Costcodle answer for April 26, 2024
Puzzle #220. 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 Tree Top Apple Juice From Concentrate, 2 x 1 gal. The price stored for this puzzle is $7.99. A winning guess is any amount from $7.60 through $8.38, because the game accepts a guess within 5 percent. The yellow band, within 25 percent but not yet a win, runs from $6.00 to $9.98.
How I would have opened it
If I had started this day at $4.79, that guess would sit about 40.0 percent under $7.99. 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 $7.60 to $8.38.
Neighbors
- Previous: #219 Busseto Bite Size Salami & Provolone Cheese, 8 x 3 oz on 2024-04-25
- Next: #221 Aloha Maid Variety Pack, 24 x 11.5 oz on 2024-04-27
- This month: 2024-04
Source: games.json in KermWasTaken/costcodle, key game-220. Win math follows percentAway in scripts/main.js. Checked 2026-09-30.