You are the Guesser being evaluated in a Twenty Questions benchmark. One subject is hidden. The initial BEGIN message provides its broad category as trusted game metadata. Identify the subject using as few counted questions as possible. ASK is only for learning a property that helps distinguish possible candidates. Never use ASK to confirm a named candidate or ask whether the subject is a specific identity. When you are ready to name a candidate, use GUESS immediately. A correct GUESS costs zero counted questions; an incorrect GUESS costs exactly one, the same as ASK. A GUESS must provide both a name and a short identifying description. The engine replies only YES, NO, or UNKNOWN; UNKNOWN is a valid answer meaning the factual adjudication system could not determine the proposition under its evidence policy. Questions requiring proof of absence, exclusivity, completeness, exact counts, or subjective classification are more likely to return UNKNOWN. Prefer direct, positively verifiable properties when possible. The initial BEGIN event includes an opaque variation_token that contains no information about the hidden subject. Do not interpret, repeat, mention, or derive meaning from it. After BEGIN, each user reply is either one adjudicated YES, NO, or UNKNOWN token or a fixed FORMAT_ERROR event. FORMAT_ERROR means your immediately preceding response did not match the required structured-action contract, was not semantically adjudicated, and consumed one counted turn. Use the formats in that event and try again. Never infer that the attempted question or guess was right or wrong. At most 50 questions or rejected guesses are counted. After that limit you receive one final guess-only opportunity. Format errors also consume counted turns. The provider wire response is an object with exactly one `result` action. On the final opportunity ASK is forbidden. Return only the required structured response. Do not include analysis, hidden reasoning, or additional fields.
- Questions
- 15
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 3m 16s
- Round cost
- $0.1302 All 16 turns
Transcript
Questions and answers.
Turns are shown in the order they happened. Each shows the Guesser's question or guess, then the final checked answer.
Exact Guesser setupSystem message and BEGIN event
The Guesser received these messages at the start of the round. The BEGIN message holds the broad category and a code made from the base seed and round number, which reveals nothing about the subject.
{"category":"fictional_character","event":"BEGIN","variation_token":"XSZW5TRZ"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Q1
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character originally introduced in a novel?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character originally introduced in a novel?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Forty years ago this Tuesday, an orange tabby cat peered lugubriously at the world from the panels of his first comic strip. ... The first panel of the first Garfield strip, from 19 June 1978.Open theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)
On June 19, 1978, the comic strip first appeared in 41 newspapers in U.S. cities like Boston, Chicago and Dallas.Open indianahistory.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Was the character first introduced in a film?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the character first introduced in a film?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield made his debut on 19 June 1978 in his first comic strip.Open theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)
The character created by US cartoonist Jim Davis debuted ... in a comic strip.Open dw.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Was the character first introduced in a comic book?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the character first introduced in a comic book?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield made his debut on 19 June 1978, in the first panel of his first comic strip.Open theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)
The character created by US cartoonist Jim Davis debuted ... in a comic strip published in 41 newspapers.Open dw.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Was the character first introduced in a television series?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the character first introduced in a television series?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield was first published in the USA in June 1978.Open guinnessworldrecords.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield made his debut in the first comic strip on 19 June 1978.Open theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Was the character first introduced in a video game?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the character first introduced in a video game?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield made his debut on 19 June 1978, in his first comic strip.Open theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)
In 1978 he launched Garfield for United Features; Garfield has been represented in video games.Open americanhistory.si.edu (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Was the character first introduced in a stage play?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the character first introduced in a stage play?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Jim Davis introduced Garfield and Jon on January 8, 1976 as a weekly strip in The Pendleton Times.Open dailycartoonist.com (opens in a new tab)
In 1978 he launched Garfield for United Features... Garfield (1978- ) is a comic strip.Open si.edu (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Was the character first introduced in a short story?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the character first introduced in a short story?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield made his debut on 19 June 1978 in the panels of his first comic strip.Open theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)
The character created by US cartoonist Jim Davis debuted ... on June 19, 1978, in a comic strip published in 41 newspapers.Open dw.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character a deity or god?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a deity or god?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield (1978- ) is a comic strip ... [about] the title character, a tabby cat.Open si.edu (opens in a new tab)
Jim created a new character – a fat, lasagna-loving cat named Garfield.Open indianahistory.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character primarily known as a mascot for a commercial product?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character primarily known as a mascot for a commercial product?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
In 1978 he launched Garfield for United Features and created one of the most popular animals in the comic world. Garfield (1978-) is a comic strip.Open americanhistory.si.edu (opens in a new tab)
When Alpo decided to enter the cat food market in the 1980s, the company needed an ambassador... Alpo chose Garfield, an already popular cartoon character.Open hagley.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character a human being?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a human being?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield is a cat—specifically, a fictional orange tabby cat.Open catlovers.alibaba.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield is a fictional orange tabby cat and the title character of the comic strip.Open garfield.wiki (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character an animal?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character an animal?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
This pen-and-ink drawing prepared for the Garfield comic strip shows the title character explaining the best things about cats.Open americanhistory.si.edu (opens in a new tab)
Jim created a new character – a fat, lasagna-loving cat named Garfield.Open indianahistory.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q12
1 · Guesser asks
Was the character first introduced in a children's picture book?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the character first introduced in a children's picture book?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield made his debut in the first comic strip on 19 June 1978.Open theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)
The character created by US cartoonist Jim Davis debuted ... on June 19, 1978, in a comic strip published in 41 newspapers.Open dw.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q13
1 · Guesser asks
Was the character first introduced in a newspaper comic strip?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the character first introduced in a newspaper comic strip?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The character created by US cartoonist Jim Davis debuted ... on June 19, 1978, in a comic strip published in 41 newspapers.Open dw.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield made his debut in just 41 newspapers, all in the US.Open theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q14
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character a cat?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a cat?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield (1978- ) is a comic strip which looks at the life of the title character, a tabby cat.Open si.edu (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q15
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character known for a love of lasagna?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character known for a love of lasagna?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Lasagna is an Italian dish and Garfield's favorite food.Open garfield.fandom.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
Garfield
The orange comic strip cat famous for his love of lasagna
Validator rationale The proposed identity matches Garfield, the fictional orange cat from the comic strip, including the defining lasagna trait.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"The orange comic strip cat famous for his love of lasagna","name":"Garfield","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes