UK Speed Run Record Attempt #1 (GeoTips Leaderboard)

[@henrylewis5691]

We will get this man to #1 on trending eventually

[@willloosley3214]

I think he got there in the first straight line mission...?

[@hughthompson4846]

Straight line mission across the equator of the world?😏

[@patrickbrown9513]

straight line across north korea

[@henrylewis5691]

@@hughthompson4846 if anyone could do it, it would be Tom

[@hamedbadatnames]

@@patrickbrown9513 good luck on that one

[@4KExplorer]

Things you only hear on GeoWizard's channel: "I'm gonna gamble with this bin"

[@stuartmclellan5347]

i spent the whole video excited for this line, didn't disappoint

[@alibryant8588]

Unless you watch 3 - 2 - 1

[@lolmao500]

Hmm you havent heard about dumpster diving channels have you?

[@chloefarmer6832]

The hand movements at ‘statistics’ are everything

[@samlovett1276]

I thought he had turned into David Brent for a moment.

[@MattRobson1]

@@samlovett1276 You've charmed me *Erratic finger movements*

[@samlovett1276]

@@MattRobson1 Like he is flying an imaginary toy aeroplane 😂. Every time Tom gets one wrong, he needs to do that Brent laugh/outbreath.

[@Qaoxai]

You hella pretty

[@evanmurphy5874]

i was looking for this

[@ChicagoGeographer]

Awesome attempt man, I'm looking forward to seeing your times improve! Thanks for the shoutout at the end too, really appreciate it!

[@ezrakoppel555]

You guys should do a speed running collab - hearing tips from each of you would be more than awesome!

[@Wg14159]

Lol saw a comment of yours saying that you dont think GeoWiz has any clue whi you are. Pretty funny to see this now.

[@WesDaviestravel]

I’ve been rocking geoguessr Taiwan lately, that’s not easy.... all the cities look similar, as does the countryside

[@michaelthomas2493]

And it's tiny too so if you miss by like a quarter mile you'll lose a ton of points.

[@alex-mx7cd]

Cool fuckin story bro!!!

[@8xlol]

@@alex-mx7cd no need to be rude brother, hope your day gets better 😘

[@kibaman333]

Weird flex but okay.

[@ryanolsen294]

@@8xlol 😂

[@lucashulten797]

hey tom theres a guy on tiktok using your name and posting your clips, probably without your permission

[@Owen-Lindseth]

The guy should just change his username and clarify that he's a fan and not actually tom

[@abdulllllahhh]

Fuck tiktok

[@AyLveee]

Link him, then. Or send it to Tom directly, through mail or dms.

[@lucashulten797]

@@AyLveee his @ is literally @geowizard, www.tiktok.com/@geowizard?lang=en

[@wheedler]

@@lucashulten797 It says "Reserved For now, Clips of GeoWizard’s streams and videos." I think that's enough explanation that it's not really him.

[@davidmartins9468]

"I'm gonna shut up for a minute...fuck...oh jesus" 😂😂 Tom you're a legend mate, keep it up!

[@Obesepelican]

Tom you need to get a speedrunning timer on your screen

[@Baiko]

It would add to the speedrun attempts seeing if he's on good pace.

[@olliert4840]

Round 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 such easy splits too

[@3PSILONletsplays]

He normally has

[@MrPink0627]

Maybe it stresses him out

[@ijulesy]

more suspense at the end if you don't know the time..

[@StevenTohme]

i’m so happy that tom is finally getting the recognition he deserves

[@wolftrekker]

Well played! I'm glad my map is enjoyable, it is indeed quite urban heavy :D. Look forward to the rest of this record series!

[@emmittwhite1290]

Is it handpicked?

[@DadgeCity]

It doesn't always feel urban-heavy lol. It's a lot of fun though.

[@wolftrekker]

@@emmittwhite1290 Yes, it is.

[@hamedbadatnames]

@@wolftrekker I love watching him but absolute cheeks at geoguessr any tips?

[@zecdi]

@@hamedbadatnames play a lot of geoguessr br so you improve at identifying countries. watch geoguessr videos as well . i recommend geopeter. he has tip videos. also wolftrekker has some tip vids as well lol. lastly go to geotips.net learn bollards and car meta

[@redstar5858]

Love this channel. When he first zoomed in on Harrogate and the ASDA was listed right in front of him on the map I was screaming at the screen.

[@spooky8321]

I swear, Geo has the whole earth memorized to a sub-atomic scale

[@teppo9585]

Sub-atomic is bit of a strech. How about sub visible spectrum of light?

