Competitions · United States
Big Cheese 2019
Viroqua, Wisconsin · 2 February 2019 · 9 events · 35 competitors · 41 personal bests
Carter Kucala won three of the nine events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Carter Kucala by 0.75 seconds. 35 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Christopher Baird took a 3×3 with feet single of 3:01.53 down to 1:24.03, 54 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Carter Kucala | 7.49 | 8.31 |
| 4×4 | Brian Johnson | 28.97 | 33.64 |
| 6×6 | Yunliang Zhang (张赟量) | 1:57.44 | 2:09.31 |
| 7×7 | Joshua Feran | 3:01.66 | 3:07.62 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Carter Kucala | 47.92 | — |
| Megaminx | Yunliang Zhang (张赟量) | 36.94 | 38.79 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Joshua Feran | 7:35.28 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Carter Kucala | — | — |
| 3×3 with feet | Nathaniel Gee | 35.40 | 44.66 |
The PB harvest
41 set · 9 still standing- Aaron Stettner — 3×3 single 7.98: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
- Austin M. Clark — 3×3 single 17.42: into the top 32.3% of the event's history.
- Aidan Rastall — 3×3 single 17.63: into the top 33.0% of the event's history.
- Braeden Teifke — 4×4 single 1:01.39: into the top 38.0% of the event's history.
- Kalin Binev — 3×3 single 19.90: into the top 39.7% of the event's history.
- Aidan Rastall — 4×4 single 1:22.15: into the top 57.6% of the event's history.
- Samuel Ruiter — 3×3 single 27.62: into the top 58.1% of the event's history.
- Reed Hirby — 4×4 single 1:26.45: into the top 61.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
15 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
35 competitors · 141 results · 9 events.
Everyone who competed
35 competitors- Aaron Michael Pickar
- Aaron Stettner
- Aidan Rastall
- Andrew Cook
- Andy Yasger
- Ant Irizarry
- Arthur Wilson-Pickering
- Ashley Gray
- Austin M. Clark
- Braeden Teifke
- Brian Johnson
- Carter Kucala
- Christopher Baird
- Clarke Elke
- Cohen Erickson
- Elisabeth Baird
- Grant Ruiter
- Isaac Jurgensen
- Joshua Feran
- Kalin Binev
- Kasey Knueve
- Leo James Kirchner
- Levi Edler
- Marcus Jack Hletko
- Marlone Barcheski
- Nathaniel Gee
- Nick Weeden
- Nicolas Cicero
- Nolan Kohn
- Rachel Feran
- Reed Hirby
- Samuel Ruiter
- Simon Kellum
- Steven Wenckus
- Yunliang Zhang (张赟量)
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 final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.