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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8220. | Stuart (stuarta0) | 97.50 | 99% | 2014-03-20 |
| 8221. | Smarmy (smarmyraptor) | 97.49 | 98% | 2016-11-15 |
| 8222. | Anthony (mike916) | 97.49 | 99% | 2017-08-15 |
| 8223. | enru (limenru1015) | 97.48 | 96% | 2023-02-19 |
| 8224. | Diante (deeawntay) | 97.48 | 97% | 2016-11-22 |
| 8225. | Eric (darkday87) | 97.48 | 97% | 2017-11-24 |
| 8226. | Tina ;)~~~~ (tinac) | 97.48 | 99% | 2011-06-05 |
| 8227. | Nick (nick_lowe01) | 97.48 | — | 2008-10-25 |
| 8228. | Hector (dingdingdingding) | 97.48 | 83% | 2015-04-20 |
| 8229. | JustMonotone (justmonotone) | 97.47 | 90% | 2017-04-27 |
| 8230. | mylittlepookiebear (mylittl... | 97.47 | 96.7% | 2023-10-25 |
| 8231. | James (wnston) | 97.47 | 96% | 2021-10-22 |
| 8232. | Slay (slay1337) | 97.47 | 96% | 2016-04-22 |
| 8233. | Eran (umm_eran) | 97.47 | 97% | 2022-04-28 |
| 8234. | Tolu (epictolu) | 97.47 | 100% | 2018-10-18 |
| 8235. | Alan (bluewizzy) | 97.47 | — | 2010-08-24 |
| 8236. | Aaron (aaronlee29) | 97.46 | 91% | 2015-08-27 |
| 8237. | Jifabulix (jifabulix) | 97.46 | 98% | 2020-05-21 |
| 8238. | Kevin (havavenue) | 97.46 | 92% | 2016-02-01 |
| 8239. | tuaj (tuaj) | 97.46 | 98% | 2019-12-18 |
| 8240. | Kelsey (barlowgirl125) | 97.46 | 97% | 2016-10-21 |
| 8241. | Tony (thetonyngo) | 97.44 | 95% | 2020-12-29 |
| 8242. | Finn (csticks) | 97.44 | 98% | 2020-10-27 |
| 8243. | Chad (chadkouse) | 97.43 | 93% | 2015-03-20 |
| 8244. | Blaze (xx420blazexx) | 97.43 | 97% | 2014-02-20 |
| 8245. | Macbook (macbook_air) | 97.42 | 96% | 2023-02-01 |
| 8246. | hero (iknowhtml) | 97.42 | 98.3% | 2023-07-04 |
| 8247. | fixing my (fixing_bad_habits) | 97.42 | 97% | 2021-10-06 |
| 8248. | Petar (petarnajjace) | 97.42 | 96% | 2021-08-15 |
| 8249. | linus (fishfalcon) | 97.42 | 93% | 2014-04-08 |
| 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 |