Playing Geoguessr until I've been to the EXACT location IRL

Something different for you this fine evening: playing Geoguessr until I've been to the exact location in real life, cos why not?
How many rounds will it take me to arrive at familiar ground?
Could I wind up at a spot that's featured on one of my legendary adventures?
Will I even know if I've been there before?
I delve back into the world map to find out...

[@GeoWizard]

Leave a like on the vid if you’re excited about the upcoming straight line mission!

[@scammy6206]

Super excited to see a new mission!

[@nymphoification]

I am but what's happened to all the vjds you posted weeks about on Patreon?

[@BoboTMC]

Aaahhhhh cannot. Wait.

[@henkenn]

YES A NEW MISSION I WILL WATCH THIS ONE EVEN MORE!!!

[@Breeceboy]

Straight line missions are the best adventure content on youtube

[@twardnw]

Seeing a place I have visited IRL in a Geoguessr game always brings me joy, love this one!

[@DeKevers]

I got put 2 streets away from where I used to live once...

[@gubblfisch350]

I've once had a location 300m away from my home. Granted, I was playing a Germany map back when only 20 cities were covered. But if you compare the area of that 300m circleto the cocered area, this is still only roughly a 1/15000 chance of such a close location. I'd say I've played ~60 Games on Germany maps back when only 20 cities were covered. That would give a chance of ~2% of such a close location, which actually sounds pretty plausible

[@dpguinee]

played the USA map one time and got dropped in downtown Burlington NC. i was like 'man i recognize this place'...i had an internship there last summer and spent a ton of time downtown, so i was shocked to see it!! never been dropped in my hometown though...

[@jackspencer7540]

One of the very first times that I ever played Geoguessr I just played the UK map and the very first location it dropped me at was directly on the road outside of the building that I was working at the time don’t even want to think about what the odds are of that happening 🤣

[@crazygoatemonky]

What's even weirder is seeing one /in this video/. Round 23 is right around the corner from my old apartment, I've walked by it a million times

[@Bystander333]

Liked at "woken up in a graveyard" but I love the personalisation of this format. So many places to go to, is it even possible in a single life.

[@jane.0203]

Once Geoguessr spawned me outside my apartment building. That was scary for some reason lol

[@cheeseyasscheek9186]

this happened to me with my childhood grade school 😂

[@Llama_charmer]

Ive never beem put within 15 miles of any of the places ive lived. Maybe one day

[@Muruwen]

That’s scary af 😂 would be wild if geoguessr asked for your location and then prank everyone like this

[@keslol]

got in the same round, 15m away from my parents house and a street in the same city which i knew

[@Takyodor2]

​@trini8042 It would be even scarier if geoguesser _didn't_ ask for your location, but still "pranked" people like this. Keep yo data safe!

[@lucass430]

I love how casually you drop "woken up in a graveyard in Norburry" LOL

[@decs3491]

4:20 "and i dont have a lot of recolection of either tbh, for different reasons" The implication is so beautiful

[@danielmb467]

This made me laugh so hard

[@YouTube]

this concept is genius tom 🌎

[@MappingWithYakko]

Real youtube lmao

[@patrickseidel218]

KZbin😂

[@gagaringagarinovic2600]

???

[@Ch1pp007]

Anyone else surprised how many little channels like this seem to get attention from KZbin?

[@PressA2Die]

EW

[@SlaterGator]

I've only played Geoguessr a hand full of times, and the first time I ever played it put me on the end of a street I used to go do donuts at 😂

[@Rasta8889]

Geotastic put me in front of the cathedral in Cologne 3 times in a day once ^^

[@dandane3819]

hardman

[@SDrtheone]

Could you see your MX5's 1 wheel peels?

