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
- 11
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 1m 58s
- Round cost
- $0.1103 All 12 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":"person","event":"BEGIN","variation_token":"EAQCORIU"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Is the person currently alive?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person currently alive?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan ... died August 18, 1227.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the person die in or after the year 1900?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the 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.
Genghis Khan died on August 18, 1227.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the person die in or after the year 1800?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person die in or after the year 1800?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan died on August 18, 1227.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the person die in or after the year 1500 AD?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person die in or after the year 1500 AD?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Died: August 18, 1227 (aged 65)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the person die in or after the year 1 AD?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person die in or after the year 1 AD?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan died on August 18, 1227.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the person die in or after the year 1000 AD?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person die in or after the year 1000 AD?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan ... died August 18, 1227.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
The death of Genghis Khan ... occurred on August 18, 1227.Open ebsco.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person primarily associated with Europe?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person primarily associated with Europe?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was a Mongolian warrior-ruler who consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia and then extended his empire across Asia to the Adriatic Sea.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan was a 13th-century warrior in central Asia who founded the Mongol Empire.Open livescience.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person primarily associated with Asia?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person primarily associated with Asia?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was a Mongolian warrior-ruler ... who consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia and then extended his empire across Asia to the Adriatic Sea.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Asian History — Genghis Khan ... conquered huge chunks of central Asia and China.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person a ruler, monarch, or head of state?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a ruler, monarch, or head of state?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan ruled between 1206 and 1227.Open historyguild.org (opens in a new tab)
Was the person associated with the Mongol Empire?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person associated with the Mongol Empire?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
As the founder of the Mongol nation, the organizer of the Mongol armies, and the genius behind their campaigns, Genghis Khan must share the reputation of his people.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the person die before the year 1250 AD?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person die before the year 1250 AD?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan died on August 18, 1227.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan
Founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire
Validator rationale The proposed identity names Genghis Khan, matching the trusted subject exactly; the description is consistent.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire","name":"Genghis Khan","question":null}}