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
- 11
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- Errors found View one example
- Duration
- 2m 53s
- Round cost
- $0.1057 All 12 turns
Format warning
The model sent replies in the wrong format.
The Guesser sent 1 invalid reply. Each one before the question limit used up a counted turn. The model was only reminded of the required format; it was never told whether its question or guess was correct.
- Valid format
- 91.7%
- Format errors
- 1
- Turns used by format errors
- 1
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 the person male?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person male?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
He was above all adaptable, a man who could learn.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the person a historical figure?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person a historical figure?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan, or Chinggis Khan orig. Temüjin, (born 1162...died Aug. 18, 1227), Mongolian warrior-ruler.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the person primarily known for political leadership?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person primarily known for political leadership?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
His greatest skill, though, was as a military leader.Open encyclopedia.com (opens in a new tab)
known for his military leadership and great crueltyOpen dictionary.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the person live primarily before the year 1800?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person live primarily before the year 1800?"}}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 the person a king or emperor?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a king or emperor?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
It means “greatest of rulers, emperor of all men.”Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Title / Office | khan (1206-1227), Mongol empireOpen britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Reply in the wrong format.
Invalid JSON · fixed format reminder sent
Why this reply was rejectedInvalid JSON · turn 6
The reply was not one complete, valid JSON object.
- Recorded type
invalid_json- Turn
- 6
- Counted
- Yes · question 6
- Feedback
- FORMAT_ERROR
{"result":{"action":"ASK","question":"Was the person European?","name":null,"description":null}}{"result":{"action":"ASK","question":"Was the person European?","name":null,"description":null}}{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"<non-empty yes-or-no property question>"}}{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"<non-empty identifying description>","name":"<non-empty candidate name>","question":null}} A reply must match one of these formats exactly. Text fields in use must not be empty; unused fields must be JSON null.
Was the person European?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person European?"}}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 ...), Mongolian warrior-rulerOpen britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
After uniting the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian plateauOpen history.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person Asian?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person Asian?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Race or Ethnicity: AsianOpen nndb.com (opens in a new tab)
After uniting the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian plateau... Temujin... was born around 1162 near the border between modern Mongolia and Siberia.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person Chinese?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person Chinese?"}}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—died August 18, 1227) was a Mongolian warrior-ruler.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan ... was a Mongolian warrior-ruler who consolidated nomadic tribes into a unified Mongolia.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person a ruler of the Mongol Empire?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a ruler of the Mongol Empire?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was the first leader, or Khan, of the Mongol Empire, from 1206 CE–1227 CE.Open courses.lumenlearning.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the person found the Mongol Empire?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person found the Mongol Empire?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire.Open livescience.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan
Founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century
Validator rationale The proposed identity names Genghis Khan and matches the trusted subject’s defining role.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century","name":"Genghis Khan","question":null}}