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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12035. | Steve (ysteve) | 89.43 | 97% | 2020-04-23 |
| 12036. | Steven (sorahayate) | 89.43 | 99% | 2021-12-04 |
| 12037. | kripp (hotdoghunter) | 89.43 | 94% | 2022-04-16 |
| 12038. | wish (wishher) | 89.43 | 99% | 2022-01-22 |
| 12039. | Kordesii (kordesii) | 89.43 | 98% | 2014-08-26 |
| 12040. | Eric (dogsbollocks) | 89.43 | 98% | 2021-01-16 |
| 12041. | Max (max_pinc) | 89.43 | 97% | 2021-12-24 |
| 12042. | Krystina (krys317) | 89.43 | 98% | 2014-12-26 |
| 12043. | Ward (wtcarroll3) | 89.42 | 97% | 2017-02-04 |
| 12044. | shooz12 (shooz12) | 89.42 | 94% | 2015-10-22 |
| 12045. | Jay (noj0ke) | 89.42 | 97% | 2020-11-06 |
| 12046. | Kyle (traplover) | 89.42 | 97% | 2017-06-05 |
| 12047. | Toastyohs (toastyohs) | 89.42 | — | 2009-04-10 |
| 12048. | Johnathan (jcaves) | 89.42 | 98% | 2015-04-09 |
| 12049. | Paolo (cheruphim) | 89.42 | 91% | 2011-12-18 |
| 12050. | Amal (amalmurali47) | 89.42 | 95% | 2013-08-09 |
| 12051. | Papa (papascottz) | 89.41 | 97% | 2023-04-26 |
| 12052. | Alfie (davies0812) | 89.41 | 97% | 2021-01-04 |
| 12053. | Chocolat (ichocolat) | 89.41 | 96% | 2014-06-16 |
| 12054. | Christian (christian) | 89.41 | — | 2009-01-16 |
| 12055. | Aum (aum123) | 89.41 | — | 2010-09-01 |
| 12056. | Ryan (gurkenglas9) | 89.40 | 97% | 2021-06-18 |
| 12057. | Salad (iuseblueswitchesands... | 89.40 | 96% | 2020-10-02 |
| 12058. | HY (liangliangliang) | 89.40 | — | 2009-09-10 |
| 12059. | Vitali (blackhawk_firefox) | 89.40 | — | 2010-06-26 |
| 12060. | Ibrahim (ihakim2) | 89.39 | — | 2010-04-18 |
| 12061. | Peter (pieter_post) | 89.39 | 98% | 2021-12-06 |
| 12062. | John (doopeh) | 89.39 | 93% | 2014-06-19 |
| 12063. | Aleksa (fastenough) | 89.39 | 88% | 2012-05-14 |
| 12064. | Will (shadzalt) | 89.38 | 95% | 2020-12-09 |
| 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 |