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Racing to sub-20

Mike Hughey

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Potential Closing Time - August 14, 2014 || 12:01PM EST​

Scrambles for the 403rd round:
  1. L2 B2 D U F2 D' L F2 U' R D' R B2 R' D2 R2 B' F'
  2. L F' U2 L U' D2 B L' D' F2 R F2 B2 L D2 L D2 F2 U2 B2
  3. U2 L2 D2 B D2 F' R2 B' F L D2 L' R2 B D F U B U2 R'
  4. D2 F' D2 B D2 L2 B U2 R2 F R' B' D' B2 F L2 U2 R B U'
  5. R2 F' D2 B2 U2 R2 D2 F' L2 B F2 L' U' R B' U2 F2 D' R' B U
  6. D2 F' U2 D' F D' F D2 B L2 D2 R L B2 U2 R F2 B2 D2 R'
  7. L2 F2 R2 D2 F' U2 F2 R2 U2 B R' B D L' U' L2 U' F U2 L'
  8. F2 D' L2 F2 U2 B2 U2 L2 R' D2 R' B U2 L B' F L B2 U'
  9. B2 L2 U' B2 U' R2 U L' B2 R2 D2 F2 U2 F' D F D2 L2
  10. D B' R2 U B2 U B2 R F2 L F' U D2 F2 B2 L2 U' R2 D' F2
  11. L2 U' B2 D B2 R2 B2 D' R D B' L2 U' R D L2 R D
  12. B2 D' F2 D F2 D' R2 D2 F2 D' F2 L R' B U L' B2 L F2 R
 

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Round 403
21.65
23.35, 23.32, (28.59), 21.53, 18.29, 25.45, 20.49, 24.78, 20.60, (17.93), 19.43, 19.29

I was sure my horrible result in the previous round had to be a fluke, so I did this one right away. The first three solves were still disasters, but then I suddenly got better again (especially at the end!).

Bonus to the first person to find out what the puzzle is supposed to be above and supplies an answer. Extra bonus for a complete answer.
 

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That was terrible. xD
I really enjoy this competition, though. :D
Statistics for 08-12-2014 11:04:16
One-handed
Average: 24.47
Standard Deviation: 1.75
Best Time: 18.72
Worst Time: 36.57
Individual Times (ignore the scrambles, they're from CCT)
1. 26.82 B F2 U2 L' B L B' U' F' D' L2 U' F' D2 B2 F2 D2 L2 D U' B2 F D2 F2 D
2. (36.57) L2 R' B' F L F2 U B D2 B' L' R D U' L' D U' B D F2 R' F2 R' B2 F'
3. 23.66 U' F2 D B2 D' B F R' D U2 R B' F D U' L' R2 D' R D2 U' L2 R' B' F
4. 25.70 L2 R B' F D2 U' B2 F' L' R2 B2 R2 D B' F L R' F R2 U' F2 D2 U L R
5. 24.72 R U B2 L2 D' B D' B2 F D2 U B L' R2 D B' L' R' F' L' R2 U2 R' U' B'
6. 26.24 F D L U2 R2 U B' F' R U2 L F2 D' U2 L' F L D R2 B U' B2 F2 D2 F'
7. 26.17 L B F' D' U2 B D2 U' B L D2 B2 F L' U B F2 U R2 D2 U F2 D F' U'
8. 19.88 L' U2 L2 D F R D B' F' U' F L' R D2 U' F D B2 D U B D U2 R2 U
9. (18.72) U2 L D2 U2 R D' U2 F R B' D' U L B F2 U B D U B2 F2 U' R' D' U'
10. 24.52 F' U F L' R F2 L' D2 B' U F L2 R' U B R' U' B' F2 D2 U2 R2 B' F2 L'
11. 23.27 L R2 B F' U' L F2 D B2 U2 L' D2 B' L' R2 D B L R F U2 L2 R' D2 U2
12. 23.71 B L2 D' L R D2 U' B' L R B2 F' R' B2 R2 U' L R2 B' L B2 L2 D B' D'
 

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25.3 Should have practiced more on vacation.



112 24.06 22.92 24.89
113 29.95 24.76 24.89
114 27.85 25.30 24.97
115 19.79 25.30 24.68
116 26.06 25.99 24.56
117 27.93 27.28 24.66
118 24.30 26.07 24.48
119 21.30 23.89 24.22
120 30.57 26.10 25.15
121 22.39 24.88 24.76
122 25.51 24.07 25.33
123 23.65 23.85 25.30
 

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403: Avg. 22.75
24.03, 26.26, 23.92, 24.47, 36.02, 22.92, 22.37, 21.56, 20.47, 22.86, 18.51, 18.64

401: Avg. 23.10
23.72, 21.90, 19.59, 20.89, 24.91, 22.42, 23.06, 23.62, 24.25, 20.98, 26.36, 25.31

402: Avg. 24.44
23.05, 24.08, 25.39, 25.39, 22.30, 24.80, 21.97, 28.02, 23.98, 26.08, 21.37, 27.39
 

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Potential Closing Time - August 25, 2014 || 12:01PM EST​

