(U R L D') //EO (4/4)
(R2 B2) //ps222 (2/6)
R' //fix ps (1/7)
L2 F' L' B' L' B2 //ps F2L-1 (6/13)
F2 L' F2 L B' //5c (4/17)

Skeleton: R' L2 F' L' B' L' B2 F2 (1) L' F2 L B R2 D L' R' U'

1: F2 L B L' F2 L (2) B' L'
2: R' B' L B R B' L' B

Final: R' L2 F' L' B' L' B2 L B L' F2 L R' B' L B R B' L F2 L B R2 D L' R' U'

Eraseable pen did me in on what would have been a 27. Tried to erase the prime I accidentally wrote on the second interchange in comm #2, but it wasn't erased well enough and I wrote it in my final solution as time expired. Oh well.

(L' U B' F2 D') //EO (5/5)
(F R B L D) //ps223 (5/10)
D' //fix ps (1/11)
(F' U' L F L' F2 U F' U2) //5C (9/20)

Skeleton: D' U2 F U' F2 L F2 L' U F (1) D' L' B' R' F' D (2) F2 B U' L

1: R2 D' L' D R2 D' L D (cancel 4)
2: R2 B' L2 B R2 B' L2 B (cancel 1)

Final: D' U2 F U' F2 L F2 L' U F R2 D' L' D R2 D' B' R' F' D R2 B' L2 B R2 B' L2 B2 F2 U' L

Andrew, Not Kevin and I all seemed to agree that this was a pretty bad scramble. Didn't get too much help from insertions on my end either.

(L R D L') //square + pair (4/4)
(R U2 F') //+ rectangle (3/7)
(R2 U R B') //222 + stuff (4/11)
F R' D R //psF2L-1 (4/15)
(R2 F' L' F L F) //4C, 2+2 twist (6/21)

Skeleton: F R' D R F' L' F' (1) L F (2) R2 B R' U' R2 F U2 R' L D' R' L'

1: F' R' F L F' R F L' (cancel 4)
2: F D' B' D F' D' B D (cancel 1)

Final: F R' D R F' L' F2 R' F L F' R F' D' B' D F' D' B D R2 B R' U' R2 F U2 R' L D' R' L'

Thought this scramble was even worse than the first. Had to do a panic L4C skeleton in the last ~12 minutes, so I was happy to at least find this, but optimal is 31. Found this fairly similar skeleton too, but apparently forgot about it and didn't pick it for my panic insertion.

D' L' F' U2 R //EO (5/5)
U B2 R2 D2 //almost a layer? (4/9)
U' B' U2 B U' //ps F2L-1 (5/14)
F2 B' D B' D' F B2 //4C, twist (7/21)

Optimal was 30 for this.

B2 U' F2 D' //square+3 pairs (4/4)
B' U B //222 + pairs (3/7)
(R' D' F D R2) //F2L-1 (5/12)
F' L' U' L F2 R' F' R //3C (7/19)

Skeleton: B2 U' F2 D' B' U B F' L' U' L F2 R' F' (1) R' D' F' D R

1: F' L' F R2 F' L F R2 (cancel 2)

Final: B2 U' F2 D' B' U B F' L' U' L F2 R' F2 L' F R2 F' L F R D' F' D R

EO starts were lowkey trash on this scramble, but thankfully I found a pretty good block start. Was not going well until I switched from EO starts to blocks halfway through the attempt. Also found 17-5c (very obvious finish off the F2L-1) which was also optimal 25.

D' R L' F' //EO (4/4)
R U B2 D2 //222 (4/8)
R' U2 R U R' B2 //223 (6/14)
U R2 U' R' U2 R2 U R //3C (8/22)

Skeleton: D' R L' F' R U B2 D2 R' U2 R U R' B2 U R2 (1) U' R' U2 R2 U R

1: L U' R' U L' U' R U (cancel 5)

Final: D' R L' F' R U B2 D2 R' U2 R U R' B2 U R2 L U' R' U L' U R2 U R

Lucky insertion to start 2019! I also found this 5c skeleton, but insertions were awful on this one and I scrapped it after my first pass.

(L2 D R B') //EO (4/4)
D2 //two pairs (1/5)
(R' U2 L2) //222 (3/8)
(F2 R U F2) //223 (4/12)
(R' U R' U R U2) //L5C (6/18)

(L' U) //square (2/2)
U' F2 B L //EO (4/6)
B //222 (1/7)
D2 F D F' //223 (4/11)
D B D' B' L2 D2 L2 D2 //L4C, twisted 2+2 (8/19)

Skeleton: U' F2 B L B D2 F D F' D B D' B' (1) L2 D2 L2 (2) D2 U' L

1: B D B' U B D' B' U' (cancel 6)
2: L2 B R B' L2 B R' B' (cancel 2)
Final: U' F2 B L B D2 F D F' D U B D' B' U' L2 D2 B R B' L2 B R' B' D2 U' L

F' D' L' B' //EO (4/4)
R F2 D F2 //222 (4/8)
L B2 L2 D L' D' //223 (6/14)
L U2 L2 U L' //L5C (5/19)

Skeleton: F' D' L' B' R F2 D F2 L B2 L2 (1) D L' D' L U2 L2 U L'

1: L D R' D' L' D (2) R D' (cancel 3)
2: F R B2 R' F' R B2 R' (cancel 2)

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

Seemed like a pretty bad scramble to me - EOs were not good, and one move pairs did not produce easy blocks.

