Competition to celebrate new ao5 World Record. 500 USD prize pool

[Fred Lang]

11.27 Mean of 3

Spoiler: Solve 1 - 8.72

Scramble 3: U' R2 B U' L' F' R D2 U L' F2 D2 R' F' D B' D' U'

z2 R' F L R' D' //X-cross
R U2 R' U L U L' //2nd pair
D' R U2 R' D //3rd pair
y U L' U L U L' U L U' L' U L //4th pair
U' r U R' U R U' R' U R U2 r' //OLL (Wide Sune)
R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R U2 //PLL (U-Perm)
53 HTM/8.72 seconds = 6.08 TPS

Spoiler: Solve 2 - 12.73

Scramble 4: L B2 U2 B' R' D2 R' B L B F' U2 L D R2 B R

z y2 U' L U' L F' R' D2 //Cross
L' U L U L' U L U y' R' U2 R //1st pair
U' L' U L U' L U L' //2nd pair
U2 R U' R' U' R U' R' U R U' R' //3rd pair
U' L' U L U y' R U' R' //4th pair
U2 R U R' U' R U' F' U' F R U R' //OLL (Awkward Shape)
U2 F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U' //PLL (Y-Perm)
79 HTM/12.73 seconds = 6.20 TPS

Spoiler: Solve 3 - 12.36

Scramble 5: U' R F U2 F' U2 F2 D' R D' L2 R' F D B2 L' B R' U2

x y D U2 R2 //Cross
y' U R' U2 R U' R' U R //1st pair
(R) U' R' //2nd pair
y' U2 L' U' L U L' U' L //3rd pair
R U' R' U' R U R' U2 R U' R' //4th pair
U r' U r2 U' r2 U' r2 U r' //OLL (Wide Pi)
U2 R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U' //PLL (T-Perm)
58 HTM/12.56 seconds = 4.62 TPS

 

[Deadloxz]

llol 12.7 mean.
R2 F' U2 L D' L' D' R D2 U2 F2 L' D2 L' D' B' U' 15.22 easy xcross and f2l then oll and pll
D' L D' U2 R2 U' B L U2 B2 R U R2 F2 D' U2 B' 13.56 simple xcross and f2l easy last layer except for g perm
U' R F U2 F' U2 F2 D' R D' L2 R' F D B2 L' B R' U2 9.52 lololol sub 10 single as a kid who averages 20. easy cross f2l 1 look oll and pll skip.


this is just bruh. I think I can pass this off as day 2 solves because I barely have enough time to do solves I cant do reconstructions.

 

[Batman123]

Enter me into the lottery please. lol

 

[Hazel]

Enter me into the lottery please.

You gotta do the challenge xD

 

[Deadloxz]

Kinda surprising there are barely any entries. Dude it's 500 dollars worth of gift cards. I was quick to click on this because I am broke and want a decent speedcube and lube.

 

[Hazel]

Kinda surprising there are barely any entries. Dude it's 500 dollars worth of gift cards. I was quick to click on this because I am broke and want a decent speedcube and lube.

I plan on putting in an entry, but I'm taking time to prepare first

 

[Deadloxz]

Makes sense. I am attempting to tps spam the scrambles xD.

 

[Batman123]

ao3: 23.53

U' R2 B U' L' F' R D2 U L' F2 D2 R' F' D B' D' U' 23.41 X cross easy f2l 2 look oll and 2 look pll
U' R F U2 F' U2 F2 D' R D' L2 R' F D B2 L' B R' U2 22.41 Cross easy f2l 1 look oll and 2 look pll
L B2 U2 B' R' D2 R' B L B F' U2 L D R2 B R 24.77 cross f2l 1look oll and 1 look pll

 

[kubesolver]

To spice things up and to support those watching this thread I have a little cubing riddle with prizes. It's very easy and the solution is a 25$ cubicle gift card. Whoever claims it first gets it first.
Here is the riddle https://kklzhost.com/cubes/CubicleGiftGiveaway_1/
Please post here if you managed to claim the prize!
If you like it I will post more!

