People · United States
Jackson Gaines
Skewb · top 23.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023GAIN01
Jackson Gaines has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.75, set at Louisiana Mega Two Day 2023, puts him in the top 23.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,854th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since March 2023, he has put 64 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.84 in March 2023 to 19.63, a 34% improvement. Jackson has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.75 | 20.98 | top 23.8% | 3,854 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 4.29 | 5.84 | top 30.2% | 12,017 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 19.63 | 22.64 | top 38.9% | 21,978 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.41 | 17.52 | top 63.4% | 18,688 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 50.87 | — | top 77.5% | 11,350 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 2:04.50 | — | top 83.7% | 15,687 / 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 line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.63 at Cube Against Cancer New Orleans 2025.
- 4 Mar 2023First competition: Bayou Big Cubes 2023. A 29.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube Against Cancer New Orleans 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Louisiana Mega Two Day 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cajun Cube Clash 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bayou Big Cubes 2023 · 4 Mar 2023
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.
- Teri McAcy — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Seth Talbot — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- RJ Gohn — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.