At first they had tried to keep the finding quiet. After all, they were not absolutely sure it was an extraterrestrial message. A premature or mistaken announcement would be a public relations disaster. But worse than that, it would interfere with the data analysis. If the press descended, the science would surely suffer.
| Game | Time | WPM | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2626 | 2012-01-09 13:26:55 | 59.95 | 92% |
| 2520 | 2012-01-05 15:03:00 | 63.68 | 94% |
| 2401 | 2012-01-02 22:19:43 | 61.96 | 91% |
| 2299 | 2011-12-15 15:44:49 | 64.33 | 92% |
| 1573 | 2011-12-08 13:50:43 | 56.65 | 92% |
| 1340 | 2011-12-05 12:19:08 | 57.20 | 92% |
| 734 | 2011-11-24 19:16:47 | 57.93 | 92% |
| 528 | 2011-11-22 15:17:11 | 49.12 | 92% |
| 294 | 2011-11-15 12:44:56 | 39.79 | 87% |