Competitions · United States
Pocatello Potato Palooza 2026
Pocatello, Idaho · 28 March 2026 · 6 events · 47 competitors · 54 personal bests
Evan Beck won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Cade Beck by 0.13 seconds. 47 competitors produced 54 personal bests, 49 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Ryker Harrison took a Square-1 single of 1:19.12 down to 30.43, 62 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Evan Beck | 6.91 | 7.57 |
| 4×4 | Evan Beck | 29.15 | 30.37 |
| 5×5 | Evan Beck | 54.45 | 1:01.01 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Logan Smith | 1:17.88 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Logan Smith | 12.94 | 14.56 |
| Square-1 | Cade Beck | 10.15 | 13.45 |
The PB harvest
54 set · 49 still standing- Isaac Buck — 3×3 one-handed single 11.55: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
- Isaac Buck — 5×5 single 1:00.51: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
- Hayden Nicholas Cutler — 3×3 single 10.16: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
- Trent Corbin Rundquist — 3×3 single 10.30: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
- Grady Wright — 3×3 one-handed single 15.24: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
- Grady Wright — Square-1 single 11.80: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
- R. Henry Poteet — 3×3 single 12.18: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
- Morgan Whitten — 3×3 one-handed single 17.92: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eleven 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
47 competitors · 222 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. Evan Beck won it with a 7.57 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D' L' D B R' B U' L2 D' B' R' B2 D' B2 R2 U2 F2 L2 U - 2
R' L2 B L2 U2 B' F2 L2 F D B2 D F' R2 B' U' L F2 - 3
D' R2 L U' L D2 B R F' U2 B2 D' B2 R2 D' R2 L D - 4
D' R' U2 R' U2 L2 F2 U2 F2 R2 F2 U R F L' B' U' L2 U2 R - 5
L2 U2 L2 D2 U2 B2 L2 D' R F2 R' D' U B' U2 R U L B2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
47 competitors- Abraham Serrano
- Austin Wardlow
- Boston Peterson
- Brendan Robinson
- Cade Beck
- Cole Baker
- Damian Wilding
- David Dopp
- Dawson Morrow
- Diesel Reed
- Eli Fountain
- Eli Pak
- Elias Chiu
- Emily Thurston
- Ethan Bryce
- Evan Beck
- Evan Farrell
- Everett Handy
- Grady Wright
- Grant Magnolo
- Hayden Nicholas Cutler
- Hunter Anderson
- Hyrum Dopp
- Isaac Buck
- Jacob Bertrand
- Jared Ferrin
- Johann Zhang
- Jyler Phillips
- Katey Richey
- Logan Smith
- Mark Richey
- Mateo Ocampo
- Morgan Whitten
- Norman Lois Stahl Junior
- Oliver Wichmann
- Patrick Felton
- R. Henry Poteet
- Rustin Haderlie
- Ryker Harrison
- Sam Porter
- Seth Richey
- Silas Liam Adams
- Teagen Grover
- Thomas Webb
- Titus Williams
- Trent Corbin Rundquist
- Vincent Williams
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.