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SPAMtown III MN 2024

Austin, Minnesota · 16 November 2024 · 6 events · 74 competitors · 79 personal bests

Carl Overbye won two of the six events (3×3, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Joseph Ong by 0.11 seconds. 74 competitors produced 79 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Robert L. Tupker took a Pyraminx single of 10.24 down to 3.99, 61 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Carl Overbye — 3×3, Pyraminx
0.11s
closest final — 2×2, Joseph Ong over Nathan Rahn
79
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Carl Overbye7.018.07
2×2Joseph Ong1.672.45
5×5Ethan Cho48.3550.12
6×6Ethan Cho1:22.751:28.41
MegaminxTyler Robinson33.1538.35
PyraminxCarl Overbye2.062.98

The PB harvest

79 set · 31 still standing
  • Bennett Rule — 2×2 single 1.73: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • James Ekins — Pyraminx single 2.94: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Wendell Gundy — Pyraminx single 3.54: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
  • Robert L. Tupker — Pyraminx single 3.99: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
  • Jonathan Nguyen — 2×2 single 2.47: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Tyberg — 3×3 single 10.93: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
  • Jonah Taylor — Pyraminx single 4.83: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.
  • Zakaria Abozena — Megaminx single 1:24.83: into the top 24.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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

74 competitors · 408 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. Carl Overbye won it with a 8.07 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

74 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.