Competitions · United States
Mega Minnesota Winter 2019
Apple Valley, Minnesota · 14 December 2019 · 8 events · 48 competitors · 54 personal bests
Carter Kucala won four of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Carter Kucala by 0.20 seconds. 48 competitors produced 54 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Andy Peterson took a 3×3 single of 49.65 down to 22.65, 54 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Carter Kucala | 7.85 | 8.27 |
| 4×4 | Carter Kucala | 30.93 | 34.14 |
| 5×5 | Carter Kucala | 54.84 | 1:02.33 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Walker Welch | 29 moves | 31.00 |
| Megaminx | Carter Kucala | 51.69 | 56.59 |
| Pyraminx | Simon Kellum | 1.54 | 2.49 |
| Square-1 | Ian Southa | 7.20 | 9.43 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Walker Welch | 8:22.01 | — |
The PB harvest
54 set · 15 still standing- Benjamin Stulken — 4×4 single 41.37: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
- Rhett Plummer — Pyraminx single 5.15: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
- Tristan Hastings — 4×4 single 43.34: into the top 16.2% of the event's history.
- Amaris Tu — 3×3 single 13.47: into the top 19.1% of the event's history.
- David Nelson Jr. — Pyraminx single 6.27: into the top 22.0% of the event's history.
- Owen Hjerpe — Square-1 single 17.68: into the top 22.6% of the event's history.
- Seth Fregien — 4×4 single 50.51: into the top 25.4% of the event's history.
- Tristan Hastings — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 37 moves: into the top 37.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Ten 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
48 competitors · 292 results · 8 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. Carter Kucala won it with a 8.27 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U' B2 R2 U' R2 U B2 R2 U L2 B2 L' U F L' B' D L U2 B2 U2 - 2
B2 D2 R' B2 U' D2 L' F L' B U' F R2 F' B R2 U2 F2 L2 - 3
L' D R' U F2 D' F' L2 U2 L' D2 B R2 U2 F R2 D2 - 4
F R2 U2 B L2 D2 B F U' L U2 F U' B' L B' D' F' U2 - 5
F D F L U2 B2 L' F2 U2 D2 L B' U2 B U2 L2 U2 F2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
48 competitors- Alden Schatteles
- Amaris Tu
- Andrew Ian McLeod
- Andrew Tyberg
- Andy Peterson
- Benjamin Kelly
- Benjamin Stulken
- Brady Lawrence
- Brody Meschke
- Carter Kucala
- Charles Tesch
- Colin Phan
- Dante Ugalde
- David Nelson Jr.
- Ethan Ray Treiber
- Ian Southa
- Jace Schmidt
- Jack Johnson
- Jackson Cox
- Jacob Nokes
- Jaymeson Wegwerth
- Joseph Ong
- Kaius Young
- Kouki Abrams
- Langston Johnson
- Lisa Kucala
- Lucas Kline
- Matthew Nguyen
- Nash Dakota Edward Ladd
- Nikhil Saoji
- Olivia Youlden
- Owen Hjerpe
- Rhett Plummer
- Riley Best
- Ritwik Gaur
- Samuel Hansen
- Seth Fregien
- Simon Kellum
- Tony T. Nguyen
- Trey Huynh
- Tristan Hastings
- Tyler Borland
- Tyler Johnson
- Tyler Robinson
- Tyler Youlden
- Walker Welch
- Yash Saoji
- Yusuf Ragab
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.