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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17302. | torque (tipsytornado) | 80.95 | 97% | 2021-04-05 |
| 17303. | netram88 (netram88) | 80.95 | 95% | 2022-10-31 |
| 17304. | shah (shahfd) | 80.95 | — | 2010-08-07 |
| 17305. | ΩmegaMan (omegaman) | 80.95 | 95% | 2019-09-16 |
| 17306. | Master (wulter) | 80.95 | 95% | 2017-01-03 |
| 17307. | sandy (sandrapanda) | 80.95 | — | 2009-05-15 |
| 17308. | Daniel (dbillett1) | 80.95 | — | 2009-12-02 |
| 17309. | L (waverleo) | 80.94 | 86% | 2012-02-22 |
| 17310. | Alex (mastalex) | 80.94 | 90% | 2011-10-30 |
| 17311. | Lizzie (lizzie731996) | 80.94 | 94% | 2012-03-12 |
| 17312. | Praveen (praveenkaul) | 80.94 | 96% | 2012-09-15 |
| 17313. | David (tintedrange) | 80.93 | 95% | 2021-12-11 |
| 17314. | Dejan (dejansrb) | 80.93 | 95% | 2018-11-22 |
| 17315. | Eiki (muffin_) | 80.93 | 93% | 2011-06-12 |
| 17316. | fatty (slowpoke132) | 80.93 | 97% | 2018-01-24 |
| 17317. | Babayou (babalo) | 80.93 | — | 2010-03-18 |
| 17318. | John (johndzxu) | 80.92 | 98% | 2023-05-21 |
| 17319. | yo (callmeford) | 80.92 | 96% | 2021-12-06 |
| 17320. | Bethany (bgmsimp) | 80.92 | 98% | 2022-09-15 |
| 17321. | Austin (goodrichinator) | 80.92 | 97% | 2020-07-30 |
| 17322. | Jayne (verafullauto) | 80.92 | 93% | 2014-03-17 |
| 17323. | V1etnam (v1etnam) | 80.91 | 98% | 2021-08-10 |
| 17324. | dong (dongdong7) | 80.91 | 97% | 2021-09-21 |
| 17325. | Nobu (nobunakamura) | 80.91 | 96% | 2021-08-27 |
| 17326. | tstats[ymagunn] (ymagunn) | 80.91 | 97% | 2023-03-16 |
| 17327. | Olaf (gnafoo) | 80.91 | 98% | 2012-07-23 |
| 17328. | Clannad AS (onepieceanime) | 80.91 | 94% | 2013-12-16 |
| 17329. | jms8719 (jms8719) | 80.90 | 96% | 2014-09-13 |
| 17330. | Shome (shmoe9806) | 80.90 | 98% | 2022-01-25 |
| 17331. | Dilan (dil15) | 80.90 | 98% | 2022-05-20 |
| 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 |