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 1
Round 1
Identified Albert Einstein in 8 counted questions.
Back to all Albert Einstein rounds- Questions
- 8
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 1m 47s
- Round cost
- $0.1682 All 9 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 this person primarily known for work in entertainment, such as acting, music, or television?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person primarily known for work in entertainment, such as acting, music, or television?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Einstein is best known for his equation E = mc².Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Is this person primarily known for political leadership or holding public office?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person primarily known for political leadership or holding public office?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) is generally considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century. He developed the special and general theories of relativity and won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
He was a Professor of Theoretical Physics at Princeton... he was offered the Presidency of the State of Israel, which he declined.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Is this person primarily known for achievements in science, mathematics, or invention?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person primarily known for achievements in science, mathematics, 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 is best known for his equation E = mc².Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did this person make important contributions to physics?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person make important contributions to physics?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
He contributed to statistical mechanics by his development of the quantum theory of a monatomic gas and accomplished valuable work in connection with theoretical physics.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Einstein developed theories of special and general relativity... He had a massive influence on contemporary physics.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was this person alive at any time during the twentieth century?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person alive at any time during the twentieth century?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Einstein, Albert (1879–1955).Open rep.routledge.com (opens in a new tab)
Did this person receive a Nobel Prize?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person receive a Nobel Prize?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 was awarded to Albert Einstein for his services to theoretical physics.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Was this person awarded a Nobel Prize before 1930?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person awarded a Nobel Prize before 1930?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 was awarded to Albert Einstein. Albert Einstein received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1922.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Was this person born in what is now Germany?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born in what is now Germany?"}}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)
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity and received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Validator rationale The proposed identity exactly matches Albert Einstein, the trusted subject.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity and received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics.","name":"Albert Einstein","question":null}}