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A collection of Busy Beaver Champions including Champions for BB-Adjacent functions. Note that for all functions with the input format f(n,m), n denotes the number of states and m denotes the number of symbols of the relevant Busy Beaver domain. Note that for functions with this input format f(n) = f(n,2).

Original Busy Beaver Functions

Maximum Shifts Function (S(n,m), also commonly called BB(n,m))

2 Symbols:

Runtime Champions
BB(1) 1RZ--- (bbch)
BB(2) 1RB1LB_1LA1RZ (bbch) 1RB0LB_1LA1RZ (bbch) 1RB1RZ_1LB1LA (bbch) 1RB1RZ_0LB1LA (bbch) 0RB1RZ_1LA1RB (bbch)
BB(3) 1RB1RZ_1LB0RC_1LC1LA (bbch)
BB(4) 1RB1LB_1LA0LC_1RZ1LD_1RD0RA (bbch)
BB(5) 1RB1LC_1RC1RB_1RD0LE_1LA1LD_1RZ0LA (bbch)
BB(6) 1RB1RA_1RC1RZ_1LD0RF_1RA0LE_0LD1RC_1RA0RE (bbch)
BB(7) 1RB0RA_1LC1LF_1RD0LB_1RA1LE_1RZ0LC_1RG1LD_0RG0RF (bbch)
BB(8)
BB(9) 1RB1RA_0LC0LF_0RD1LC_1RA1RG_1RZ0RA_1LB1LF_1LH1RE_0LI1LH_1LB0LH (bbch)
BB(10) 1RB1RA_0LC0LF_0RD1LC_1RA1RG_1RZ0RA_1LB1LF_1LH1RE_0LI1LH_0LF0LJ_1LH0LJ (bbch)
BB(11) 1LH1LA_1LI1RG_0RD1LC_0RF1RE_1LJ0RF_1RB1RF_0LC1LH_0LC0LA_1LK1LJ_1RZ0LI_0LD1LE (bbch)
BB(12) 0LJ0RF_1LH1RC_0LD0LG_0RE1LD_1RF1RA_1RB1RF_1LC1LG_1LL1LI_1LK0LH_1RH1LJ_1RZ1LA_1RF1LL (bbch)
BB(14) 1LH1LA_1LI1RG_0RD1LC_0RF1RE_1LJ0RF_1RB1RF_0LC1LH_0LC0LA_1LK1LJ_1RL0LI_0LL1LE_1LM1RZ_0LN1LF_0LJ--- (bbch)
BB(15) 0RH1LD_1RI0RC_1RB1LD_0LD1LE_1LF1RA_1RG0LE_1RB1RG_1RD1RA_0LN0RJ_1RZ0LK_0LK1LL_1RG1LM_0LL0LL_1LO1LN_0LG1LN (bbch)
BB(16)
BB(18)
BB(20)
BB(21)
BB(40)
BB(41)
BB(51)

3 Symbols:

Runtime Champions
BB(1,3) 1RZ------ (bbch)
BB(2,3) 1RB2LB1RZ_2LA2RB1LB (bbch)
BB(3,3) 0RB2LA1RA_1LA2RB1RC_1RZ1LB1LC (bbch)
BB(4,3) 0RB1RZ0RB_1RC1LB2LB_1LB2RD1LC_1RA2RC0LD (bbch)

4 Symbols:

Runtime Champions
BB(1,4) 1RZ--------- (bbch)
BB(2,4) 1RB2LA1RA1RA_1LB1LA3RB1RZ (bbch)
BB(3,4) [1] 1RB3LB1RZ2RA_2LC3RB1LC2RA_3RB1LB3LC2RC (bbch)

5 Symbols:

Runtime Champions
BB(1,5) 1RZ------------ (bbch)
BB(2,5) 1RB3LA4RB0RB2LA_1LB2LA3LA1RA1RZ (bbch)
BB(3,5) 1RB3LB4LC2RA4LB_2LC3RB1LC2RA1RZ_3RB1LB3LC2RC4LC (bbch)

6 Symbols:

Runtime Champions
BB(1,6) 1RZ--------------- (bbch)
BB(2,6) [2] 1RB3RB5RA1LB5LA2LB_2LA2RA4RB1RZ3LB2LA (bbch)

Maximum Score Function (Σ(n,m))

