Costcodle answer for February 28, 2024
Puzzle #162. 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 Oscar Mayer Lunchables 3 Ham & 3 Turkey, 6 ct. The price stored for this puzzle is $8.49. A winning guess is any amount from $8.07 through $8.91, because the game accepts a guess within 5 percent. The yellow band, within 25 percent but not yet a win, runs from $6.37 to $10.61.
How I would have opened it
If I had started this day at $5.09, that guess would sit about 40.0 percent under $8.49. 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 $8.07 to $8.91.
Neighbors
- Previous: #161 Gregg’s Creamy Canola Fry Shortening, 35 lbs on 2024-02-27
- Next: #163 Mush Overnight Oats 8/5oz (2.5 Pounds) on 2024-02-29
- This month: 2024-02
Source: games.json in KermWasTaken/costcodle, key game-162. Win math follows percentAway in scripts/main.js. Checked 2026-09-30.