gpt-oss-120B (high) on Albert Schweitzer - Round 2

Round 2

Identified Albert Schweitzer in 25 counted questions.

Questions: 25
Outcome: Solved
Format errors: Errors found View one example
Duration: 5m 27s
Round cost: $0.1756 All 26 turns

Format warning

The model sent replies in the wrong format.

The Guesser sent 1 invalid reply. Each one before the question limit used up a counted turn. The model was only reminded of the required format; it was never told whether its question or guess was correct.

Valid format: 96.2%
Format errors: 1
Turns used by format errors: 1

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.

3 of 24 answers in this round reuse an earlier, fully checked answer with its original evidence. No new search or check ran for those turns.

1 · Guesser asks

Is the person still alive?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format

{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person still alive?"}}

Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Albert Schweitzer (January 14, 1875-September 4, 1965) ... Albert Schweitzer died on September 4, 1965, and was buried at Lambaréné.

Component	Calls	Total tokens	Input	Cached input	Output	Reasoning	Latency	Cost	Cache savings
Guesser	26	106,818	39,910	33,152	66,908	65,887	63.26 s	$0.0641	$0.0000
Oracle, Reviewer, Judge	21	180,564	158,249	74,873	22,315	10,521	260.86 s	$0.1112	$0.0000
Validator	1	721	646	0	75	37	2.23 s	$0.0002	$0.0000

The model sent replies in the wrong format.

Is the person still alive?

Is the person male?

Is the person primarily known as a scientist?

Is the person primarily known for achievements in politics?

Is the person primarily known for contributions in the arts (e.g., literature, music, visual arts, theatre, film, or dance)?

Is the person primarily known for achievements in sports?

Is the person primarily known for founding or leading a major corporation or business empire?

Is the person primarily known for military leadership or involvement?

Is the person primarily known as a religious figure or founder of a major world religion?

Is the person primarily known for contributions to philosophy?

Is the person primarily known for exploration or traveling to discover new lands?

Is the person primarily known for contributions to engineering (e.g., as an engineer, inventor, or designer of major structures or machines)?

Is the person primarily known for criminal activities or being a criminal?

Was the person a Christian pastor or minister?

Was the person primarily associated with the United States?

Was the person primarily active during the 19th century?

Was the person primarily associated with Germany?

Was the person primarily active in the 20th century?

Reply in the wrong format.

Was the person primarily active in the 20th century?

Was the person primarily associated with South Korea?

Was the person primarily associated with the United Kingdom?

Was the person primarily known for missionary work in Africa?

Was the person primarily associated with Germany?

Did the person receive a Nobel Prize?

Albert Schweitzer