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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16980. | Ken (kenny7sccr) | 81.12 | 97% | 2012-11-30 |
| 16981. | Stanislav (glimz) | 81.12 | 95% | 2013-08-17 |
| 16982. | V (vionet) | 81.11 | 98% | 2022-03-25 |
| 16983. | rajesh (rmalli) | 81.11 | 97% | 2022-07-02 |
| 16984. | Nick (turbo_gnocci) | 81.11 | 96% | 2020-12-29 |
| 16985. | Danger Dave (dangerdave85) | 81.11 | 98% | 2019-10-02 |
| 16986. | Lisa (lisanick64) | 81.11 | — | 2010-12-15 |
| 16987. | TW (trwo) | 81.11 | 94% | 2014-01-18 |
| 16988. | haroon (nothisisharoon) | 81.10 | 96% | 2022-01-29 |
| 16989. | manoj (manoj0792) | 81.10 | 97% | 2023-04-20 |
| 16990. | Kai (img3) | 81.10 | 96% | 2021-03-11 |
| 16991. | ed (sxxos) | 81.10 | 96% | 2022-02-15 |
| 16992. | kcirreb (kcirreb) | 81.10 | 97% | 2022-10-09 |
| 16993. | Alexander (shiki) | 81.10 | — | 2009-03-20 |
| 16994. | Steven (exiledhope) | 81.10 | 94% | 2015-11-19 |
| 16995. | Nick (lovedanathema) | 81.10 | 92% | 2013-06-18 |
| 16996. | lolitsgow (lolitsgow) | 81.09 | 97% | 2021-11-29 |
| 16997. | Alec (adawgmenace) | 81.09 | 98% | 2015-11-09 |
| 16998. | electric (tazerling01) | 81.09 | 97% | 2022-09-06 |
| 16999. | Henrique (irnehp) | 81.09 | — | 2009-08-23 |
| 17000. | Paul (sloppie) | 81.09 | 94% | 2012-10-26 |
| 17001. | Kevin (bananarabbit) | 81.09 | — | 2011-03-18 |
| 17002. | abeL (abezbib) | 81.08 | 96% | 2022-11-07 |
| 17003. | Stefan Jovanović (stefanst... | 81.08 | 96% | 2023-08-14 |
| 17004. | Morpheus14 (atilla_14) | 81.08 | 96% | 2022-06-02 |
| 17005. | Justin (tortuga_racer) | 81.08 | 97% | 2021-07-06 |
| 17006. | KeyPastry (keypastry) | 81.08 | 97% | 2021-01-26 |
| 17007. | Chris (ondalo) | 81.08 | 98% | 2017-11-14 |
| 17008. | slowasfwuck (wubz) | 81.08 | 95% | 2013-08-01 |
| 17009. | megaracervnxDD (typemaster1... | 81.07 | 94% | 2022-05-16 |
| 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 |