People · United States
Scott Jacobus
3×3 · top 12.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2008 · 2008JACO01
Scott Jacobus has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.68, set at Claws Up Summer 2023, puts him in the top 12.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,848th in the United States. Across 12 competitions since February 2008, he has put 309 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.03 in February 2008 to 11.68, a 64% improvement. Scott has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.68 | 13.92 | top 12.8% | 6,848 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 42.51 | 49.34 | top 15.1% | 2,273 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.63 | 6.71 | top 17.3% | 4,581 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.96 | 1:42.24 | top 19.9% | 1,555 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 21.75 | 29.80 | top 31.9% | 2,065 / 6,743 | |
| 2×2 | 4.47 | 5.34 | top 32.5% | 12,934 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.63 | 32.59 | top 33.2% | 4,352 / 15,683 | |
| 7×7 | 4:24.74 | 4:39.54 | top 39.4% | 1,113 / 3,184 | |
| Skewb | 7.80 | 13.77 | top 39.8% | 6,849 / 18,907 | |
| 6×6 | 3:02.46 | 3:29.07 | top 42.2% | 1,556 / 4,196 | |
| Megaminx | 1:56.53 | 2:19.74 | top 43.9% | 3,202 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 25.55 | 29.10 | top 77.7% | 6,821 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:06.27 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,815 / 2,092 |
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
- 17 Jun 2023Four personal bests in one day at Claws Up Summer 2023.
- 20 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at SacCubing XIV 2023.
- 25 Jan 2020Ten personal bests in one day at SacCubing IX 2020.
- 8 Sep 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.06 at SacCubing VIII 2019.
- 8 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at SacCubing VIII 2019.
- 30 Jan 2010Four personal bests in one day at Berkeley Winter 2010.
Competitions
- SacCubing XV 2023 · 17 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Claws Up Summer 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- SacCubing XIV 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- SacCubing X 2021 · 13 Nov 2021
- SacCubing IX 2020 · 25 Jan 2020 — 10 personal bests set
- SacCubing VIII 2019 · 8 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Silence in the Grove 2019 · 26 May 2019
- Berkeley Winter 2010 · 30 Jan 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Stanford Fall competition 2009 · 21 Nov 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring competition 2009 · 25 Apr 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- San Francisco Open 2009 · 18 Jan 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- EPGY California Open 2008 · 16 Feb 2008
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.
- Jason Ostdiek — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Tyler Howlett — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead once
- Paul Mahvi — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.68 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 2.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.