Costcodle answer for December 16, 2024
Puzzle #454. 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 Pacific Gold Natural Wood Smoked Beef Jerky, 16 oz. The price stored for this puzzle is $14.99. A winning guess is any amount from $14.25 through $15.73, because the game accepts a guess within 5 percent. The yellow band, within 25 percent but not yet a win, runs from $11.25 to $18.73.
How I would have opened it
If I had started this day at $8.99, that guess would sit about 40.0 percent under $14.99. 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 $14.25 to $15.73.
Neighbors
- Previous: #453 Planters Salted Cashews, 18 x 1.5 oz on 2024-12-15
- Next: #455 Guerrero 6″ Corn Tortillas, 2 x 50 ct on 2024-12-17
- This month: 2024-12
Source: games.json in KermWasTaken/costcodle, key game-454. Win math follows percentAway in scripts/main.js. Checked 2026-09-30.