(F2 R) //square (2/2)
F U2 //ps222 (2/4)
(U) //fix ps (1/5)
(B2 R' B R) //223 (4/9)
D L2 D2 //ps F2L-1 (3/12)
L' D' L' D' B D B' //pair+EO (7/19)
L' B' L2 B L' //L3C (5/24)

Skeleton: F U2 D L2 D2 L' D' L' D' B D B' L' B' L2 B L' R' (1) B' R B2 U' R' F2

1: R' F R B2 R' F' R B2 (cancel 2)

Final: F U2 D L2 D2 L' D' L' D' B D B' L' B' L2 B L' R2 F R B2 R' F' R B R B2 U' R' F2

Thought this was a pretty bad scramble, overall. Noticed during the write-up that I somehow completely passed on this finish if I had continued on inverse at the end:

(D L' D2 L2 F' D' F D') //L4C

Optimal was 26. Oh well :/

(D' R B2 L' F) //EO (5/5)
(U) //222 (1/6)
(R' D R) //ps 223 (3/9)
(D' U L U') //almost F2L-1 + pairs (4/13)
(L D L' D' L2) //L5C (5/18)

Skeleton: L2 D L D' L' (1) U L' U' D R' D' R U' (2) F' L B2 R' D

1: L D' R' D L' D' R D (cancel 3)
2: U L U' R U L' U' R' (cancel 2)

Final: L2 D L D2 R' D L' D' R DU L' U' D R' D' R L U' R U L' U' R' F' L B2 R' D

Found a different 18-5c which had a worse optimal solution than this one too (thankfully I chose the right 18-5c skeleton)

(D' R B2 L' F) //EO (5/5)
(U) //222 (1/6)
(R' D R) //ps 223 (3/9)
(L' F2 D F2 D2) //almost F2L-1 (5/14)
(L' D L' D') //L5C (4/18)

It can also be a 3e3c skeleton with a small modification:

(D' R B2 L' F) //EO (5/5)
(U) //222 (1/6)
(R' D R) //ps 223 (3/9)
(L' F2 D F2 D2 L2) //3e3c (6/15)

I passed through this, and didn't find any obvious edge insertions (I need to improve on this) so I moved on. Optimal was 27 on this, but didn't seem easy to find. Just to add more regret, if you change the final line in the second L5C skeleton to the following, you get 4 corners:

(R2 L' D L' D' R2) //L4C (6/20)

Unfortunately, this one was optimal 27, and much easier to find than the 27 on the 3e3c.

(L F L) //EO (3/3)
(F U B F2) // 2 squares (4/7)
D L2 //222 (2/9)
(U2 B U B2 U' B2 U B' U2) //L4C, pure 2+2 (9/18)

Skeleton: D L2 U2 B U' B2 U (1) B2 U' B' U2 F2 B' U2 F' L' F' L'

1: U' F2 (2) U B2 U' F2 U B2 (cancel 6)
2: F2 D B' D' F2 D B D' (cancel 2)

Final: D L2 U2 B U' B2 D B' D' F2 D B D' U B2 U' F2 B' U2 F2 B' U2 F' L' F' L'

Solid attempt, great scramble.

L' U F //EO (3/3)
L' F2 D //block+pair in a nice place (3/6)
R D2 R2 U' R' D2 R' //almost 223 (7/13)
B2 D2 L2 D' //2e2c (4/17)
D L' F2 R U' R' F2 L2 D' L' //done (7/24)

Final: L' U F L' F2 D R D2 R2 U' R' D2 R' B2 D2 L F2 R U' R' F2 L2 D' L' (24)

Final step uses a cyclic shift of optimal J.

(F') //block (1/1)
(B2 L' F L2) //+block (4/5)
(U2 L2) //223 (2/7)
(D F2 L D L2 F' L F) //L5C (8/15)

Skeleton: F' L' F L2 D' (1) L' F2 D' L2 U2 L2 F' L B2 F

1: B L' F2 (2) L B' L' F2 L (cancel 4)
2: F' R2 F L F' R2 F L' (cancel 3)

Final: F' L' F L2 D' B L' F R2 F L F' R2 F B' L' D' L2 U2 L2 F' L B2 F (24)

Fun 223 blockbuilding, took me a while to see that finish to 5C. Circled back to this later and found this with 20m left.

(L F R D') //EO (4/4)
L' F U2 //222 (3/7)
R F' R F' R2 D2 //223 (6/13)
F R' F' R2 F R' F' //F2L-1 (7/20)
R F' R' F R //L3C (5/25)

Skeleton: L' F U2 R F' R F' R2 D2 F R' F' R2 F R' F' R F' R' F R D R' (1) F' L'

1: R' F' L2 F R F' L2 F (cancel 4)

Final: L' F U2 R F' R F' R2 D2 F R' F' R2 F R' F' R F' R' F R D R2 F' L2 F R F' L (29)

Glad I wrote down this backup skeleton, didn't find anything else. Rough scramble for EO options, but blockbuilding was good, apparently. Wouldn't know for sure as I didn't check that. Japanese cubers there all teamed up post-attempt and found a 19 on someone's block start.

