Costcodle answer for August 15, 2024
Puzzle #331. 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 Land O Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream, 32 fl oz. The price stored for this puzzle is $3.49. A winning guess is any amount from $3.32 through $3.66, because the game accepts a guess within 5 percent. The yellow band, within 25 percent but not yet a win, runs from $2.62 to $4.36.
How I would have opened it
If I had started this day at $2.09, that guess would sit about 40.0 percent under $3.49. 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 $3.32 to $3.66.
Neighbors
- Previous: #330 Davinci Hazelnut Syrup, 750 ml on 2024-08-14
- Next: #332 Organic Power Greens, 1.5 lbs on 2024-08-16
- This month: 2024-08
Source: games.json in KermWasTaken/costcodle, key game-331. Win math follows percentAway in scripts/main.js. Checked 2026-09-30.