Scrambles for the 404th round:
  1. U' L2 U' R2 U2 F2 R2 B2 F D' U R B' R D2 U2 B' L R'
  2. D2 R2 D2 L2 B2 U B R2 U' D' L U R2 F2 R2 U' B2 U F2
  3. B' U2 R U2 L F L B2 D' L' U D2 B L2 F' R2 D2 B' R2
  4. R2 D2 F' R2 B' L2 B2 D2 R2 B' L2 D' F' L' F' U2 R B' R2 D F
  5. L2 D2 U2 F2 R2 D2 F' U2 B F U' R2 D' F L F2 L2 U B
  6. R2 U2 L2 D2 U2 F' R2 B F D2 F' U' B' D2 U R' D L F' D2 L2
  7. B2 R2 D' F2 U2 B2 U' F2 U2 L R B' R' B R D2 F2 U'
  8. F2 U R2 F2 U' R2 F2 U' L2 R2 B D2 F2 U L B' U F2
  9. L B' R' L F2 B U' L D R' B' U2 L2 F R2 D2 F' L2
  10. B' D2 L2 B2 R2 B L2 F' U2 F D U' R2 F' L' D2 U R' U L2
  11. D R2 U2 R2 U' L2 U2 B U2 L R D' B' R U2 F L F2
  12. U2 B2 U R2 U' B2 R2 B2 R U' B' D R' B2 R F L' B' L2
 

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Round 404
21.10
20.64, (17.50), 21.13, 22.45, 19.89, 24.78, 20.97, 18.95, 19.83, 18.35, (26.88), 24.00

Most of it was very nice, just a few really bad solves.

Note: I went ahead and scheduled the next round for a full week, because I'm going to be too busy getting ready for Indiana to update on Thursday.
 

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Potential Closing Time - September 1, 2014 || 12:01PM EST​

Scrambles for the 405th round:
  1. L2 F2 D2 F2 L' U2 R D2 R U' F' U' L2 B' D' F R D' B2 L'
  2. R2 B R2 F D2 F' R2 F2 R2 D2 F R' D2 R' U' B2 R' U' L B
  3. F D' L' B' U' L F2 D B R2 D2 R2 D2 F2 R2 D' L2 F2 L2 D
  4. D2 B U L D2 F R2 D B' L F' D2 F2 D' F2 D' R2 B2
  5. B' F2 D2 R2 B' F2 D2 F' U' L D2 L D' L B D2 U F D
  6. L2 U2 B2 D L2 U2 B2 U' F2 R2 U' R' F2 U' R D2 U B' D2
  7. L2 R2 U F2 D' R2 F2 U' B' R2 D R F2 U' R U B2 L R'
  8. U2 L2 D U2 R2 B2 L2 R2 U B' U2 L' D2 R B2 F' D' R2 B
  9. B2 R2 F2 L2 F2 U' R2 U2 B2 D R B U' R2 B' D2 R' B' R B
  10. B2 U' L2 B2 R2 B' L2 R2 D2 L2 U' R2 D' L' U F L2
  11. U2 F R2 D' L2 F2 L F L F2 R' D2 B2 L2 F B2 D2 B
  12. D2 F2 L' D2 L' F2 L2 R F2 R B R U F L2 F2 U L2 D2
 

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Round 405
22.25
26.70, 19.21, 25.14, (27.18), 20.68, 22.81, 22.18, (19.15), 21.34, 24.21, 19.76, 20.50

It amazes me I can have an average as good as this with so many bad solves and no good solves. It's a bad result for me, but not as bad as I expected it to be.

I'll be waiting again until next Monday for the next round (still recovering from Indiana 2014), but I'll start going twice a week again next week.
 

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Round 405
Meh average. I probably should have warmed up more. ;)

Rubik's cube one-handed
29.08.2014 09:14:39 - 09:23:07

Mean: 23.92
Average: 23.45
Best time: 19.47
Median: 23.48
Worst time: 33.05
Standard deviation: 3.40

Best average of 5: 22.21
8-12 - 23.32 (24.38) (20.58) 20.88 22.44

Best average of 12: 23.45
1-12 - (33.05) 26.73 25.72 23.63 (19.47) 23.84 22.97 23.32 24.38 20.58 20.88 22.44

1. 33.05 B2 U' L2 U2 B2 U2 B2 L2 F2 U' B2 L' B' D U B D R B2 R B' U'
2. 26.73 U' F2 L2 U' F2 U2 L2 U L2 F2 U2 B' R B' U L2 F R B' D' L2 U'
3. 25.72 B2 F2 R2 L2 U' B2 L2 D F2 R2 D2 R' B2 L2 U2 L' F D B2 R2 B U2
4. 23.63 D R2 L2 B2 L2 D2 U' L2 D' B2 D F B2 L' U B R' L2 D U L' D
5. 19.47 D' B2 U' R2 B2 U2 F2 U2 F2 U' R2 B' F2 D F2 L F2 U B' F' R D'
6. 23.84 D F2 U2 B2 F2 R2 D' L2 U B2 R2 B' L' U2 L' B2 U' F L' U2 B
7. 22.97 U' F2 R2 U' B2 R2 D' L2 U' F2 U2 F' D2 R' L U2 R' U' R D2 B2 D'
8. 23.32 D2 B2 U R2 D L2 D B2 D R2 U2 F' L' U' R L' U2 F L2 U R2 L'
9. 24.38 U' L2 D' R2 D' B2 U B2 U2 R2 B2 R B' D' U2 B U' L U L2 U
10. 20.58 L2 D' F2 R2 D U F2 U B2 R2 U2 B L F2 D R' D B' F' L2 D'
11. 20.88 U R2 D' R2 D2 L2 U F2 L2 F2 L' F R' F2 L D B F2 D' B2 U'
12. 22.44 D2 F2 U B2 D B2 R2 F2 U' B2 D2 B' R2 U F' D' L2 U' L U
 
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