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
- 18
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 6m 0s
- Round cost
- $0.2468 All 19 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 human?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character human?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The grumpy orange cat was named after Davis’s cantankerous and gruff-on-the-outside but soft-on-the-inside grandfather.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character from a movie?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character from a movie?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The grumpy orange cat was named after Davis’s... grandfather... The 2004 film Garfield: The Movie...Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield is a cartoon character associated with Jim Davis’s comic strip.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character from a TV show?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character from a TV show?"}}Is the character an animal?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character an animal?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The grumpy orange cat was named after Davis’s... grandfather.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield is a cartoon cat character created by American cartoonist Jim Davis.Open en.wikifur.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character from a book?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character from a book?"}}Is the character from a comic book?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character from a comic book?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Davis changed the name of the comic strip to Garfield.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
"Garfield" is the most widely syndicated comic strip in the world.Open history.howstuffworks.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.
The grumpy orange cat was named after Davis’s cantankerous and gruff-on-the-outside but soft-on-the-inside grandfather.Open britannica.com (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.
The grumpy orange cat was named ... Garfield.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Cheshire Cat
The grinning, disappearing cat from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Garfield, while the proposed identity is the Cheshire Cat from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; they are different fictional characters.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"The grinning, disappearing cat from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.","name":"Cheshire Cat","question":null}}Is the character a black cat?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a black cat?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The grumpy orange cat was named after Davis’s cantankerous and gruff-on-the-outside but soft-on-the-inside grandfather.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield is a lazy, overweight, cynical orange cat.Open nickelodeon.fandom.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character a species of big cat such as lion, tiger, or leopard?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a species of big cat such as lion, tiger, or leopard?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield, the orange tabby catOpen gocomics.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield is an orange tabby catOpen petscare.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character anthropomorphic (able to talk or walk upright like a human)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character anthropomorphic (able to talk or walk upright like a human)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Over the years, he has evolved into a more anthropomorphic character that walks like a person.Open cbr.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield — instance of anthropomorphic catOpen wikidata.org (opens in a new tab)
Is the character typically depicted wearing clothes or accessories?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character typically depicted wearing clothes or accessories?"}}Does the character originate from European folklore or fairy tales?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does the character originate from European folklore or fairy tales?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield is a cartoon character created by Jim Davis.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield is a fictional American cat and the protagonist of the comic strip of the same name, created by Jim Davis.Open musicbrainz.org (opens in a new tab)
The Cat in the Hat
An anthropomorphic cat from Dr. Seuss's children's book who wears a red and white striped hat.
Validator rationale The proposal identifies The Cat in the Hat, a different fictional character from Garfield.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"An anthropomorphic cat from Dr. Seuss's children's book who wears a red and white striped hat.","name":"The Cat in the Hat","question":null}}Is the character from American media?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character from American media?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Jim Davis changed the name of the comic strip to Garfield.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
between the comic strip and the musical Cats, there was “a cat boom in the U.S.”Open time.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character orange?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character orange?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The grumpy orange cat was named after Davis’s cantankerous and gruff-on-the-outside but soft-on-the-inside grandfather.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character from a comic strip?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character from a comic strip?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Davis changed the name of the comic strip to Garfield.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield
An orange, lasagna-loving, lazy anthropomorphic cat from Jim Davis' comic strip.
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Garfield, the fictional orange, lazy, lasagna-loving cat created by Jim Davis, matching the trusted subject.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"An orange, lasagna-loving, lazy anthropomorphic cat from Jim Davis' comic strip.","name":"Garfield","question":null}}