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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13815. | Nghia Duc (nghiaduc) | 86.40 | — | 2008-11-07 |
| 13816. | Mike (migpok35) | 86.40 | 97% | 2017-09-17 |
| 13817. | RZ5D (rz5d) | 86.39 | 96% | 2020-12-11 |
| 13818. | Em (ludemek) | 86.39 | 94% | 2011-12-31 |
| 13819. | (razor11223344) | 86.39 | 98% | 2021-08-01 |
| 13820. | czvzxc (singhap) | 86.39 | 95% | 2017-03-17 |
| 13821. | CP44 (cp44) | 86.39 | — | 2010-06-03 |
| 13822. | Christopher (chrinaldi) | 86.38 | 93% | 2015-01-20 |
| 13823. | Cao (planetarygoxuanthinh) | 86.38 | 96% | 2022-01-05 |
| 13824. | jm (sirpricebeach) | 86.38 | 98% | 2021-03-27 |
| 13825. | HotClaw (hotclaw) | 86.38 | 98% | 2022-04-17 |
| 13826. | bau5 (duz108) | 86.38 | 95% | 2013-04-02 |
| 13827. | ~ (iateadrum) | 86.38 | 95% | 2015-07-16 |
| 13828. | Jack (pirates_of_caribbean) | 86.38 | 95% | 2016-11-07 |
| 13829. | Matt (guest1) | 86.38 | — | 2008-10-14 |
| 13830. | I am the (afghanistan2) | 86.38 | 98% | 2015-07-07 |
| 13831. | Zhang (ashneogoh) | 86.37 | 97% | 2022-06-29 |
| 13832. | tstats[dfanaras] (dfanaras) | 86.37 | 99% | 2022-12-15 |
| 13833. | Tadas (asdhui) | 86.37 | 95% | 2019-05-06 |
| 13834. | Joseph (miggsmiffer) | 86.37 | 19% | 2016-06-24 |
| 13835. | cu63y (qu63y) | 86.36 | 96.9% | 2023-10-05 |
| 13836. | James (jhoffman1204) | 86.36 | 96% | 2020-06-29 |
| 13837. | Vy (shiweist) | 86.36 | 95% | 2013-02-18 |
| 13838. | Nico (npvalerio8) | 86.35 | 96% | 2021-06-29 |
| 13839. | Liad (ozonzono) | 86.35 | 96% | 2023-04-24 |
| 13840. | Kyle (supkylejohnson) | 86.35 | 92% | 2014-08-21 |
| 13841. | Reger (reger) | 86.35 | — | 2009-11-16 |
| 13842. | Sora (soralimit) | 86.34 | 92% | 2011-09-06 |
| 13843. | jSteez (jsteez) | 86.34 | 97% | 2021-12-22 |
| 13844. | Stuart (sn98) | 86.34 | 96.6% | 2021-02-11 |
| 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 |