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.
- Questions
- 24
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 6m 41s
- Round cost
- $0.3189 All 25 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":"BKXG3AZI"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Q1
1 · Guesser asks
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 fictional American cat and the protagonist of the comic strip of the same name, created by Jim Davis. Garfield is portrayed as a lazy, fat, cynical and self-absorbed orange tabby cat.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Does the character appear primarily in animated films or TV cartoons?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does the character appear primarily in animated films or TV cartoons?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield, American newspaper comic strip featuring a fat, lazy cat with a dry sense of humour. Garfield became the most widely syndicated comic strip of its era. 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 featuring a computer-animated Garfield include Garfield: The Movie (2004) and Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006).Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis and started in 1978. The comic strip was first adapted into animated form in 1980... Garfield was adapted into eleven more television movies... Garfield and Friends was also made for CBS, and debuted on the network in 1988.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Does the character originate from a book or novel?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does the character originate from a book or novel?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
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 (later changed to Garfield in 1977), then in nationwide syndication from 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield.Open wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Combining his wry wit and art skills, Davis created Garfield, a composite of all the cats he remembered from his childhood farm and named after his grandfather, James Garfield Davis. The strip debuted in 1978.Open syndication.andrewsmcmeel.com (opens in a new tab)
First came the books. Davis grouped the strips into collections and they were a hit.Open nytimes.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Does the character originate from a comic book or manga?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does the character originate from a comic book or manga?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The Garfield Movie adapts Jim Davis' long-running comic strip about America's laziest cat... Garfield debuted June 19, 1978, in 41 newspapers.Open time.com (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)
Garfield is an American comic strip and media franchise created by Jim Davis. Originally published locally as Jon in 1976... then in nationwide syndication from 1978.Open en.m.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Does the character originate from a live-action film or television series?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does the character originate from a live-action film or television series?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Cartoonist Jim Davis ... created Garfield in 1978... 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 featuring a computer-animated Garfield include Garfield: The Movie (2004) and Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006).Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield debuted June 19, 1978, in 41 newspapers... By 2004, Garfield was a movie star, with Bill Murray voicing the character in Garfield: The Movie.Open time.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Does the character originate from a video game?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does the character originate from a video game?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Davis created Garfield, a composite of all the cats he remembered from his childhood farm and named after his grandfather, James Garfield Davis. The strip debuted in 1978.Open syndication.andrewsmcmeel.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield debuted June 19, 1978, in 41 newspapers.Open time.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield is an American comic strip and media franchise created by Jim Davis. 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)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character an advertising mascot or brand character?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character an advertising mascot or brand character?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
When Alpo decided to enter the cat food market in the 1980s, the company needed an ambassador... Alpo chose Garfield, an already popular cartoon character created by Jim Davis, to do the job. Garfield’s face also made Alpo’s products instantly recognizable on supermarket shelves.Open hagley.org (opens in a new tab)
By licensing the image of Garfield, Alpo established a strong brand identity by linking their new and unknown products to an instantly recognizable figure... Through successful advertising campaigns, public appearances, and product launches, Alpo cat food became synonymous with “Garfield cat food.”Open commons.lib.jmu.edu (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Rather yes
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character an animal (or animal-like creature)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character an animal (or animal-like creature)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
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, created by Jim Davis. Garfield is portrayed as a lazy, fat, cynical and self-absorbed orange tabby cat.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Garfield is a round-bodied, orange and black tabby cat who frequently stands on two feet and communicates via cartoon “thought bubbles.”Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character used to advertise a food or beverage product?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character used to advertise a food or beverage product?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
It marked the first time Garfield has been licensed to an American pet food manufacturer. ... Garfield, who became ALPO’s spokescat two years ago, was part of a $70 million promotional campaign ... ALPO Cat Food the most successful new product launch in American grocery stores...Open mcall.com (opens in a new tab)
When Alpo decided to enter the cat food market in the 1980s, the company needed an ambassador who could convince cat owners to risk bringing a new food home to their pets. ... Alpo chose Garfield ... to do the job.Open hagley.org (opens in a new tab)
Alpo found the attention-grabbing brand ambassador that they were seeking when they signed a deal to hire Garfield as the spokescat of the line in 1987. ... Through successful advertising campaigns ... Alpo cat food became synonymous with “Garfield cat food.”Open commons.lib.jmu.edu (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character a bird?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a bird?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
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, created by Jim Davis. Garfield is portrayed as a lazy, fat, cynical and self-absorbed orange tabby cat.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Garfield is a round-bodied, orange and black tabby cat who frequently stands on two feet and communicates via cartoon “thought bubbles.”Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character a big cat (such as a tiger or lion)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a big cat (such as a tiger or lion)?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
