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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20211. | Godworm (godworm) | 76.18 | 97% | 2022-07-22 |
| 20212. | King JF (foongtastic) | 76.18 | 97.2% | 2023-10-03 |
| 20213. | Gabe (gabecoury) | 76.18 | 97% | 2018-10-28 |
| 20214. | . (rryanhh) | 76.18 | 93% | 2017-01-26 |
| 20215. | Daniel (pekdaniel) | 76.18 | — | 2011-02-13 |
| 20216. | taylor (vudu) | 76.18 | 93% | 2013-02-12 |
| 20217. | HooLee (vladimir_ps) | 76.18 | 93% | 2016-12-25 |
| 20218. | Topre Is Life (kappapotamus) | 76.18 | 96% | 2017-08-02 |
| 20219. | lush (lush) | 76.17 | 96% | 2020-06-28 |
| 20220. | Mookk (junshimada) | 76.17 | 94% | 2019-02-20 |
| 20221. | Micah (eclipse_xd) | 76.17 | 95% | 2020-11-07 |
| 20222. | Dan (11590dsj) | 76.17 | 96% | 2016-08-25 |
| 20223. | awais (awaispk) | 76.17 | 98% | 2020-11-25 |
| 20224. | Satheesh (satheesh) | 76.17 | — | 2009-09-03 |
| 20225. | Schuhuen (schuhuen) | 76.17 | 94% | 2012-01-22 |
| 20226. | Faquarl (iamfaquarl) | 76.17 | 94% | 2014-03-26 |
| 20227. | Harry (harry_k) | 76.16 | 97% | 2022-12-07 |
| 20228. | Nikola (dropndrag) | 76.16 | 97.8% | 2023-10-07 |
| 20229. | jail_penguin (oneillm288) | 76.16 | 97% | 2022-11-11 |
| 20230. | Mike Adrian (mikeadrian) | 76.16 | 99% | 2021-10-25 |
| 20231. | Pluufi (pluufi) | 76.16 | 96% | 2020-01-01 |
| 20232. | Pete (shrimpcycle) | 76.16 | 97% | 2021-01-12 |
| 20233. | Zudio (ildosrel) | 76.16 | 98% | 2019-11-23 |
| 20234. | Raymond (yarray) | 76.16 | 94% | 2014-07-14 |
| 20235. | Oyesh (mannsingh) | 76.16 | 96% | 2015-01-21 |
| 20236. | Andres (andresglz) | 76.15 | 93% | 2012-08-13 |
| 20237. | timtotschlag (timtotschlag) | 76.15 | 99% | 2021-01-17 |
| 20238. | FATBUTTERYFINGERDS12312 (be... | 76.15 | 95% | 2021-08-10 |
| 20239. | zzz (snorl4x) | 76.15 | 99% | 2019-06-12 |
| 20240. | Aaron (skovos) | 76.15 | 97% | 2019-07-18 |
| 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 |