People · United States
Jacob Hightman
3×3 · top 5.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016HIGH01
Jacob Hightman has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.37, set at Flex in Lex 2023, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,270th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since June 2016, he has put 158 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.91 in June 2016 to 9.37, a 78% improvement. Jacob has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 9.37 | 11.33 | top 5.8% | 3,270 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.55 | 5.25 | top 20.9% | 8,303 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.38 | 13.89 | top 22.9% | 6,284 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 8.01 | 11.15 | top 41.4% | 7,298 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.54 | 1:19.17 | top 49.4% | 8,394 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 2:20.46 | 2:35.05 | top 61.4% | 5,350 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.37 | 54.30 | top 67.3% | 9,720 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 3:15.43 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,410 / 8,026 |
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
- 2 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at Rocky Top 2023.
- 24 Sep 2022First sub-20 3×3: 12.71 at Bluegrass Fall 2022.
- 24 Sep 2022First sub-15 3×3: 12.71 at Bluegrass Fall 2022.
- 24 Sep 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.40 at Bluegrass Fall 2022.
- 24 Sep 2022Three personal bests in one day at Bluegrass Fall 2022.
- 24 Jun 2018First sub-30 3×3: 21.24 at Cardinal Bird Fiesta 2018.
Competitions
- Return of the Ville KY 2025 · 25 Jan 2025
- Rocky Top 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Flex in Lex 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Rocky Top 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bluegrass Fall 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Derby City Open 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Florence Winter 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Cardinal Bird Fiesta 2018 · 24 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2016 · 18 Jun 2016
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.
- Jake M. Hanson — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Alison Meador — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
- Luke Garrett — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.37 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.