People · United States
John Wintrob
2×2 · top 4.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2025 · 2025WINT08
John Wintrob has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.02, set at CubingUSA New England Championship 2026, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,005th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2025, he has put 270 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 77% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.60 in October 2025 to 9.30, a 70% improvement. John has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 2.02 | 3.75 | top 4.9% | 2,005 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 9.30 | 11.82 | top 5.6% | 3,187 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.76 | 5.29 | top 6.5% | 1,707 / 29,168 | |
| Clock | 9.74 | 11.67 | top 23.7% | 1,860 / 9,172 | |
| Skewb | 6.52 | 9.25 | top 30.0% | 4,981 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 59.99 | 1:03.40 | top 36.5% | 5,965 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.05 | 35.05 | top 42.2% | 5,735 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 3:03.56 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,304 / 9,537 |
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
- 16 Oct 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.30 at CubingUSA New England Championship 2026.
- 16 Oct 2026Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA New England Championship 2026.
- 16 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Woonsocket Cubikon 2026.
- 13 Jun 2026Four personal bests in one day at Saint John's Summer 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026Five personal bests in one day at Skowhegan Puzzlefest 2026.
- 10 Jan 2026First sub-30 3×3: 20.38 at Wide Moves & Waterslides CT 2026.
Competitions
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2026 · 16 Oct 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Woonsocket Cubikon 2026 · 16 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Saint John's Summer 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing in Westerly RI 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Skowhegan Puzzlefest 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Wakefield MA Spring 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Wide Moves & Waterslides CT 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Phillips Exeter Cube Day 2025 · 19 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.
- Matthew Jalkut — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Derek White — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead once
- Timothy Reid — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.