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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26491. | Ray (rayhav) | 67.12 | 97% | 2021-01-05 |
| 26492. | andrew (kankyu) | 67.12 | 97% | 2014-01-24 |
| 26493. | Josette (ceij12) | 67.12 | — | 2011-04-24 |
| 26494. | Index to (index) | 67.12 | — | 2010-02-15 |
| 26495. | Flex (alex_flex1) | 67.11 | 95% | 2022-07-19 |
| 26496. | carlo (burking1231) | 67.11 | 96% | 2021-04-11 |
| 26497. | Dmitry (dmitry_turcan) | 67.11 | 97% | 2020-05-13 |
| 26498. | needforSPEED! (hereforspeed) | 67.11 | 93% | 2017-01-29 |
| 26499. | Ashley (italian84) | 67.11 | — | 2010-09-28 |
| 26500. | Elwin (elwin05) | 67.10 | 97% | 2022-12-21 |
| 26501. | Burritoes (burritoess) | 67.10 | 95.3% | 2023-08-18 |
| 26502. | Antoine (frenchtwan) | 67.10 | 96% | 2016-09-12 |
| 26503. | Yassin (speedesterist) | 67.10 | 97% | 2023-07-28 |
| 26504. | pat (grumpyfish) | 67.10 | 96% | 2012-04-17 |
| 26505. | SlowAsHeck (slowasheck) | 67.10 | 94% | 2016-11-22 |
| 26506. | Rae (raenoelle) | 67.10 | 95% | 2018-11-27 |
| 26507. | Ibro (makanaki) | 67.09 | 97% | 2023-09-14 |
| 26508. | Tareque Hasan (tahsin24) | 67.09 | 96% | 2018-11-27 |
| 26509. | Chuki (barrientosal) | 67.09 | 95% | 2019-04-01 |
| 26510. | Ethan (etwa) | 67.09 | 97% | 2020-06-01 |
| 26511. | Yeraen (yeraen) | 67.09 | 96% | 2016-12-04 |
| 26512. | uchka (uchka0826) | 67.09 | 95% | 2019-12-05 |
| 26513. | Rich (bace) | 67.09 | 93% | 2011-05-22 |
| 26514. | Julian (lantrajul99) | 67.08 | 96% | 2021-04-06 |
| 26515. | David (pindolino7) | 67.08 | 96% | 2019-12-25 |
| 26516. | Shawn (turtlelvr321) | 67.08 | 93% | 2013-11-17 |
| 26517. | Ted (duketed) | 67.08 | 97% | 2023-03-08 |
| 26518. | jonathan (jothan) | 67.08 | — | 2009-06-16 |
| 26519. | (logonoff) | 67.08 | 83% | 2017-05-05 |
| 26520. | Fri5day (wongkokpin) | 67.08 | 96% | 2014-06-10 |
| 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 |