Costcodle answer for May 7, 2026
Puzzle #961. 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 Bel Gioioso Sliced Provolone 2/16 Oz (2lbs). The price stored for this puzzle is $9.49. A winning guess is any amount from $9.02 through $9.96, because the game accepts a guess within 5 percent. The yellow band, within 25 percent but not yet a win, runs from $7.12 to $11.86.
How I would have opened it
If I had started this day at $5.69, that guess would sit about 40.0 percent under $9.49. 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 $9.02 to $9.96.
Neighbors
- Previous: #960 Love’s 4″ Plain Hamburger Buns, 2 x 12 ct on 2026-05-06
- Next: #962 Red’s Organic Chicken Cilantro & Lime Burrito, 50 oz on 2026-05-08
- This month: 2026-05
Source: games.json in KermWasTaken/costcodle, key game-961. Win math follows percentAway in scripts/main.js. Checked 2026-09-30.