People · United States
Sam McGough
Pyraminx · top 12.6% of 130,891 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024MCGO01
Sam McGough has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.90, set at PoCo Classics 2026, puts him in the top 12.6% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,332nd in the United States. Across 6 competitions since February 2024, he has put 135 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 53% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.23 in February 2024 to 11.91, a 49% improvement. Sam has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 4.90 | 8.49 | top 12.6% | 3,332 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 11.91 | 15.72 | top 13.7% | 7,414 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 6.18 | 12.63 | top 27.3% | 4,493 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 54.56 | 58.94 | top 30.3% | 4,815 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 4.89 | 6.11 | top 38.0% | 15,453 / 41,674 | |
| Megaminx | 2:34.80 | — | top 63.6% | 4,955 / 8,026 | |
| Clock | 23.27 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,522 / 9,172 | |
| Square-1 | 49.35 | — | top 75.6% | 5,059 / 6,846 | |
| 5×5 | 2:53.01 | — | top 75.8% | 6,882 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:27.91 | — | early days — 1 solve | 14,843 / 15,900 |
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
- 18 Oct 2026First sub-15 3×3: 11.91 at PoCo Classics 2026.
- 18 Oct 2026Four personal bests in one day at PoCo Classics 2026.
- 7 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Kent Summer 2024.
- 28 Jun 2024Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Northwest Championship 2024.
- 1 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.57 at Bellingham Spring 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024First competition: Kenmore Mini B 2024. A 23.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- PoCo Classics 2026 · 18 Oct 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Bellingham Fall 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Kent Summer 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Northwest Championship 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Bellingham Spring 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Kenmore Mini B 2024 · 17 Feb 2024
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.
- Sebastian Valdes — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ash Black — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Eli Kirk — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.