People · United States
Jacob Purkiss
Pyraminx · top 22.8% of 130,891 all-time · competing since October 2025 · 2025PURK02
Jacob Purkiss has been competing for a year. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.37, set at Virginia Championship 2026, puts him in the top 22.8% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,258th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since October 2025, he has put 24 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.07 in October 2025 to 20.70, a 33% improvement. Jacob has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.37 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,258 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 20.70 | 22.43 | top 42.0% | 24,352 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 5.77 | 6.28 | top 48.5% | 19,987 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 1:44.16 | — | early days — 3 solves | 13,478 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 14.16 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14,481 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:13.08 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,988 / 15,900 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026First sub-30 3×3: 20.70 at Virginia Championship 2026.
- 11 Oct 2025First competition: Virginia Beach Fall 2025. A 31.07 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Virginia Championship 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Beach Fall 2025 · 11 Oct 2025
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.
- Gary Miller — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Anastasia Summer — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Sarah Kim — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 115,495 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.