Costcodle answer for December 16, 2023
Puzzle #88. 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 Hostess Cupcakes & Twinkies, 32 ct. The price stored for this puzzle is $6.99. A winning guess is any amount from $6.65 through $7.33, because the game accepts a guess within 5 percent. The yellow band, within 25 percent but not yet a win, runs from $5.25 to $8.73.
How I would have opened it
If I had started this day at $4.19, that guess would sit about 40.0 percent under $6.99. 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 $6.65 to $7.33.
Neighbors
- Previous: #87 Crofter’s Organic Triple Berry Just Fruit Spread, 28 oz on 2023-12-15
- Next: #89 Kirkland Signature Shredded Mozzarella, 2 X 2.5 lb on 2023-12-17
- This month: 2023-12
Source: games.json in KermWasTaken/costcodle, key game-88. Win math follows percentAway in scripts/main.js. Checked 2026-09-30.