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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16003. | Ludvig (luddez1) | 83.01 | 95% | 2015-02-10 |
| 16004. | A (vaccines) | 83.01 | 97.7% | 2021-02-04 |
| 16005. | Ben (thisisben) | 83.00 | 96% | 2022-06-29 |
| 16006. | Jeffrey (jeffreytht) | 83.00 | 97% | 2021-05-25 |
| 16007. | Noel (pianoel) | 82.99 | 93% | 2015-12-14 |
| 16008. | Umair (umairkhan) | 82.99 | 99% | 2021-06-21 |
| 16009. | Dominique (domynation) | 82.99 | 96% | 2016-02-23 |
| 16010. | Viacheslav (execute_) | 82.99 | 98% | 2023-04-15 |
| 16011. | Seriously? (code_slayer) | 82.99 | 97% | 2020-02-15 |
| 16012. | timgan (timgan) | 82.99 | 96% | 2020-11-13 |
| 16013. | Toxi (toxi) | 82.99 | 87% | 2016-09-14 |
| 16014. | Venki (itzmesriram) | 82.99 | — | 2011-01-03 |
| 16015. | hacksign20 (hacksign20) | 82.99 | 96% | 2011-12-15 |
| 16016. | Rasintya (rasintya) | 82.99 | 96% | 2014-05-12 |
| 16017. | Andrew (churrissimo) | 82.99 | 98% | 2013-07-26 |
| 16018. | Cliff (misfortunes) | 82.99 | 96% | 2021-08-28 |
| 16019. | Chili (chilicookie) | 82.98 | 97% | 2018-07-05 |
| 16020. | ga (morier27) | 82.98 | — | 2010-10-15 |
| 16021. | Jonathan (mrflores) | 82.98 | 96% | 2014-04-10 |
| 16022. | shui (sammi76) | 82.98 | 98% | 2017-12-18 |
| 16023. | Jeppe (typeluupe) | 82.98 | 88% | 2014-02-08 |
| 16024. | havii (haviihavii) | 82.97 | 95% | 2014-09-24 |
| 16025. | Deven (kikaliyo) | 82.97 | 97% | 2021-08-06 |
| 16026. | Angelo John (abalili89) | 82.97 | 98% | 2022-11-04 |
| 16027. | Mitch (karmawaits) | 82.97 | 96% | 2015-08-26 |
| 16028. | Abby (paintingcat12) | 82.97 | 94% | 2016-05-04 |
| 16029. | Dimitri (dni1995a) | 82.96 | 98% | 2021-01-26 |
| 16030. | Sirah (sirrah) | 82.96 | 96% | 2013-06-03 |
| 16031. | Ben (benjals9) | 82.96 | 96% | 2023-07-03 |
| 16032. | Winnie (likeastaracrossmysky) | 82.96 | 99% | 2018-03-03 |
| 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 |