Round

Round 2

Round 2

Identified Albert Einstein in 12 counted questions.

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Questions
12
Outcome
Solved
Format errors
No errors
Duration
2m 14s
Round cost
$0.1240 All 13 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":"BKXG3AZI"}

Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.

Q1
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person currently alive?

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

Did this person die in or after the year 1900?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person die in or after the year 1900?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q3
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person a citizen of the United States at any point during their life?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a citizen of the United States at any point during their life?"}}
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 ever elected to public office in the United States?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person ever elected to public office in the United States?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person primarily known for their work in the arts, literature, or entertainment?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person primarily known for their work in the arts, literature, or entertainment?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

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

Source 01
Perhaps best known for his Theory of Relativity and his equation E=mc2, Einstein's work revolutionized the field of theoretical physics.
Open fi.edu (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person primarily known for their contributions to science, mathematics, engineering, or technology?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person primarily known for their contributions to science, mathematics, engineering, or technology?"}}
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 awarded a Nobel Prize?

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

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

Source 01
Albert Einstein — Nobel Prize in Physics 1921. Prize motivation: “for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect”.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q8
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics?

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

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

Source 01
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 was awarded to Albert Einstein "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect".
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q9
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person born in the United States?

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

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q10
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person receive their Nobel Prize before the year 1950?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person receive their Nobel Prize before the year 1950?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q11
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person receive their Nobel Prize before 1930?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person receive their Nobel Prize before 1930?"}}
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

Did this person receive the Nobel Prize in Physics in the 1920s?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person receive the Nobel Prize in Physics in the 1920s?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted

Albert Einstein

Theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics

Validator rationale The proposed identity exactly matches Albert Einstein, with a consistent description of the theoretical physicist known for relativity.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics","name":"Albert Einstein","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns Yes