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
- 16
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 2m 52s
- Round cost
- $0.1408 All 17 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":"BKXG3AZI"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Is the person alive today?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person alive today?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Died | August 18, 1227 (aged 65)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the person female?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person female?"}}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)
Was the person born after 1900?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person born after 1900?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Born | 1162 • near Lake BaikalOpen britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person born after 1800?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person born after 1800?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Born | 1162 • near Lake BaikalOpen britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person born after 1500?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person born after 1500?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Born | 1162 • near Lake BaikalOpen britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person born after the year 0 AD?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person born after the year 0 AD?"}}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—died August 18, 1227)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person born after 1000 AD?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person born after 1000 AD?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Born | 1162Open britannica.com (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 (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 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)
Was the person born in East Asia?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person born in East Asia?"}}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)
In the frontier zone of East Asia ... lies 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 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 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.
Born: c. 1162 ... Birthplace: Mongolia (now part of China)Open who2.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)
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.
Birthplace: Mongolia (now part of China)Open who2.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person born in Mongolia or the Mongolian steppe?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person born in Mongolia or the Mongolian steppe?"}}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 the 12th century?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person born in the 12th century?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was born with the name Temüjin around 1162.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was this person the founder of an empire?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person the founder of an empire?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire.Open livescience.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan
Founder and first Khagan of the Mongol Empire
Validator rationale The proposed identity names Genghis Khan, exactly matching the trusted subject; the description is consistent.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Founder and first Khagan of the Mongol Empire","name":"Genghis Khan","question":null}}