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
- 17
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 9m 30s
- Round cost
- $0.1281 All 18 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":"person","event":"BEGIN","variation_token":"EAQCORIU"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Is the person currently alive?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person currently alive?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan ... died on August 18, 1227.Open ebsco.com (opens in a new tab)
Died | August 18, 1227 (aged 65)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the person win a Nobel Prize?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person win a Nobel Prize?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan ... died August 18, 1227.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
From the first Nobel Prize award ceremony, 1901.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Was the person born in Europe?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person born in Europe?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was born in about 1162 in northern Mongolia.Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan (born 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person born in the United States?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person born in the United States?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan (born 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person born in Asia?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person born in Asia?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was born in about 1162 in northern Mongolia.Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the person male?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person male?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
He was above all adaptable, a man who could learn.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence leader and advocate of nonviolent civil disobedience.
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Mahatma Gandhi, while the trusted subject is Genghis Khan.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Indian independence leader and advocate of nonviolent civil disobedience.","name":"Mahatma Gandhi","question":null}}Did the person serve as Prime Minister of India?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person serve as Prime Minister of India?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan died on August 18, 1227.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
He became the first Prime Minister of India at independence on August 15, 1947.Open jfklibrary.org (opens in a new tab)
Was the person born in India?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person born in India?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan, or Chinggis Khan, orig. Temüjin, (born 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan was born in about 1162 in northern Mongolia.Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person born in China?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person born in China?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan (born 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan was born in the upper region of the Onun River (present-day Khentii in Mongolia).Open chinahighlights.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the person serve as Prime Minister of Singapore?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person serve as Prime Minister of Singapore?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan ... was the founder of the Mongol Empire which he ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227.Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
Past Prime Ministers since 1959 ... Mr Lee Hsien Loong ... Mr Goh Chok Tong ... Mr Lee Kuan Yew.Open pmo.gov.sg (opens in a new tab)
Mr Lawrence Wong is the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance.Open pmo.gov.sg (opens in a new tab)
Did the person serve as Prime Minister of Vietnam?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person serve as Prime Minister of Vietnam?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan ... (born 1162 ...—died Aug. 18, 1227)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Prime ministers of Vietnam since 1945Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Was the person born in Japan?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person born in Japan?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan (born 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan was born in about 1162 in northern Mongolia.Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person born in Indonesia?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person born in Indonesia?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was born in about 1162 in northern Mongolia.Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan was born in the upper region of the Onun River (present-day Khentii in Mongolia).Open chinahighlights.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person born in Korea?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person born in Korea?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was born ... on a bank of the Onon River in northern Mongolia.Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person born in Nepal?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person born in Nepal?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Temuujin (Genghis Khan) was born in 1162 at a place called Deluun Boldog by the Onon river in Dadal soum of Khentii aimag.Open mongoliashorttours.com (opens in a new tab)
Temuujin, a childhood name of Genghis Khan born at Deluun Boldog in 1162.Open viewmongolia.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person born in Mongolia?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person born in Mongolia?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan (born 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Temuujin (Genghis Khan) was born ... at a place called Deluun Boldog by the Onon river in Dadal soum of Khentii aimag.Open mongoliashorttours.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan
Founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire; legendary Mongolian conqueror born in Mongolia.
Validator rationale The proposed identity names Genghis Khan and matches the trusted subject, including the founder/first khan of the Mongol Empire description.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire; legendary Mongolian conqueror born in Mongolia.","name":"Genghis Khan","question":null}}