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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13006. | frederik (birgerbrosa) | 87.99 | 97% | 2019-07-27 |
| 13007. | James (billybreathe5) | 87.99 | 95% | 2016-05-01 |
| 13008. | David (styrofoamboots) | 87.99 | 96% | 2012-09-11 |
| 13009. | zhata1234 (zhata) | 87.98 | 96% | 2022-04-19 |
| 13010. | Jingyue (koalawjy) | 87.98 | 98% | 2020-08-09 |
| 13011. | pointless (beatitude) | 87.98 | — | 2011-03-08 |
| 13012. | Dweekie (dweekie) | 87.98 | — | 2009-07-28 |
| 13013. | Kate (explorer) | 87.98 | — | 2009-07-11 |
| 13014. | (gdkmert) | 87.98 | 97% | 2022-10-04 |
| 13015. | Melas (melas1) | 87.98 | 97% | 2021-02-26 |
| 13016. | numdegased (numdegased) | 87.98 | 97% | 2021-01-24 |
| 13017. | narze (narze) | 87.97 | 98% | 2018-08-20 |
| 13018. | cant_stop (wont_stop) | 87.97 | 97% | 2020-07-24 |
| 13019. | Kevin (pekkanator1) | 87.97 | 98% | 2021-03-11 |
| 13020. | Deron (deronpianoplayer) | 87.97 | 99% | 2018-09-04 |
| 13021. | Satwik (satwik2708) | 87.97 | 99% | 2021-01-17 |
| 13022. | huu duy (huu_duy99) | 87.96 | 98% | 2022-02-08 |
| 13023. | Uday (krash) | 87.96 | — | 2011-03-25 |
| 13024. | bstone13 (bstone13) | 87.96 | — | 2010-08-06 |
| 13025. | just a dud (geekdud2) | 87.96 | 97% | 2017-10-22 |
| 13026. | Big Benton (ricochetfleg) | 87.96 | 91% | 2015-01-21 |
| 13027. | tslrelease720 (tsl720) | 87.96 | 96% | 2023-07-16 |
| 13028. | Script (scriptmonkey_) | 87.95 | 99% | 2017-07-21 |
| 13029. | 景云 (__qwop) | 87.95 | 95% | 2014-07-29 |
| 13030. | John (sprainedankles) | 87.95 | 99% | 2017-09-05 |
| 13031. | Chris (cnbrauns30) | 87.95 | 98% | 2020-05-27 |
| 13032. | Durum (durumpitta) | 87.95 | 98% | 2018-08-23 |
| 13033. | Justin (jwtalbott) | 87.95 | 95% | 2016-02-29 |
| 13034. | Nicholas (nsirlin) | 87.95 | 96% | 2013-04-14 |
| 13035. | tstats[boedi] (boedi) | 87.94 | 97% | 2023-01-13 |
| 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 |