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, created by Jim Davis. Garfield is portrayed as a lazy, fat, cynical and self-absorbed orange tabby cat.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Garfield is the strip's title character and main protagonist. He is Jon's fat orange tabby cat.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Cat, (Felis catus), also called house cat or domestic cat, domesticated member of the family Felidae... The family is generally divided between cats from the subfamily Pantherinae, which roar (including lions, tigers, and leopards), and...Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q12
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character a mammal?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a mammal?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
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, created by Jim Davis. Garfield is portrayed as a lazy, fat, cynical and self-absorbed orange tabby cat.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Garfield is a round-bodied, orange and black tabby cat who frequently stands on two feet and communicates via cartoon “thought bubbles.”Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q13
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character associated with a breakfast cereal brand?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character associated with a breakfast cereal brand?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Quaker Garfield ... Introduced in 1985 ... Interestingly, Garfield promoted Honey Nut Cheereos in commercials for Quaker's competitor General Mills in 1993. In 1986, Garfield Bike Reflectors were a premium inside of boxes of Kellogg's Frosted Flakes and Raisin Bran cereals. In Mexico, it is still possible get off-brand Garfield cereals in the form of Garfield Vanilla Rings ... and Garfield Fruity Bites.Open mrbreakfast.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield Cereal – Quaker Oats (1985)Open en.m.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q14
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character a rabbit?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a rabbit?"}}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, created by Jim Davis. Garfield is portrayed as a lazy, fat, cynical and self-absorbed orange tabby cat.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q15
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character a bear?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a bear?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
A creation of cartoonist Jim Davis (1945–), Garfield is a lazy but scheming cat who ranks with Felix the Cat, Sylvester, and Krazy Kat among the most popular feline comic-strip characters of all time.Open encyclopedia.com (opens in a new tab)
It chronicles the life of the title character Garfield, a lazy, gluttonous, and sarcastic cat, along with a dim-witted dog named Odie and their human owner, Jon Arbuckle.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q16
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character a mouse or other rodent?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a mouse or other rodent?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
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, created by Jim Davis. Garfield is portrayed as a lazy, fat, cynical and self-absorbed orange tabby cat.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Garfield is a round-bodied, orange and black tabby cat who frequently stands on two feet and communicates via cartoon “thought bubbles.”Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q17
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character a monkey or ape?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a monkey or ape?"}}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, created by Jim Davis. Garfield is portrayed as a lazy, fat, cynical and self-absorbed orange tabby cat.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q18
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character a dog or wolf?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a dog or wolf?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
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, created by Jim Davis. Garfield is portrayed as a lazy, fat, cynical and self-absorbed orange tabby cat.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Garfield is a round-bodied, orange and black tabby cat who frequently stands on two feet and communicates via cartoon “thought bubbles.”Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q19
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character an elephant?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character an elephant?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
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, created by Jim Davis. Garfield is portrayed as a lazy, fat, cynical and self-absorbed orange tabby cat.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Garfield is a round-bodied, orange and black tabby cat who frequently stands on two feet and communicates via cartoon “thought bubbles.”Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q20
1 · Guesser asks
x
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"x"}} 2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q21
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character a hoofed animal (such as a cow, horse, pig, or deer)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a hoofed animal (such as a cow, horse, pig, or deer)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
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, created by Jim Davis. Garfield is portrayed as a lazy, fat, cynical and self-absorbed orange tabby cat.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
The strip's titular character, a sardonic, lazy, lasagna-loving, Monday-hating, orange tabby cat, became a worldwide sensation after being introduced in 1978.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q22
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character a cat (domestic cat)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character a cat (domestic cat)?"}}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, created by Jim Davis. Garfield is portrayed as a lazy, fat, cynical and self-absorbed orange tabby cat.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q23
1 · Guesser asks
x
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"x"}} 2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q24
1 · Guesser asks
Is the character orange with black stripes?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the character orange with black stripes?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Garfield is a round-bodied, orange and black tabby cat who frequently stands on two feet and communicates via cartoon “thought bubbles”...Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Garfield is typically depicted as an orange tabby cat with black stripes, pointy ears, and large...Open scribd.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
Garfield
The lasagna-loving orange tabby cat with black stripes from Jim Davis's comic strip
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Garfield, the fictional orange tabby character created by Jim Davis, matching the target beyond reasonable doubt.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"The lasagna-loving orange tabby cat with black stripes from Jim Davis's comic strip","name":"Garfield","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes