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Scott Cousteau

2×2 · top 38.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2012 · 2012COUS01

Scott Cousteau has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.95, set at Flex in Lex 2026, puts him in the top 38.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15,792nd in the United States. Across 38 competitions since June 2012, he has put 442 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 27% around a typical one; 99% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 46.90 in June 2012 to 21.21, a 55% improvement. Scott has entered 38 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 38.7% of 189,179 all-time
4.95
signature single · Flex in Lex 2026
442
official solves on the record
27%
solve-to-solve spread · wider than 99% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×24.959.69
top 38.7%15,792 / 41,674
3×321.2123.05
top 43.4%25,260 / 60,666
Pyraminx9.2713.60
top 47.2%13,801 / 29,168
Skewb10.0222.57
top 55.1%10,147 / 19,164
3×3 blindfolded3:36.594:12.10
top 62.7%1,330 / 2,128
Clock19.8626.20
top 64.2%5,623 / 9,172
3×3 Fewest Moves45 moves—
early days — 3 solves1,378 / 2,059
3×3 one-handed44.771:08.52
top 71.4%10,411 / 15,900
4×41:44.45—
top 73.6%13,515 / 19,354
Square-159.911:07.34
top 83.6%5,681 / 6,846
5×53:37.954:24.33
top 88.1%8,340 / 9,537
Megaminx4:46.74—
top 95.4%7,813 / 8,026
6×67:22.24—
top 96.1%4,095 / 4,262
7×711:02.00—
early days — 1 solve3,208 / 3,236

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

New Albany 2012: 46.90Dayton Fall 2012: 34.63Bluegrass Spring 2022: 24.85Cubing in the Ville 2022: 24.56Bluegrass Fall 2022: 22.77Bulldog Winter 2023: 31.01NA Stadium Series - Cleveland 2023: 21.34The Blantucky Derby 2023: 23.04Kentucky Horse Park 2023: 23.99Gem City Donuts and Dragons 2023: 21.21MoreHead-to-Head 2023: 21.59Michigan 2023: 21.66Mason Cube Challenge 2023: 26.72Flex in Lex 2023: 22.47Ohio State Fall 2023: 22.96Gem City First in Flight 2024: 26.18Solar Eclipse in Sycamore 2024: 22.84Cincinnati Speed Solving 2024: 21.95Cubicle Day Oxford 2024: 22.82Northern Kentucky 2024: 21.28Gem City Donut DNF 2024: 21.69CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2024: 21.72Flex in Lex 2026: 24.0321.2146.902 Jun 201217 Oct 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
  • A sub-20 3×3 single — 115,495 people have one; it is 1.21 away.

Targets move as he improves.