[@georgedawson235]

​@@SDrtheone cue the typical mx5 owner response of no I had such and such a model which when painted in red and fitted with air conditioning it came with a limited slip diff 🤣

[@ihaveliterallynoname]

soz 'ard

[@40johnson87]

It would be cool to do this and pin the closest place you've been. That way the more you travel, the better you can do

[@thebussypresident7085]

The legend himself

[@harroschwarzbart6870]

There he is :D

[@fragilemaileagle]

The ONE and ONLY

[@Icanbacktrailers]

You’re my favourite celebrity x

[@fifaxjosh]

This should be his next video

[@ChicagoGeographer]

Love this idea! I'd been planning out a similar concept video myself and you've beaten me to it hahaha

[@danielsmith6494]

you can still do it! you guys have been to different places 😃

[@ChicagoGeographer]

@@danielsmith6494 I still am! my idea was slightly different than this. Maybe Tom would be down to collab for it though??

[@Tornnnado]

yes please, we need this

[@CriticalityIncident]

@@ChicagoGeographer A collab would be epic.

[@CubicCreeper7914]

​@@ChicagoGeographer We need this collab so bad lol

[@BeingTheHunt]

Incredibly the very first place you got (Beckenham) I have been. I used to work there and spent many a lunch break wandering those streets eating my meal deal.

[@ScottBrown1]

Haha nice! As soon as I saw the green road sign I knew it was near where I grew up. I'd been down the road at the end but never into that particular road

[@dralthoff1]

I grew up in Yankton! So I knew the house and street shown. Let's see if we can get connections to the other locations in Round #1

[@nadavshayovitz3871]

I live on that street ha....I was like woah would have been a quick game@@ScottBrown1

[@endelvelt7650]

I used to go to Kelsey Park all the time! not for tom but for us easy game haha

[@gillmonsta]

That's why what are the chances eyy a watcher of geowizard is from yankton wooo blows my mind​@@dralthoff1

[@vigridr7614]

I recognised and have been on the exact train track in Lisbon at 6:05 ish many, many times. Funnily enough, a number of years ago in one of your videos, the exact stop that I used to get off at for university, which is part of this line that was shown in this video, showed up too. Was a very strange moment for me at the time, because although I'm sure Lisbon pops up occasionally on Geoguessr, we're still very small all things considered. Good luck with the upcoming mission Tom, keep up the good work.

[@vinopacino2423]

"I'm doing it, I don't care I'm too curious" is pretty much your life motto

[@jojogh10]

This happened to me once and here's the funny story behind it: About 2 years ago I stayed in Norway for a holiday for 2 weeks and played the Norway map to improve my knowledge on it as I travelled the real country. Well just 2 rounds in I come across a road I not only drove on the prior(!) day but also spawned in the exact location where I decided to spend half an hour and climb up a hill (for the views)... Will never forget that 😂

[@zackrog1270]

The odds of that happening must be astronomical. Norway is a really beautiful place. I just visited my brother in Lofoten this summer and hiked the hill behind his house. I met some sheep along the way and cooked some hot dogs at the summit. I rode his e-bike back to my air bnb on the coast by the low light of the midnight sun.

[@Nayte08]

That is freaky as hell but also amazing

[@jojogh10]

@@zackrog1270 Such an amazing place, you are absolutely right!

[@manuelgaertner2258]

That’s a good idea. I would like to travel to Norway by bike and to get some knowledge of the country before I go there

[@Desperoro]

My first thought was that Tom will get location in Geoguessr and travel there. And that sound epic for me 😅

[@dh510]

That would make for an insane adventure!

[@huwlewis9059]

That sounds like a Geowizard/Simin Wilson collaboration 😀

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

​@@huwlewis9059Simon and this channel combined would be a match made in heaven. They've both got amazing personality and a sense of adventure although Simon seems like he wouldn't enjoy Tom's challenges.

[@newbarker523]

Great idea!

[@BrandonSG13]

Despite me being *far* less well travelled than you, I managed to win round 27. That ride is part of MovieWorld and just behind it is Wet’n’Wild, which are too of the most popular theme parks/amusement parks in Australia. Definitely been down that road before. Loved the idea, awesome video!

[@michaeldorr1695]

Was gonna say the same thing! any QLDer would know!

