People · United States
August Lancaster
3×3 · top 0.87% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018LANC03
August Lancaster has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.52, set at UIUC Spring 2023, puts him in the top 0.87% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 551st in the United States. Until May 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since December 2018, he has put 591 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.56 in December 2018 to 6.52, a 73% improvement. August has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.52 | 7.97 | top 0.87% | 551 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 30.50 | 34.08 | top 3.1% | 509 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 57.70 | 1:02.09 | top 4.4% | 363 / 9,401 | |
| 2×2 | 2.10 | 3.15 | top 5.4% | 2,170 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 3.27 | 5.81 | top 6.4% | 993 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 52.99 | 56.47 | top 6.5% | 457 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 1:57.36 | 2:02.96 | top 10.0% | 354 / 4,196 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.68 | 5.84 | top 11.3% | 2,938 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.70 | 17.98 | top 11.8% | 1,539 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 7.41 | 8.66 | top 12.6% | 966 / 8,927 | |
| 7×7 | 3:26.74 | 3:31.73 | top 18.7% | 530 / 3,184 | |
| Square-1 | 24.83 | 30.76 | top 38.8% | 2,520 / 6,743 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 Aug 2025Seven personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025.
- 19 Apr 2025Five personal bests in one day at UIUC Side Events Spring 2025.
- 23 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at IlliNxNois Spring 2025.
- 30 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at UIUC Big Cubes Spring 2024.
- 9 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at UIUC Fall 2023.
- 29 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at UIUC Fall 2022.
Competitions
- UIUC Fall 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025 · 1 Aug 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Land of Lincoln 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- UIUC Side Events Spring 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- IlliNxNois Spring 2025 · 23 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- UIUC Big Cubes Spring 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- UIUC Fall 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- UIUC Spring 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- UIUC Fall 2022 · 29 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- NxNaperville 2022 · 16 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Buccaneer Bonanza 2022 · 3 Jun 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubing Peoria 2020 · 16 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- UIUC Fall 2019 · 1 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Indianapolis Fall 2018 · 1 Dec 2018
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Sebastian Carrillo — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Luke Garrett — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead once
- Edward Vakula — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.