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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12969. | Alex (subonik) | 88.05 | 98% | 2012-10-10 |
| 12970. | king (thermaltyper) | 88.04 | 98% | 2022-11-25 |
| 12971. | Stevens Rommzky (epytotorp09) | 88.04 | 98% | 2011-09-29 |
| 12972. | Shai (shaichon) | 88.04 | 97% | 2023-04-12 |
| 12973. | Release from the pain (abod... | 88.04 | 98% | 2022-04-04 |
| 12974. | Gandalf the Green (gandalft... | 88.04 | 97% | 2022-06-17 |
| 12975. | tstats[depsy] (depsy) | 88.04 | 96.8% | 2023-10-31 |
| 12976. | Magesh (cali_forniaa) | 88.03 | 98.5% | 2023-07-15 |
| 12977. | tstats[oldfriend] (oldfriend) | 88.03 | 96% | 2023-06-26 |
| 12978. | Yo (typpo) | 88.03 | — | 2010-10-26 |
| 12979. | Joshua (joshlee) | 88.03 | 97% | 2012-06-23 |
| 12980. | Justin (justout) | 88.03 | 93% | 2012-08-03 |
| 12981. | bob (nerd) | 88.03 | — | 2010-10-13 |
| 12982. | Willard (pvtlink) | 88.03 | 94% | 2015-12-28 |
| 12983. | James Harper (jamesharper566) | 88.03 | 97% | 2023-06-24 |
| 12984. | Zubin (zkim9546) | 88.03 | 94% | 2017-02-09 |
| 12985. | nullandvoid (theprogrammer) | 88.02 | 98% | 2016-06-07 |
| 12986. | chrsy (chrsy) | 88.02 | 97% | 2022-11-15 |
| 12987. | Zel (zeljo) | 88.02 | 98% | 2012-11-29 |
| 12988. | Mark (maolson97) | 88.02 | 97% | 2021-05-30 |
| 12989. | Jess (jessee) | 88.02 | — | 2008-12-23 |
| 12990. | samantha (sami6788) | 88.02 | — | 2009-10-30 |
| 12991. | Tmo (zvblast) | 88.02 | 96% | 2013-06-11 |
| 12992. | safetyfirst (ew221_) | 88.01 | 97% | 2017-07-13 |
| 12993. | aaaaaaaaa (shpetman) | 88.01 | 97% | 2017-12-29 |
| 12994. | kory (korysommers) | 88.01 | 98% | 2017-06-10 |
| 12995. | Theodore (boss_baby_2) | 88.00 | 96% | 2023-02-10 |
| 12996. | sillyboy (sillyboyva) | 88.00 | 95% | 2012-04-23 |
| 12997. | VTEC KICKED IN YO (envme) | 88.00 | 96% | 2013-12-01 |
| 12998. | Paul (nukraine) | 88.00 | 96% | 2015-12-07 |
| 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 |