[@imraduin]

I want you to know that I was terribly sick for a while in early January and your channel was a life saver. I watched all the straight line missions AND all the Geo Detectives and each one was more brilliant than the next. You earned yourself a new Patreon sub, this is the kind of stuff I want to support!

[@patrickchampion8179]

I've had the reverse experience - I remember once being in Arbroath and seeing a street called "Gravesend". It felt vaguely familiar, then I realised I recognised it from the Spoons map video you did...

[@tarbosh917]

Didn't take me long in my geoguessr 'career' to find a place I had been. Just for kicks I tried a US only game with no moving. 2nd location was right next to an apartment I lived in 10 years ago. The initial view was a shopping center right next to the apartment complex and I immediately recognized it. And when I turned there was my old home. And not just 'I can see my building' but I could see the actual apartment I lived in because it was the first building that faced the road. It's the only time I've ever gotten 5000 on no-moving and will probably be the only time I get it in 10 seconds.

[@WesDaviestravel]

That Ottawa round... I used to live RIGHT THERE. So actually this video works for me too because I've walked that street a million times hahaha

[@jackgriffiths1155]

Great video as always! Originally from Merthyr, first family home is around 200yards from that round. Further down the road you'd have no reason to turn down! Only just about escaped myself. Must have been in that exact spot countless times.

[@vampmode9132]

I like how he's trying to push through the answers quick and still gets the country right every time lol

[@TheBasslunatic]

Hi Tom. Devoured your content since stumbling across your channel this week. Used to live in Tredegar, Wales, so been on that very road in Merthyr going to the lovely Brecon mountain railway, after 10 years of delay and disorder,😅 the A465 will become the road it needed in the '70s. Mum now lives on the Gold coast, so been to all the theme parks there especially Dreamworld, and have been to Dublin, catching the ferry from Hollyhead, so been on the A55. Love watching lots of Welsh stuff, seeing as I live in New Zealand now, where I watched people who did the 'Coast to Coast' challenge arrive yesterday at New Brighton pier. (With a random little aircraft display) Love your stuff, congratulations on all you've achieved and good luck in future endeavours!

[@SomeoneSmarter]

I love the straight line missions! Some of my favourite viewing on KZbin.

[@klaushoden3651]

As others said aswell, love the idea of this! I have hundreds of hours in geoguessr and whenever I see something close to a place I know I get excited, especially in a duel. Have to say the best spot ever was an incredibly small road on the island of mallorca that for some reason my brain completly remembered from a vacation. Opponent had to think I was cheating for immediatly guessing that one correctly.

[@RaymoReaper]

Late night geowizard. Oh we are blessed

[@Zark_Moneybags69]

It's mid day for me

[@abbycap302]

So crazy, round 29 is right around the corner from my university house in Ottawa! Would walk down there every day. Such a nice memory :)

[@charlesdutrisac4340]

My mom worked there, the hospital, crazy

[@christinabarger9216]

I love this so much!!! Please do this again, would be fun to see you get a place obscure you’ve been with your travels! Good luck this weekend!!

[@findmeinthefuture.]

One potentially interesting variation on this would be to play a game of Geoguessr where you're only allowed to drop your pin on places you've been irl, so you can only get a perfect score if it's a place you've been (and you guess it right, ofc), and otherwise in order to maximize points you have to figure out what the closest location is that you've actually been. E.g., in this video's rounds, you would get a perfect score for that last one, but for the London one you'd have to click a mile or so away and lose a few points. (And for something like Japan you'd be cursed to get 0 points.) Then you can set a goal of a certain total score and play until you reach it.

[@sumicmusic]

I've never seen a place I've been to appear on world, but while watching one of your videos, specifically the birmingham one, you got a street that is about a quarter mile away from my home, and it was incredibly surreal to see it in a video

[@SteveSmith-zt5oz]

I rewatched his Birmingham geoguessr video the other day and it dropped him on Dyas Avenue that was right around the corner from my old house

[@aza3262]

I like this video concept Tom! Very promising! Keen to see a future video where you try for places in the world excluding the UK to see what random road you might have ventured down in Europe.

