Competitions · United States

Race the Clock Minnesota 2022

Maple Grove, Minnesota · 31 December 2022 · 6 events · 83 competitors · 100 personal bests

Carter Kucala won three of the six events (3×3, Skewb, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Carter Kucala by 0.20 seconds. 83 competitors produced 100 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Hunter Lanza took a Skewb single of 11.52 down to 4.97, 57 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Carter Kucala — 3×3, Skewb, Square-1

0.20s

closest final — 3×3, Carter Kucala over Brian Johnson

100

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Carter Kucala	7.07	7.38
4×4	Zeke Mackay	25.68	30.51
Clock	Nathan Rahn	5.71	6.09
Megaminx	Brian Johnson	38.75	42.18
Skewb	Carter Kucala	1.51	2.43
Square-1	Carter Kucala	7.78	8.56

The PB harvest

100 set · 30 still standing

Nathan Phillips — Skewb single 2.23: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Tommy Robben — 3×3 single 8.48: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
Blake Byl — Skewb single 3.30: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
Michael Calin — 3×3 single 10.21: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
Joshua Ostvig — Square-1 single 12.97: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
Joshua Ostvig — 3×3 single 11.65: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
Ben Christman — Clock single 7.47: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
Hunter Lanza — Skewb single 4.97: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. 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

83 competitors · 410 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. Carter Kucala won it with a 7.38 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

83 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.