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
- 3m 15s
- Round cost
- $0.3183 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":"fictional_character","event":"BEGIN","variation_token":"XSZW5TRZ"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Did the character originate in a movie or television series?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the character originate in a movie or television series?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield is an American comic strip and media franchise created by Jim Davis. Originally published locally as Jon in 1976, it was later changed to Garfield.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Did the character originate in a comic book or manga?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the character originate in a comic book or manga?"}}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)
United Feature Syndicate debuted the first strip nationwide in 41 newspapers, starting on June 19, 1978.Open en.wikipedia.org (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.
An orange tabby cat peered ... from the panels of his first comic strip; Garfield is the eponymous hero of a widely syndicated comic strip.Open theguardian.com (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 novel or short story?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the character originate in a novel or short story?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Originally published locally as Jon in 1976 (later changed to Garfield in 1977), then in nationwide syndication from 1978.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Famed comic strip cat made cartoon debut in 1978.Open nydailynews.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the character a figure from mythology or traditional folklore?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a figure from mythology or traditional folklore?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
A creation of cartoonist Jim Davis ... Garfield ... first made his appearance on June 19, 1978 ... in a strip.Open encyclopedia.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield is a fictional American cat and the protagonist of the comic strip of the same name, created by Jim Davis.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Was the character created to advertise or represent a brand, product, or organization?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the character created to advertise or represent a brand, product, or organization?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield is an American newspaper comic strip by Davis.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Jim Davis observed that there was no comic strip for the nation's 15 million cat owners and developed the cat character for that audience.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Did the character originate in a play or stage musical?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the character originate in a play or stage musical?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield debuted on June 19, 1978, in 41 newspapers across the United States.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Read Garfield—a comic strip by creator Jim Davis—for today, June 19, 1978.Open gocomics.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the character first appear in a children's picture book?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the character first appear in a children's picture book?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The first panel of the first Garfield strip, from 19 June 1978.Open theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)
From 1976 to early 1978, these characters appeared in a comic strip titled Jon ... In 1977, the strip was renamed Garfield.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Did the character originate in a comic strip or webcomic?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the character originate in a comic strip or webcomic?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
United Feature Syndicate debuted the first Garfield strip nationwide in 41 newspapers, starting on June 19, 1978.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Is the character an animal or an animal-like being?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character an animal or an animal-like being?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield is a fictional American cat and the protagonist of the comic strip of the same name.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Is the character a cat or another type of feline?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a cat or another type of feline?"}}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)
Garfield
The orange tabby cat who loves lasagna in Jim Davis's comic strip.
Validator rationale The proposed identity matches Garfield, the orange, lasagna-loving cat from Jim Davis’s comic strip.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"The orange tabby cat who loves lasagna in Jim Davis's comic strip.","name":"Garfield","question":null}}