2 Symbols:

Score Champions
Σ(1) 1RZ--- (bbch)
Σ(2) 1RB1LB_1LA1RZ (bbch)
Σ(3) 1RB1RZ_0RC1RB_1LC1LA (bbch) 1RB1RC_1LC1RZ_1RA0LB (bbch) 1RB1LC_1LA1RB_1LB1RZ (bbch) 1RB1RA_1LC1RZ_1RA1LB (bbch) 1RB1LC_1RC1RZ_1LA0LB (bbch)
Σ(4) 1RB1LB_1LA0LC_1RZ1LD_1RD0RA (bbch) 1RB0RC_1LA1RA_1RZ1RD_1LD0LB (bbch)
Σ(5) 1RB1LC_1RC1RB_1RD0LE_1LA1LD_1RZ0LA (bbch) 1RB1RA_1LC1LB_1RA1LD_1RA1LE_1RZ0LC (bbch)
Σ(6) 1RB1RA_1RC1RZ_1LD0RF_1RA0LE_0LD1RC_1RA0RE (bbch)
Σ(7) 1RB0RA_1LC1LF_1RD0LB_1RA1LE_1RZ0LC_1RG1LD_0RG0RF (bbch)

3 Symbols:

Score Champions
Σ(1,3) 1RZ------ (bbch)
Σ(2,3) 1RB2LB1RZ_2LA2RB1LB (bbch)
Σ(3,3) 0RB2LA1RA_1LA2RB1RC_1RZ1LB1LC (bbch)
Σ(4,3) 0RB1RZ0RB_1RC1LB2LB_1LB2RD1LC_1RA2RC0LD (bbch)

4 Symbols:

Score Champions
Σ(1,4) 1RZ--------- (bbch)
Σ(2,4) 1RB2LA1RA1RA_1LB1LA3RB1RZ (bbch)
Σ(3,4) [1] 1RB3LB1RZ2RA_2LC3RB1LC2RA_3RB1LB3LC2RC (bbch)

5 Symbols:

Score Champions
Σ(1,5) 1RZ------------ (bbch)
Σ(2,5) 1RB3LA4RB0RB2LA_1LB2LA3LA1RA1RZ (bbch)

6 Symbols:

Score Champions
Σ(1,6) 1RZ--------------- (bbch)
Σ(2,6) [2] 1RB3RB5RA1LB5LA2LB_2LA2RA4RB1RZ3LB2LA (bbch)

Beeping Busy Beavers

Beeping Busy Beaver (BBB(n,m))

2 Symbols:

Steps taken Champions
BBB(1)
BBB(2) 1RB1LB_1LB1LA (bbch)
BBB(3) 1LB0RB_1RA0LC_1RC1RA (bbch)
BBB(4) 1RB1LD_1RC1RB_1LC1LA_0RC0RD (bbch)
BBB(5) 1RB1LE_0LC0LB_0LD1LC_1RD1RA_0RC0LA (bbch)

3 Symbols:

Steps taken Champions
BBB(1,3)
BBB(2,3) [3]
BBB(3,3) 1RB0LB2LA_1LA0RC0LB_2RC2RB0LC (bbch)

4 Symbols:

Steps taken Champions
BBB(1,4)
BBB(2,4) [4] 1RB2LA1RA1LB_0LB2RB3RB1LA (bbch)

Beeping Booping Busy Beaver (BBBB(n,m))

There are currently no known/available Champions for this function.

Maximum Consecutive Ones Function (Num(n,m))

2 Symbols:

Number of Ones Champions
num(1) 1RZ--- (bbch)
num(2) 1RB1LB_1LA1LZ (bbch)
num(3) 1RB1LC_1RC1LZ_1LA0LB (bbch)
num(4) 1RB0LA_1RC1LB_1LB1RD_1RZ0RA (bbch)
num(5) 1RB1LA_1RC1LE_1RD1RE_0LA1RC_1RZ0LB (bbch) 0RB1LD_1LC1RB_1LD1RE_1LA1LE_1LZ0RC (bbch)

Maximum Space Function (BBspace(n,m))

2 Symbols:

Cells visited Champions
BBspace(1,2)
BBspace(2,2)
BBspace(3,2)
BBspace(4,2)

Reversible Turing Machines

Maximum Shifts Function (BBrev(n,m))

2 Symbols:

Steps Champions
BBrev(1)
BBrev(2) 0RB1RZ_1LA1RB (bbch)
BBrev(3) 0RB1RZ_0LC1RA_1RB1LC (bbch)
BBrev(4) 1RB0LD_0LC0RB_1LA1LD_1LC1RZ (bbch)
BBrev(5) 1RB0RD_1RC0RB_1RD1RZ_1LE1LA_0LE0LA (bbch)
BBrev(6) 1RB1LD_1LC1RE_0LD0LC_0RE0RF_0RA1RZ_1RF1RA (bbch)
BBrev(7) 1RB1LD_0LC0LD_1LC1LA_0LA1RE_0RF0RE_0RG1RF_0RB1RZ (bbch)

