Week #2 - 1/25/2026 MEDIUM 19 points 0 solves

Unexpected Guests

MEDIUM19 points18 solves

Challenge Description

An unusual photo circulated online showing a group of people having drinks inside a bar ā€” but no location metadata was attached.

Your mission is to identify:

  1. The name of the establishment
  2. The city
  3. The state
  4. The country
  5. The year the image was captured

This challenge focuses on visual GEOINT, environmental clues, and open-source research.

Scope: google.com/maps/*, google.com/imghp/*, general web search

šŸ©ø First Blood Available!

Be the first to solve this challenge and earn eternal glory on the leaderboard!

šŸŽÆ Submit Your Answer

VENUE NAME-CITY, STATE, COUNTRY, YEAR (e.g., Tractor Brewing Company-Albuquerque , New Mexico, USA, 2017)

Username can only contain letters, numbers, underscores, and hyphens

Please enter a valid answer

šŸ’” Need a hint?

Try reverse image searching first. If you find candidate venues, compare interior photos on Google Maps or review sites. Confirm the year using the earliest matching post or archived listing.

šŸ† Challenge Leaderboard
Rank Username Points Solved At
šŸ„‡ 1 Sleuthlibrarian šŸ©ø FIRST BLOOD 44 Jan 25, 2026 - 1:35 AM
šŸ„ˆ 2 Nspktr 19 Jan 26, 2026 - 12:07 AM
šŸ„‰ 3 Aegis 19 Jan 27, 2026 - 12:16 PM
4 AegisBreacher 19 Jan 27, 2026 - 12:17 PM
5 toto 19 Jan 28, 2026 - 7:23 PM
6 was 19 Feb 1, 2026 - 6:39 AM
7 Przekopka 19 Feb 1, 2026 - 8:32 PM
8 09briand 19 Feb 3, 2026 - 5:08 PM
9 illusionxxx 19 Feb 6, 2026 - 6:11 PM
10 sebosint 19 Feb 8, 2026 - 2:16 AM
11 dead 19 Feb 8, 2026 - 3:28 AM
12 Joker 19 Feb 8, 2026 - 7:59 PM
13 Joker 19 Feb 8, 2026 - 8:05 PM
14 404yeti 19 Feb 20, 2026 - 3:38 AM
15 404yeti 19 Feb 20, 2026 - 3:45 AM
16 sleuth_joe 19 Feb 22, 2026 - 1:34 AM
17 msparol1899 19 Feb 23, 2026 - 12:57 AM
18 theszar 19 Mar 1, 2026 - 7:00 AM

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