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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21314. | Hans (geohans41) | 74.64 | 96% | 2016-06-17 |
| 21315. | Estacado (estacado) | 74.64 | 93% | 2012-01-13 |
| 21316. | Alex (willowlt28) | 74.63 | 98% | 2022-12-01 |
| 21317. | frooday (frooday) | 74.63 | 99% | 2021-02-22 |
| 21318. | Jan (shortext) | 74.63 | 97% | 2022-01-02 |
| 21319. | Sam (metexora) | 74.63 | 98% | 2012-09-30 |
| 21320. | bachkimz (bachkimz) | 74.63 | 95% | 2012-04-28 |
| 21321. | Victor (milnerv) | 74.62 | 86% | 2015-04-20 |
| 21322. | Haris (polystyrene) | 74.62 | 94% | 2013-09-26 |
| 21323. | drs247 (drs247) | 74.62 | 95% | 2021-05-16 |
| 21324. | Jen (jen_23) | 74.62 | 97% | 2020-06-28 |
| 21325. | vijayasaradhi (vijayasaradhi) | 74.62 | 97% | 2019-02-03 |
| 21326. | Aashish (iamflash) | 74.62 | 96% | 2018-09-26 |
| 21327. | Tim (ts00834811) | 74.62 | 97% | 2017-02-07 |
| 21328. | hzarini (hzarini) | 74.62 | — | 2011-02-06 |
| 21329. | Alex (alexjonathan) | 74.62 | — | 2009-04-15 |
| 21330. | Raghu (raghuvenmarathoor) | 74.61 | — | 2010-09-30 |
| 21331. | George (daskullos) | 74.61 | 96% | 2023-06-12 |
| 21332. | few (fewtom2137) | 74.61 | 92% | 2021-02-11 |
| 21333. | Quack (quackquackqk) | 74.61 | 95.9% | 2021-02-04 |
| 21334. | Kieron (kieron_concah) | 74.61 | 88% | 2016-02-09 |
| 21335. | will (wilster54) | 74.61 | 97% | 2012-12-13 |
| 21336. | einstrung (einstrung) | 74.61 | 96% | 2011-09-27 |
| 21337. | Joe (cunny2) | 74.61 | 93% | 2016-10-05 |
| 21338. | Ben (linnydude3347) | 74.60 | 97% | 2018-05-25 |
| 21339. | epanda (epikpandabs) | 74.60 | 98% | 2023-04-21 |
| 21340. | Polaris (polarischiba) | 74.60 | 96% | 2022-01-04 |
| 21341. | Samandar1 (samandar1) | 74.60 | 96% | 2022-07-18 |
| 21342. | Nihilum (nihillum) | 74.60 | 97% | 2022-02-09 |
| 21343. | Paul (masterxilo) | 74.60 | 99% | 2013-11-17 |
| 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 |