Maximum Score Function (Σrev(n,m))

2 Symbols:

Score Champions
Σrev(1)
Σrev(2) 0RB1RZ_1LA1RB (bbch)
Σrev(3) 0RB1RZ_0LC1RA_1RB1LC (bbch)
Σrev(4) 1RB0LD_0LC0RB_1LA1LD_1LC1RZ (bbch)
Σrev(5) 1RB0RD_1RC0RB_1RD1RZ_1LE1LA_0LE0LA (bbch)
Σrev(6) 1RB1LD_1LC1RE_0LD0LC_0RE0RF_0RA1RZ_1RF1RA (bbch)

Blanking Busy Beaver (BLB(n,m))

2 Symbols:

Steps Champions
BLB(1)
BLB(2) [4]
BLB(3) [4]
BLB(4) 1RB1LD_1RC1RB_1LC1LA_0RC0RD (bbch)

3 Symbols:

Steps Champions
BLB(1,3)
BLB(2,3) [4]

4 Symbols:

Steps Champions
BLB(1,4)
BLB(2,4) [4]

Lazy Beaver

Shifts Function (LB(n,m))

1 State 2 States 3 States 4 States 5 States 6 States
2 Symbols
3 Symbols
4 Symbols
5 Symbols
6 Symbols

Period-oriented Busy Beavers

Busy Preperiodic Beaver (BBS(n,m))

2 Symbols:

Preperiod Champions
BBS(1,2)
BBS(2,2)
BBS(3,2) 1RB1LB_0RC0LA_1LC0LA (bbch)
BBS(4,2) 1RB1LC_0LA1RD_0RB0LC_1LA0RD (bbch)

3 Symbols: It seems that currently no information is available for this domain.

4 Symbols:

Preperiod Champions
BBS(1,4)
BBS(2,4) 1RB2LA0RA3LA_1LA1LB3RB1RA (bbch)

Busy Periodic Beaver (BBP(n,m))

2 Symbols:

Period Champions
BBP(1,2)
BBP(2,2)
BBP(3,2) 1RB0LA_0RC1LA_1LC0RB (bbch)
BBP(4,2) 1RB0LA_0RC1RD_1LD0RB_1LA1RB (bbch)

3 Symbols: It seems that currently no information is available for this domain.

4 Symbols:

Period Champions
BBP(1,4)
BBP(2,4) 1RB0RA3LB1RB_2LA0LB1RA2RB (bbch)

Instruction-Limited Busy Beaver

Maximum amount of steps (BBi(n))

Steps Champions
BBi(1) 0RH (bbch) 1RH--- (bbch)
BBi(2) 0RB---_1LA--- (bbch)
BBi(3) 1RB1LB_1LA--- (bbch)
BBi(4) 1RB---_0RC---_1LC0LA (bbch)
BBi(5) 1RB2LB---_2LA2RB1LB (bbch)
BBi(6) 1RB3LA1RA0LA_2LA------3RA (bbch)
BBi(7) 1RB2LA1RA1RA_1LB1LA3RB--- (bbch) 1RB2LA1RA_1LC1LA2RB_---1LA--- (bbch)
BBi(8) 1RB1LA------_1RC3LB1RB---_2LA2LC---0LC (bbch)

Maximum Score (Σi(n))

Score Champions
Σi(1) 1RH--- (bbch)
Σi(2) 1RB---_1LA--- (bbch)
Σi(3) 1RB1LB_1LA--- (bbch)
Σi(4) 1RB0LB---_1LA2RA--- (bbch)
Σi(5) 1RB2LB---_2LA2RB1LB (bbch)
Σi(6) 1RB3LA1RA0LA_2LA------3RA (bbch)
Σi(7) 1RB2LA1RA1RA_1LB1LA3RB--- (bbch) 1RB2LA1RA_1LC1LA2RB_---1LA--- (bbch)
Σi(8) 1RB1LA------_1RC3LB1RB---_2LA2LC---0LC (bbch)

Busy Beaver for Lambda Calculus

Regular Busy Beaver for Lambda Calculus (BBλ(n))

For n = 0,1,2,3,5 BBλ(n) is undefined, while for the rest of BBλ(n) = n.

