People · United States
Jacob Carruthers
Skewb · top 29.9% of 74,164 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023CARR26
Jacob Carruthers has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 6.51, set at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026, puts him in the top 29.9% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,965th in the United States. Across 12 competitions since June 2023, he has put 262 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 60% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 44.25 in June 2023 to 23.14, a 48% improvement. Jacob has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 6.51 | 10.41 | top 29.9% | 4,965 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.42 | 11.79 | top 31.4% | 8,870 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 4.57 | 5.72 | top 33.9% | 13,710 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 23.14 | 29.05 | top 48.4% | 28,512 / 60,666 | |
| Clock | 22.92 | 33.17 | top 72.3% | 6,436 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:06.38 | 1:20.48 | top 87.3% | 13,441 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 4:04.89 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,488 / 8,026 | |
| 4×4 | 2:32.06 | — | early days — 2 solves | 17,892 / 19,354 |
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
- 28 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cubing in the Cornfields IA 2025.
- 22 Jun 2025First sub-30 3×3: 27.55 at Plymouth Puzzle-Off 2025.
- 24 Jun 2023First competition: Sioux Falls Summer 2023. A 44.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Blink and You'll Miss It NE 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Pikes Peak PM 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- South Omaha Scramble 2026 · 18 Jul 2026
- Cornhusker Cubing Classic 2026 · 6 Jun 2026
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026 · 22 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Nebraska Championship 2026 · 10 Apr 2026
- NxNebraska 2025 · 15 Nov 2025
- Cornhusker Cubing Classic 2025 · 27 Sep 2025
- Cubing in the Cornfields IA 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Plymouth Puzzle-Off 2025 · 22 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Sioux City Sunday 2023 · 23 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Sioux Falls Summer 2023 · 24 Jun 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.
- Shawn Carruthers — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Francisco García — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Chaeli Baker — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 19,128 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 1.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.