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South Omaha Scramble 2026

Omaha, Nebraska · 18 July 2026 · 5 events · 65 competitors · 57 personal bests

Zachary Johnson won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Zachary Johnson by 0.27 seconds. 65 competitors produced 57 personal bests, 50 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Alex Rahe took a 2×2 single of 5.42 down to 2.74, 49 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Zachary Johnson — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.27s
closest final — 3×3, Zachary Johnson over Jayben Keene
57
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Zachary Johnson7.858.63
2×2Davis Gorman1.582.10
4×4Zachary Johnson29.2532.51
6×6Chaeli Baker1:42.651:44.68
3×3 one-handedZachary Johnson15.8017.34

The PB harvest

57 set · 50 still standing
  • Kaleb Hake — 2×2 single 0.89: into the top 0.36% of the event's history.
  • Corey Bunger — 2×2 single 1.38: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Talia Smith — 2×2 single 1.66: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Trenton Cuzick — 4×4 single 33.61: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Blake Byl — 2×2 single 2.14: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Kaleb Hake — 3×3 single 9.53: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Talia Smith — 4×4 single 35.04: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
  • Blake Byl — 4×4 single 36.41: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 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

65 competitors · 404 results · 5 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. Zachary Johnson won it with a 8.63 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

65 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.