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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8517. | Yogesh (ikkyogesh) | 96.95 | 96% | 2019-09-09 |
| 8518. | Karl (saument) | 96.95 | — | 2010-08-19 |
| 8519. | son (son2005) | 96.95 | 100% | 2012-09-24 |
| 8520. | Ilyas (aydoohhkb) | 96.95 | 97% | 2020-04-21 |
| 8521. | Ryan (rhinojc) | 96.94 | 99% | 2012-06-01 |
| 8522. | Sumit (sumit91) | 96.94 | 97% | 2011-08-13 |
| 8523. | Ralph (rmaalouf) | 96.93 | 98% | 2011-08-06 |
| 8524. | stephen (sgvnut) | 96.93 | 97% | 2015-10-13 |
| 8525. | mago (magomago) | 96.93 | 98% | 2014-02-16 |
| 8526. | plants (_plants) | 96.92 | 95% | 2016-04-28 |
| 8527. | fever (fevermemes) | 96.92 | 99% | 2018-02-27 |
| 8528. | Stampe (disiple009) | 96.92 | 94% | 2015-06-05 |
| 8529. | C (ccc123) | 96.91 | 97% | 2022-04-21 |
| 8530. | Jay (jaydragon) | 96.91 | 98% | 2023-07-14 |
| 8531. | Brandon (brandonzfu) | 96.91 | 98% | 2021-08-11 |
| 8532. | Ilkka (meemusis) | 96.91 | 98% | 2019-12-03 |
| 8533. | dannyvtru (ancafi) | 96.90 | 98.5% | 2023-10-05 |
| 8534. | IwasFASTonQWERTYnowIuseDVOR... | 96.90 | 99% | 2022-01-30 |
| 8535. | Aron (aronbk) | 96.90 | 98% | 2017-03-31 |
| 8536. | Stephen (brenns10) | 96.90 | 93% | 2014-09-19 |
| 8537. | Not (canuck) | 96.90 | — | 2011-01-27 |
| 8538. | Brandon (solasce) | 96.90 | 96% | 2013-03-07 |
| 8539. | Jonathon (goodstuff11) | 96.90 | 99% | 2021-08-23 |
| 8540. | AFS (justcruzin) | 96.89 | 97% | 2015-02-02 |
| 8541. | Phany (telugu_manishi) | 96.88 | 96% | 2013-01-12 |
| 8542. | Weichao (chaoyunfat) | 96.88 | 84% | 2014-07-19 |
| 8543. | Icarus (puniture) | 96.88 | 97% | 2018-06-13 |
| 8544. | Shirly (shirly2) | 96.88 | 98% | 2022-12-30 |
| 8545. | issa (issa_) | 96.87 | 97% | 2023-03-20 |
| 8546. | Free Palestine (imamo) | 96.87 | 98% | 2023-02-20 |
| 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 |