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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974. | Dave (ebol) | 121.61 | — | 2009-01-19 |
| 1975. | Dan (birkbot) | 121.60 | — | 2011-04-18 |
| 1976. | Jack (delux10) | 121.60 | 96% | 2014-01-20 |
| 1977. | SPEXINDER (forest7) | 121.59 | 98% | 2022-01-15 |
| 1978. | snake (plissken) | 121.58 | — | 2010-11-21 |
| 1979. | Andrew (sc4fpse) | 121.58 | — | 2010-08-21 |
| 1980. | Cj (phexxy) | 121.58 | 99% | 2013-09-09 |
| 1981. | dylan_9802 (dylan_9802) | 121.58 | 97% | 2023-12-07 |
| 1982. | Kinan (sarkin) | 121.58 | 98% | 2020-08-23 |
| 1983. | Phish (phishstickingtonz) | 121.57 | 100% | 2015-11-13 |
| 1984. | Lydia (lideeuhh) | 121.57 | 96% | 2012-01-26 |
| 1985. | zies. (tyzies) | 121.57 | 99% | 2022-12-23 |
| 1986. | Kevin (kc1915) | 121.57 | 99% | 2023-03-05 |
| 1987. | Jeremy (jweather) | 121.56 | 99% | 2012-12-06 |
| 1988. | Adham (masterpuppet) | 121.56 | 99% | 2013-01-01 |
| 1989. | pilotis (pilotis) | 121.55 | 99% | 2013-11-20 |
| 1990. | This race is dedicated to a... | 121.53 | 97% | 2014-05-04 |
| 1991. | Mizune (mizune) | 121.53 | 99% | 2014-06-06 |
| 1992. | SORRY JACK, EVO_X BACK !! (... | 121.52 | 19% | 2011-07-25 |
| 1993. | Zebezian (zebezian) | 121.52 | 99% | 2014-03-15 |
| 1994. | Anthony (mantipula) | 121.51 | 96% | 2012-04-05 |
| 1995. | sam (samchez) | 121.51 | 96% | 2014-07-30 |
| 1996. | 鐘駱凱 (iakoul) | 121.51 | 99% | 2015-07-27 |
| 1997. | (robby250) | 121.50 | 98% | 2016-01-26 |
| 1998. | Gee (igee) | 121.49 | — | 2010-09-23 |
| 1999. | insufficient (insufficient) | 121.48 | 98% | 2020-01-28 |
| 2000. | umad? #yoloswag (yariyari) | 121.46 | 95% | 2013-02-22 |
| 2001. | cosmix (cosmix) | 121.44 | 94% | 2015-01-30 |
| 2002. | Putti (puttio) | 121.44 | 93% | 2016-03-04 |
| 2003. | Jin (demograph) | 121.43 | 97% | 2011-11-04 |
| 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 |