 

[fun at the joy]

5 7 5 4 5 8 5
in the order it was shown
is that what you wanted to see?

edit: just realized I missed one and fixed it

 

[icarneiro]

5 7 5 0 5 8 5

edit:
I think I did not get it hahaha

I'm 30 minutes trying to find the answer and it's complicated hahaha

 

[kubesolver]

Hint: This is an example (but fake) cubicle gift card code: 27G2 E23G DE99 7A4C

 

[Cuberstache]

To spice things up and to support those watching this thread I have a little cubing riddle with prizes. It's very easy and the solution is a 25$ cubicle gift card. Whoever claims it first gets it first.
Here is the riddle https://kklzhost.com/cubes/CubicleGiftGiveaway_1/
Please post here if you managed to claim the prize!
If you like it I will post more!

I figured out the puzzle and used the gift card. The answer was 7EGE DEH2 3649 944E (What's on the screen, then filling in letters for the moves/PLLs he did). Thanks for bringing this to my attention, I now have a free WRM on the way!

 

[icarneiro]

I figured out the puzzle and used the gift card. The answer was 7EGE DEH2 3649 944E (What's on the screen, then filling in letters for the moves/PLLs he did). Thanks for bringing this to my attention, I now have a free WRM on the way!

ohh, that's why, I was trying to put this code, but it wasn't working, you used it before hahahah, congrats

 

[Deadloxz]

Darn it I was asleep when this happened. Congrats to CuberStache for figuring the riddle out though.

 

[Natanael]

14.87 score
4.96 mean
Here are my solves:

Spoiler: Solve 1 - 5.67

Reconstruction:
scramble: R2 F' U2 L D' L' D' R D2 U2 F2 L' D2 L' D' B' U'
D R2 D L' U D R2 // cross 7
U2 R U R' U R U' R' // 1st pair 8 15
L' U2 L2 U L' // 2nd pair 5 20
y' U2 L U L' U L U' L' // 3rd pair 8 28
U' R U2 R' U R U' R' // 4th pair 8 36
L' U' L U' L' U2 L // oll 7 43
U2 // auf
44 move solution
5.67
7.76 tps
Nice pll skip

Spoiler: Solve 2 - 4.96

Reconstruction:
Scramble: U' R2 B U' L' F' R D2 U L' F2 D2 R' F' D B' D' U'
x2
L F' B' L' R2 B' R' D //xcross 8
L U' L' U L U L' //2nd pair 7 15
R U' R' //3rd pair 3 18
y' U R U2 R2 //4th pair cancelling into oll 4 22
U' F U R U' R' F' R //oll 8 30
M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 U // pll 8 38
38 move solution
4.96
7.66 tps
Not the most efficient xcross leading to 3 very easy pairs

Spoiler: Solve 3 - 4.24

Reconstruction:
Scramble: U' R F U2 F' U2 F2 D' R D' L2 R' F D B2 L' B R' U2
x U' R U2 R D //cross 5
U' R' U R2 U' R' //1nd and 2nd pair 6 11
*switch to red*
z R' U R U R' U2 R //4th pair 7 18
U2 F R U R' U2 R U R' F R U R' U' R' F R F' U2 // zbll 19 37
37 move solution
8.73 tps
blue xxcross leading to red xxxcross? sounds familiar, found out after I got this solution.

I hope I will win this!

 

[cubeshepherd]

Kinda surprising there are barely any entries. Dude it's 500 dollars worth of gift cards. I was quick to click on this because I am broke and want a decent speedcube and lube.

Yeah, I am going to enter, but since you are allowed to practice the scrambles before posting the times, I thought I would practice a bit before I post the times.

 

[kubesolver]

@cubeshepherd Note that you increase your chances of winning if you post an early entry, and later post improved entry.

 

[cubeshepherd]

@cubeshepherd Note that you increase your chances of winning if you post an early entry, and later post improved entry.

Uhh okay, so if I post one now, practice the same scrambles, and repost again next week, I still get the "Point" for a early post? Sorry if I missed that if that is correct.

 

[kubesolver]

Uhh okay, so if I post one now, practice the same scrambles, and repost again next week, I still get the "Point" for a early post? Sorry if I missed that if that is correct.

Yes, that's correct.

Also I got this question privately

Hey, for this competition am I allowed to use a program to find the optimal solution (...) or find some FMC solution for this contest?

Yes, all tricks to get lower time are allowed. In the extreme: TPS spamming reverse scramble is also allowed.