Costcodle answer for October 18, 2024
Puzzle #395. 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 Tillamook Medium Cheddar, 5 lb. 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: #394 Cuisine Adventures Mini Quiche Florentine & Three Cheese, 53.3 oz on 2024-10-17
- Next: #396 Kashi Chocolate Almond Bars, 35 ct on 2024-10-19
- This month: 2024-10
Source: games.json in KermWasTaken/costcodle, key game-395. Win math follows percentAway in scripts/main.js. Checked 2026-09-30.