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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16158. | Christian (greengorilla) | 82.75 | 98% | 2023-02-27 |
| 16159. | Michael (nevenit) | 82.75 | 97% | 2023-01-11 |
| 16160. | J (fisterfight) | 82.75 | 95% | 2013-11-25 |
| 16161. | Daniel (demodrill) | 82.75 | 95% | 2014-10-28 |
| 16162. | Jed (zhenya) | 82.75 | 100% | 2015-03-22 |
| 16163. | Cheyenne (cheycc) | 82.74 | 98% | 2022-05-26 |
| 16164. | Avery (volleygirl1011) | 82.74 | 97% | 2021-03-31 |
| 16165. | Jusuf (kz99) | 82.74 | 96.6% | 2023-06-05 |
| 16166. | David (klassmagicer17) | 82.74 | 97% | 2021-09-03 |
| 16167. | Small (2pacaklypse) | 82.73 | 91% | 2015-02-16 |
| 16168. | mac (macky_06) | 82.73 | 97% | 2021-05-25 |
| 16169. | Farhad (farhadkm) | 82.73 | 98% | 2022-07-26 |
| 16170. | Yoshi (justayoshi) | 82.73 | 98% | 2021-05-23 |
| 16171. | ErgoAsh (ergoash) | 82.73 | 97% | 2022-04-10 |
| 16172. | ammbot (ammbot) | 82.73 | 96% | 2014-05-01 |
| 16173. | DvorakAcct1 (dvorakacct1) | 82.73 | 96% | 2013-04-30 |
| 16174. | Sharon (shrango) | 82.72 | — | 2009-09-02 |
| 16175. | Josh (iownyousometimes) | 82.72 | 88% | 2016-12-30 |
| 16176. | Taichi (uemurax) | 82.72 | 97% | 2015-09-27 |
| 16177. | Heusen (abent14) | 82.72 | 99% | 2016-07-18 |
| 16178. | F (lawlnoodle) | 82.71 | 96% | 2021-11-16 |
| 16179. | Henrik (grimmzl) | 82.71 | 96.7% | 2023-10-13 |
| 16180. | YZZUB (chuang010896) | 82.71 | 97.1% | 2023-08-23 |
| 16181. | weblio (last_ngiht) | 82.71 | 97% | 2020-05-03 |
| 16182. | Danny (15parkds1) | 82.71 | 93% | 2011-12-13 |
| 16183. | chowder (elitechowder) | 82.71 | 88% | 2017-05-19 |
| 16184. | ocramka (ocramka1) | 82.70 | 96% | 2021-04-18 |
| 16185. | (altroq) | 82.70 | 96% | 2023-04-02 |
| 16186. | Matt (mattwolfmatt) | 82.70 | 97% | 2012-12-11 |
| 16187. | Tam (variath) | 82.70 | 90% | 2017-01-26 |
| 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 |