(R) //pair (1/1)
D' R' D L //ps222+pairs (4/5)
U' F2 //square (2/7)
R' U' B U B' R2 B //223+square (7/14)
U F2 U //pairs (3/17)
F2 L F2 L' F' U' F2 U F //L3C (9/26)

Skeleton: D' R' D L U' F2 R' U' B U B' R2 B U F2 U F2 L (1) F2 L' F' U' F2 U F R'

1: L B L' F2 L B' L' F2 (cancel 4)

Final: D' R' D L U' F2 R' U' B U B' R2 B U F2 U F2 L2 B L' F2 L B' L2 F' U' F2 U F R'

Was very lucky to escape this one with a 30. Spent maybe a little too much time on this block start.

(L F' D F') //222+whole lotta blocks (4/4)
U2 R B' R' //223 (4/8)
B' D B //ps F2L-1 (3/11)
L' D2 L D' B //L5C (5/16)

Insetions were pretty terrible on this skeleton - 28 requiring nested, nothing (that I found) cancelled more than 2 on the first insertion. Made some mistakes when writing down my insertions and got a DNF.

L2 R' D F' //EO (4/4)
L2 D R' //ps222 (3/7)
L' U B2 //ps223 (3/10)
(D2) //fix ps (1/11)
(U2 L U) //2 pairs (3/14)
(L2 U2 L2 U2 L' U') //L4C, pure 2+2 (6/20)

Skeleton: L2 R' D F' L2 (2) D R' L' U B2 U L U2 L2 U2 L2 (1) U' L' U2 D2

1: L2 U' R' U L2 U' R U (cancel 5)
2: R' U' R D R' U R D' (cancel 4)

Nice pure 2+2 skeleton, insertions delivered. Wish they could have done so for the second attempt!

R B L' //EO (3/3)
R2 B R2 //square (3/6)
B D B //222 (3/9)
F2 U F2 U F2 U' F' U F' //3e3c (9/18)

Skeleton: R B L' R2 (1) B R2 B D B F2 U F2 U F2 U' F' U (2) F'

1: L2 F B' U2 F' B (cancel 2)
2: U R U' L2 U R' U' L2 (cancel 1)

Final: R B L R2 F B' U2 F' B2 R2 B D B F2 U F2 U F2 U' F' U2 R U' L2 U R' U' L2 F'

Amazed that I somehow did not find optimal on the 3c insertion. That's embarrassing.

F U' L2 B' //EO (4/4)
F2 U //ps222 (2/6)
(L D R B2) //223 (4/10)
D' R2 D2 R2 D' //F2L-1 (5/15)
R D' R D R2 D' R' D R' D' R D //done (12/27)

Woo LL skips

L' B R2 //222 (3/3)
(B2 L2 B' L) //EO (4/7)
B' L2 //ps223 (2/9)
(B2 L2) //fix ps (2/11)
D' B2 D' B2 //F2L-1 (4/15)
D B D2 //L5C (3/18)

Skeleton: L' (1) B R2 B' L2 D' B2 (2) D' B2 D B D2 L2 B2 L' B L2 B2

1: L F' R2 F L' F' R2 F (cancel 2)
2: B' D' F' D B D' F D (cancel 3)

Final: F' R2 F L' F' R2 F B R2 B' L2 D' B D' F' D B D' F B2 D B D2 L2 B2 L' B L2 B2

D B //square (2/2)
R U' L B R D //EO (6/8)
(L F2 R') //ps223+pair (3/11)
L2 B D2 //square (3/14)
R' B' R D' R D R' //F2L (7/21)
B' D B D B2 //L3C (5/26)

Skeleton: D B R U' L B R D L2 B D2 R' B' R D' R D R' B' (1) D B D B2 R F2 L'

1: D F D' B' D F' D' B (cancel 4)

Final: D B R U' L B R D L2 B D2 R' B' R D' R D R' D F D' B' D F' B D B2 R F2 L'

This weekend overall wasn't my best effort with organizing a regional - found a 21 to 5c on this same start too but the first insertion was terrible so I passed on it. Turns out it was 33 optimal, requiring an insertion that cancelled 0 with one that cancelled 4 nested.

Thankfully, this 26 to 3c worked out much better, somehow.

F2 D2 R U' //square (4/4)
L F U //put them somewhere nice (3/7)
(F2 L U2) //223 (3/10)
B' D L D' //EO (4/14)
L B' L2 B' L B2 L2 B2 L' //F2L-1 (9/23)
B' L' B' L B' L' //L3C (6/29)

Skeleton: F2 D2 R U' L F U B' (1) D L D' L B' L2 B' L B2 L2 B2 L' B' L' B' L B' L' U2 L' F2

1: R D L' D' R D L D' (cancel 3)

Final: F2 D2 R U' L F U B' R D L' D' R' D L2 D' L B' L2 B' L B2 L2 B2 L' B' L' B' L B' L' U2 L' F2

Having to use extreme safety skeletons isn't ever fun :/

(R B2 D) //EO (3/3)
(F' D2 F2) //222 (3/6)
R D2 //pair in a nice place (2/8)
(L B2 L2) //PS 223 (3/11)
(B R' B' L) //F2L-1 (4/15)
(R B' R' B R) //L5C (5/20)

R D2 R' B' R B R' L' B R B' L2 B2 L' F2 D2 (1) F D' B2 R'

1: D B2 D' F (2) D B2 D' F' (cancel 4)
2: F2 D' B2 D F2 D' B2 D (cancel 2)

Final: R D2 R' B' R B R' L' B R B' L2 B2 L' F2 D' B2 D' F' D' B2 D F2 D' B2 D2 B2 D2 B2 R'

Really frustrating start -- 6 move 2x2+EO is really good, and I kinda got stuck here the whole attempt looking for a finish.

