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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10184. | Victor (uiron) | 93.37 | 99% | 2011-09-30 |
| 10185. | Lorenzo (liquidswords) | 93.37 | 99% | 2021-04-02 |
| 10186. | X (plugins) | 93.37 | 96% | 2018-09-28 |
| 10187. | Roy (700volvo) | 93.37 | 85% | 2016-05-02 |
| 10188. | 脆卜卜 (crispybokbok) | 93.37 | 98% | 2011-09-29 |
| 10189. | rocky (rockycabaero) | 93.37 | 98% | 2012-03-15 |
| 10190. | Blitz (athul) | 93.37 | 94% | 2013-10-06 |
| 10191. | Dong (dongggg) | 93.37 | 97% | 2022-07-10 |
| 10192. | Mateus (mateus_brazilian_ma... | 93.36 | 98% | 2015-12-28 |
| 10193. | Andrew (andrewpc) | 93.36 | 94% | 2014-02-03 |
| 10194. | Anders (anderscolemak) | 93.35 | — | 2010-07-20 |
| 10195. | Jayfeather (jayfeather787) | 93.35 | 99% | 2015-12-05 |
| 10196. | flax (flax) | 93.35 | 96% | 2012-09-03 |
| 10197. | Ya (ckeinan62) | 93.34 | 98% | 2021-09-20 |
| 10198. | JD (jigglyjd) | 93.34 | 99% | 2022-12-03 |
| 10199. | Kate (dolovergirl) | 93.34 | 98% | 2022-05-01 |
| 10200. | Jonathan (__ace__) | 93.33 | 95% | 2017-05-03 |
| 10201. | Alex (alexinfinity) | 93.33 | 97% | 2023-08-19 |
| 10202. | Diplonicus (johnsadar) | 93.33 | 94% | 2015-01-28 |
| 10203. | John (parallaxjedi) | 93.33 | 99% | 2023-11-01 |
| 10204. | justavg (justavg) | 93.33 | 98% | 2020-10-22 |
| 10205. | Evan Dale (avendael) | 93.33 | 99% | 2013-12-31 |
| 10206. | True (truelife35) | 93.32 | 98% | 2012-12-22 |
| 10207. | Alex (chozomufin) | 93.32 | 95% | 2014-06-16 |
| 10208. | ☉ (john_g) | 93.31 | 98% | 2013-09-03 |
| 10209. | Sorin (sorethe2) | 93.31 | 96% | 2012-10-12 |
| 10210. | James (jmiddleton) | 93.31 | 96% | 2023-08-30 |
| 10211. | acrymoore (acrymoore) | 93.30 | 98% | 2023-09-19 |
| 10212. | Alex (m3hran80) | 93.30 | 97% | 2020-11-18 |
| 10213. | Eddie (yhsieh1) | 93.30 | — | 2008-10-04 |
| 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 |