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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12854. | Balisto (balisto) | 88.20 | 98% | 2013-09-25 |
| 12855. | Stephen (stg563) | 88.19 | 97% | 2014-12-14 |
| 12856. | Ben (botskimo) | 88.19 | 97% | 2020-01-30 |
| 12857. | Felipe (mrsilverspoon) | 88.19 | 96.8% | 2023-07-05 |
| 12858. | Alien (half_alien) | 88.19 | 96% | 2022-12-24 |
| 12859. | otoy (otoy) | 88.19 | 98% | 2011-10-03 |
| 12860. | BYE:) (colemakku) | 88.19 | 97% | 2012-08-07 |
| 12861. | Cole (jojjj5) | 88.18 | 97% | 2019-12-30 |
| 12862. | Typo (fingooli) | 88.18 | 96% | 2015-09-14 |
| 12863. | Tom (decoherence) | 88.18 | 97% | 2019-11-30 |
| 12864. | Zhaofeng (zhaofonk) | 88.17 | 97% | 2018-12-06 |
| 12865. | noside (edzil1007) | 88.17 | 99% | 2014-12-11 |
| 12866. | Not (calcyon) | 88.17 | 93% | 2013-04-21 |
| 12867. | Robert (wierdo) | 88.17 | — | 2009-04-15 |
| 12868. | Pirapat (pirapatqwe) | 88.17 | 86% | 2015-01-27 |
| 12869. | James (beatnik307) | 88.17 | 99% | 2015-12-11 |
| 12870. | aruj (b0b1000) | 88.16 | 98% | 2021-10-12 |
| 12871. | Asolotl (asolotl) | 88.16 | 96% | 2020-05-21 |
| 12872. | Derrick (mamba98) | 88.16 | 94% | 2021-08-31 |
| 12873. | Sam (lingbing) | 88.16 | 97% | 2021-09-06 |
| 12874. | kevin (pepelaugh) | 88.16 | 97% | 2019-06-04 |
| 12875. | karen (lvl100karen) | 88.16 | 96% | 2021-05-02 |
| 12876. | fatih (webfox) | 88.16 | 98% | 2016-12-21 |
| 12877. | Aaron (fort) | 88.16 | 96% | 2013-05-16 |
| 12878. | vivek (viveklakshmank) | 88.16 | — | 2010-04-14 |
| 12879. | Arebee (arebee) | 88.16 | 93% | 2013-09-02 |
| 12880. | Basherte (basherte) | 88.16 | 96% | 2012-10-06 |
| 12881. | F5 (phf5) | 88.15 | 98% | 2023-02-24 |
| 12882. | Aakash (staticxy) | 88.15 | 97% | 2017-06-23 |
| 12883. | Chipster (kolrok) | 88.15 | 95% | 2017-07-10 |
| 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 |