People · United States
Josiah Bolton
2×2 · top 2.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2025 · 2025BOLT02
Josiah Bolton has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.51, set at Cubing in the Cornfields IA 2025, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 893rd in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since January 2025, he has put 297 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.91 in January 2025 to 9.86, a 29% improvement. Josiah has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 1.51 | 4.74 | top 2.2% | 893 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 9.86 | 12.70 | top 7.1% | 3,958 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 43.04 | 45.60 | top 15.9% | 2,436 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.85 | 1:20.14 | top 17.6% | 1,382 / 9,537 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.79 | 8.32 | top 18.5% | 4,997 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.54 | 23.60 | top 19.3% | 2,517 / 15,900 | |
| Clock | 10.77 | 11.73 | top 28.9% | 2,289 / 9,172 | |
| Skewb | 6.41 | 8.89 | top 29.1% | 4,830 / 19,164 | |
| Megaminx | 1:33.60 | 1:40.16 | top 30.5% | 2,187 / 8,026 | |
| 6×6 | 3:09.20 | 3:48.28 | top 45.3% | 1,695 / 4,262 | |
| Square-1 | 36.33 | 45.97 | top 60.4% | 4,036 / 6,846 |
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
- 19 Sep 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.86 at Iowa Championship 2026.
- 19 Sep 2026Four personal bests in one day at Iowa Championship 2026.
- 22 May 2026Seven personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026.
- 13 Sep 2025Four personal bests in one day at Corny Cubers Iowa Classic 2025.
- 28 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cubing in the Cornfields IA 2025.
- 15 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Ohio State Weekend of Madness 2025.
Competitions
- Iowa Championship 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026 · 22 May 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Corny Cubers Iowa Classic 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing in the Cornfields IA 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Ohio State Weekend of Madness 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing at Iowa State 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2025 · 18 Jan 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.
- Chaeli Baker — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Trenton Cuzick — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Marcus Zook — met in 42 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.