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Evanston FMC Spring 2026
2026-05-02 ~ 2026-05-02
Brian Johnson
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I'm so happy to get WR mean! It is overall PB by 0.33, and the single is tied PB.
First
#1Mean19.00WRSingle17 (17 / 18 / 22)
Attempt 1
Scramble
R' U' F D2 F D' R2 B2 L2 B2 U' L2 B2 R2 F2 L R' B U L R' U2 R' U' F
Results
17
F' U' B D2 R B2 R L' U' D2 R F2 D2 F2 D R F'
(F) F' U' B // EO (4)
D2 L, (D2 R' D' R) // DR 4c3 (10)
We can also do the R' right away, and the corners end up almost solved:
D2 L, (R, D2 R2 D2 R2 D R) // DR 4a1 4e (13)
(U' D' R2 D') // HTR with inefficient slice (17)
(U2 R' L B2 R' L) // finish (23-2/21)
At this point, I saw the combination of bad slicing and the 2e2e-ish section (R D2 R2 D2 R2 D), and thought that I could reinsert the 2e2e:
Solution 1: F' U' B D2 R B2 R L' U2 D R2 U D R' {D' R2 D2 R2 D2 R'} F'
{} = D R // 2e2e (-4/17)
Skeleton: F' U' B D2 R B2 R L' U2 D R2 U D * R' D R F’
Let’s DR flip to *:
(F R' D'), F' U' B D2 R B2 R L' // partial DR (11)
Before doing U2 D R2 U D, we can get to DR with:
U' // DR 4a1 4e (12)
D2 R F2 D2 F2 // finish (17)
This is probably my favorite solve of all time :) 6
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May 3, 2026 10:33 AM
Attempt 2
Scramble
R' U' F U2 B F' U2 B2 F D2 B R2 D' F L' D F2 D' B' R B2 R' U2 R' U' F
Results
18
F2 U' F2 D R B2 R2 F2 L2 U' F2 U F2 L' U' B R B
(B' R' B') // EO (3) (U L), F2 U' F2 D R // DR 4b2 2e (10) (F2 U' F2 U) // HTR (14) (L2 F2 R2 B2) // finish (18) Boring solve. Initially miscounted this as a 19, and I was pleasantly surprised when writing my solution on the solution sheet 💀
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May 3, 2026 10:37 AM
Attempt 3
Scramble
R' U' F D2 R F' B2 L' R2 U2 R2 F2 L' B2 R2 F U' F2 R B2 F R' D' R' U' F
Results
22
F' U2 F2 R B2 U2 R' L' F2 L F2 D2 B2 L2 U D R' U D2 F' L F
F' (F' L' F) // EO (4) (D') // DR-4c4e, but it's that one cool trigger (5) (U' D' R U' D') // DR 4a2 4e (10-1/9) U2 F2 R B2 U2 R2 D2 R // HTR (17) F2 D2 B2 L2 // leave slice (21) +1 slice (22) Happy to use a cool trigger in WR mean! Once I found this 22, I knew there was more to check, but I just didn't have the energy. I didn't think to check 4qt, which is what Ben used on his 19 NR single. I don't really mind having a solve with DR opt+3, I'm just so happy to get WR. :)
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May 3, 2026 10:52 PM
Final
#11MeanDNFSingle24 (24 / 25 / DNF)
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