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Revision as of 03:38, 7 June 2025
The 7-state, 2-symbol Busy Beaver problem BB(7) is a mostly unexplored domain with only preliminary information.
The current BB(7) champion is 1RB0RA_1LC1LF_1RD0LB_1RA1LE_1RZ0LC_1RG1LD_0RG0RF
(bbch) discovered by Pavel Kropitz in 2025 proving the lower bound:
History
Before 2025, the only known BB(7) champions were produced by hand, not by search. Example, Milton Green designed a machine in 1964 that had sigma score 22,961 and Wythagoras modified a BB(6) champion in 2014 to produce a machine that had sigma score .
In May 2025, mxdys shared C++ code that breaks up the BB(7) enumeration into 1 million subtasks which each run for about 2 minutes and leave ~100 holdouts each. Various folks on Discord have been investigating different sections of this domain to search for champions.
Top Halters
Based on limited search through a subset of the 1 million subtasks from mxdys's code, the top 20 scoring known machines are:
TM | Approximate sigma score | Discoverer |
---|---|---|
1RB0RA_1LC1LF_1RD0LB_1RA1LE_1RZ0LC_1RG1LD_0RG0RF (bbch)
|
Pavel Kropitz | |
1RB1RZ_0RC0RE_1LD1LA_1LC0LG_0RF1LF_0RD1LF_1LB0LE (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 519.20 | Andrew Ducharme |
1RB1RF_0RC1RG_1LD1LE_0LE1LD_0RF0LC_1RA0LC_0RF1RZ (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 286.17 | Terry Ligocki |
1RB0LE_1RC0RA_1RD0RC_1LE1LD_1LA0LF_0LA0LG_1RZ0RD (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 246.32 | @Iijil |
1RB1RZ_1LC0RE_0LD1LB_1RE0LA_1RF0RG_0RA0LG_1RB1LG (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 192.67 | Terry Ligocki |
1RB1RZ_1LC0RE_0LD1LB_1RE0LG_1RF0RG_0RA0LG_1RB1LG (bbch)
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10 ↑↑ 192.67 | Terry Ligocki |
1RB1RZ_1LC0RE_0LD1LB_1RE0LA_1RF0RG_0RG0LG_1RB1LG (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 192.67 | Terry Ligocki |
1RB0LC_1LC1LD_1LA1LB_0LG1RE_1LD0RF_0RA1RE_1RZ1LA (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 188.28 | Terry Ligocki |
1RB0LC_1LC1LD_1LA1LB_0LG1RE_1LF0RF_0RA1RE_1RZ0RE (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 188.28 | Terry Ligocki |
1RB0LC_1LC1LD_1LA1LB_0LG1RE_1LF0RF_0RA1RE_1RZ1LA (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 188.28 | Terry Ligocki |
1RB0LC_1LC1LD_1LA1LB_1LG1RE_1LF0RF_0RA1RE_1RZ0RA (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 188.28 | Terry Ligocki |
1RB0LC_1LC1LD_1LA1LB_1LG1RE_1LD0RF_0RA1RE_1RZ0RA (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 188.28 | @XnoobSpeakable, @Peacemaker II |
1RB0LG_0RC1RZ_1LD0LA_1RE1LE_1LC1RF_0RE0RA_0RF1LG (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 133.85 | @poppuncher |
1RB1RZ_1RC0RF_1LD1RB_1RG0LE_1LD0RA_1RE0LD_0RC1LF (bbch)
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10 ↑↑ 129.24 | @Iijil |
1RB1LF_1RC1RA_1LD0LD_1LA1LE_0LA0LD_1LG0RF_0LE1RZ (bbch)
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10 ↑↑ 116.97 | Terry Ligocki |
1RB0RD_1RC0LA_0LA0LE_1RE1RZ_1RF0RA_1LG0LE_1LC0LG (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 116.05 | |
1RB0RD_1RC0RA_0RD1LD_0LE1LF_1LA0LG_0LC1LB_1LC1RZ (bbch)
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10 ↑↑ 115.52 | @prurq |
1RB0RF_1RC0RB_0RD0RF_1LE0LG_1LC0RD_1LA0LD_1LF1RZ (bbch)
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10 ↑↑ 114.61 | Andrew Ducharme |
1RB0RE_1LC0LA_1LD0LC_0LE0LA_1RF0RG_1RD0LE_1RA1RZ (bbch)
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10 ↑↑ 114.60 | Shawn Ligocki |
1RB0RE_0RC1LC_0LD1LF_1LE0LG_1RA0RC_0LB1LA_1LB1RZ (bbch)
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10 ↑↑ 114.57 | Andrew Ducharme |
1RB0RG_1LC0LE_1LD0LB_1RB1RE_0RA1RF_0RD1RC_1RD1RZ (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 113.37 | Terry Ligocki |
The top 20 known halters with unique scores are:
