Competitions · United States

Don't Pop Preble 2024

Eaton, Ohio · 14 December 2024 · 6 events · 92 competitors · 111 personal bests

Luke Garrett won five of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jeriyah Griffin by 0.44 seconds. 92 competitors produced 111 personal bests, 36 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Drew Taylor took a Pyraminx single of 14.70 down to 7.19, 51 percent better in one day.

Five wins

Luke Garrett — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, Clock, Megaminx

0.44s

closest final — Pyraminx, Jeriyah Griffin over Jacob Dyland Bennett

111

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Luke Garrett	5.15	5.72
4×4	Luke Garrett	20.98	25.33
5×5	Luke Garrett	45.34	48.61
Clock	Luke Garrett	3.04	4.66
Megaminx	Luke Garrett	33.59	37.96
Pyraminx	Jeriyah Griffin	1.27	1.74

The PB harvest

111 set · 36 still standing

Thamaneeswar Sathesh Kumar — Pyraminx single 1.99: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Roland Ababat — 4×4 single 32.12: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Jin Thrall — 3×3 single 9.18: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
Evan Brown — Megaminx single 50.78: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
Carson Kurtz — Pyraminx single 3.97: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
Isaac Lee — Pyraminx single 4.01: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
Connor Poto — 3×3 single 10.80: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
Brenden Vaughn — 4×4 single 39.49: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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

92 competitors · 573 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. Luke Garrett won it with a 5.72 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

1U2 B2 R2 U2 B2 F2 L R2 D2 U2 R' F R' D' R B' U' L R D2
2U' F2 L' F2 U2 B2 U2 L' B2 R2 B2 F L F2 R2 B F' D' L2
3D2 F U B' R' F B U L B R' L' U2 R D2 F2 L2
4U' L' F2 U2 D2 L' U2 B' D2 B R B2 D F2 U' B2 L2 U2
5R2 F2 R2 D2 L2 D R2 U L' D F2 L' R2 F L2 U2 L2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

92 competitors

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.