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.
—from Contact, a book by Carl Sagan
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12142. | Chocolat (ichocolat) | 89.41 | 96% | 2014-06-16 |
| 12143. | Christian (christian) | 89.41 | — | 2009-01-16 |
| 12144. | Aum (aum123) | 89.41 | — | 2010-09-01 |
| 12145. | Ryan (gurkenglas9) | 89.40 | 97% | 2021-06-18 |
| 12146. | Salad (iuseblueswitchesands... | 89.40 | 96% | 2020-10-02 |
| 12147. | HY (liangliangliang) | 89.40 | — | 2009-09-10 |
| 12148. | Vitali (blackhawk_firefox) | 89.40 | — | 2010-06-26 |
| 12149. | Ibrahim (ihakim2) | 89.39 | — | 2010-04-18 |
| 12150. | Peter (pieter_post) | 89.39 | 98% | 2021-12-06 |
| 12151. | John (doopeh) | 89.39 | 93% | 2014-06-19 |
| 12152. | Aleksa (fastenough) | 89.39 | 88% | 2012-05-14 |
| 12153. | Will (shadzalt) | 89.38 | 95% | 2020-12-09 |
| 12154. | bobby (aarontiania) | 89.38 | 99% | 2023-05-24 |
| 12155. | lampz (streetlampz) | 89.38 | 97% | 2022-10-03 |
| 12156. | Joshua (litermc) | 89.38 | 97% | 2021-02-10 |
| 12157. | Bari (gamesbond) | 89.38 | 97% | 2018-05-16 |
| 12158. | 2xchop (2xchop) | 89.37 | 95% | 2022-10-25 |
| 12159. | noli (nolehhh) | 89.37 | 97.7% | 2021-02-04 |
| 12160. | jacob (jcbyang) | 89.37 | 97% | 2011-10-05 |
| 12161. | CHINA Nº1 (patato123) | 89.37 | 97% | 2020-08-09 |
| 12162. | Upmanyu (abhishek2175) | 89.37 | 100% | 2021-10-07 |
| 12163. | Catalin (art_vendelay) | 89.37 | 99% | 2015-02-26 |
| 12164. | bondservant (arenza) | 89.36 | 97% | 2021-05-31 |
| 12165. | james (chilty14) | 89.36 | 97.3% | 2023-09-01 |
| 12166. | Henna (hennajuliet) | 89.36 | 97% | 2014-06-12 |
| 12167. | Nick (deadspace) | 89.36 | — | 2011-05-01 |
| 12168. | Bryan (xarga) | 89.36 | 94% | 2016-03-01 |
| 12169. | Mark (markxing) | 89.36 | — | 2010-01-31 |
| 12170. | Mike (kelinu) | 89.36 | 94% | 2011-09-10 |
| 12171. | tarifwastaken (tarifwastaken) | 89.35 | 97% | 2023-03-02 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 113,976 | 80.12 | September 30, 2008 |
| Instant Death Mode | 178 | 83.23 | March 31, 2010 |
| Riverside Middle School | 5 | 43.56 | February 10, 2011 |
| TypeRacer Classic | 2 | 82.68 | May 13, 2021 |
| ##typeracer | 1 | 78.77 | February 1, 2021 |