(U B2) //221 (2/2)
L' B L2 //222 (3/5)
(R2 U' R2 U' R) //223 (5/10)
L F2 L' //partial EO (2/12)
U2 F U2 R' F R //block, pair, Petrus EO (6/18)
U' F U F2 U' F' //L3C (6/24)

Skeleton: L' B L' F2 L' U2 F U2 (1) R' F R U' F U F2 U' F' R' U R2 U R2 B2 U'

1: F' R B' R' F R B R' (cancels 1)

Final: L' B L' F2 L' U2 F U2 F' R B' R' F R B R2 F R U' F U F2 U' F' R' U R2 U R2 B2 U'

Also found this 18 to 3e3c, but optimal was 32 (!!).

(U B2) //221 (2/2)
(R' F L') //222 (3/5)
U' R2 //two pair (2/7)
L U' L' R U //square + roux block (5/12)
(R') //pseudo (1/13)
B' //more pseudo (1/14)
(R' F R' F' R') //3e3c (4/18)

Found this just now after re-examining this start for 5 min or so:

(U B2) //221 (2/2)
(R' F L') //222 (3/5)
U' R2 //two pair (2/7)
L U' L' R U //square + roux block (5/12)
(R' B) //pseudo (2/14)
U B' R' B //EO (3/17)
U R U2 R' U2 //L3C (5/22)

Optimal is 26. :(

U R U //PS222 (3/3)
(F) //fix PS (1/4)
(R B2 D' B') //223 (4/8)
(B' D' B) //Petrus EO (2/10)
R' D R2 D R2 D' //L5C (6/16)

Skel: U R U R' D R2 (1) D R2 D' B' D B2 D B2 R' F'

1: R' U' R D R' U (2) R D' (cancels 4)
2: B' L B R B' L' B R' (cancels 1)

Final: U R U R' D R U' R D R' U B' L B R B' L' B R2 D' B' D B2 D B2 R' F'

This one hurt -- optimal was 26. Somehow didn't see the first insertion on my first pass-through, so I spent a lot of time checking nested on first insertions that only cancelled 2. Found that when I decided to look a second time, but none of my insertions that cancelled 2 worked with that first insertion, and I had only 7 minutes left once I found the insertion cancelling 4. Was super nervous and misscrambled a bunch, and had to go with cancelling 1 since time was running out. Wrote the last move with 10 seconds to go and didn't get to check the solution.

(R2 B2 R) //PS222 (3/3)
R' //fix PS (1/4)
(U' L' F2 U) //EO (4/8)
(F L2 U2) //223 with Petrus EO (3/11)
L' F2 L F2 L' //F2L-1 (5/16)
L' F' L F' L' F' L //LL skip (6/22)

Final: R' L' F2 L F2 L2 F' L F' L' F' L U2 L2 F' U' F2 L U R' B2 R2

Well, guess I can't complain anymore!

(B') //pair (1/1)
D2 U' L2 //222 (3/4)
(D F2) //2 pairs (2/6)
R2 //PS F2L-2 (1/7)
(D' R F2 R') //PS F2L-1 (4/11)
(U F2 U2 R U R' F2 D') //L5C (8/19)

Skeleton: D2 U' L2 R2 D F2 R U' R' U2 F2 U' R F2 (1) R' D F2 D' (2) B

1: U R' D R U' R' D' R (cancel 4)
2: D L U' L' D' L U L' (cancel 2)

Final: D2 U' L2 R2 D F2 R U' R' U2 F2 U' R F2 U R' D R U' R' F2 L U' L' D' L U L' B

B2 L' F2 D //222 (4/4)
(R U) //EO (2/6)
(B') //putting a pair somewhere nice (1/7)
R2 U2 B U2 //ps223 (4/11)
B R B' R2 //psF2L (4/15)
U B2 U' B' U B' U //L3c (7/22)

Skeleton: B2 L' F2 D R2 U2 (1) B U2 B R B' R2 U B2 U' B' U B' U' B U' R'

1: L B' R B L' B' R' B (cancel 1)

Final: B2 L' F2 D R2 U2 L B' R B L' B' R' B2 U2 B R B' R2 U B2 U' B' U B' U B U' R'

Decent skeleton, meh insertions. Here's a 19 to 5c that I also found:

B2 L' F2 D //222 (4/4)
(R U) //EO (2/6)
(B') //putting a pair somewhere nice (1/7)
R2 U2 B U2 //ps223 (4/11)
(U2) //fix ps (1/12)
(B2 R2 B2) //ps F2L-1 (3/15)
(R2 B' R B') //L5C (4/19)

Started trying insertions on this, but were not many good first options so I switched to the 3c. Optimal on this skeleton was 31.

