People · United States
Samuel McRea
Skewb · top 1.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023MCRE01
Samuel McRea has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.02, set at UMBC Fall 2024, puts him in the top 1.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 213th in the United States. Until December 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since February 2023, he has put 532 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.11 in February 2023 to 8.53, a 23% improvement. Samuel 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.02 | 4.55 | top 1.4% | 213 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.36 | 4.22 | top 1.9% | 486 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 8.53 | 10.29 | top 3.8% | 2,134 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 1.93 | 2.80 | top 4.3% | 1,705 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.11 | 17.30 | top 6.3% | 874 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 41.48 | 46.42 | top 13.9% | 2,066 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 15.67 | 24.01 | top 17.9% | 1,217 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.72 | 1:28.32 | top 18.9% | 1,468 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 1:18.57 | 1:28.78 | top 20.8% | 1,436 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 9.36 | 12.09 | top 21.8% | 1,681 / 8,927 | |
| 6×6 | 2:42.37 | 2:52.88 | top 32.0% | 1,131 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 4:23.24 | 4:37.64 | top 38.8% | 1,087 / 3,184 |
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
- 22 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at PA-retzel Mania Winter 2025.
- 3 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at NoVa Cube Winter 2024.
- 2 Sep 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.77 at Pretzel Mania Summer 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania Summer 2023.
- 6 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at TJHSST Spring 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023First competition: Pretzel Mania 2023. A 11.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- PA-retzel Mania Winter 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- UMBC Fall 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing at Carson 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- New-Cumberland County 2024 · 9 Mar 2024
- Cubing in the Lion's Den 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- NoVa Cube Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Fall 2023 · 7 Oct 2023
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Warwick Cube Day 2023 · 10 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- TJHSST Spring 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Panashe Sharma — met in 110 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
- Blake Thompson — met in 100 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Currin Wilson — met in 90 rounds, finished ahead 85 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.