Competitions · United States
The Last Frontier AK Fall 2026
Anchorage, Alaska · 26 September 2026 · 8 events · 29 competitors · 29 personal bests
Paul Mahvi won six of the eight events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Randy Jordan by 0.05 seconds. 29 competitors produced 29 personal bests, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Gryphon Lincoln took a 2×2 single of 8.15 down to 4.49, 45 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Paul Mahvi | 7.44 | 7.85 |
| 2×2 | Randy Jordan | 2.54 | 3.66 |
| 5×5 | Paul Mahvi | 46.58 | 49.53 |
| 6×6 | Paul Mahvi | 1:33.20 | 1:36.34 |
| 7×7 | Paul Mahvi | 2:06.05 | 2:16.40 |
| Megaminx | Paul Mahvi | 53.74 | 57.06 |
| Pyraminx | Tripp Peters | 1.84 | 2.09 |
| Square-1 | Paul Mahvi | 13.03 | 13.86 |
The PB harvest
29 set · 29 still standing- Payton Corey — Pyraminx single 2.15: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
- Randy Jordan — 2×2 single 2.54: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
- Wesley Barker — 3×3 single 11.18: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
- Leith Asher Jordet — 3×3 single 11.54: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
- Aleksandr Bowman — 3×3 single 12.40: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
- Gryphon Lincoln — 3×3 single 13.57: into the top 19.5% of the event's history.
- Stu Erickson — 5×5 single 1:29.38: into the top 26.8% of the event's history.
- Michael Martin — 3×3 single 16.66: into the top 30.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 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
29 competitors · 184 results · 8 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. Paul Mahvi won it with a 7.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F' B' R U D2 B' U' D2 L D' R2 B2 R D2 L2 D2 B2 U2 F - 2
U R D2 L2 D' F' U2 R' U F2 D2 R' D2 L F2 R' F2 L B2 - 3
L' U' F U L' U' D' F2 B L R2 F B R2 F U2 R2 D2 L2 F2 - 4
B2 L2 B2 F2 L' D2 L2 U' F D2 L B U L2 U' R2 D2 B - 5
F U' B U L D' F2 D R' D2 R U2 F2 R U L' U2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
29 competitors- Aleksandr Bowman
- Alex Burrill
- Arlo Nichols
- Brendan Corey
- Clara Roeder
- Conrad Reid
- Dalton Barker
- Gianluca Benucci
- Gryphon Lincoln
- Janson Seda
- Kip Hudson
- Leith Asher Jordet
- Liam Douglas Robertson
- MacArthur Schwartz
- Meredith Hahn
- Michael Martin
- Mike Lincoln
- Owen Moyer
- Paul Mahvi
- Paxson Courtnay
- Payton Corey
- Randy Jordan
- Reuben Gonzales
- Stu Erickson
- Tripp Peters
- Wesley Barker
- Willow Courtnay
- Zion Hotchkiss
- Zyle Gleason
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.