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.
Round 2
Round 2
Identified Albert Einstein in 10 counted questions.
Back to all Albert Einstein rounds- Questions
- 10
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- Errors found View one example
- Duration
- 3m 51s
- Round cost
- $0.0942 All 11 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
- 90.9%
- 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":"BKXG3AZI"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Reply in the wrong format.
Invalid action · fixed format reminder sent
Why this reply was rejectedInvalid action · turn 1
The reply was JSON, but it matched neither the ASK nor the GUESS format.
- Recorded type
invalid_action- Turn
- 1
- Counted
- Yes · question 1
- Feedback
- FORMAT_ERROR
{"action":"ASK","question":"Is this person a real historical figure (not fictional)?"}{"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.
Is this person a real historical figure (not fictional)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person a real historical figure (not fictional)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Einstein (born March 14, 1879, Ulm, Germany—died April 18, 1955, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.) was a German-born physicist.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
He died on April 18, 1955 at Princeton, New Jersey.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Is this person still alive?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person still alive?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
He died on April 18, 1955 at Princeton, New Jersey.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Was this person primarily known for political leadership (e.g., a head of state or government)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for political leadership (e.g., a head of state or government)?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Einstein was a famous physicist.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist and the most famous scientist in human history. He developed the general theory of relativity.Open alberteinstein.com (opens in a new tab)
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Is this person best known for work in science or invention?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person best known for work in science or invention?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist and the most famous scientist in human history.Open alberteinstein.com (opens in a new tab)
Did this person work primarily in physics?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person work primarily in physics?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
After his retirement he continued to work towards the unification of the basic concepts of physics.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist and the most famous scientist in human history.Open alberteinstein.com (opens in a new tab)
Did this person die in the 20th century or later?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person die in the 20th century or later?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
He died on April 18, 1955 at Princeton, New Jersey.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Was this person born in Europe?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born in Europe?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, in Württemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Was this person born in Germany or Austria?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born in Germany or Austria?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, in Württemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Is this person most famous for developing the theory of relativity?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person most famous for developing the theory of relativity?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Known for: theories of relativity.Open amnh.org (opens in a new tab)
Einstein developed a theory of special and general relativity.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Albert Einstein
German-born 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, including the defining description.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics","name":"Albert Einstein","question":null}}