TM | Approximate sigma score | Discoverer |
---|---|---|
1RB0RA_1LC1LF_1RD0LB_1RA1LE_1RZ0LC_1RG1LD_0RG0RF (bbch)
|
Pavel Kropitz | |
1RB1RZ_0RC0RE_1LD1LA_1LC0LG_0RF1LF_0RD1LF_1LB0LE (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 519.20 | Andrew Ducharme |
1RB1RF_0RC1RG_1LD1LE_0LE1LD_0RF0LC_1RA0LC_0RF1RZ (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 286.17 | Terry Ligocki |
1RB0LE_1RC0RA_1RD0RC_1LE1LD_1LA0LF_0LA0LG_1RZ0RD (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 246.32 | @Iijil |
1RB1RZ_1LC0RE_0LD1LB_1RE0LA_1RF0RG_0RA0LG_1RB1LG (bbch)
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10 ↑↑ 192.67 | Terry Ligocki |
1RB0LC_1LC1LD_1LA1LB_0LG1RE_1LD0RF_0RA1RE_1RZ1LA (bbch)
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10 ↑↑ 188.28 | Terry Ligocki |
1RB0LG_0RC1RZ_1LD0LA_1RE1LE_1LC1RF_0RE0RA_0RF1LG (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 133.85 | @poppuncher |
1RB1RZ_1RC0RF_1LD1RB_1RG0LE_1LD0RA_1RE0LD_0RC1LF (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 129.24 | @Iijil |
1RB1LF_1RC1RA_1LD0LD_1LA1LE_0LA0LD_1LG0RF_0LE1RZ (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 116.97 | Terry Ligocki |
1RB0RD_1RC0LA_0LA0LE_1RE1RZ_1RF0RA_1LG0LE_1LC0LG (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 116.05 | |
1RB0RD_1RC0RA_0RD1LD_0LE1LF_1LA0LG_0LC1LB_1LC1RZ (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 115.52 | @prurq |
1RB0RF_1RC0RB_0RD0RF_1LE0LG_1LC0RD_1LA0LD_1LF1RZ (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 114.61 | Andrew Ducharme |
1RB0RE_1LC0LA_1LD0LC_0LE0LA_1RF0RG_1RD0LE_1RA1RZ (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 114.60 | Shawn Ligocki |
1RB0RE_0RC1LC_0LD1LF_1LE0LG_1RA0RC_0LB1LA_1LB1RZ (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 114.57 | Andrew Ducharme |
1RB0RG_1LC0LE_1LD0LB_1RB1RE_0RA1RF_0RD1RC_1RD1RZ (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 113.37 | Terry Ligocki |
1RB1RZ_1RC1RA_1RD0RB_1LE0RC_1LF0LD_1RG0LF_1RC0LG (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 108.77 | Terry Ligocki |
1RB0LE_1RC1RA_1RD0RG_1LA1RZ_1RA1LF_1LA0LE_0RF1RG (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 93.81 | Andrew Ducharme |
1RB0RF_1LC0LD_1RC0LB_1LE1RG_1RA1RE_1RD0RD_0RA1RZ (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 93.78 | Terry Ligocki |
1RB1LB_1LC1RE_1RD1RC_0RE0RD_1LF0RB_1LF1LG_1RZ0LA (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 86.40 | Terry Ligocki |
1RB1LC_1RC0LG_1RD0RG_0LE0RA_1LC0LF_0LD1LF_1RZ1RA (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 82.44 | Terry Ligocki |
Current Progress
This is a summary of the 1 million subtasks from mxdys's code that have been processed, including further processing by Shawn Ligocki's linear rule code ("TBD" = "To Be Determined", "TBE" = "To Be Entered"):
Task range | Done by | Completed | # holdouts | Maximum Score TM | ~Sigma | Source | |
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enumeration | linear rule | ||||||
00xxxx | @Iijil | Yes | Yes | 728,495 | 1RB0RF_1RC1LF_0RD0RD_1LE0LB_1RA1RZ_1LG1RA_1LD0RC (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 45.64 | Google Drive folder |
01xxxx | @Iijil | Yes | Yes | 1,056,253 | TBD | TBD | |
02xxxx | @Iijil | Yes | No | 963,486 | TBD | TBD | |
03xxxx | @Iijil | Yes | No | 1,052,504 | TBD | TBD | |
04xxxx | @Iijil | Yes | No | 955,711 | TBD | TBD | |
05xxxx | @Iijil | Yes | No | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
06xxxx | @Iijil | Yes | No | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
07xxxx | @Iijil | Yes | No | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
08xxxx | @Iijil | Yes | No | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
09xxxx | @Iijil | Yes | No | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
