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
- 13
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 2m 45s
- Round cost
- $0.0969 All 14 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":"BKXG3AZI"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Is the character originally from a book or novel?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character originally from a book or novel?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
In 1978 he launched Garfield for United Features... Garfield (1978- ) is a comic strip.Open americanhistory.si.edu (opens in a new tab)
The Garfield strip was born on June 19, 1978, syndicated in forty-one U.S. newspapers.Open penguinrandomhouse.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character originally from a television show or series?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character originally from a television show or series?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield made his debut on 19 June 1978 in his first comic strip.Open theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)
The animated series Garfield and Friends ran from 1988 to 1994 on CBS.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character originally from a movie or film?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character originally from a movie or film?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The first panel of the first Garfield strip appeared on 19 June 1978.Open theguardian.com (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)
Is the character originally from a video game?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character originally from a video game?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
In 1978 he launched Garfield for United Features... Garfield has been represented in books, films, television specials, video games, amusement park attractions, and merchandise.Open americanhistory.si.edu (opens in a new tab)
Is the character originally from a comic book, comic strip, or graphic novel?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character originally from a comic book, comic strip, or graphic novel?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
In 1978 he launched Garfield for United Features... Garfield (1978- ) is a comic strip.Open si.edu (opens in a new tab)
The character created by US cartoonist Jim Davis debuted 40 years ago, on June 19, 1978, in a comic strip.Open dw.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character a superhero?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a superhero?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
All the comic strip characters become superheroes... everyone except Garfield. He thinks being a superhero sounds too much like work.Open search.worldcat.org (opens in a new tab)
Garfield’s costars include... his sometimes-girlfriend and fellow feline Arlene... and other occasional characters.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character from a newspaper comic strip?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character from a newspaper comic strip?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
An orange tabby cat peered lugubriously at the world from the panels of his first comic strip; Garfield made his debut in 41 newspapers.Open theguardian.com (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)
Is the character a male?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a male?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Davis sought to clear up the controversy this week, telling the Post that "Garfield is male" and has a girlfriend named Arlene.Open whsv.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character a human?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a human?"}}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 an animal?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character an animal?"}}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 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 primarily orange or ginger in color?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character primarily orange or ginger in color?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
This fat orange cat has brightened people’s days since 1978.Open catster.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield is a lazy, overweight, cynical orange cat.Open nickelodeon.fandom.com (opens in a new tab)
Does the character frequently nap or sleep in a park or outdoors?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does the character frequently nap or sleep in a park or outdoors?"}}Garfield
Orange tabby cat from the newspaper comic strip created by Jim Davis
Validator rationale The proposed identity matches Garfield, the fictional orange cat created by Jim Davis and featured in the Garfield comic strip.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Orange tabby cat from the newspaper comic strip created by Jim Davis","name":"Garfield","question":null}}