Competitions · United States
Cowbell Cubing 2022
Starkville, Mississippi · 29 October 2022 · 6 events · 42 competitors · 44 personal bests
Nicolás Sánchez won two of the six events (2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Nicolás Sánchez by 0.16 seconds. 42 competitors produced 44 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Towery McNeil took a Square-1 single of 26.04 down to 10.55, 59 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Dylan Miller | 5.54 | 5.78 |
| 2×2 | Nicolás Sánchez | 1.61 | 1.90 |
| 4×4 | Nicolás Sánchez | 28.48 | 32.99 |
| 7×7 | Jared Stinson | 2:34.92 | 2:46.00 |
| Megaminx | Nicolas Naing | 29.58 | 31.54 |
| Square-1 | Roy Lee | 10.19 | 13.38 |
The PB harvest
44 set · 9 still standing- Elliott Ashe — 2×2 single 2.47: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
- Shenghan Carson Ramey-Rodgers — 3×3 single 12.50: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
- Towery McNeil — 2×2 single 3.15: into the top 16.0% of the event's history.
- Brandon Gautreau — Square-1 single 19.73: into the top 27.4% of the event's history.
- Maximus Young — 4×4 single 54.80: into the top 30.5% of the event's history.
- Brogan Bolthouse — 4×4 single 58.12: into the top 34.4% of the event's history.
- Brandon Gautreau — Megaminx single 1:43.62: into the top 36.8% of the event's history.
- Elliott Ashe — Square-1 single 31.17: into the top 51.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
18 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. 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
42 competitors · 258 results · 6 events.
Solve this final yourself
how this works →The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Dylan Miller won it with a 5.78 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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U' L B U2 F U2 R B' R2 B2 U' F2 B2 R2 B2 U R2 L2 U R' - 2
D' R' B' U2 F2 D2 B2 F' R2 F L2 D2 R2 L' B' D2 U R2 U F' - 3
L2 F2 R2 B' D2 F D2 R2 F D B2 U B L R B2 U R2 F2 - 4
B2 U2 R B2 L2 R' D2 B2 D2 F2 L' B' L2 D2 F D' B L2 D' F2 - 5
U L' B2 L F' L2 B2 F' R2 D2 U2 L' D' F' L2 U' B' U'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
42 competitors- Alex Bohac
- Annye Bennett
- Brandon Gautreau
- Brogan Bolthouse
- Caleb Bearden
- Collin Cancienne
- David Heaton
- Dillon James Ammon
- Dylan Miller
- Elliott Ashe
- Fox Forrester
- India Gabrielle Willis
- James Gauthier
- Jared Stinson
- Jared Tobin
- Jeremiah A. Carter
- Joe Fountain
- Kevin Zhang
- Kit Clement
- Lauren Clement
- Matthew Leigh
- Max Dajung Kim
- Maximus Young
- Michael Taquino
- Mikael Kuada
- Neil Witherow
- Nicholas Tender
- Nicolas Naing
- Nicolás Sánchez
- Odin C. Henderson
- Ordway Persyn
- Peter Buys
- Roman Wofford
- Roy Lee
- Ryan McIlhenny
- Samit Chaubal
- Shenghan Carson Ramey-Rodgers
- Thaddeus Vacca
- Theo Ahn
- Theodore Brain
- Towery McNeil
- William Meyn
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.