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 |
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9972. | Lorenzo (liquidswords) | 93.37 | 99% | 2021-04-02 |
9973. | X (plugins) | 93.37 | 96% | 2018-09-28 |
9974. | Andrew (andrewpc) | 93.36 | 94% | 2014-02-03 |
9975. | Mateus (mateus_brazilian_ma... | 93.36 | 98% | 2015-12-28 |
9976. | Anders (anderscolemak) | 93.35 | — | 2010-07-20 |
9977. | flax (flax) | 93.35 | 96% | 2012-09-03 |
9978. | Jayfeather (jayfeather787) | 93.35 | 99% | 2015-12-05 |
9979. | JD (jigglyjd) | 93.34 | 99% | 2022-12-03 |
9980. | Ya (ckeinan62) | 93.34 | 98% | 2021-09-20 |
9981. | Kate (dolovergirl) | 93.34 | 98% | 2022-05-01 |
9982. | Jonathan (__ace__) | 93.33 | 95% | 2017-05-03 |
9983. | Evan Dale (avendael) | 93.33 | 99% | 2013-12-31 |
9984. | John (parallaxjedi) | 93.33 | 99% | 2023-11-01 |
9985. | justavg (justavg) | 93.33 | 98% | 2020-10-22 |
9986. | Alex (alexinfinity) | 93.33 | 97% | 2023-08-19 |
9987. | Diplonicus (johnsadar) | 93.33 | 94% | 2015-01-28 |
9988. | True (truelife35) | 93.32 | 98% | 2012-12-22 |
9989. | Alex (chozomufin) | 93.32 | 95% | 2014-06-16 |
9990. | ☉ (john_g) | 93.31 | 98% | 2013-09-03 |
9991. | James (jmiddleton) | 93.31 | 96% | 2023-08-30 |
9992. | Sorin (sorethe2) | 93.31 | 96% | 2012-10-12 |
9993. | Alex (m3hran80) | 93.30 | 97% | 2020-11-18 |
9994. | Imi (migrant) | 93.30 | 99% | 2014-12-10 |
9995. | piconeeks (piconeeks) | 93.30 | 98% | 2021-10-16 |
9996. | Eddie (yhsieh1) | 93.30 | — | 2008-10-04 |
9997. | acrymoore (acrymoore) | 93.30 | 98% | 2023-09-19 |
9998. | iCheese (icheese23) | 93.29 | 98% | 2021-05-09 |
9999. | Jen (jeno20) | 93.29 | 99% | 2022-01-18 |
10000. | Mozes (newshield) | 93.29 | 94% | 2014-11-13 |
10001. | Cyclo (cycloglobin) | 93.29 | 95% | 2015-09-12 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 110,706 | 80.43 | September 30, 2008 |
Instant Death Mode | 145 | 84.69 | 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 |