U R2 B' D //ps222 (4/4)
F //almost ps223 (1/5)
(D2 F' D) //223 (3/8)
R' F' U2 F U2 //F2L-1 (5/13)
R' U' R U R U' //L4C, pure 2+2 (6/19)

Skeleton: U R2 B' D (1) F R' F' U2 F U2 R' U' R U R U' D' F D2

1: L F R' F' L' (2) F R F' (cancel 6)
2: L' U R' U' L U R U' (cancel 2)

Final: U R2 B' D L F R' F' L2 U R' U' L U R U F U2 R' U' R U R U' D' F D2

L' D2 //ps222 (2/2)
(L' B) //fix ps (2/4)
(F U') //EO (2/6)
(L2) //put the pair somewhere nice (1/7)
F2 L F' L2 //223 (4/11)
U2 L F' L' F' U2 //F2L-corner (6/17)
L' F2 L F L' F L //L3C (6/23)

Skeleton: L' D2 F2 L F' L2 U2 L (1) F' L' F' U2 L' F2 L F L' F L' U F' B' L

1: L B L' F' L B' L' F (cancel 4)

Final: L' D2 F2 L F' L2 U2 L2 B L' F' L B' L2 F' U2 L' F2 L F L' F L' U F' B' L

F' L B2 U //EO (4/4)
(D2 R' U2) //2 squares (3/7)
R' B' L2 F L //222+PDR? (5/12)
F' //jk on the PDR (1/13)
D2 F2 D2 F2 D2 F D2 //L4C, twist (7/20)

Skeleton: F' L B2 U R' (1) B' L2 F L F' D2 F2 D2 F2 D2 F D2 U2 R D2

1: R U R' (2) D R U' R' D' (cancel 3)
2: R2 D' L' D R2 D' L D (cancel 2)

Final: F' L B2 U2 R D' L' D R2 D' L D2 R U' R' D' B' L2 F L F' D2 F2 D2 F2 D2 F D2 U2 R D2

Unlucky insertions here. Found a 21 to 5c on this EO below that was optimal 32 too.

F' L B2 U //EO (4/4)
R' B' F' U2 //222 (4/8)
B2 D2 B2 //ps223 (3/11)
D2 R' D2 R2 //ps F2L-1 (4/15)
B' D2 B D2 B' D2 //L5C (6/21)

Just found a better ending though for this, replace the last step (6 moves) above with:

D' B' D2 B D2 B' D //L3C (7/22)

That skeleton was optimal 29, so really nothing good to insert on this start, apparently!

U' B' //2 pairs (2/2)
(U F2) //square (2/4)
(R' B2 R' F' U2 R') //223 (6/10)
(L2 F' L2 F L2 F L') //F2L-1 (7/17)
(F' U' F2 U L F' L' F) //L3C (8/25)

Skeleton: U' B' F' L F L' U' F2 U F L F' L2 F' L2 F L2 R U2 F R (1) B2 R F2 U'

1: R F2 R' B2 R F2 R' B2 (cancel 7 LUL)

Final: U' B' F' L F L' U' F2 U F L F' L2 F' L2 F L2 R U2 F R2 F2 R' B2 R U'

Well, that made up for scramble 2.

L' F L' //EO (3/3)
F2 D2 //square (2/5)
U2 L2 F //222 (3/8)
U B' U' //223 (3/11)
D B D' //3e3c (3/14)

Skeleton: L' F L' F2 D2 U2 L2 F U B' (1) U' D B D'

1: B2 L2 F2 (2) U F2 L2 B2 D (cancel 2)
2: F' D F U F' D' F U' (cancel 4)

Final: L' F L' F2 D2 U2 L2 F U B L2 F D F U F' D' F' L2 B2 D2 U' B D'

Found this quickly, and thankfully gave myself a lot of time on insertions for this. Thankfully it paid off - I'm not very good at the type of edge insertions that I used here.

I also apparently didn't keep my notes from the other two attempts at this comp, and I might have an idea why given the results. :P

L2 F' //ps222 (2/2)
(L' D' U2) //ps223 (3/5)
(B2 U' B U2) //F2L-1 (4/9)
B' D B D' //EO (4/13)
B R' B' R' B R' B' R' //L3C (8/21)

Skeleton: L2 F' B' D B (1) D' B R' B' R' B R' B' R' U2 B' U B2 U2 D L

1: B U B' D2 B U' B' D2 (cancel 2)

Final: L2 F' B' D B2 U B' D2 B U' B' D B R' B' R' B R' B' R' U2 B' U B2 U2 D L

Fun scramble, kind of hoped for better.

B2 R //square (2/2)
(R D R' D F) //223 (5/7)
(B L' B') //EO (3/10)
(U L U' L U2 L2 U2 L') //L5C (8/18)

B2 R L U2 L2 U2 L' U L' U' B L (2) B' F' (1) D' R D' R'

1: F D' B D F' D' B' D (cancel 4)
2: U2 B D B' U2 B D' B' (cancel 1)

Final: B2 R L U2 L2 U2 L' U L' U' B L U2 B D B' U2 B D' B2 D' B D F' D' B' R D' R'

Another attempt where I hoped for better given the start, but didn't pan out. Insertion was optimal.

