Costcodle answer for May 20, 2026
Puzzle #974. 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 Paysan Breton Salted French Butter, 2 X 8.8 oz. The price stored for this puzzle is $2.99. A winning guess is any amount from $2.85 through $3.13, because the game accepts a guess within 5 percent. The yellow band, within 25 percent but not yet a win, runs from $2.25 to $3.73.
How I would have opened it
If I had started this day at $1.79, that guess would sit about 40.0 percent under $2.99. 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 $2.85 to $3.13.
Neighbors
- Previous: #973 La Terra Fina Spinach Artichoke & Parmesan Dip, 31 oz on 2026-05-19
- Next: #975 McCormick Gourmet Paprika, 8.5 oz on 2026-05-21
- This month: 2026-05
Source: games.json in KermWasTaken/costcodle, key game-974. Win math follows percentAway in scripts/main.js. Checked 2026-09-30.