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Kevin Costello III vs Samantha Raskind

Two careers, 295 shared rounds, one running count. Everything below comes from the official results the two of them posted in the same rounds of the same competitions.

Kevin Costello III (United States) and Samantha Raskind (United States) have met in 295 rounds across 31 competitions since 2013. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Kevin Costello III leads Samantha Raskind: 266 finishes in front to 29.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 12 shared events, Kevin Costello III holds the faster single in 10, Samantha Raskind in 2.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventKevin Costello III singleaverageSamantha Raskind singleaverage
3×35.747.307.409.37
2×21.302.581.192.98
4×424.5927.5329.8533.92
5×549.8457.1753.891:01.78
6×61:49.101:52.521:51.002:01.29
7×72:47.642:54.942:45.892:57.91
3×3 Fewest Moves32 moves36.3360 moves
3×3 one-handed10.6613.4516.5319.73
Megaminx49.5858.561:14.731:25.32
Pyraminx3.365.715.327.07
Skewb4.195.785.186.82
Square-124.9131.5553.2557.56

Year by year

every meeting, 295 rounds in all
20132025busiest year: 98 meetings2013: 362014: 982015: 692016: 462017: 72018: 152022: 92023: 72025: 8

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundKevin Costello IIISamantha Raskindahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round4.754.55Samantha Raskind
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round9.5711.10Kevin Costello III
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round17.5027.75Kevin Costello III
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round28.7536.58Kevin Costello III
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round58.811:05.63Kevin Costello III
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6First round1:52.522:07.27Kevin Costello III
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7First round2:54.943:00.77Kevin Costello III
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxFirst round1:03.461:23.53Kevin Costello III
2023CubingUSA Nationals 20232×2First round5.564.96Samantha Raskind
2023CubingUSA Nationals 20233×3Second round8.0210.17Kevin Costello III
2023CubingUSA Nationals 20233×3First round7.3510.71Kevin Costello III
2023CubingUSA Nationals 20234×4First round31.2136.47Kevin Costello III
2023CubingUSA Nationals 20235×5First round58.631:09.50Kevin Costello III
2023CubingUSA Nationals 20236×6First round1:57.722:01.29Kevin Costello III

Full careers: Kevin Costello III · Samantha Raskind. A meeting is a round of one event at one competition where both finished with a counted result. Who finished ahead follows official placing in the round: rounds played to an average are won on the average, best-of rounds on the single.