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
- 7
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 2m 24s
- Round cost
- $0.2142 All 8 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":"fictional_character","event":"BEGIN","variation_token":"AMZAISLM"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Is the character human?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character human?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield is a black and orange tabby cat.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Is the character primarily known from a movie or television series?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character primarily known from a movie or television series?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield, created by Jim Davis, is the world's most syndicated comic strip, appearing in some 2,100 journals in 80 countries.Open guinnessworldrecords.com (opens in a new tab)
The strip quickly achieved widespread popularity, spinning off a series of animated television specials; a long-running animated television series, Garfield and Friends, debuted in 1988. Live-action movies followed.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the character originate in a video game?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the character originate in a video game?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Originally published locally as Jon in 1976, then in nationwide syndication from 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Jim Davis's first Garfield comic strip debuted on June 19, 1978 in 41 newspapers.Open history.howstuffworks.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the character originate in a written work of fiction, such as a novel or short story?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the character originate in a written work of fiction, such as a novel or short story?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield, American newspaper comic strip by Davis.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Comic strips are drawn images arranged to be read as a narrative; the story is usually original in this form and the medium is printed in magazines, newspapers, or books.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the character originate in a comic book or comic strip?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the character originate in a comic book or comic strip?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Jim created a new character – a fat, lasagna-loving cat named Garfield. On June 19, 1978, the comic strip first appeared in 41 newspapers.Open indianahistory.org (opens in a new tab)
Forty years ago this Tuesday, an orange tabby cat peered lugubriously at the world from the panels of his first comic strip.Open theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character depicted as an animal of a species found on Earth?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character depicted as an animal of a species found on Earth?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield is a black and orange tabby cat.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Is the character a feline, such as a cat or tiger?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a feline, such as a cat or tiger?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield ... became a worldwide sensation after being introduced in 1978.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield is a black and orange tabby cat.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Garfield
The lazy, lasagna-loving orange cat from Jim Davis's comic strip.
Validator rationale The proposed identity matches Garfield, the fictional orange cat and protagonist of Jim Davis’s comic strip.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"The lazy, lasagna-loving orange cat from Jim Davis's comic strip.","name":"Garfield","question":null}}