[@Marius5]

This format is fun, please do more of it! Perhaps on other maps as well, such as UK for a short video, Netherlands, Norway...

[@kyanclaessens4777]

It's even better when you get to a location IRL that you recognize because you played it in geoguessr years before that moment

[@JamieWittGuitar]

I love how Tom just nonchalantly chucks pins down not even trying to be accurate and gets better scores than me

[@Joe-nb3fs]

Excited to see Beckenham come up! I've heard so much about it from Matthew Crosby on his Sunday morning radio show on RadioX.

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

2 days ago I was thinking "When was it I signed up for geogussr after watching Tom play for so long?" Literally as I was thinking this I got charged for another year. Super weird timing and it has nothing to do with this video but I found it funny.

[@bradgabriel8784]

I live right near that theme park on the Gold Coast, was very cool to see that road come up. I'm on it a couple times a month :)

[@inplfw]

I'm not a very worldly person, so I was very much surprised to have you blast past a place I have been to in this video before you found a spot of your own. I stayed at an AirBnB about a block away from Round #32.

[@bobrulz]

Before Google Street View even existed I remember stumbling upon some website that had done something similar with a few roads in the U.S. and one of them randomly started right by my grandparents' cabin

[@Ultraw]

Nice one! I hadnt been to any of the places either until the one you finished on, guess that might be the same for a lot of people 😃

[@MelonPython]

Yes, amazing. Best channel in existence. Looking forward to the straight line mission :)

[@pate0070]

I watched all video wondering if a street where I've been pops up.. to my surprise it was the A55 same like yours, and it was also when I went to Llandudno. Not to buy bikes though.. but to spend time in the sun. Cool idea for a video. As always, a pleasure to watch.

[@MikaTarkela]

That straight face at 11:53 had me, lmao.

[@jamessmart685]

Spotted the Merthyr Tydfil one straight away. Used to drive down the “Rocky Road” as that section is called, on my commute to my last workplace. Great vid Tom 👍

[@BorderRambler]

Good luck on the straight line mission I hope your path is fairly tree free, as we have had a few blown over up here 👍

[@eoghain5021]

Another straight line mission. By god we have been blessed

[@rhanny1377]

I was watching a Geoguessr tourny once and they had two rounds in the two tiny small towns I lived in as a kid. One was right outside my house. The odds were so low, it was crazy. And one of your Photo Challenges (not Geoguessr) was in the town of Grand Forks, BC, outside the movie theater we went to all the time.

[@gingerelvis]

Interesting idea! I've had it a few times in my very casual playing, I once got a street that I drove down during my driving test! Strangley I have also been through the same spot that you have too.

[@oh2mp]

Last week a hilarious thing happened. I played someone's Åland islands map, and on one round the location was a drone photosphere taken by myself several years ago 😀

[@fleek6319]

I would say you got lucky and it could have taken ages... but then again the motorway argument is very solid, didn't think of that either

[@adamg810]

8:33, Hey that's Ottawa, I've been there!

[@rhwing5095]

Spends 3 seconds looking at a picture... "looks like somewhere in Poland". Guesses 100 miles away from location. Pretty amazing that you can gain so much insight so quickly to be that accurate on the globe.

[@HazewinDog]

Now turn on your recording, do your intro to hype us up, make sure you are recording, promise us that the next game you will play determines the 5 exact places you will visit in the next 5 years, and let's all find out how much of a mistake that was :D

[@RedCruuve]

I remember I went to the Gower Peninsula on holiday (we booked a sort of holiday home there) and on our way there we stopped in Bridgend. This was many years ago and recently I played geoguessr and it put me in Bridgend, exactly on the road we went through. I've also only been to Wales once so it was even more extraordinary

[@Leaferr]

I remember watching a best guesses compilation from a geo pro called Geography Challenges and he got my small 30k population town about a 2 minute walk away from where I grew up, on an intersection I used to cross every single day going to school. Was insanely surreal.

