Costcodle answer for July 18, 2026
Puzzle #1033. 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 Glucerna Diabetes Nutritional Shake Creamy Strawberry, 24 x 8 fl oz. The price stored for this puzzle is $30.99. A winning guess is any amount from $29.45 through $32.53, because the game accepts a guess within 5 percent. The yellow band, within 25 percent but not yet a win, runs from $23.25 to $38.73.
How I would have opened it
If I had started this day at $18.59, that guess would sit about 40.0 percent under $30.99. 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 $29.45 to $32.53.
Neighbors
- Previous: #1032 Cadina Crispy Fries Salted, 21.16 oz on 2026-07-17
- Next: #1034 Kellogg’s Home-style Eggo Waffles, 6 x 12 ct on 2026-07-19
- This month: 2026-07
Source: games.json in KermWasTaken/costcodle, key game-1033. Win math follows percentAway in scripts/main.js. Checked 2026-09-30.