[@skitstroppo]

Never heard someone refer to Tom as "Geo"

[@h.b6463]

@@skitstroppo my guess he's someone from Ludwig's twitch

[@topshreking769]

Hey Tom, weve batteled today on Battle Royale. It was a honor to play against you, unfortunatly i ended or 4th possition i just couldnt play with that stress. Love from Poland

[@koraptd6085]

To prawdopodobnie nie był on tylko ktoś się pod niego podszywający

[@mirabix1141]

I've played Tom too, he won! I was starstruck and bombed.

[@Gummelb]

He's said that there are many fake accounts using his name and picture! I hope it was him though

[@moredots]

@Sam Jones always hurts the soul a bit to see someone cheating the top of the daily challenge boards with the stolen GW logo, or some such.

[@Beeristauk1]

There are a few fake accounts! Toms said so himself.

[@GeographyChallenges]

Very nice - I've actually been to Ribblesdale from R5 quite a few times! Hoping to be hot on your heels on the leaderboard btw

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

A city: Urban GeoWizard: *This is amazing*

[@GeoPeter]

Your videos are very calming ^^

[@zecdi]

and yours ^^

[@GeoPeter]

@@zecdi Thanks! :)

[@lukewallis8132]

I barely recognise the view from my own window these days. I’m always impressed by your videos.

[@CalDempsey]

Glasgow has such a distinct corporate brand with that green colour on the bins, street signs, etc.

[@chrleee]

as he didn’t say it, i’ll say it, welcome back to the channel

[@luigin9087]

Also, can we even be sure he was recording?

[@bradleyhammond4068]

I used to walk past round 4 every day on my commute to work, I live 5 minutes walk north of the traffic lights in Poplar. Most excited I've been for months seeing that round. Keep up the good work Tom, your videos are such a highlight to my week in these tough times 👍

[@mahraba874]

Been watching you for over 3 years, keep going.

[@Barca1789]

M8, do things you are passionate about. We will watch you and we will keep cheering you on! Go on!

[@TheGraemeNolan]

Congrats Tom, it's great to see the growth of your channel over the past two years. You deserve it!

[@yoooo9363]

no shot they called it "UK better map" lmaooo

[@h.b6463]

"no shot"...

[@tacocatt6808]

@@TaySpuckler there wasn’t any Wales and only 1 Scotland, where it was Glasgow of all places lol Of 5 rounds somehow 4 are English and 2 are London, definitely seems like the map could be a bit more random and spread out, because Wales, Scotland, England etc. all have plenty of villages and towns which are urban and would make it more of a challenge imo!

[@thomasparmenter128]

@@tacocatt6808 not a big sample size

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

GeoWizard: Give us a Welcome To, you know it deserves one GeoGuessr: I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that

[@teo665]

Most underrated channel on this platform keep up the hard work Tom 👍

[@kbmrlvids]

idk how or why i found this channel idk jack about geography but it's just so entertaining to watch for some reason

[@apizz2882]

Every video is a gem. Enjoy them as long as we can

[@thomasconway95]

UK Speed Run videos are my absolute favourite! I hope you keep doing them

[@gyalsnextman4725]

I’ve been here a while and I feel like Oogway now because Tom has blown up and youtubers are starting to see the fun in geoguessr

[@MattyP650]

Thank Cody Ko

[@gyalsnextman4725]

@@MattyP650 I know I seen his video

[@michaelmacchia9619]

I never think twice about clicking on your videos man. Thank you for the constant entertainment. Wish we could share a pint sometime

[@TheYorkshireLad1997]

Its always crazy when I find places I actually know on here. I live in Skipton so know Clitheroe really well, at one point when you zoomed in you could see the street where I live on the map too. I think this is the fourth time a place I know has come up on your videos and I absolutely love it! Goes to show just how small the UK really is...

[@vedad1120]

Hello from Bosnia and Herzegovina, love you're videos. Keep up the good work ❤

[@Conzr]

I found your channel only a few days ago, and I’ve spent HOURS AND HOURS watching your videos and playing geoguessr. I love them and it 😃

[@cheesepleese_]

I'm from the U.S. but I don't care which version you play. It's just fun watching someone who's good at this game!

[@MicroYeti]

I love watching you do the UK map for the rounds where you end up somewhere I recognise! Always exciting knowing where you are beforehand and waiting for you to find it

[@Beeristauk1]

I’m soo hooked on watching these vids. Keep up the great work.

[@thomaslee7169]

Last round was crazy, when you went past the church and saw the swimming pool I recognised it as clitheroe as I’ve been camping there, great video as always

[@afterburn2600]

@GeoWizard, Helpful tip is you can use the W and S keys to move forward and backward by one click in relation to whichever direction you are facing. Hope it helps you when you're trying to use the mouse to no avail.

