Round

Round 1

Round 1

Identified Albert Schweitzer in 15 counted questions.

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Questions
15
Outcome
Solved
Format errors
No errors
Duration
6m 36s
Round cost
$0.1875 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.

System message
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.
BEGIN event
{"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.

Q1
1 · Guesser asks

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.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
1 · Guesser asks

Did the person die before the year 1900?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person die before the year 1900?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person male?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person male?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q4
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person primarily known as an entertainer, such as an actor, musician, or performer?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person primarily known as an entertainer, such as an actor, musician, or performer?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks

Did he ever serve as a head of state or head of government?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did he ever serve as a head of state or head of government?"}}
2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q6
1 · Guesser asks

Was he primarily known for work in science, medicine, mathematics, or invention?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he primarily known for work in science, medicine, mathematics, or invention?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q7
1 · Guesser asks

Did he win a Nobel Prize?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did he win a Nobel Prize?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q8
1 · Guesser asks

Was his Nobel Prize in Physics?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was his Nobel Prize in Physics?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q9
1 · Guesser asks

Was his Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was his Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q10
1 · Guesser asks

Was his Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was his Nobel Prize in Chemistry?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q11
1 · Guesser asks

Was his Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was his Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q12
1 · Guesser asks

Was his Nobel Prize in Literature?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was his Nobel Prize in Literature?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q13
1 · Guesser guesses

Norman Borlaug

American agronomist and 1970 Nobel Peace Prize laureate associated with the Green Revolution.

Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposed identity is Norman Borlaug, a different person.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American agronomist and 1970 Nobel Peace Prize laureate associated with the Green Revolution.","name":"Norman Borlaug","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns No
Q14
1 · Guesser guesses

Andrei Sakharov

Soviet nuclear physicist and dissident who received the 1975 Nobel Peace Prize.

Validator rationale The proposal names Andrei Sakharov, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Soviet nuclear physicist and dissident who received the 1975 Nobel Peace Prize.","name":"Andrei Sakharov","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns No
Q15
1 · Guesser asks

Was he widely known for humanitarian medical work rather than laboratory research?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he widely known for humanitarian medical work rather than laboratory research?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted

Albert Schweitzer

Alsatian physician, theologian, and medical missionary in Africa who received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.

Validator rationale The proposed identity names Albert Schweitzer and matches the trusted subject’s defining biography and 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Alsatian physician, theologian, and medical missionary in Africa who received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.","name":"Albert Schweitzer","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns Yes