[@rayvanwayenburg998]

So excited about another straight line mission. These are honestly about my favourite KZbin videos. 😊

[@dylanfarque4433]

Yesterday, no lie your Olive St. Denver but Eugene round came up in the feed. My moms office was next door, it made me feel so connected. Love your content brother. Aloha from the big island.

[@davidhasayt]

"I've woken up in a graveyard in Norbury" presents so many questions...

[@pk10x]

"Woke up in a graveyard" Dying to hear that story

[@fauvilein]

I am excited about the straight line mission but i also remember when you were dropped off in a game years ago at my alma mater in innsbruck. Like right there!

[@ReimaginedFairyTales]

One of my favorite videos you've made in a long time.

[@fanman420]

I was watching one of your videos about a month ago and then out of the blue you spawn right outside of my house that was the most surreal feeling ever

[@sami2503]

Ive also been on that road to go to Anglesey and see Conwy Castle on the way. What a great castle it is btw.

[@cernunos8153]

Can’t wait for the straight line mission!!! Hell yea! Been rewatching old straight line missions and no-roads missions lately. They’re so great

[@AndyDouglasChannel]

This is such a fun idea! I believe this has only happened to me twice in this format in all the time I've been playing - once was in North London, near where I live and the other was in Palma de Mallorca where I instantly recognised a roundabout (of all places!).

[@kicking222]

Wonderful idea. It's funny that I found somewhere I've been faster than Tom (Floyd Bennett Field is an airfield on the way to Jacob Riis Beach in Queens, one of NYC's few genuine "relax by the water" beaches).

[@melodyb.7089]

You got to a place I've been pretty quickly--I cackled when I recognized Floyd Bennett Field.

[@fleshtonegolem]

This happened to me once when you were playing a game. It was in Eugene Oregon and I knew exactly where it was in a second due to my job years ago delivering food downtown.

[@russellmcphee72]

I just love all your videos even if few and further between. Carry on mate.

[@KissShotMokou]

I love stumbling upon locations I've been on while playing competitive duels. good luck on your mission!

[@jalabaster]

Grave yard in Norbury?? Do tell!!! 😂 I just zoomed in on Beckenham, I’ve parked on that road for the park next to it. Keep up the great work!!

[@apolloGOD177]

my jaw was on the floor for far too long in the video by just how quick and accurate you are. you're actually insane at geoguessr

[@peachy-tay]

i've played geoguessr where it's been located in my town, in a neighboring town, in my grandmas town, and you've had a round where it was right down the street from my old job. cool idea thanks for the video

[@neasulavuori4955]

went to lisbon the other year myself, it's lovely! A cafe had this weird pastry thing that was basically a slice of sweet bread with maybe like syrup or something and some maybe vanilla sauce and like orange on top? It was really good, idk if it's common there. Also very hilly so get a bike taxi thing to the top, driver was very nice!

[@TBH_Inc]

Do it again until you find a non motorway round! I would love to see more of this to get another glimpse of where you have/haven’t been.

[@CharleetheGiraffe]

was very interesting, I enjoy mixing the personal aspect of you and geoguessr

[@lewishowells5062]

I’m from Pant in Merthyr Tydfil which is 2 minutes away from that spot! There’s always some Welsh related content, love it 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@astrogoodvibes6164]

All the best for your preparations on the straight line challenge. Good health and happy trails peace.

[@KieranRogers1]

Great video idea, maybe you could try again and do somewhere you've been on foot so you can't get a road like this. I've seen a couple places near me in your videos before, one in Guildford on a wetherspoons game and another where I knew a road you were on near where I grew up in Fleet

[@jkk244]

Me too! I live in the US but I’ve been on that same road IRL, the A55, on my way to Conwy when I was on vacation in the UK. The only place I’ve matched when I was playing and IRL was a street in Dublin. It was a cool experience.

[@sami2503]

Did you like the castle?

[@jkk244]

@@sami2503 in Conway? Yes, very much. Stayed at a B&B just outside of the castle walls.