Probably the best skeleton I had:

U D' L F R //EO (5/5)
D' L2 D //222 (3/8)
B2 R2 U2 B' U2 B2 U' //L7C (7/15)

Optimal was 28, but double nested. Decided to go for it rather than quit early to do 3 insertions, and that didn't work out, unfortunately.

R U' F' R //EO (4/4)
(D2 B2 U F') //222 (4/8)
(B D' L2) //223 (3/11)
(B' D2 B2 D2 B') //Jay 5c (5/16)

Skeleton: R (2) U' F' (3) R B D2 B2 D2 B L2 D B' F (1) U' B2 D2

1: F' U B' U F U' B U (cancel 5, to good 6c)
2: R B' L' B R' B' L B (cancel 1)
3: F L F' R' F L' F' R (cancel 3)

Final: R2 B' L' B R' B' L B U' L F' R' F L' F' R2 B D2 B2 D2 B L2 D B' U B' U F U' B' D2

Optimal was 29, but required a nested insertion (cancel 4, then 6) to twist the two corners in the skeleton, then used insertion 2 to do the 3 cycle.

(U R B2) //square (3/3)
(R2 U) //ps222 (2/5)
(R2 L' D2 R') //ps F2L-1 (4/9)
L2 //fix ps (1/10)
F' D' F D L D' L' //L4C, twist (7/17)

Skeleton: L2 F' (1) D' F D L D' L' R (2) D2 L R2 U' R2 B2 R' U'

1: B D' F D B' D' F' D (cancel 6)
2: L' U L D L' U' L D' (cancel 2)

Final: L2 F' B D' F D B' L D' L2 R U L D L' U' L D L R2 U' R2 B2 R' U'

(L2) //pair (1/1)
F2 U2 L F L2 R2 F //almost 223 (7/8)
D F' R F //F2L-1, minus corner (4/12)
L' D' L D' B D B' D //L6C (8/20)

F2 (2) U2 L F L2 R2 F D F' R F L' D' L D' B D (1) B' D L2

1: D F D' B' D F' D' B (cancel 5)
2: B U' F' U B' U' F U (cancel 1)

Final: F2 B U' F' U B' U' F U' L F L2 R2 F D F' R F L' D' L D' B D2 F D' B' D F' L2

(F' L2 U2 R' U') //222 (5/5)
D' R D2 R2 F //223 (5/10)
D' F D' F' //EO (4/14)
D R D2 R' D' R2 //L5C (6/20)

Skeleton: D' R D2 R2 F D' F D' F' D R D2 R' D' R2 U R U2 L2 F

There were a few ways I found to finish off this 223, including a different L5C in 20 moves that involved inserting the pair on the third line. I did not find this L4C finish below though, which was 29 optimal:

(F' L2 U2 R' U') //222 (5/5)
D' R D2 R2 F //223 (5/10)
R D R' D' //F2L-1 (4/14)
R2 B2 U' B' U B' //L4C, twist (6/20)

(U' R2 L B2) //222 (4/4)
(D R2 F R2 F2 R') //223+some EO (6/10)
(L' F' L) //rest of EO (3/13)
(F D2 F2 D' F) //L5C (5/18)

Skeleton: F' D F2 D2 F' (2) L' F (1) L R F2 R2 F' R2 D' B2 L' R2 U

1: F' R B' R' F R B R' (cancel 4)
2: B R F' R' B' R F R' (cancel 2)

Final: F' D F2 D2 F' B R F' R' B' R F L' B' R' F R B L F2 R2 F' R2 D' B2 L' R2 U

(F2 B D2 U' L) //222 (5/5)
F' D' // put the pair somewhere nice (2/7)
(F' D2) //223 (2/9)
(F2 U' R U R) //+2 squares (5/14)
(F' R F' R' F R F' R) //2T (8/22)

Skeleton: F' D' R' F (1) R' F' R F R' F R' U' R' U F2 D2 F L' U D2 (2) B' F2

1: F' R B R' F R B' R' (cancel 5)
2: D F U F' D' F U' F' (cancel 2)

Final: F' D' B R' F R B' R2 F' R F R' F R' U' R' U F2 D2 F L' U D' F U F' D' F U' F' B' F2

There was also this alternate finish for the 5th line that left 20 to 4c:

(F2 R F R' F' R2) //L4C

Had to do the pass quickly, and missed a a first insertion that cancelled 5, ended with optimal 29. Oops.

D L2 U2 B U //222 (5/5)
R' B' D' B' D L' R //ps223+square (7/12)
B' D' B' //double psF2L-1 (3/15)
L' F L' F' L' //F2L-1 (5/20)
B' L' B L B' //L3C (5/25)

Skeleton: D L2 U2 B U R' B' D' B' D (1) L' R B' D' B' L' F L' F' L' B' L' B L B'

1: D L2 D' R D L2 D' R' (cancel 3)

Final: D L2 U2 B U R' B' D' B' D2 L2 D' R D L2 D' L' B' D' B' L' F L' F' L' B' L' B L B'

An alternate ending, replacing the fourth/fifth lines:

D2 B D2 B2 L' //L4C, twist (5/20)

Didn't have much luck with the first insertion, and it did in fact only have an optimal of 31.