BBλ(n) Champions
BBλ(21) \(\1 1) (1 (\2))
BBλ(22) \(\1 1) (1 (\\1))\(\1 1 1) (1 1)
BBλ(23) \(\1 1) (1 (\\2))
BBλ(24) \(\1 1 1) (1 (\1))
BBλ(25) \(\1 1) (\1 (2 1))
BBλ(26) (\1 1) (\\2 (1 2))
BBλ(27) \\(\1 1) (\1 (2 1))
BBλ(28) \(\1 1) (\1 (2 (\2))))
BBλ(29) \(\1 1) (\1 (1 (2 1)))
BBλ(30) (\1 1 1) (\\2 (1 2)) and (\1 (1 1)) (\\2 (1 2))
BBλ(31) (\1 1) (\\2 (2 (1 2)))
BBλ(32) \(\1 1) (\1 (1 (2 (\2))))
BBλ(33) \(\1 1) (\1 (1 (1 (2 1))))
BBλ(34) (\1 1 1 1) (\\2 (2 1)) and (\1 (1 1) 1) (\\2 (2 1))
BBλ(35) (\1 1 1) (\\2 (2 (2 1)))
BBλ(36) (\1 1) (\1 (1 (\\2 (2 1))))
BBλ(37) \(\1 1 1) (\\2 (2 (2 1)))
BBλ(38) (\1 1 1 1 1) (\\2 (2 1)) and (\1 (1 1) 1 1) (\\2 (2 1))
BBλ(39) (\1 1 1 1) (\\2 (2 (2 1)))
BBλ(40) (\1 1 1) (\1 (\\2 (2 1)) 1)
BBλ(41) (\1 (\1 1) 1) (\\2 (2 (2 1)))
BBλ(42) \(\1 1 1) (\1 (\\2 (2 1)) 1)
BBλ(43) (\1 1) (\1 (\1 (\\2 (2 1)) 2))
BBλ(44) (\1 1 1 1) (\1 (\\2 (2 1)) 1)
BBλ(45) \(\1 1) (\1 (\1 (\\2 (2 1)) 2))
BBλ(46) \(\1 1 1 1) (\1 (\\2 (2 1)) 1)
BBλ(47)
BBλ(48) (\1 1 1 1 1) (\1 (\\2 (2 1)) 1)
BBλ(49) (\1 1) (\1 (1 (\\1 2 (\\2 (2 1)))))
BBλ(1850) Too large for this list

Oracle Busy Beaver for Lambda Calculus (BBλ1(n))

Note that .

BBλ1(n) Champions
BBλ1(1)
BBλ1(2) 1
BBλ1(3)
BBλ1(4) \1
BBλ1(5) \2
BBλ1(6) \\1
BBλ1(7) \\2
BBλ1(8) 1 (\1)
BBλ1(9) \\2
BBλ1(10) 1 (\\1)
BBλ1(11) 1 (\\2)
BBλ1(12) 1 (1 (\1))
BBλ1(13) 1 (\\2)
BBλ1(14) 1 (1 (\\1))
BBλ1(15) 1 (1 (\\2))
BBλ1(16) 1 (1 (1 (\1)))
BBλ1(17) 1 (1 (\\\2))
BBλ1(18) 1 (\1) 1 (\1)
BBλ1(19) 1 (1 (1 (\\2)))
BBλ1(20) 1 (\\1) 1 (\1)
BBλ1(21) 1 (\\2) 1 (\1)
BBλ1(22) 1 (1(\1)) 1(\1)
BBλ1(28) 1 (\1) 1 (\1) 1 (\1)
BBλ1(29) 1(\1)(\1 2 1)(\1)

Doodle Function (doodle(c,n))

doodle(1,n) = 1 and doodle(2,n) = n. Also note that doodle(c) = doodle(c,2).

2 Symbols:

Runtime Champions
doodle(3,2)

Turmites

Terminating Turmites (TT(n,k), 1D Turmites)

Where n is the amount of states and k is the amount of symbols. There are currently no known/available Champions for this function.

2D Turmites (turNing machines)

There are currently no known/available Champions for this function.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 S. Ligocki. "BB(3,4) > Ack(14)." https://www.sligocki.com/2024/05/22/bb-3-4-a14.html Blog post, 2024. Accessed 15 August 2025.
  2. 2.0 2.1 S. Ligocki, "BB(2,6) > 10↑↑10↑↑10↑↑3". Blog post, 2023. Accessed 15 August 2025.
  3. Nick Drozd. "BBB(3,3) > 10↑↑6". Accessed 15 August 2025.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Nick Drozd. "Latest Beeping Busy Beaver Results". Accessed 15 August 2025.