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
- 13
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- Errors found View one example
- Duration
- 2m 6s
- Round cost
- $0.0371 All 14 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
- 92.9%
- 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.
{"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.
2 of 12 answers in this round reuse an earlier, fully checked answer with its original evidence. No new search or check ran for those turns.
Q1
1 · Guesser reply rejectedTurn counted
Reply in the wrong format.
Invalid action · fixed format reminder sent
Why this reply was rejectedInvalid action · turn 1
The reply was JSON, but it matched neither the ASK nor the GUESS format.
- Recorded type
invalid_action- Turn
- 1
- Counted
- Yes · question 1
- Feedback
- FORMAT_ERROR
{"action":"ASK","value":"Is this character from a book originally, rather than a film or TV show?"}
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"<non-empty yes-or-no property question>"}}{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"<non-empty identifying description>","name":"<non-empty candidate name>","question":null}} A reply must match one of these formats exactly. Text fields in use must not be empty; unused fields must be JSON null.
2 · System responseFORMAT
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Is this character from a film or television series?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this character from a film or television series?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Cartoonist Jim Davis created Garfield in 1978. The strip spun off animated television specials, a long-running animated television series, Garfield and Friends, and live-action movies featuring a computer-animated Garfield, including Garfield: The Movie (2004) and Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006).
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Garfield is a fictional cartoon cat created in 1978 by Jim Davis. In addition to Davis's newspaper cartoon, an animated television show called Garfield and Friends ran from 1988–1994, and film adaptations were released in 2004 and 2024.
Open simple.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Is this character a human?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this character a human?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
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
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Is this character from an animated work?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this character from an animated work?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Garfield is a fictional cartoon cat created in 1978 by Jim Davis. In addition to Davis's newspaper cartoon, an animated television show called Garfield and Friends ran in the United States from 1988-1994. ... an animated Garfield movie ... was released in 2024.
Open simple.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Garfield and Friends is an American animated television series based on the comic strip Garfield by Jim Davis.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Is this character an animal?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this character an animal?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
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)Source summary (model-reported)
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
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Is this character from a children's story or book?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this character from a children's story or book?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Garfield is a fictional American cat and the protagonist of the comic strip of the same name, created by Jim Davis. First appearance January 8, 1976...
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
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)Source summary (model-reported)
This storybook retells the story of Garfield—arriving in theaters May 24, 2024! This full-color storybook is sure to thrill children ages 3 to 7.
Open penguinrandomhouse.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Does this character originate from a video game?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does this character originate from a video game?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Cartoonist Jim Davis ... created Garfield in 1978 ... Ask Anything ... Garfield, American newspaper comic strip featuring a fat, lazy cat with a dry sense of humour.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Garfield debuted June 19, 1978, in 41 newspapers. The article describes Garfield as the subject of Jim Davis's long-running comic strip.
Open time.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Is this character from a comic book or comic strip?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this character from a comic book or comic strip?"}}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.Open en.m.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Is this character from a comic strip that appears in newspapers?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this character from a comic strip that appears in newspapers?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The Associated Press describes Jim Davis as the creator of the comic strip that “appears in newspapers around the world.”
Open denverpost.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Garfield is described as an American comic strip created by Jim Davis that entered nationwide syndication in 1978; the strip was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals as of 2013.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Is this character a dog?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this character a dog?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
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
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Is this character a feline (cat)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this character a feline (cat)?"}}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.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 Yes
Q12
1 · Guesser asks
Is this character orange-colored?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this character orange-colored?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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
Q13
1 · Guesser asks
Does this character have a famous strip rivalry with a dog character?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does this character have a famous strip rivalry with a dog character?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
From best friends to frenemies, these are the characters who keep Garfield on his toes. ... What makes Garfield a fabled feline isn’t his impressive ability to sleep 18 hours a day or his Odie-tormenting techniques.
Open gocomics.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Garfield is the strip’s title character and main protagonist. Some of his personality traits include ... a tendency to be annoyed by Jon’s dog Odie.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Garfield’s costars include ... the dopey dog Odie, Garfield’s sometimes-girlfriend and fellow feline Arlene, the insufferably cute cat Nermal, his teddy bear Pooky, his veterinarian ... Liz, and other occasional characters.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
Garfield
The orange, lazy, lasagna-loving cat from Jim Davis's comic strip who torments the dog Odie
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Garfield, the fictional orange cat created by Jim Davis and protagonist of the comic strip, matching the specified character.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"The orange, lazy, lasagna-loving cat from Jim Davis's comic strip who torments the dog Odie","name":"Garfield","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes