Costcodle answer for February 16, 2024
Puzzle #150. 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 Crest Complete + Scope Advanced Active Foam Toothpaste, 8.2 oz, 5-pack. The price stored for this puzzle is $15.99. A winning guess is any amount from $15.20 through $16.78, because the game accepts a guess within 5 percent. The yellow band, within 25 percent but not yet a win, runs from $12.00 to $19.98.
How I would have opened it
If I had started this day at $9.59, that guess would sit about 40.0 percent under $15.99. 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 $15.20 to $16.78.
Neighbors
- Previous: #149 Hadley Date Gardens Deglet Noor Organic Whole Pitted Dates, 2.5 lb on 2024-02-15
- Next: #151 Kevin’s Cilantro Lime Chicken 32 oz (2lbs) on 2024-02-17
- This month: 2024-02
Source: games.json in KermWasTaken/costcodle, key game-150. Win math follows percentAway in scripts/main.js. Checked 2026-09-30.