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
- 14
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- Errors found View one example
- Duration
- 5m 37s
- Round cost
- $0.0604 All 15 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
- 93.3%
- 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.
5 of 13 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.
Output limit exceeded · fixed format reminder sent
Why this reply was rejectedOutput limit exceeded · turn 1
The reply hit the output length limit before it was complete.
- Recorded type
output_limit_exceeded- Turn
- 1
- Counted
- Yes · question 1
- Feedback
- FORMAT_ERROR
{
"result": {
"action": "ASK",
"question": "Is this character from a novel/book series?"
{"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 movie?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this character from a movie?"}}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. The page separately lists feature films including Garfield: The Movie (2004) and Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006).
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The review describes Garfield as coming from Jim Davis's long-running syndicated comic strip and says the comic strip was adapted into a movie.
Open nytimes.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Is this character from a book or novel?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this character from a book or novel?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
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)Source summary (model-reported)
Garfield the Big Cheese... His 59th Book... Book Description: Like a boss! Head honcho Garfield takes charge in this riotous collection of comics.
Open penguinrandomhouse.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Is this character from a television show?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this character from a television show?"}}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.
Open en.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. The show aired on CBS from September 17, 1988 to December 10, 1994.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Is this character from a comic book or graphic novel?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this character from a comic book or graphic novel?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Garfield is an American comic strip and media franchise created by Jim Davis. ... then in nationwide syndication from 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Jim Davis's first Garfield comic strip debuted on June 19, 1978 in 41 newspapers.
Open history.howstuffworks.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Four decades since Jim Davis introduced his sardonic, lasagne-loving cat to the world ... 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) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Is this character from a video game?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this character 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 ... Garfield, American newspaper comic strip featuring a fat, lazy cat...
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Garfield comic strip was created by Jim Davis and first published on 19 June 1978 ... the title character has been the star of television series, feature films, comic books and video games.
Open announcements.asx.com.au (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q7
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)
The page identifies Garfield as the title character of the comic strip and lists animated series including Garfield and Friends (1988–94), The Garfield Show (2009–16), and Garfield Originals (2019–20). It also lists animated feature films including Garfield Gets Real (2007), Fun Fest (2008), Pet Force (2009), and The Garfield Movie (2024).
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Garfield Show is described as “a new CGI animated series” featuring Garfield, with Jim Davis listed as creator and Frank Welker as the voice of Garfield.
Open tv.apple.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q8
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
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Is this character an animal who talks or acts human-like in the story?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this character an animal who talks or acts human-like in the story?"}}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)
Source summary (model-reported)
The article describes Garfield's human-like mannerisms. Jim Davis says Garfield exists in a cat’s body, moves like a cat, does many cat-like things, and has a personality like that of a human.
Open ew.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Is this character from a well-known classic work (published before 1950)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this character from a well-known classic work (published before 1950)?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Jim Davis's first Garfield comic strip debuted on June 19, 1978 in 41 newspapers.
Open history.howstuffworks.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
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)Source summary (model-reported)
The cat with the huge saucer eyes first made his appearance on June 19, 1978.
Open encyclopedia.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Is this character a mammal?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this character a mammal?"}}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.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
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 a cat?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this character a 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.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q13
1 · Guesser asks
Is this character orange?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this character orange?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
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)
Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica describes Garfield as a round-bodied, orange and black tabby cat and identifies him as the cartoon cat created by Jim Davis.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q14
1 · Guesser asks
Is this character from a comic strip?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this character from a comic strip?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The source describes Garfield as “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)
Source summary (model-reported)
The source states that Garfield debuted on June 19, 1978, in 41 newspapers, and describes the work as a comic strip about the fictional cat.
Open time.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
Garfield
the lazy, lasagna-loving orange tabby cat from Jim Davis's comic strip Garfield
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Garfield, the fictional orange cat character created by Jim Davis, matching the target entity.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"the lazy, lasagna-loving orange tabby cat from Jim Davis's comic strip Garfield","name":"Garfield","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes