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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17246. | Jerry (yello_downunder) | 80.75 | 100% | 2012-11-08 |
| 17247. | lilsquish (yeldaha) | 80.75 | 96% | 2023-07-06 |
| 17248. | marc (marconijacob97) | 80.75 | 95% | 2012-12-15 |
| 17249. | Nick (legnik) | 80.74 | 98% | 2022-12-09 |
| 17250. | Nikos (niklas32) | 80.74 | 97% | 2014-11-24 |
| 17251. | Joe (imjoe6721) | 80.74 | 95% | 2015-02-05 |
| 17252. | Steve (folger) | 80.74 | 94% | 2012-01-18 |
| 17253. | Ikramuzzaman (2017331054) | 80.73 | 99% | 2021-03-19 |
| 17254. | gangsta (certifiedhoodlum) | 80.73 | 98% | 2021-02-28 |
| 17255. | Danny (danny1901) | 80.73 | 99% | 2021-01-11 |
| 17256. | s3Bz (reganisgod) | 80.73 | 98% | 2020-07-15 |
| 17257. | Chris (chriztina) | 80.73 | — | 2011-02-04 |
| 17258. | Sungmin (noblesmk) | 80.73 | 93% | 2015-04-29 |
| 17259. | clumsy fingers (icedtofu) | 80.73 | 91% | 2016-11-08 |
| 17260. | Romig (romeritto) | 80.73 | 98% | 2017-01-16 |
| 17261. | Will (rdtomgrcr) | 80.73 | 97% | 2018-06-16 |
| 17262. | Harsh (_harshgupta) | 80.72 | 95% | 2022-05-19 |
| 17263. | Wynton (wyntonrude17) | 80.72 | 97% | 2019-10-19 |
| 17264. | Keyboard (yeung2oh6) | 80.72 | 97% | 2020-11-27 |
| 17265. | Christian (icryeverytime) | 80.72 | 96% | 2021-08-24 |
| 17266. | Jim (jimthealien) | 80.72 | 96% | 2018-06-01 |
| 17267. | Isauro (mati002) | 80.72 | 96% | 2018-06-04 |
| 17268. | SRK (sreekumar) | 80.72 | 95% | 2013-11-23 |
| 17269. | buza (buzaglo) | 80.72 | 88% | 2016-12-13 |
| 17270. | particles (notparticles) | 80.71 | 99% | 2021-01-09 |
| 17271. | Jacob (vipveral) | 80.71 | 96% | 2022-06-20 |
| 17272. | Aun (a39sign) | 80.71 | 99% | 2021-10-12 |
| 17273. | Sike (creme_egg) | 80.71 | 97% | 2021-03-03 |
| 17274. | jeuw (ryansbeast) | 80.71 | — | 2009-11-11 |
| 17275. | K1ngVince (vincentbarrozo) | 80.71 | 92% | 2016-10-24 |
| 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 |