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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18820. | Thomas (thomas70) | 78.22 | 100% | 2019-02-06 |
| 18821. | Ruwaid (tissueman) | 78.22 | 96% | 2018-05-22 |
| 18822. | Zohar (zoharsah) | 78.22 | 97% | 2021-06-25 |
| 18823. | Parallaxes (parallaxes) | 78.21 | 95.8% | 2023-08-24 |
| 18824. | Alex (agnst) | 78.21 | 98% | 2022-02-21 |
| 18825. | Arika (nhatphu1001) | 78.21 | 97% | 2019-06-23 |
| 18826. | Maxwell (mlarson) | 78.21 | 97% | 2015-05-18 |
| 18827. | Jacquees (ganasha) | 78.21 | 97% | 2019-09-29 |
| 18828. | neo (eliteneo_dvo) | 78.20 | 96% | 2022-05-03 |
| 18829. | Itsuki1 (itsuki1) | 78.20 | 96.2% | 2023-07-25 |
| 18830. | Jacinth (levesis) | 78.20 | 94% | 2022-05-16 |
| 18831. | DukeOrso (grim_rimmer) | 78.20 | 98% | 2023-03-20 |
| 18832. | Jose Antonio (jarceantonio) | 78.20 | 97.5% | 2023-09-24 |
| 18833. | Fewdono (fewma97) | 78.20 | 97% | 2022-06-11 |
| 18834. | adham (adham123) | 78.20 | 96.6% | 2021-01-30 |
| 18835. | americanfutbol (timberlandp... | 78.20 | 99% | 2021-01-10 |
| 18836. | Kevin (v3rmillian) | 78.19 | 96% | 2020-04-26 |
| 18837. | Asurage (asurage) | 78.19 | 97.1% | 2021-02-24 |
| 18838. | Erfan (erfan_feili) | 78.19 | 98% | 2022-05-01 |
| 18839. | Dom (dcsonic41) | 78.19 | 97% | 2020-03-20 |
| 18840. | Alstr (alstr) | 78.19 | 96% | 2021-01-05 |
| 18841. | Joel (ssection) | 78.19 | 92% | 2016-08-10 |
| 18842. | Raja (mmahmoodh) | 78.18 | 97% | 2021-07-22 |
| 18843. | Jon (gambleforeverything) | 78.18 | 98% | 2022-04-14 |
| 18844. | Karhn (gohyz) | 78.17 | — | 2008-12-09 |
| 18845. | d (dwhite311) | 78.17 | 97% | 2023-02-07 |
| 18846. | Brian (doubleb123) | 78.17 | 93% | 2013-03-14 |
| 18847. | snakeonex (snakeone) | 78.17 | 97% | 2023-02-04 |
| 18848. | vip (bamboo1857) | 78.17 | 97% | 2021-01-21 |
| 18849. | theone (theonepilou) | 78.16 | 96% | 2023-02-27 |
| 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 |