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
- 8
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 3m 47s
- Round cost
- $0.1144 All 9 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":"fictional_character","event":"BEGIN","variation_token":"XSZW5TRZ"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Is the character human?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character human?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield (1978- ) is a comic strip which looks at the life of the title character, a tabby cat.Open si.edu (opens in a new tab)
Garfield (the cat)Open toonsmag.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character an animal, including an anthropomorphic or talking animal?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character an animal, including an anthropomorphic or talking animal?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield ... the title character, a tabby catOpen americanhistory.si.edu (opens in a new tab)
an orange tabby cat ... the sardonic GarfieldOpen theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the character originate in an animated film or television cartoon?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the character originate in an animated film or television cartoon?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The character created by US cartoonist Jim Davis debuted ... on June 19, 1978, in a comic strip published in 41 newspapers.Open dw.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield, American newspaper comic strip featuring a fat, lazy cat ... spinning off a series of animated television specials.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the character originate in a written work such as a novel, children's book, or comic strip?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the character originate in a written work such as a novel, children's book, or comic strip?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The orange tabby cat peered ... from the panels of his first comic strip ... Garfield made his debut ... on 19 June 1978.Open theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)
In 1978 he launched Garfield for United Features.Open americanhistory.si.edu (opens in a new tab)
Did the character originate in a comic strip or comic book?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the character originate in a comic strip or comic book?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
On June 19, 1978, the comic strip first appeared in 41 newspapers in U.S. cities.Open indianahistory.org (opens in a new tab)
In 1978 he launched Garfield for United Features... Garfield (1978- ) is a comic strip.Open si.edu (opens in a new tab)
Did the character first appear in a newspaper comic strip?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the character first appear in a newspaper comic strip?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Jim Davis introduced Garfield and Jon ... as a weekly strip in The Pendleton Times.Open dailycartoonist.com (opens in a new tab)
The character ... debuted ... in a comic strip published in 41 newspapers.Open dw.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character a dog?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a dog?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield (1978- ) is a comic strip which looks at the life of the title character, a tabby cat.Open si.edu (opens in a new tab)
Is the character a cat?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a cat?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield (1978- ) is a comic strip which looks at the life of the title character, a tabby cat.Open si.edu (opens in a new tab)
Forty years ago this Tuesday, an orange tabby cat peered lugubriously at the world from the panels of his first comic strip.Open theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield
Orange lasagna-loving tabby cat from Jim Davis's newspaper comic strip
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Garfield, the fictional orange, lasagna-loving cat from Jim Davis’s comic strip, matching the trusted subject.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Orange lasagna-loving tabby cat from Jim Davis's newspaper comic strip","name":"Garfield","question":null}}