[@jackkaragoz9251]

That Poplar round was such a shock for me. I'm studying spatial planning and two of my projects this term focus on the Poplar neighbourhood and after scowering the location many times on street view over the last couple of months I knew exactly where you were when the round started and I saw those 1960s council flats hahaha

[@lukeschorr8581]

His vids are so entertaining yet Calming

[@aayushrai8881]

My man using the copy paste function from the prior video to good effect :D

[@lukeschorr8581]

@@aayushrai8881 I mean it got likes so...

[@aayushrai8881]

@@lukeschorr8581 I noticed. Well played sir

[@russkiishpion8892]

I'm not from the UK, but I love seeing UK rounds because we get to see you at your absolute PRIME

[@thom_w]

This is surreal that is my local ASDA

[@nexuxd21]

My thoughts exactly

[@Devost01]

Same! I live on East Parade lmao

[@zecdi]

@@Devost01 same wow

[@hughthompson4846]

@@zecdi I live in Dingle lol

[@vanderstevens]

Starbeck here 😆

[@51m0n18]

That Glasgow one.. Initially I thought 'Birmingham' due to the red cladding on the tenement, then as SOON as you panned over the park, I recognised the place I've stumbled through completely drunk.. thanks mate. It's funny what the brain remembers.

[@sussurus]

I JUST re-watched your 10 minute UK speedrun. Awesome!

[@amcfaulds1]

Love the whole channel, hope the uk speedruns become a thing, hopefully see where I live.

[@davidhayter3408]

Enjoyed the epic bottle job at the end there (amid a WR), can't say I blame you.

[@charlestouche6368]

Chuckiedrizzle here. Huge fan of yours- thanks for the games last night :)

[@cameronherrod7221]

Just started watching your channel and i think your vudeos are absolubtly amazing u got a new subscriber 👌

[@124ally124]

Tom, it may be useful to you to know that there are pink "People Make Glasgow" signs on most bins in Glasgow. There's one right there at 5:13. They're also on bikes and lots of road barriers too

[@wurstmate]

I really liked watching this video! Keep the attempts coming :)

[@davidhargrave4200]

loved the vid. excited for more in the series!

[@jamienevin4273]

Tom I love you these vids always got me smiling

[@MattThirteen]

Well played man, looking forward to challenging you on this map in the future, the map hasn’t been too kind to me so far but we’ll see how it goes!

[@emilygreenhalgh3769]

I'm from clitheroe in the last guess! I was so frustrated watching when I knew where all the places were 😂

[@BrfcDanny1]

Same 😂😂 when he was pottering around Skipton I was screaming

[@emilygreenhalgh3769]

@@BrfcDanny1 yes! I was like nooo omg go to the left

[@wtfohno683]

The rufus cars and Henthornroad, knew it instantly!

[@Charlie-to1kh]

I’m from Clitheroe too and it was weird seeing places I have walked

[@kierancunningham5196]

Love the uk speedruns mate, keep it up 👍🏻

[@austball13]

What a seed! Awesome job, Tom!

[@shakir1998]

I literally just finished watching your last UK speed run finish 2 minutes ago and was wondering if you would ever attempt it again and then I go to the front page and see you uploaded this. What are the chances.

[@Venaticorum]

blessed us again with another upload

[@reggiedixon2]

“The son of Jimmy Clitheroe is shouting out: Where’s my Fiorucci?”

[@thecapacitor1395]

5:12 Was surprized to see this here, I used to go to Kelvin College a few years back xD Wee tip, if you ever see a big pink label on the bins, chances are you're in Glasgow. Actually if you look close it should say "PEOPLE MAKE GLASGOW" on there :)

[@CalDempsey]

The dead giveaway with Glasgow is the unique green in their corporate colours, it's on everything the council touch.

[@rikholden01254]

He's panicking on the last round and it was 5 streets from my house... Hahaha

[@lukeqq8830]

Been watching Tom for years now so cool to see he has over 700k subs now he’s growing so fast

[@ricosuavejr1]

Congrats on the perfect game speedrun

[@lemagreengreen]

It's crazy how you get to know places from the tiniest details, I knew that was Glasgow before you even saw a sign because it just looks like Glasgow.

[@glyptotekko]

"Statistics" **does the David Brent face and intertwines fingers**

[@Knattio]

Sometimes Spar's have the road they are on OR the name of the place they are in under the Name/Logo. Hope this helps people!

