People · United States
Cullen J. McDonough
3×3 · top 77.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026MCDO05
Cullen J. McDonough has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 40.85, set at UCSD TritoNxN 2026, puts him in the top 77.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 47,537th in the United States. Across 1 competition since April 2026, he has put 13 official solves on the record across four events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 40.85 | 46.26 | top 77.8% | 47,537 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 17.06 | 23.04 | top 93.1% | 38,658 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 5:24.33 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,270 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 3:32.26 | — | early days — 2 solves | 18,864 / 19,072 |
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 story so far
- 4 Apr 2026First competition: UCSD TritoNxN 2026. A 40.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCSD TritoNxN 2026 · 4 Apr 2026
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.
- Nathan Castaneda — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Zachary Lau — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Michael Young — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-40 3×3 single — 218,634 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-15 2×2 single — 169,048 people have one; it is 2.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.