Costcodle answer for June 23, 2024
Puzzle #278. 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 Horizon Organic Powdered Milk, 30.6 oz. The price stored for this puzzle is $21.49. A winning guess is any amount from $20.42 through $22.56, because the game accepts a guess within 5 percent. The yellow band, within 25 percent but not yet a win, runs from $16.12 to $26.86.
How I would have opened it
If I had started this day at $12.89, that guess would sit about 40.0 percent under $21.49. 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 $20.42 to $22.56.
Neighbors
- Previous: #277 Famous Ramona Spring Water, 2 x 2.5 gal on 2024-06-22
- Next: #279 Kevin’s Natural Foods Cauliflower and Cheese, 34 oz on 2024-06-24
- This month: 2024-06
Source: games.json in KermWasTaken/costcodle, key game-278. Win math follows percentAway in scripts/main.js. Checked 2026-09-30.