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Jonathan David Means
Pyraminx · top 22.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023MEAN01
Jonathan David Means has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.27, set at Elm City Kubikon 2023, puts him in the top 22.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,902nd in the United States. Across 14 competitions since January 2023, he has put 248 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 43.76 in January 2023 to 15.26, a 65% improvement. Jonathan 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.27 | 7.94 | top 22.0% | 5,902 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 15.26 | 19.61 | top 25.3% | 13,788 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.92 | 5.96 | top 25.5% | 9,994 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 7.95 | 10.91 | top 40.9% | 7,092 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.68 | 41.06 | top 56.7% | 7,883 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 20.08 | 26.38 | top 64.9% | 5,535 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 1:57.26 | 2:37.99 | top 80.4% | 14,922 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 3:23.18 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,496 / 7,841 |
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 Aug 2023First sub-20 3×3: 15.26 at Winchester Weeknights IV 2023.
- 2 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Winchester Weeknights IV 2023.
- 27 May 2023Five personal bests in one day at New Hampshire Spring 2023.
- 25 Mar 2023First sub-30 3×3: 23.15 at Maine Spring 2023.
- 7 Jan 2023First competition: Puzzling in Providence 2023. A 43.76 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Loon Cubikon 2024 · 24 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Lexington Weeknights III 2024 · 15 Jul 2024
- Lexington Weeknights I 2024 · 17 Jun 2024
- Salem Cubikon 2024 · 9 Jun 2024
- An Afternoon in Cambridge 2024 · 1 Jun 2024
- Upper Valley Cube Day 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Loon Cubikon 2023 · 19 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Elm City Kubikon 2023 · 24 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Winchester Weeknights IV 2023 · 2 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- New Hampshire Spring 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Cape Cod 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Maine Spring 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Puzzling in Providence 2023 · 7 Jan 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.
- Ryan Durette — met in 64 rounds, never finished ahead
- Derek White — met in 58 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ethan Zhuang — met in 56 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.