Competitions · United States
The Last Frontier Fall 2023
Anchorage, Alaska · 4 November 2023 · 7 events · 62 competitors · 86 personal bests
Luke Johnson won three of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Luke Johnson by 0.19 seconds. 62 competitors produced 86 personal bests, 64 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Payton Corey took a 2×2 single of 7.50 down to 2.89, 61 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Luke Johnson | 9.04 | 10.33 |
| 2×2 | Luke Johnson | 1.43 | 3.30 |
| 4×4 | David Steele | 42.16 | 47.91 |
| 5×5 | David Steele | 1:22.62 | 1:28.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Luke Johnson | 15.08 | 16.79 |
| Pyraminx | Wyatt Hardin | 4.20 | 5.48 |
| Skewb | Isabella Wight | 7.24 | 8.07 |
The PB harvest
86 set · 64 still standing- Luke Johnson — 2×2 single 1.43: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
- Luke Johnson — 3×3 single 8.24: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
- David Steele — 3×3 single 9.07: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
- Eli Milam — 2×2 single 2.14: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
- Eli Milam — 3×3 single 9.90: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
- David Steele — Pyraminx single 3.99: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
- Lewis Knier — 2×2 single 2.44: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
- Hayden Slaski — 2×2 single 2.61: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
21 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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
62 competitors · 385 results · 7 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. Luke Johnson won it with a 10.33 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U' B2 U' B2 D2 L2 U L2 U R F2 L R2 B U2 L' B' D B - 2
R F' U' R U2 D F U R F2 R L D2 F2 D2 F2 R D2 U' R2 - 3
L' F B U2 D' F U2 F R F2 U F2 U' B2 D2 B2 D R' B' - 4
U2 L' D2 U2 R' U2 L' D2 L2 D2 R2 D R2 F2 L' D B' R' D2 - 5
U' R2 F' L2 B L D' U2 B2 R L2 U2 R' B2 D2 F2 R' F
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
62 competitors- Aédan Hunter
- Allie Johnson
- Ammon Hayes
- Andrew Bram Richardson
- Anthony Shaha-Walberg
- Arthur McDonogh
- Ashton Riley Thompson
- Ayden Drake
- Ben Hedrick
- Breyden Nottingham
- Carlo Medina
- Carter Strohmeyer
- Chris Martin
- Cody Egeland
- D'Angelo DiFilippo
- David Clum
- David Steele
- Dawn Latimer
- Dawson McKinnie
- Donald Eugene Bergey
- Eli Milam
- Elijah Chestnut
- Ezekiel M. Westfall
- Felix Gillespie
- Gabrael Theodore Norris
- Gideon Bedingfield
- Hayden Slaski
- Isabella Wight
- Jacob Smith
- Jonathan Yost
- Joshawa Christiani
- Josiah Welsh
- Kadin Buss
- Kalen Bruesch
- Kayden Isaac
- Keziah Simons
- Kip Hudson
- Koen Mulder
- Leith Asher Jordet
- Levi Tweet
- Lewis Knier
- Luke Johnson
- Mason Dolphin
- Matthew Dickman
- Max St. Amand
- Max Yost
- Merik Baumgartner
- Michael Kier Doxey
- Nicholas Healy
- Noah Schlei
- Owen Moyer
- Paxson Courtnay
- Payton Corey
- Phelan Lee Kitchens
- Randy Jordan
- Rianna Bergman
- Robert Orell
- Sebastien Izatt
- Triston Wampler
- Wyatt Hardin
- Wyatt Osorio
- Zion Johnson
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.