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
- 12
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 2m 36s
- Round cost
- $0.1279 All 13 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 this person still alive?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person still alive?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
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)
Did this person live primarily in the 20th century?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live primarily in the 20th century?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Born | 1162 ... Died | August 18, 1227Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did this person live before 1500 AD?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live before 1500 AD?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Born | 1162 • near Lake Baikal; Died | August 18, 1227 (aged 65)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did this person live before 1 AD?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live before 1 AD?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan (born 1162 ...—died August 18, 1227)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was this person from Europe?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person from Europe?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
He was born around 1162 in modern-day northern Mongolia.Open historyguild.org (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan was born in ... Mongolia, Central Asia.Open vocal.media (opens in a new tab)
Was this person from Asia?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person from Asia?"}}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) was a Mongolian warrior-ruler.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Mongolia ... lies ... in the frontier zone of East Asia.Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was this person a ruler (such as a king, emperor, sultan, or khan)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a ruler (such as a king, emperor, sultan, or khan)?"}}Oracle evidence2 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)
Temüjin was proclaimed Genghis Khan: the title probably meant Universal Ruler.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was this person from East Asia (such as China, Japan, Korea, or Mongolia)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person from East Asia (such as China, Japan, Korea, or Mongolia)?"}}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 this person a Mongol ruler?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a Mongol ruler?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
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)
Did this person live primarily in the 13th century (1200s)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live primarily in the 13th century (1200s)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
c. 1162 - 1227 Life of Genghis KhanOpen worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan was born as Temujin around 1162... died ... 1227Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
Did this person live during the 14th century (1300s)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live during the 14th century (1300s)?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan (born 1162...—died August 18, 1227)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did this person live during the 12th century (1100s)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live during the 12th century (1100s)?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Born | 1162 • near Lake Baikal; Died | August 18, 1227Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan
Founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire (c. 1162–1227)
Validator rationale The proposed identity exactly matches Genghis Khan, the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire (c. 1162–1227)","name":"Genghis Khan","question":null}}