Round

Round 3

Round 3

Identified Albert Einstein in 13 counted questions.

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Questions
13
Outcome
Solved
Format errors
Errors found View one example
Duration
2m 14s
Round cost
$0.0741 All 14 turns

Format warning

The model sent replies in the wrong format.

The Guesser sent 2 invalid replies. 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
85.7%
Format errors
2
Turns used by format errors
2

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 reply rejectedTurn counted

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
What the model returnedExact text from the provider
Attempt 1 · finish stop
{"action":"ASK","question":"Is this person a real historical or contemporary human being (not a fictional character)?"}
What a valid reply looks likeThe same formats shown to the Guesser
ASK
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"<non-empty yes-or-no property question>"}}
GUESS
{"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.

2 · System responseFORMAT
Q2
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person male?

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

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.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q4
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person best known for work in science or technology?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person best known for work in science or technology?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q5
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person best known for work in physics?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person best known for work in physics?"}}
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 Yes
Q6
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person die before 1950?

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

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q7
1 · Guesser asks

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.

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q8
1 · Guesser reply rejectedTurn counted

Reply in the wrong format.

Empty output · fixed format reminder sent

Why this reply was rejectedEmpty output · turn 8

The model returned no text.

Recorded type
empty_output
Turn
8
Counted
Yes · question 8
Feedback
FORMAT_ERROR
What the model returnedExact text from the provider

The provider returned no text.

What a valid reply looks likeThe same formats shown to the Guesser
ASK
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"<non-empty yes-or-no property question>"}}
GUESS
{"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.

2 · System responseFORMAT
Q9
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
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
Q10
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person die in the United States?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person die 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 Yes
Q11
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person die before 1960?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person die before 1960?"}}
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 in Germany?

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

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q13
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person die after 1950?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person die after 1950?"}}
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

German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics; died in Princeton, New Jersey in 1955

Validator rationale The proposed identity names Albert Einstein and matches the trusted subject's identifying 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; died in Princeton, New Jersey in 1955","name":"Albert Einstein","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns Yes