Costcodle answer for May 9, 2026
Puzzle #963. 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 Golden Nest Swallow Bird’s Nest, 2 X 0.175 oz. The price stored for this puzzle is $32.99. A winning guess is any amount from $31.35 through $34.63, because the game accepts a guess within 5 percent. The yellow band, within 25 percent but not yet a win, runs from $24.75 to $41.23.
How I would have opened it
If I had started this day at $19.79, that guess would sit about 40.0 percent under $32.99. 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 $31.35 to $34.63.
Neighbors
- Previous: #962 Red’s Organic Chicken Cilantro & Lime Burrito, 50 oz on 2026-05-08
- Next: #964 Milky Way Dark Chocolate Candy Bars, Midnight, 1.76 oz, 24 ct on 2026-05-10
- This month: 2026-05
Source: games.json in KermWasTaken/costcodle, key game-963. Win math follows percentAway in scripts/main.js. Checked 2026-09-30.