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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15155. | real (ggtylerr) | 84.32 | 98% | 2019-12-28 |
| 15156. | Anh (yayme12345) | 84.31 | — | 2009-05-27 |
| 15157. | Velgus (velgus) | 84.30 | 99% | 2012-07-06 |
| 15158. | Hailee (haileeshower) | 84.30 | 95% | 2016-08-09 |
| 15159. | F.L.A.M.M.E.R.Y (flammery) | 84.30 | 96% | 2020-01-09 |
| 15160. | Steven (kithpom) | 84.30 | 98% | 2014-09-03 |
| 15161. | Mitchell (malmighty) | 84.30 | 91% | 2015-05-13 |
| 15162. | Brandon (prowling) | 84.30 | — | 2010-08-04 |
| 15163. | Colby (heebiejeebies) | 84.30 | 96% | 2022-05-24 |
| 15164. | themommajeans (spammaam) | 84.30 | 96.4% | 2021-02-24 |
| 15165. | Olexiy (lexk) | 84.29 | 97% | 2023-04-05 |
| 15166. | J (geonjr) | 84.29 | 97% | 2011-06-01 |
| 15167. | Jason (jasonbobby) | 84.29 | 98% | 2014-02-28 |
| 15168. | Danny (forspam121) | 84.29 | 98% | 2014-09-17 |
| 15169. | random (randomasdf97) | 84.29 | 96% | 2015-03-08 |
| 15170. | Fletch (anabananatheory) | 84.29 | 92% | 2011-06-17 |
| 15171. | Markus (twofx) | 84.28 | 93% | 2016-05-21 |
| 15172. | A (ohyoturtles) | 84.28 | 96% | 2021-08-25 |
| 15173. | Damin (dtuffour) | 84.28 | 98.6% | 2021-02-14 |
| 15174. | b (bonkadonks) | 84.28 | 97% | 2021-08-18 |
| 15175. | fastboi (ooofooo) | 84.28 | 99% | 2022-11-25 |
| 15176. | ionut (ionut_red) | 84.28 | 96% | 2021-12-22 |
| 15177. | Yantro (yantro) | 84.28 | 96% | 2022-05-10 |
| 15178. | Mohnish (mmohnish) | 84.27 | 99% | 2022-12-27 |
| 15179. | William (willeum) | 84.27 | 94% | 2014-01-28 |
| 15180. | Kiryu (kiryugozi) | 84.27 | 97% | 2021-09-12 |
| 15181. | Oscar (moksleepy) | 84.27 | 96% | 2011-07-04 |
| 15182. | tstats[shishoro] (shishoro) | 84.27 | — | 2010-10-20 |
| 15183. | Marc (mreading) | 84.27 | 98% | 2015-11-19 |
| 15184. | Tariq (htariq) | 84.27 | 98% | 2018-01-31 |
| 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 |