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Round 2

Round 2

Identified Albert Schweitzer in 19 counted questions.

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Questions
19
Outcome
Solved
Format errors
No errors
Duration
13m 10s
Round cost
$0.3581 All 20 turns

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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":"BKXG3AZI"}

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 currently alive?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person currently alive?"}}
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 primarily known as a political, royal, or military leader?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person primarily known as a political, royal, or military leader?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q4
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
Q5
1 · Guesser asks

Was he primarily known for work in science, mathematics, engineering, or technology?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he primarily known for work in science, mathematics, engineering, or technology?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks

Was he primarily known for work in the arts or entertainment, such as music, film, literature, painting, or acting?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he primarily known for work in the arts or entertainment, such as music, film, literature, painting, or acting?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q7
1 · Guesser asks

Was he primarily known as an athlete or sports figure?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he primarily known as an athlete or sports figure?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser asks

Was he primarily known as a religious or spiritual figure?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he primarily known as a religious or spiritual figure?"}}
2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q9
1 · Guesser asks

Was he primarily known for involvement in crime or as a criminal figure?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he primarily known for involvement in crime or as a criminal figure?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q10
1 · Guesser asks

Was he primarily known for business, finance, industry, or entrepreneurship?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he primarily known for business, finance, industry, or entrepreneurship?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

Source 02
Albert Schweitzer was a physician, Protestant theologian, organist, and missionary, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1952, primarily for his work at his hospital at Lambaréné.
Open lbi.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q11
1 · Guesser asks

Did he found a religion or new religious movement?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did he found a religion or new religious movement?"}}
2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q12
1 · Guesser asks

Was he primarily known for work in philosophy, psychology, or social theory?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he primarily known for work in philosophy, psychology, or social theory?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q13
1 · Guesser asks

Was he primarily known as an explorer, adventurer, aviator, sailor, mountaineer, or astronaut/cosmonaut?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he primarily known as an explorer, adventurer, aviator, sailor, mountaineer, or astronaut/cosmonaut?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q14
1 · Guesser asks

Did he die in or after the year 2000?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did he die in or after the year 2000?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q15
1 · Guesser asks

Was he primarily known for founding or leading an organization or movement?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he primarily known for founding or leading an organization or movement?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q16
1 · Guesser guesses

Robert Baden-Powell

British founder of the worldwide Scout Movement.

Validator rationale The proposal identifies Robert Baden-Powell, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"British founder of the worldwide Scout Movement.","name":"Robert Baden-Powell","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns No
Q17
1 · Guesser asks

Was the organization he founded or led charitable, humanitarian, educational, or service-oriented?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the organization he founded or led charitable, humanitarian, educational, or service-oriented?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

Source 02
He became a mission doctor and established a hospital in Lambaréné, French Equatorial Africa, maintained by his income and supplemented by gifts from individuals and foundations.
Open britannica.com
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q18
1 · Guesser asks

Did he receive the Nobel Peace Prize?

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

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q19
1 · Guesser guesses

Henry Dunant

Swiss founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross and co-recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize.

Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposed identity is Henry Dunant; they are different people.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Swiss founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross and co-recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize.","name":"Henry Dunant","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns No
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted

Albert Schweitzer

Alsatian physician, theologian, and humanitarian who founded the Lambaréné hospital in Gabon and won the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.

Validator rationale The proposed identity exactly matches Albert Schweitzer, including his profession, Lambaréné hospital, and 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Alsatian physician, theologian, and humanitarian who founded the Lambaréné hospital in Gabon and won the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.","name":"Albert Schweitzer","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns Yes