[@cultoftyler9045]

im pretty sure he looked at that and said it as well

[@RuralVol]

Are we early? Yes, yes we are.

[@spooky8321]

This probably won't become a chain because i already broke it

[@attepuurtinen1160]

@@spooky8321 This probably won't become a chain because I already broke it

[@calcradden6293]

@@spooky8321 this probably won't become a chain because I already broke it

[@_rynnas]

​@@spooky8321​ This probably won't become a chain because I already broke it

[@spooky8321]

hah, I broke it again

[@jamieperkins3856]

First time I've ever seen somewhere I've lived, 13 years ago mind you! Lived on Cotterill road for 10 years, didn't recognise it at all until you turned to it haha.

[@Grantallica]

I'm sure Tom already knew this but for anyone else playing UK maps: our road numbering system goes south to north, so for example A59 means we're more north of places like the Midlands, so it can help narrow down your search

[@TomCushnie]

Noticed harrogate straight away

[@Jac0b22]

Still aren’t on Toms level

[@TomCushnie]

@@Jac0b22 not saying I am. I just visited that asda loads as a kid so it was weird seeing it pop up

[@merked408]

Same here! I instantly thought huh, looks a lot like it, and then I saw the Starbeck sign, and I was SHOOK😂

[@TomCushnie]

@@merked408 As soon as I saw the houses I thought harrogate. Weird man as not been in a couple of years 😂

[@girv98]

When I saw Knaresborough, it clicked

[@Happy_Shopper]

I was genuinely startled when he started moving until I realised it was allowed

[@johnsieyes5707]

Great effort. Think you were correct about getting a decent seed. I've given this half a dozen goes and at least half the rounds have been rural, some very rural.

[@fifaog2060]

I was literally about to comment a joke about how someone’s eventually gonna see their house until I watched him go through clitheroe

[@SuperExtremeTNT]

I am from Harrogate, weird seeing a place you have walked through many times

[@Devost01]

Same! I live around the corner from that Asda haha

[@roblangford4593]

from ripon but had an inkling it was hgate as soon as i saw it, strange

[@5uper5kill3rz]

Nice video, came up on my recommended think I’ve played this before ages ago but forgot about it😂 Also there’s a lad in my town called Tom Davies

[@oweng04]

It’s so weird when you know the location. Knew Harrogate straight away

[@MenacingBanjo]

8:47 Tom: Keep your cool, Tom Also Tom: *proceeds to not keep even one bit of his cool*

[@Terji]

I love these leaderboard attempts

[@vernilnat1634]

Great video as usual! In my opinion the leaderboard should use a map with all locations of the country without photospheres... But I guess there are some benefits of using a smaller map with only good locations

[@HAZPAza]

Love your videos! Keep it up :)

[@hein2790]

this man is speedrunning a whole country

[@archieramanathan1800]

How can you not like this guy

[@idk1788]

That's some Dream luck you've got there Tom

[@michegloeb8801]

I love this guy so much

[@vesin_9772]

Absolutely incredible.

[@mrSam3ooo]

Love the David Brent manerisms thanks for the laugh hahaha

[@wilsonpatterson2703]

You should start using a speed running timer so you can track how long each round takes you and the audience can see your time.

[@Akira-cd8kf]

0.12 made me laugh, reminds me of Tenet lol. Keep it up Tom!

[@xavierpaquin]

I'm not from the UK but I'm excited for UK maps, they're great to get to know the place

[@Plumazz96]

Love this guy 🙌🏼

[@DM-we8ej]

You’re amazing man.

[@benji5489]

Chicago Geographer is a very underwatched player. He has some insane skill on USA games

[@issylove6431]

I love it when it's a UK round :)

[@JackBaker954]

you were starring at that first ASDA for wayy too long!!

[@Jac0b22]

And he’s still miles better than you will ever be

[@JackBaker954]

@@Jac0b22 you don't know that

[@gaskaramona]

I'm from Germany but lived in England for a while and i really enjoy playing the UK map. It always makes me feel kind of "homesick" though... What I'm trying to say: The UK map can be really exciting even for non-UK residents 😃 So don't worry about it.

[@caraporter]

I could see my house in the 3rd one! Crazy seeing it in one of your videos.

[@simerodge]

Veryyyyy good time Tom. I've been practicing and I'll beat you soon I'm sure 😏

[@Schnabeltassentier]

On the very bottom of that record page is a disclaimer that you must play in fullscreen mode and not show the game URL in order to be featured on this list, I think you need to pay attention to that!

[@Zavstar]

They will consider his attempts because its genuine.

[@Hacktheplanet_]

Congrats man, stay cool next time! 😆