Claude Opus 5 (high) on Albert Schweitzer - Round 2

Round 2

Identified Albert Schweitzer in 28 counted questions.

Questions: 28
Outcome: Solved
Format errors: No errors
Duration: 7m 32s
Round cost: $0.3081 All 29 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.

System message

You are the Guesser in a Twenty Questions benchmark. Identify the hidden subject using as few
counted turns as possible. BEGIN provides only its broad category. The variation_token has no
clues; do not interpret, mention, or repeat it.

The category in BEGIN has a broad meaning:
- person: a real human, living or historical.
- fictional_character: an invented character from a story, book, comic, film, television,
game, or another fictional work.
- mythological_figure: a figure from mythology or traditional legend.
- video_game_character: a character known from video games.
- thing: a broad category covering natural and human-made entities, living or nonliving,
whole entities or parts of them. Possibilities include everyday objects, tools, machines,
materials, food, animals, plants, body parts, natural structures, geographical features,
celestial bodies, natural phenomena, and concepts. These possibilities are not exhaustive.
The target may be a general kind or one particular instance.

Use questions to narrow the supplied category. These definitions are not a list of targets.

Use ASK for a factual question that distinguishes candidates. Never use ASK to confirm a
specific identity. Use GUESS with a name and short identifying description to name a candidate.

ASK has five possible replies:
- YES or NO: the evidence establishes that answer to the exact question.
- RATHER_YES or RATHER_NO: evidence leans that way, but is not strong enough for a firm answer.
Treat this as a clue; keep candidates fitting the opposite answer possible.
- UNKNOWN: no reliable direction. It supports neither answer.

Ask clear questions about verifiable properties. "Can", "sometimes", "usually", "always", and
"mainly" ask different things. Do not assume that one property proves another or rules out alternatives.
Qualified replies express uncertainty about your question, not how often a property applies.
Before narrowing heavily, check your key assumption with a different property. After rejected
guesses, reconsider earlier assumptions as well as candidates. Answers can be mistaken; check
another property when stuck. Do not ignore an answer merely because it conflicts with a
preferred candidate.

Each ASK, rejected GUESS, or format error before the limit costs one turn. A correct GUESS costs
none. After 40 counted turns, make one final GUESS; ASK is then forbidden. Identity
validation uses only YES, NO, or UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN on GUESS ends the game without success.

FORMAT_ERROR means your output broke the contract, was not checked for correctness, and cost
one turn. Retry using its displayed formats if a turn remains. Return only the required JSON
object with exactly one result action. No explanations, reasoning, or extra fields.

BEGIN event

{"category":"person","event":"BEGIN","variation_token":"BKXG3AZI"}

Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.

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 evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Albert Schweitzer Nobel Peace Prize 1952 Born: 14 January 1875, Kaysersberg, Germany (now France) Died: 4 September 1965, Lambaréné, Gabon

Component	Calls	Total tokens	Input	Cached input	Cache write	Output	Reasoning	Latency	Cost	Cache savings
Guesser	29	70,851	67,366	64,165	3,143	3,485	1,997	133.17 s	$0.1391	$0.2848
Oracle, Reviewer, Judge	28	252,660	225,458	110,566	0	27,202	12,661	316.80 s	$0.1687	$0.0000
Validator	1	730	641	0	0	89	39	1.58 s	$0.0002	$0.0000

Is this person still alive?

Was this person born in the 20th century?

x

Was this person male?

Was this person born before 1800?

Was this person primarily known for work in science, mathematics, or invention?

Was this person primarily known for political or military leadership?

Was this person primarily known for the arts (such as literature, music, or visual art)?

Was this person primarily known for exploration, adventure, or the outdoors (including outlaws and frontier figures)?

Was this person primarily known in the field of sports or athletics?

Was this person primarily known for business, industry, or entrepreneurship?

Was this person primarily known for religious or spiritual leadership?

Was this person primarily known for philosophy, social/political thought, or activism (e.g., reform movements)?

Was this person born in Europe?

Was this person known primarily for entertainment or performance (such as acting, stage, film, or show business)?

Was this person known primarily for crime, notoriety, or scandal?

Was this person a member of royalty or the nobility?

Was this person known primarily for something related to medicine or healthcare (e.g., nursing, surgery, psychiatry)?

Was this person known mainly for work concerning the mind or mental health (psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis)?

Was this person known mainly as a surgeon or for advances in surgery?

Was this person born in the British Isles?

Was this person born in a German-speaking country (Germany, Austria, or Switzerland)?

Was this person born in Germany (rather than Austria or Switzerland)?

Did this person win a Nobel Prize?

Was this person's main work related to infectious disease (bacteria, immunity, or vaccines)?

Was this person's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (rather than another category)?

Was this person's Nobel Prize in Physics?

Was this person's Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

Albert Schweitzer