Round

Round 3

Round 3

Identified Albert Einstein in 19 counted questions.

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Questions
19
Outcome
Solved
Format errors
No errors
Duration
7m 43s
Round cost
$0.3678 All 20 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.

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":"AMZAISLM"}

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 alive?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person 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

Was this person primarily known for their contributions to science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM)?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for their contributions to science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM)?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

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

Source 01
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist, best known for developing the theory of relativity and important contributions to quantum mechanics.
Open archives.gov (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q3
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person primarily known for work in physics?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for work in physics?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q4
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person born before 1900?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born before 1900?"}}
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 this person born before 1700?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born before 1700?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person known for foundational contributions to electromagnetism?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person known for foundational contributions to electromagnetism?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q7
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person born in the 18th century?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born in the 18th century?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser guesses

James Clerk Maxwell

Scottish physicist who formulated the classical theory of electromagnetism

Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Einstein, while the proposal identifies James Clerk Maxwell, a different physicist.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Scottish physicist who formulated the classical theory of electromagnetism","name":"James Clerk Maxwell","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns No
Q9
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person known for experimental work demonstrating electromagnetic waves?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person known for experimental work demonstrating electromagnetic waves?"}}
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 guesses

Oliver Heaviside

English physicist who reformulated Maxwell's equations into their modern vector form

Validator rationale The proposal identifies Oliver Heaviside, while the trusted subject is Albert Einstein.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"English physicist who reformulated Maxwell's equations into their modern vector form","name":"Oliver Heaviside","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns No
Q11
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person born after 1820?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born after 1820?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q12
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person born before 1850?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born before 1850?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q13
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person of Dutch nationality?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person of Dutch nationality?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q14
1 · Guesser guesses

John Henry Poynting

English physicist known for the Poynting vector describing electromagnetic energy flow

Validator rationale The proposal identifies John Henry Poynting, while the trusted subject is Albert Einstein.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"English physicist known for the Poynting vector describing electromagnetic energy flow","name":"John Henry Poynting","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns No
Q15
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person of Irish nationality?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person of Irish nationality?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q16
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person of German nationality?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person of German nationality?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q17
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person a winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q18
1 · Guesser guesses

Max Planck

German physicist who founded quantum theory and formulated Planck's law of blackbody radiation in electromagnetism

Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Einstein, while the proposed identity is Max Planck, a different physicist.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"German physicist who founded quantum theory and formulated Planck's law of blackbody radiation in electromagnetism","name":"Max Planck","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns No
Q19
1 · Guesser guesses

Karl Ferdinand Braun

German physicist and Nobel laureate who developed the cathode ray tube and contributed to wireless telegraphy, foundational to electromagnetism

Validator rationale The proposal identifies Karl Ferdinand Braun, while the trusted subject is Albert Einstein.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"German physicist and Nobel laureate who developed the cathode ray tube and contributed to wireless telegraphy, foundational to electromagnetism","name":"Karl Ferdinand Braun","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns No
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted

Albert Einstein

German physicist whose theory of special relativity unified electricity and magnetism into electromagnetism

Validator rationale The proposed identity names Albert Einstein exactly, matching the trusted subject; the descriptive wording is consistent enough with the same person.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"German physicist whose theory of special relativity unified electricity and magnetism into electromagnetism","name":"Albert Einstein","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns Yes