32 oz on 2026-01-15
- Next: #851 Darigold Homogenized Chocolate Whole Milk on 2026-01-17
- This month: 2026-01
Source: games.json in KermWasTaken/costcodle, key game-850. Win math follows percentAway in scripts/main.js. Checked 2026-09-30.