(B D2 R' U) // 4c6e jzp
R' U2 F2 B2 R' // 9 4b2 4e
F' U2 B' U2 B' R2 L2 D2 F' // HTR (18)
D2 R2 D2 L2 // leave slice (22), +1

Also had this dr with 8 variations:
(B R' U')
(R2 U2 B' L2 D2 B) // 9 4b2 4e

Could have had 20 if I had time to switch my shortest HTRs to the variation side. Whatever, at least I didn't dnf again.

(L) B2 L
B L2 F B2 D // 8+2
(D2 B2 U2 L2 F' U2 B)
(F2 L2 D2 L2 D2 L2) // "20" to slice +1
imagine a world where I had the will to try 2qt to different 4b2 2e and switch
or 2qt niss htrs
(only ways to get 19 or 20)
Edit: I just realized I literally noted down the jzp that gives 17, and decided not to switch jzp in 6 after finding 4b2 2e in 8...
And I ended the attempt with 8 minutes left too...

My only non-nightmare subset dr:
B' L B
(D L U' F2 R2 D) // 9 4c3 with 4 variations
Found a few 25s to slice but like, no
And missed 22 because I forgot/didn't have time to switch my shortest normal HTRs to the variation side, to check the variations. I always struggle with variation heavy DRs

only ok dr:
(L) U2 R'
U' F', B2 U D R2 D2 B // 4b2 4e with 4 variations
Miscounted 24 to slice, it was 27 so I gave up lol

Edit after checking cubelib: how am i so dumb that I missed the 10 move dr from this rzp. Whatever, they're both 22 opt anyways

R2 D F U D
R' F L' B' L // 10 2c4
B (B' D2 B' R2 B') // htr (16)
(L2 D2 R2 U2 B2 D2) // direct finish
Second solve in a row now, finding dr opt and final solution from the first HTR I checked! lol
Scramble felt so bad I checked rzp in 6, I guess it payed off. 21 was available though if I had committed to pair tracing every 4c6e in 5.
I swear 6/6/6 is always either normal or terrible

we're so back
R' F R2 U // eo, dr-4c2e, good arm/pairs
(R' B2 L' F' L2 F) // 10 2c3 2e
R' B2 L' B2 L // HTR (15)
B2 R2 U2 D2 // leave S in 19, +1

I am on such a losing streak with fmc right now and it feels so bad :(
(B) R' D' F
(U2 D2 L' B2 U' R U) 11+3
R2 U2 R' (F2 R' F2 U2 D2 L')
(F2 D2 L2 B2 D2) 25 slice +1
I'm sorry for putting up such a pathetic competition Jayden Mcneill
Better things to come hopefully

DRs:
D2 L2 U F B
(R' U2 L U2 R2 D) // 11 4b2 2e with 4 variations on each side (16 total)
Need to work on finding finishes to this kind of bs

(Rw U2 Lw)
(D' B) L2 U' B // 8 4a2 2e

(R' D F B')
(L', R2 U' R2 D2 L) // 10 4c3

(D F' R B)
(R) D2 R2 D F2 L // 10 4c3

(D' F' R B)
F2 U D2 R' F2 D2 L' // 11 4c3

Obviously I dnfed

Found unique optimal on an 11 2c4 but it was 25 so didn't bother rewriting the slice