(U F' R2 F' U') //222 (5/5)
(D' F L D') //F2L-1 (4/9)
(U L' U' L U' F' U F') //L3C (8/17)

Skeleton: F U' (1) F U L' U L U' D L' F' D U F R2 F U'

1: U' F D F' U F D' F'

Final: F U2 F D F' U F D' U L' U L U' D L' F' D U F R2 F U'

Hilarious start. There were lots of ways to get 22s on this - replace the third line with either:

F L' U L U' L F L' //L3C (8/17)

Or

F2 U' L' U' F' U F L U //L3C (9/18)

And in either case, you get a different 22 with the optimal insertion. If only Mo3 records worked on one scramble! ;)

F //pair (1/1)
(F' U) //ps222 (2/3)
L' //fix ps (1/4)
(D R D' R F2) //223 (5/9)
(R2 D R D' R') //ps F2L-1 (5/14)
(F D2 F' D) //different F2L-1 (4/18)
(R' D' R D R') //L3C (5/23)

Skeleton: F L' R (1) D' R' D R D' F D2 F' R D R' D' R2 F2 R' D R' D' U' F

1: R' B' R F R' B R F' (cancel 2)

Final: F L' B' R F R' B R F' D' R' D R D' F D2 F' R D R' D' R2 F2 R' D R' D' U' F

R L2 D2 //square (3/3)
R' U R' //+square (3/6)
(R' F2 L2 F R) //223 (5/11)
R B R2 U2 R //+square (3/14)
(U2 L' B' L B U B2) //L5C (7/21)

Skeleton: (2) R L2 D2 R' U B R2 U2 R B2 U' B' L' B L (1) U2 R' F' L2 F2 R

1: L' D' L U' L' D L U (cancel 3)
2: F2 R B2 R' F2 R B2 R' (cancel 2)

Final: F2 R B2 R' F2 R B2 L2 D2 R' U B R2 U2 R B2 U' B' L' B D' L U' L' D L U' R' F' L2 F2 R

Oops, optimal was 31.

F' L2 U' //square (3/3)
B R F2 L //a 223 of blocks and pairs (4/7)
(F2) // 222 (1/8)
(L U' L' U2 L') //223+EO (5/13)
(B U2) //pair in a nice place (2/15)
U2 B2 U B2 U2 B //L5C (6/21)

Skeleton: F' L2 U' (2) B R F2 L U2 B2 U B2 (1) U2 B U2 B' L U2 L U L' F2

1: B D B' U2 B D' B' U2
2: U' L' D L U L' D' L

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

L2 // pair (1/1)
(B R2 F' B) //blocks in nice places (4/5)
U' B' L' D B' D2 L //ps F2L-1 (7/12)
(D2 L' F' D F D2 F' D' F2 L F') //L3C (11/23)

Skeleton: L2 U' B' L' D B' D2 L F L' F2 D F D2 F' D' (1) F L D2 B' F R2 B'

1: R F L2 F' R' F L2 F'

Final: L2 U' B' L' D B' D2 L F L' F2 D F D2 F' D' R F L2 F' R' F L' D2 B' F R2 B'

Also, I had found this similar 3c skeleton:

L2 // pair (1/1)
(B R2 F' B) //blocks in nice places (4/5)
U' B' L' D B' //223 (5/10)
D2 L2 D L' //F2L-1 + pair (4/14)
D2 F' D' F D2 F L' F' L //L3C (9/23)

This had optimal 29.

U' B' R2 //222 (3/3)
(B2 L B' L) //pairs (4/7)
L2 D B2 //223 + square (3/10)
(D') //ps F2L-1 (1/11)
F' D' F L' D F' D' F2 L' F' //L3C (10/21)

Skeleton: U' B' R2 L2 D B2 F' D' F L' (1) D F' D' F2 L' F' D L' B L' B2

1: F U' F' D F U F' D' (cancel 3)

Final: U' B' R2 L2 D B2 F' D' F L' F U' F' D F U F2 D' F2 L' F' D L' B L' B2

The L3C ending kind of felt like button mashing in a video game, just trying sledges and sexy moves until something happened.

Looking at this over 3 years later, I found this better finish now that I know what a super sledge is:

U' B' R2 //222 (3/3)
(B2 L B' L) //pairs (4/7)
L2 D B2 //223 + square (3/10)
(D') //ps F2L-1 (1/11)
F' D' F L2 F2 U' F' U F' (9/20)

Thankfully, it's also a 26! :)

R' F2 R L F D2 //2 squares (6/6)
(F' L' F U2 L2 B D) //223+pair (7/13)
(F' L2 F2) //F2L-1 (3/16)
(L2 F L' F') //L5C (4/20)

Skeleton: R' F2 (1) R L F D2 F L F' (2) L2 F2 L2 F D' B' L2 U2 F' L F

1: D2 R U' R' D2 R U R' (cancel 2)
2: F L B L' F' L' B L' (cancel 4)

Final: R' F2 D2 R U' R' D2 R U L F D2 F L2 B L' F' L' B L F2 L2 F D' B' L2 U2 F' L F

L U2 R U' R B' //222+2 pairs (6/6)
U R2 U F' U //223 (5/11)
R2 //align pair and edge (1/12)
(R' U F U' D' F D) //L4C, pure 2+2 (7/19)

Skeleton: L U2 R (1) U' R B' U R2 U F' U R2 D' (2) F' D U F U' R

1: B D2 B' U' B D2 B' U (cancel 2)
2: D2 F' U' F D2 F' U F (cancel 4)

