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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957. | Courtney (cbarbcat) | 121.77 | — | 2008-12-17 |
| 1958. | Financier (darkmonk) | 121.76 | 97% | 2017-04-09 |
| 1959. | Jon (endofeternity) | 121.75 | 99% | 2018-07-25 |
| 1960. | Bentsen (bentsen) | 121.74 | 98% | 2012-12-11 |
| 1961. | anty (antyboi) | 121.73 | 99% | 2023-04-25 |
| 1962. | Austin (tbhys) | 121.71 | 98% | 2014-05-11 |
| 1963. | RamenStyle (ramenstyle) | 121.71 | 98% | 2018-04-18 |
| 1964. | I Love You (toriamos) | 121.70 | 98% | 2014-02-03 |
| 1965. | frohman (frohman) | 121.68 | 99% | 2012-08-26 |
| 1966. | ouchies (evilemmelina) | 121.67 | 98% | 2022-01-24 |
| 1967. | Matthew (fsaactuary) | 121.67 | 96% | 2016-02-02 |
| 1968. | eltigro (el_tigro) | 121.64 | 98% | 2013-04-04 |
| 1969. | Theo (theodoretliu) | 121.64 | 99% | 2018-04-01 |
| 1970. | emily (kingemly) | 121.63 | 93% | 2013-07-19 |
| 1971. | izzy on dialup (ordies) | 121.62 | 97% | 2020-01-02 |
| 1972. | Jeremy (snoozeallday) | 121.62 | — | 2009-04-21 |
| 1973. | Dave (ebol) | 121.61 | — | 2009-01-19 |
| 1974. | Dan (birkbot) | 121.60 | — | 2011-04-18 |
| 1975. | Jack (delux10) | 121.60 | 96% | 2014-01-20 |
| 1976. | SPEXINDER (forest7) | 121.59 | 98% | 2022-01-15 |
| 1977. | dylan_9802 (dylan_9802) | 121.58 | 97% | 2023-12-07 |
| 1978. | Cj (phexxy) | 121.58 | 99% | 2013-09-09 |
| 1979. | Kinan (sarkin) | 121.58 | 98% | 2020-08-23 |
| 1980. | Andrew (sc4fpse) | 121.58 | — | 2010-08-21 |
| 1981. | snake (plissken) | 121.58 | — | 2010-11-21 |
| 1982. | Kevin (kc1915) | 121.57 | 99% | 2023-03-05 |
| 1983. | zies. (tyzies) | 121.57 | 99% | 2022-12-23 |
| 1984. | Phish (phishstickingtonz) | 121.57 | 100% | 2015-11-13 |
| 1985. | Lydia (lideeuhh) | 121.57 | 96% | 2012-01-26 |
| 1986. | Adham (masterpuppet) | 121.56 | 99% | 2013-01-01 |
| 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 |