Costcodle answer for October 21, 2024
Puzzle #398. 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 Mix’n Drink Instant Skim Milk, 8 lb. The price stored for this puzzle is $27.99. A winning guess is any amount from $26.60 through $29.38, because the game accepts a guess within 5 percent. The yellow band, within 25 percent but not yet a win, runs from $21.00 to $34.98.
How I would have opened it
If I had started this day at $16.79, that guess would sit about 40.0 percent under $27.99. 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 $26.60 to $29.38.
Neighbors
- Previous: #397 Chosen Foods 100% Pure Avocado Oil 2 Ltr on 2024-10-20
- Next: #399 Jimmy Dean Meat Lover Bowls, 8 ct/ 7 oz on 2024-10-22
- This month: 2024-10
Source: games.json in KermWasTaken/costcodle, key game-398. Win math follows percentAway in scripts/main.js. Checked 2026-09-30.