People · United States
Joseph Palmateer
Skewb · top 18.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022PALM08
Joseph Palmateer has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.08, set at Minnesota Championship 2024, puts him in the top 18.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,988th in the United States. Across 9 competitions since October 2022, he has put 268 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.66 in October 2022 to 14.23, a 34% improvement. Joseph 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.08 | 13.76 | top 18.8% | 2,988 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 14.23 | 17.17 | top 21.8% | 11,785 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.65 | 29.97 | top 33.3% | 4,362 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 1:46.90 | 1:55.16 | top 38.6% | 2,769 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.52 | 11.45 | top 40.7% | 11,665 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 1:55.63 | 2:00.00 | top 46.4% | 3,848 / 9,401 | |
| 2×2 | 5.63 | 6.74 | top 46.8% | 18,956 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.94 | 1:19.71 | top 48.8% | 8,151 / 19,072 | |
| 6×6 | 3:50.02 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,407 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 6:31.44 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,330 / 3,184 | |
| Clock | 27.76 | 31.44 | top 81.4% | 7,210 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 1:25.28 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,396 / 6,743 |
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 Nov 2024Eight personal bests in one day at Minnesota Championship 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.25 at North Star Cubing Challenge 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at North Star Cubing Challenge 2024.
- 2 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Side Events Minnesota 2023.
- 28 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2023.
- 31 Dec 2022First sub-20 3×3: 19.63 at Race the Clock Minnesota 2022.
Competitions
- North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetcha MN 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Championship 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Side Events Minnesota 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Race the Clock Minnesota 2022 · 31 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetcha 2022 · 8 Oct 2022
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.
- Nathan Rahn — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead once
- Carter Kucala — met in 61 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tyler Robinson — met in 61 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.23 away.
Targets move as he improves.