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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36137. | Arifuzzaman (arifchy) | 51.12 | — | 2009-04-13 |
| 36138. | Nagendra (nagendra.ge@gmail... | 51.12 | — | 2009-09-03 |
| 36139. | Ric (batgolds) | 51.11 | 94% | 2018-11-13 |
| 36140. | JK (jktyping) | 51.11 | 97% | 2022-01-28 |
| 36141. | Andrew (awhale) | 51.11 | 93% | 2013-03-14 |
| 36142. | mike (mike4madness) | 51.11 | 96% | 2015-04-15 |
| 36143. | Kin (kinandra) | 51.11 | 95% | 2018-02-08 |
| 36144. | Morgan (mlrae) | 51.10 | 90% | 2014-12-11 |
| 36145. | sheehab (sheehab) | 51.10 | 88% | 2016-03-24 |
| 36146. | Saurav (srv_kr) | 51.10 | 95% | 2021-06-05 |
| 36147. | Denis (deniii) | 51.10 | 92% | 2021-06-27 |
| 36148. | Brian (bdanlewis) | 51.10 | 94% | 2016-03-24 |
| 36149. | James (zpelon) | 51.09 | 93% | 2021-01-15 |
| 36150. | Matt (ultforskuttle) | 51.09 | 89% | 2016-10-12 |
| 36151. | Eimear (ourmore) | 51.09 | 96% | 2021-04-03 |
| 36152. | Ashish (ashish11300) | 51.09 | 98% | 2014-12-30 |
| 36153. | Apples (apples07) | 51.08 | 97% | 2015-08-23 |
| 36154. | Ezio (ezio) | 51.08 | — | 2010-03-22 |
| 36155. | Georgia (fobpatdmcr) | 51.08 | 94% | 2019-04-10 |
| 36156. | chub (chub_) | 51.08 | 96% | 2021-03-29 |
| 36157. | Thomas (tomithink) | 51.08 | 95% | 2020-11-05 |
| 36158. | g0rm!Nt (gormint) | 51.08 | 97% | 2021-02-11 |
| 36159. | Ella (puppieb) | 51.08 | 96% | 2019-06-07 |
| 36160. | Iya (iyaiyayoh) | 51.07 | 96% | 2023-06-30 |
| 36161. | lindsay (lg2012) | 51.07 | 91% | 2012-03-06 |
| 36162. | Rachit (rachit_pant) | 51.07 | — | 2008-10-06 |
| 36163. | nuray (nuray) | 51.07 | — | 2008-12-25 |
| 36164. | Raffa (raffadanendraa) | 51.07 | 96% | 2021-03-24 |
| 36165. | Fergie (fergiedvorak) | 51.06 | 95% | 2022-05-16 |
| 36166. | Blockhead (blockhead73) | 51.06 | 97.7% | 2023-10-11 |
| 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 |