Competitions · United States

Hillister Cube Hustle 2026

Hillister, Texas · 18 July 2026 · 6 events · 71 competitors · 61 personal bests

Ryan Pilat won three of the six events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Benjamin Spradley by 0.02 seconds. 71 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 55 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Kobe Cymone Harris took a 2×2 single of 14.69 down to 7.08, 52 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Ryan Pilat — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded

0.02s

closest final — Skewb, Benjamin Spradley over Max William Colwell

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Siddharth Reddy	5.35	6.20
2×2	Siddharth Reddy	1.12	1.46
4×4	Ryan Pilat	21.16	25.08
5×5	Ryan Pilat	42.88	48.21
3×3 blindfolded	Ryan Pilat	17.27	—
Skewb	Benjamin Spradley	1.87	3.29

The PB harvest

61 set · 55 still standing

Casey Ngo — 3×3 single 4.95: into the top 0.11% of the event's history.
Derek Herrera — 3×3 single 5.07: into the top 0.13% of the event's history.
AJ Le — 2×2 single 1.50: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Abhinav Agarwal — Skewb single 2.38: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Casey Ngo — 2×2 single 1.58: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Jazer Farley — Skewb single 2.51: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
Derek Herrera — 2×2 single 1.72: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
George Fan — Skewb single 2.66: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. 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

71 competitors · 465 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

71 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.