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
- No errors
- Duration
- 2m 49s
- Round cost
- $0.1661 All 12 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":"EAQCORIU"}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 is an orange tabby cat.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Garfield, the cat; Jon Arbuckle, the human; and Odie, the dog.Open sco.wikipedia.org (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 primarily known from animated films?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character primarily known from animated films?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield became the most widely syndicated comic strip in the world.Open theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield, American newspaper comic strip featuring a fat, lazy cat with a dry sense of humour.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character primarily known from video games?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character primarily known from video games?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield, created by Jim Davis, is the world's most syndicated comic strip.Open guinnessworldrecords.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)
Did the character first appear in a book?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the character first appear in a book?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield made his debut ... in the first Garfield strip, from 19 June 1978.Open theguardian.com (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)
Did the character first appear in a television series?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the character first appear in a television series?"}}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 40 years ago, on June 19, 1978, in a comic strip published in 41 newspapers.Open dw.com (opens in a new tab)
The animated Saturday-morning series Garfield and Friends ran for seven seasons (1988–94) on CBS.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the character first appear in a comic strip or comic book?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the character first appear in a comic strip or comic book?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield made his debut in the first comic strip on 19 June 1978.Open theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)
Does the character walk upright and speak like a human?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does the character walk upright and speak like a human?"}}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 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 depicted as an orange tabby cat?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character depicted as an orange tabby cat?"}}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 stripOpen theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield, a lazy, lasagna-loving orange tabby catOpen britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield
The orange tabby cat from Jim Davis's comic strip, known for loving lasagna and disliking Mondays.
Validator rationale The proposed identity matches Garfield, the fictional orange cat created by Jim Davis and known for lasagna and disliking Mondays.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"The orange tabby cat from Jim Davis's comic strip, known for loving lasagna and disliking Mondays.","name":"Garfield","question":null}}