Competitions · United States

Presidential Puzzles in PA 2026

Washington, Pennsylvania · 16 May 2026 · 6 events · 75 competitors · 62 personal bests

Jacob Nobili won two of the six events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Gabriel Gowman by 0.03 seconds. 75 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 55 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Liam Ritter took a Skewb single of 26.05 down to 7.39, 72 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Jacob Nobili — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.03s

closest final — Skewb, Gabriel Gowman over Emery McFeeter

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jacob Nobili	7.07	7.88
5×5	Louis Truong	55.53	1:01.09
3×3 one-handed	Jacob Nobili	11.01	13.85
Megaminx	Xavier Ye	44.00	53.85
Pyraminx	Elliott Perkins	1.34	1.75
Skewb	Gabriel Gowman	3.34	3.61

The PB harvest

62 set · 55 still standing

Noah Kim — 3×3 single 7.36: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Colton Gehrling — Pyraminx single 2.55: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Krishna Joyce — Pyraminx single 2.66: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Larry Zhang (张荣洲) — 3×3 single 8.30: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Max Gabriel — 3×3 single 8.88: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
Leia Jiang — Pyraminx single 3.85: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
Arjun Srinath — Pyraminx single 4.37: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
Noah Kim — 3×3 one-handed single 15.92: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 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

75 competitors · 388 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. Jacob Nobili won it with a 7.88 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

75 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.