[@ainakl]

12:13 Brings back memories. Stayed at Four Winds Caravan Park for a week. I remember one day it was so windy someone's grill almost burned their caravan down, and we helped put out the fire. Anyways, I really enjoyed exploring Wales, walking from the caravan park, to Rhyl promenade and back to Ffrith for curly fries and a cider. Conwy castle is also pretty cool, Rhuddlan castle, and the waterfall... Wish I could teleport into these memories from Moscow. I hate being stuck here and Tom's videos always cheer me up, reminding me of carefree vacay times. Can't believe it's been 3 years ago, wish I could visit again... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤ Guess this week I'll be binging straight line missions. Again 😂🍻

[@srpjr3795]

As a New Yorker who’s been to Paris those were my 2 closest rounds to places I’ve been before, but no cigar. Very fun video!

[@Starphixx]

I like this idea, it's fun to watch! I'd like to see more of this. Also straight line mission!!! Woooh, but where is it, Sweden? 😄

[@maggiem413]

I love this concept!! Doing more specific maps or discounting highways and/or even the whole uk eventually? could be super interesting!

[@ringworld999]

It's funny, anyone in the Northwest has a very good chance of being on that road, and yes, that includes me. That was fun, thank you

[@EggNBeans]

I see so much high quality, over produced content on KZbin it’s actually refreshing to watch this Hopefully Geowizard doesn’t read too much into that comment

[@stephen3164]

I grew up in a small town. If you took a pic down a random street in that town, very good chance I’d never been on it. I did ride my bike around a lot - in one corner of the town. Otherwise just drove to stores, schools, and activities. Main roads, sure, but a random street? Less likely. I can’t imagine how many years it would take playing geoguesser to come across a place I’ve actually been to!

[@Teren14]

Thanks for the idea! I finally decided to pay for Geoguessr pro to do the same. I did Europe only since I haven't been anywhere else. Took me 42 attempts to get a random street in Malta I've been to. The best part is that I have a photo of the exact spot!

[@Thebrainymonkey]

For me, I think it was your second round of the first video I ever saw of yours where I said "I've been there!" I think it was a bridge in Montenegro.

[@matthew5a]

Love this idea, and I’d love to just see the same thing again, hearing snippets of your adventures and the details of what connection you have to each place. I’d definitely watch a whole series of these

[@tc96-]

“I’ve woken up in a graveyard in Norbury” seems like a very British thing to do 2:14

[@Jake-lm7cc]

lmao I was looking for someone to emntion this

[@djbabymode]

Great, classic Tom content! I'd love to see one where you play until you find a spot that appeared in your adventure videos.

[@whatdoyousuppose]

11:45 oh hey I’ve been there! Immediately was like “that’s Minneapolis”

[@jakegaubatz]

It certainly was an interesting video! Although I think it might be more interesting to exclude U.K locations or play a country map like France or Germany until you pop up in a place you've traveled to, because I think the odds of you being put in London in a place you've been to makes it the most likely outcome. Either way, really enjoyed! I always get excited when I see Florida locations I've been to and have a lot of familiarity with.

[@mythyx8381]

It would be really fun to see you have a go again at ranked duels. I remember your old videos with that and i always really enjoyed them

[@andyhitchins7255]

In your last geodetective video I had been and have a picture from almost the exact spot the Verona picture was taken. Then in this video, G1 R1, is the street my Aunt used to live on. 🤯

[@blankface_]

I've been to round 17. Possibly have been to the rail in Portugal as well

[@rickyliddell1432]

I was out on Round 30 with that Aussie Rollercoaster. Goodluck with the mission Tom!

[@Ramonaew]

I’m excited for your straight line mission!! I love all your videos

[@henrycole6399]

There's a Geoguessr video of yours that pulls up a spot I instantly recognized. It's on the Anderson Road off the Parks Highway in Interior Alaska. There's a powerline crossing the highway, and it instantly stood out to me as "hey, I've been there!"

[@henrycole6399]

There'd be no way for me to find the video, but I think this is the spot: maps.app.goo.gl/pdgLZ8WgYifGGfMS8 It was several years ago that I saw it.