Final: L U2 R B D2 B' U' B D2 B' R B' U R2 U F' U R2 D F' U' F D2 F' D U2 F U'

not optimal :(

(D2 U2 L D U2 F2) //222 + 2 pairs (6/6)
L2 D2 L' D' B //ps223 (5/11)
L B2 L2 //ps F2L-1 (3/14)
(L2 F' D' F D F' D2 F) //L4C, 3-cycle+1 twisted (8/22)

Skeleton: L2 D2 L' D' B (1) L B2 L2 F' D2 (2) F D' F' D F L2 F2 U2 D' L' U2 D2

1: B2 L F2 L' B2 L F2 L' (cancel 3)
2: D' B' D F D' B D F' (cancel 5)

Final: L2 D2 L' D' B' L F2 L' B2 L F2 B2 L2 F' D B' D F D' B F' D F L2 F2 U2 D' L' U2 D2

D L F U B2 U2 //2x2x3 with wrong pair (6/6)
(B D2 B') //2x2x3 (3/9)
R' D' R //Pseudo F2L-1 (3/13)
(D' F D') //F2L-1 (3/16)
D F' D' F D F D' F2 //L4C (7/23)

Skeleton: (2) D L F U B2 U2 (1) R' D' R D F' D' F D F D' F2 D F' D B D2 B'

1: U' R' D' R U R' D R (cancel 7)
2: B U' B' D' B U B' D (cancel 1)

Final: B U' B' D' B U B' D2 L F U B2 U R' D' R U D F' D' F D F D' F2 D F' D B D2 B'

This one was also a rush -- many great places to finish the F2L-1 that leave parity early on, had to get creative to break parity which caused an ugly skeleton. Turned this in incredibly close to the time limit.

(U2) //pair (1/1)
F' L' F U' B' U B L2 //223 (8/9)
F D R D' R F' R2 //F2L-1 + EO (7/16)
F' R F2 R' F2 //L4C, twist (5/21)

Skeleton: F' L' F U' B' U B L2 F (1) D (2) R D' R F' R2 F' R F2 R' F2 U2

1: F' L' F R2 F' L F R2 (cancel 3)
2: F' L2 F R F' L2 F R' (cancel 2)

Final: F' L' F U' B' U B L F R2 F' L F R2 D F' L2 F R F' L2 F D' R F' R2 F' R F2 R' F2 U2

U2 L' F L //2x2x2 (4/4)
B U' D2 B' U //2x2x3 (5/9)
R2 D R B R' B' //F2L-1 (6/15)
(D' R' D R F D' F' D2) //L4C (8/23)

Skeleton: U2 (2) L' F L B U' D2 B' U (1) R2 D R B R' B' D2 F D F' R' D' R D

1: U' L U R2 U' L' U R2 (cancel 4)
2: D F2 D' B' D F2 D' B (cancel 0)

Final: U2 D F2 D' B' D F2 D' B L' F L B U' D2 B' L U R2 U' L' U D R B R' B' D2 F D F' R' D' R D

I was trying to play around with stuff that preserved the blocks made by doing B' U2 on Normal and then L' F' L on Inverse, but this was taking way too much time. I started over with 20 minutes to go and quickly found this skeleton. I found the four move cancellation, had about 3 minutes left, and took the first 8 move comm I found -- not much was left. Turns out that based on the first insertion I picked, only 1 move would cancel. (Had I found one that cancelled 5 later in the skeleton, I could have cancelled 2 on L3C for a 32.)

D L F U B2 U2 //2x2x3 with wrong pair (6/6)
(B D2 B') //2x2x3 (3/9)
R' D' R //Pseudo F2L-1 (3/13)
(D' F D') //F2L-1 (3/16)
D F' D' F D F D' F2 //L4C (7/23)

Skeleton: (2) D L F U B2 U2 (1) R' D' R D F' D' F D F D' F2 D F' D B D2 B'

1: U' R' D' R U R' D R (cancel 7)
2: B U' B' D' B U B' D (cancel 1)

Final: B U' B' D' B U B' D2 L F U B2 U R' D' R U D F' D' F D F D' F2 D F' D B D2 B'

This one was also a rush -- many great places to finish the F2L-1 that leave parity early on, had to get creative to break parity which caused an ugly skeleton. Turned this in incredibly close to the time limit.

(U) //pair (1/1)
F2 D R' //2x2x2 (3/4)
F' L D2 F D //2x2x3 (5/9)
F2 //Place pair next to block (1/10)
(L F' D F D') //F2L-1 (5/15)
(F' L F U L' U' L2) //L3C (7/22)

Skeleton: F2 D R' F' L D2 F (1) D F2 L2 U L U' F' L' F D F' D' F L' U

1: B2 D' F D B2 D' F' D (cancel 1)

Final: F2 D R' F' L D2 F B2 D' F D B2 D' F' D2 F2 L2 U L U' F' L' F D F' D' F L' U

In great contrast to the previous two solves, I found that 3 corner skeleton in about 10-15 minutes. Frustrated with the lack insertions available, but I'll take my first sub-30.

With all the remaining time I had, I tried playing around with other skeletons -- something weird came up, but I can't make out what exactly happened in my notes -- reconstructing it doesn't leave the F2L-1 that I remembered.