{
  "id": 16224775,
  "title": "It's our new daily game fixation and we all stink at it: Can you guess how much used cars cost?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/its-our-new-daily-game-fixation-and-we-all-stink-at-it-can-you-guess",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-23T19:37:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/its-our-new-daily-game-fixation-and-we-all-stink-at-it-can-you-guess-how-much-used-cars-cost/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Welcome to The Daily Lowball, a new daily game that challenges your knowledge of used car prices. In this game, you are presented with five real cars each day, complete with photos and stats such as make, model, year, mileage, and original new price. Your task is to guess how much each used car sold for on its listed date. You are graded from A-F based on your guesses and must maintain accuracy to keep your streak going. One misstep or a series of poor guesses will result in being fired and starting over.\n\nThe game is easy to understand but difficult to master. The PC Gamer team found themselves struggling with the pricing of used cars. The author's first day at the virtual lot wasn't smooth, as they misjudged the resale price of a 2014 Audi Allroad Quattro and another 2005 Dodge Neon SRT-4. They performed better on the 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis and the 2001 Porsche Boxster, but still managed to get a C average for the day, giving their streak a start. Their coworkers didn't fare much better, with two Ds and one F among them.\n\nWhile playing the game, the author and their coworkers couldn't help but wonder about the details of the cars, such as how someone could have only 8,000 miles on a 1985 Mazda RX-7. The game has other daily car-based games as well, like \"Steal or Bad Deal\" where you judge if someone paid a fair price for a used car, \"Higher or Lower\" where you guess which of two cars is more expensive, and a license plate slot machine game where you try to roll a rare plate daily. Give The Daily Lowball a try and share your results in the comments.",
  "summary": "Like Wordle, but it's about pricing used cars.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}