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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1866. | Peter (dragpent) | 122.19 | — | 2010-10-08 |
| 1867. | Also his friend Hendra Perm... | 122.19 | 97% | 2014-09-06 |
| 1868. | Jire (canownueasy) | 122.19 | 96% | 2014-10-17 |
| 1869. | Erik (frostbound) | 122.18 | 98% | 2022-05-16 |
| 1870. | Henry (codaassasin) | 122.18 | 97% | 2016-05-13 |
| 1871. | smrou (smrou) | 122.18 | — | 2009-06-01 |
| 1872. | watf (watf3) | 122.18 | 98% | 2012-01-25 |
| 1873. | c (peonies) | 122.18 | — | 2009-12-14 |
| 1874. | Diana (dlee23) | 122.17 | — | 2009-08-14 |
| 1875. | Poni Ponut (glykid) | 122.15 | 95% | 2015-12-10 |
| 1876. | Erick (kingnidhogg) | 122.14 | 94% | 2016-03-16 |
| 1877. | Andre De Grasse (_houston_) | 122.14 | 90% | 2017-02-16 |
| 1878. | Boris (xu3369) | 122.12 | 95% | 2013-11-23 |
| 1879. | lbrtdy (lbrtdy) | 122.11 | 99% | 2017-03-25 |
| 1880. | fsfsdfsdf (poseur) | 122.11 | — | 2008-12-23 |
| 1881. | Phire (phire) | 122.11 | — | 2009-02-06 |
| 1882. | Endeavourer (endeavourer) | 122.10 | 98% | 2011-10-29 |
| 1883. | Ultimate (ultimateautotyper) | 122.07 | 100% | 2012-07-07 |
| 1884. | I'm Bad (nssv101) | 122.05 | 99% | 2021-11-27 |
| 1885. | Liam (carpalxqgmlwy) | 122.05 | 97% | 2021-03-28 |
| 1886. | (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━... | 122.04 | 98% | 2015-12-22 |
| 1887. | Ana (theanabanana) | 122.03 | 97% | 2013-04-29 |
| 1888. | Tony (redrubberpenguin) | 122.01 | 96% | 2015-11-13 |
| 1889. | Alex (thearguer) | 122.01 | 97% | 2013-11-09 |
| 1890. | (zak389) | 121.99 | 98.5% | 2024-08-15 |
| 1891. | Natasha (cellblocktango) | 121.99 | — | 2009-09-02 |
| 1892. | dion (dlgk) | 121.98 | 99% | 2020-11-24 |
| 1893. | affnah (affnah) | 121.97 | 99% | 2021-08-12 |
| 1894. | George (otski) | 121.97 | — | 2009-03-29 |
| 1895. | Danilo (diabolik95) | 121.97 | 96% | 2015-05-18 |
| 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 |