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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13974. | Jackson (united9jackson) | 86.19 | 97% | 2022-04-02 |
| 13975. | aculeasis (aculeasis) | 86.19 | 97% | 2023-01-17 |
| 13976. | Erik (ish4) | 86.19 | 95% | 2015-02-26 |
| 13977. | Tom (t0mj) | 86.19 | 98% | 2016-01-20 |
| 13978. | tesla (bgin) | 86.19 | — | 2010-04-24 |
| 13979. | Austin (smellsmell929) | 86.19 | 90% | 2013-03-24 |
| 13980. | Kevin (kevindlv) | 86.18 | 97% | 2022-06-16 |
| 13981. | tstats[barockt] (barockt) | 86.18 | 98% | 2021-11-07 |
| 13982. | blatlander (blatlander) | 86.18 | 98% | 2017-01-03 |
| 13983. | Mandy (itsmandy) | 86.18 | 98% | 2015-12-09 |
| 13984. | Christopher (wrd2chris) | 86.17 | 97% | 2023-02-14 |
| 13985. | (akashili17) | 86.17 | 99% | 2021-01-21 |
| 13986. | Arun (genxt) | 86.17 | 95% | 2016-10-25 |
| 13987. | stefstef (stefstef) | 86.16 | — | 2009-06-22 |
| 13988. | Darkaria (darkaria) | 86.16 | 98% | 2021-03-25 |
| 13989. | Steven (stevenzc) | 86.16 | 90% | 2014-02-21 |
| 13990. | Vimim (tovtype) | 86.15 | 99% | 2022-02-27 |
| 13991. | [ISRA]GTSWPM (gtswpm150) | 86.15 | 97% | 2017-08-09 |
| 13992. | boustrophedon (boustrophedon) | 86.15 | 97% | 2017-12-25 |
| 13993. | Cally (callyh) | 86.15 | 99% | 2015-08-04 |
| 13994. | Daniel (redsoxnets5) | 86.14 | 96% | 2012-11-24 |
| 13995. | Igor (ikarus_873) | 86.14 | 98.5% | 2021-02-17 |
| 13996. | Tycho (tychobroucke) | 86.14 | 97% | 2021-08-18 |
| 13997. | OneTree (onetreeinaforest) | 86.14 | 97% | 2019-10-30 |
| 13998. | Gnox (gnoxo) | 86.13 | 97% | 2017-10-04 |
| 13999. | Kelvin (kelvin_jesus) | 86.13 | 98% | 2021-05-26 |
| 14000. | Sven (pentaflux) | 86.13 | 92% | 2013-03-30 |
| 14001. | Mevan (mevan123) | 86.13 | 91% | 2014-12-05 |
| 14002. | 2 (2getter) | 86.13 | — | 2010-12-19 |
| 14003. | Matt (matt4862) | 86.12 | — | 2009-03-19 |
| 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 |