People · United States
Jacob Whitlock
2×2 · top 2.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021WHIT03
Jacob Whitlock has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.56, set at North Woods 2023, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 975th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since December 2021, he has put 380 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.83 in December 2021 to 10.75, a 58% improvement. Jacob has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.56 | 5.42 | top 2.4% | 975 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 10.75 | 14.71 | top 9.8% | 5,381 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 43.68 | 1:02.61 | top 16.7% | 2,562 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.62 | 1:44.67 | top 27.1% | 2,146 / 9,537 | |
| Skewb | 6.41 | 8.68 | top 29.1% | 4,830 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.34 | 10.93 | top 30.7% | 8,683 / 29,168 | |
| Megaminx | 1:43.54 | 1:58.38 | top 36.9% | 2,700 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.08 | 32.30 | top 37.2% | 5,003 / 15,900 | |
| Clock | 16.57 | 19.90 | top 54.0% | 4,593 / 9,172 | |
| 6×6 | 3:33.43 | — | top 56.2% | 2,153 / 4,262 | |
| Square-1 | 34.49 | 42.42 | top 57.6% | 3,850 / 6,846 | |
| 7×7 | 5:58.04 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,077 / 3,236 |
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
- 30 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at North Woods 2023.
- 15 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Slice 2023.
- 18 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at SPAMtown Cubing 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.58 at Frozen Lake Minnesota 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023Four personal bests in one day at Frozen Lake Minnesota 2023.
- 14 May 2022First sub-20 3×3: 17.96 at Minnesota Cube Day 2022.
Competitions
- Minnesota Newcomer Saturday 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2024 · 20 Jan 2024
- Minnesota Meetup III Tuesday 2024 · 2 Jan 2024
- NxN Minnesota 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- North Woods 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Slice 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- SPAMtown Cubing 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Frozen Lake Minnesota 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2022 · 8 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Day 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Utah Puzzling for Awareness 2022 · 30 Apr 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2022 · 9 Apr 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2022 · 5 Feb 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetcha A 2021 · 4 Dec 2021
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.
- Carter Kucala — met in 68 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tyler Johnson — met in 67 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nathan Rahn — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.