13xxxx | Shawn Ligocki | Yes | Yes | 1,192,442 | 1RB0RE_1LC0LA_1LD0LC_0LE0LA_1RF0RG_1RD0LE_1RA1RZ (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 114.60 | Google Drive folder |
20xxxx - 21xxxx |
@C7X | Yes | No | TBD | TBD | TBD | Google Drive folder |
243308 | @uni | Yes | No | TBE | 1RB0RA_1LC1LF_1RD0LB_1RA1LE_1RZ0LC_1RG1LD_0RG0RF (bbch)
|
Discord post | |
25xxxx | @stokastic | Yes | No | 1,056,591 | 1RB1RZ_1LC0LE_0LD0LC_0RE1LB_1RF0RG_0LD1RB_1RD1RA (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 31.33 | Google Drive folder |
26xxxx | @stokastic | Yes | No | 958,289 | 1RB1RZ_0LC1RB_0LE0LD_1LE1LD_0RF0LC_0RG1RF_1RD0RA (bbch) | 10 ↑↑ 36.26 | |
27xxxx | @stokastic | Yes | No | 1,052,946 | 1RB0RG_1LC1LB_0RE0LD_0LC1RF_0RA1RE_0LF0LB_1RF1RZ (bbch) | 10 ↑↑ 63.56 | |
28xxxx | @stokastic | Yes | No | 956,935 | TBD | TBD | |
29xxxx | @stokastic | Yes | No | 1,052,415 | TBD | TBD | |
30xxxx | @stokastic | Yes | No | 1,032,095 | TBD | TBD | |
31xxxx | @stokastic | Yes | No | 1,436,970 | TBD | TBD | |
32xxxx | @stokastic | Yes | No | 1,036,950 | TBD | TBD | |
33xxxx | @stokastic | Yes | No | 1,432,081 | TBD | TBD | |
34xxxx | @stokastic | Yes | No | 1,032,970 | TBD | TBD | |
35xxxx | Terry Ligocki | Yes | No | 1,437,841 | TBD | TBD | Google Drive folder |
36xxxx | Yes | Yes | 798,364 | 1RB1LD_0LC1LE_1RD1LB_1RD0RA_1LB0RF_0RG1RE_1RZ0RA (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 26.82 | ||
37xxxx | Yes | Yes | 1,098,681 | 1RB0LA_1RC0LB_1RD0RF_1LE0RC_1LA0LD_1RC1RG_1RF1RZ (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 108.77 | ||
38xxxx | Yes | Yes | 801,308 | 1RB1RZ_1RC1RA_1RD0RB_1LE0RC_1LF0LD_1RG0LF_1RC0LG (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 108.77 | ||
39xxxx | Yes | Yes | 1,093,938 | 1RB1LA_1LC0RE_0LD1LB_1RD0LA_1RF0RA_0RG0LA_1RB1RZ (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 192.67 | ||
40xxxx | Andrew Ducharme | Yes | Yes | 730,310 | 1RB1RZ_0RC0RE_1LD1LA_1LC0LG_0RF1LF_0RD1LF_1LB0LE (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 519.20 | Google Drive folder |
41xxxx | No | No | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
42xxxx | No | No | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
43xxxx | Yes | Yes | 817,332 | 1RB0LE_1RC1RA_1RD0RG_1LA1RZ_1RA1LF_1LA0LE_0RF1RG (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 93.81 | ||
44xxxx | Yes | Yes | 729,686 | 1RB1LC_1RC0RC_1RD1LA_0RE1RF_1LC0LG_1LA1LE_1RZ1LF (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 76.36 | ||
45xxxx | Yes | Yes | 812,973 | 1RB0RE_0RC1LC_0LD1LF_1LE0LG_1RA0RC_0LB1LA_1LB1RZ (bbch)
|
10 ↑↑ 114.57 | ||
49xxxx | Tobiáš Brichta | No | No | TBD | TBD | TBD | Google Drive folder |
500xxx | @prurq | Yes | No | TBD | TBD | TBD | Google Drive folder |
60xxxx | @gerbil5709 | Yes | No | TBD | TBD | TBD | Google Drive folder |
61xxxx | No | No | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
62xxxx | No | No | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
69xxxx | @poppuncher | Yes | No | TBD | 1RB0LG_0RC1RZ_1LD0LA_1RE1LE_1LC1RF_0RE0RA_0RF1LG (bbch)
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10 ↑↑ 133.85 | Google Drive folder |
70xxxx | @hipparcos | Yes | Yes | 798,304 |
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10 ↑↑ 33.81 |
Github release |
75xxxx | Terry Ligocki | Yes | Yes | 1,103,089 | 1RB0LC_1LC1LD_1LA1LB_0LG1RE_0RF0LF_0RA1RE_1RZ1LA (bbch)
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10 ↑↑ 188.28 | Google Drive folder |
80xxxx | @xnoobspeakable | Yes | No | 964,396 | TBD | TBD | Google Drive folder |
81xxxx | @xnoobspeakable | No | No | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
85xxxx - |
Terry Ligocki | Yes | Yes | 13,396,923 | 1RB1RF_0RC1RG_1LD1LE_0LE1LD_0RF0LC_1RA0LC_0RF1RZ (bbch)
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10 ↑↑ 286.17 | Google Drive folder |