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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18488. | Johnathan (johnachyeon) | 79.08 | 98% | 2011-06-25 |
| 18489. | Maria (mariata) | 79.08 | 99% | 2017-11-02 |
| 18490. | steven (stevenac2001) | 79.07 | 93% | 2016-08-17 |
| 18491. | Colin (colinisb3ast) | 79.07 | 94% | 2016-07-17 |
| 18492. | Eleh (eleh) | 79.07 | 93% | 2014-05-05 |
| 18493. | Athenaithan (pxie7) | 79.07 | 97% | 2018-01-19 |
| 18494. | Robert (selbor) | 79.06 | 96% | 2019-09-01 |
| 18495. | Jamie (cadman6) | 79.06 | 96.8% | 2023-09-20 |
| 18496. | potato (kongkan_) | 79.06 | 97% | 2021-01-21 |
| 18497. | Logan (soundoholi2490) | 79.06 | 96% | 2016-07-29 |
| 18498. | Phuong (phuongt89) | 79.06 | 94% | 2012-05-10 |
| 18499. | mhee (hangzoon) | 79.06 | 96% | 2018-08-01 |
| 18500. | Sugeeth (sugeeth14) | 79.05 | 98% | 2021-05-25 |
| 18501. | A (shalalaky) | 79.05 | 97% | 2023-06-12 |
| 18502. | Carmen (chrysanthemumtea) | 79.05 | 97% | 2017-12-25 |
| 18503. | Arash (arashhetfield) | 79.05 | 96% | 2012-08-07 |
| 18504. | imbecile_panda (imbecile__p... | 79.04 | 96% | 2022-02-06 |
| 18505. | Abdullah (abualakhras) | 79.04 | 98.5% | 2023-09-03 |
| 18506. | JimBob (jasperjimbob) | 79.04 | 97% | 2021-08-02 |
| 18507. | Goobie2Shoos (gooberthegrand) | 79.04 | 97% | 2022-04-29 |
| 18508. | colemak andy (overcomplexif... | 79.04 | 98% | 2020-11-25 |
| 18509. | Sam (frodocake) | 79.04 | 95% | 2014-01-08 |
| 18510. | Akshay (akshayk) | 79.04 | 95% | 2016-05-25 |
| 18511. | Ricky (chelsky) | 79.04 | 96% | 2016-09-10 |
| 18512. | Oatty (badzerror) | 79.04 | 95% | 2011-09-04 |
| 18513. | fratelecarol (fratelecarol) | 79.03 | 96% | 2021-10-29 |
| 18514. | Connor (conqueso) | 79.03 | 98% | 2023-05-05 |
| 18515. | RaptorJesus (raptorj) | 79.03 | 93% | 2013-05-14 |
| 18516. | Ramsudhan (sudhanlee) | 79.02 | 97% | 2023-04-23 |
| 18517. | sall (sidhu663) | 79.02 | 91% | 2015-01-13 |
| 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 |