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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36825. | Vicky (thara786) | 49.45 | 91% | 2012-09-17 |
| 36826. | giniyat (fsgini) | 49.45 | 95% | 2011-12-05 |
| 36827. | phoenix (cun_con) | 49.45 | — | 2009-10-09 |
| 36828. | J (useneolayout) | 49.45 | 92% | 2015-05-24 |
| 36829. | Dustin (dustin099) | 49.44 | 96% | 2017-10-27 |
| 36830. | Andrei (andrei_typing) | 49.43 | 97% | 2019-04-07 |
| 36831. | Ram Pareek (therampareek) | 49.43 | 96% | 2022-06-29 |
| 36832. | James (j_messss) | 49.43 | 94% | 2022-08-17 |
| 36833. | Aleksander (zachjukamashi) | 49.43 | 94% | 2023-07-11 |
| 36834. | Valeria (valeriale) | 49.43 | 94% | 2021-08-02 |
| 36835. | Manish (manish_kumar) | 49.43 | 93% | 2016-05-11 |
| 36836. | Gretchen (goslund) | 49.42 | — | 2010-09-15 |
| 36837. | FirstTime (josephpogi) | 49.42 | 91% | 2016-08-11 |
| 36838. | Pavle (gatofelix134) | 49.42 | 95% | 2020-05-20 |
| 36839. | Noah (lorenpike) | 49.42 | 95% | 2021-04-02 |
| 36840. | Dennis (babooni) | 49.42 | 96% | 2021-08-23 |
| 36841. | Abdurrezagh (bushkush2009) | 49.41 | — | 2010-04-11 |
| 36842. | Dante (flukierclient33) | 49.41 | 93.7% | 2021-01-28 |
| 36843. | Toe (toewai) | 49.41 | 93% | 2021-01-17 |
| 36844. | Lawrence (jp36978) | 49.41 | 91% | 2014-06-22 |
| 36845. | ocorap (ocorap) | 49.41 | — | 2008-10-08 |
| 36846. | Tom (mackentosh) | 49.40 | — | 2010-08-23 |
| 36847. | Zacc (zfegs) | 49.40 | 97.1% | 2021-02-05 |
| 36848. | tapwater (tapwater) | 49.40 | 99% | 2013-11-05 |
| 36849. | Richmano NASY (richmano) | 49.40 | 94% | 2023-03-08 |
| 36850. | odilee7 (odilee7) | 49.39 | 97% | 2023-03-21 |
| 36851. | D$ (dkjwong) | 49.39 | 93% | 2011-09-02 |
| 36852. | kenneth (kenneth29) | 49.39 | 87% | 2014-12-03 |
| 36853. | kit (kitminh) | 49.38 | — | 2009-09-22 |
| 36854. | Arben40 (arben40) | 49.38 | 94% | 2020-03-01 |
| 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 |