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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12324. | Ellie (elliebearroar) | 89.23 | 98% | 2021-03-14 |
| 12325. | Charles (cactuar) | 89.23 | — | 2009-06-16 |
| 12326. | Davide (davidez) | 89.23 | 96% | 2013-11-13 |
| 12327. | tihong12 (tihong12) | 89.22 | 98% | 2022-07-12 |
| 12328. | Axton (taurine) | 89.22 | 97% | 2011-07-19 |
| 12329. | perdillo (perdillo) | 89.22 | 97% | 2014-02-04 |
| 12330. | veljkoz (veljkoz) | 89.22 | 96% | 2012-12-09 |
| 12331. | An (binhanle65) | 89.22 | 96% | 2018-12-22 |
| 12332. | Bat-Amgalan (mambatukaa) | 89.22 | 96% | 2023-02-08 |
| 12333. | Spencer Ryan (digitalspenz) | 89.22 | 98% | 2013-09-02 |
| 12334. | Bloodshed (erik_bloodshed) | 89.22 | 98% | 2012-10-30 |
| 12335. | Lisa (links) | 89.21 | — | 2008-12-16 |
| 12336. | panda22 (panda22) | 89.21 | — | 2010-03-24 |
| 12337. | Alexander (lokii) | 89.21 | — | 2010-02-05 |
| 12338. | Anthony (inguyen) | 89.21 | 98% | 2014-03-07 |
| 12339. | Cal (zielinko) | 89.21 | 97% | 2016-10-20 |
| 12340. | carcoon (nopul) | 89.20 | 96% | 2015-04-20 |
| 12341. | Henkie (strobone) | 89.20 | 99% | 2019-09-09 |
| 12342. | adiShow11 (adishow11) | 89.20 | 97% | 2023-06-29 |
| 12343. | Rayleigh (r_chin) | 89.20 | 98% | 2022-11-18 |
| 12344. | Rustam (androidist) | 89.20 | 98% | 2016-10-29 |
| 12345. | 131251 (mcumento) | 89.20 | 98% | 2011-05-09 |
| 12346. | Ugnius (popcorn325) | 89.20 | 97.3% | 2021-02-02 |
| 12347. | Logan (laucian) | 89.19 | 98% | 2023-03-10 |
| 12348. | twitch.tv/trafficxxx (aly199) | 89.19 | 98% | 2015-07-23 |
| 12349. | Pawel (japi) | 89.19 | 98% | 2013-12-04 |
| 12350. | James (vvjames) | 89.19 | 99% | 2017-10-04 |
| 12351. | ☯ (4afe) | 89.18 | 96% | 2018-12-27 |
| 12352. | Andre (edfrank) | 89.18 | 96% | 2013-06-10 |
| 12353. | OREO (reocraft) | 89.18 | 98% | 2021-01-04 |
| 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 |