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.
| Game | Time | WPM | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1725 | 2012-12-23 23:14:14 | 85.33 | 98% |
| 1244 | 2012-11-10 14:39:51 | 74.66 | 93% |
| 1158 | 2012-10-28 13:57:00 | 70.86 | 93% |
| 838 | 2012-10-15 16:27:42 | 69.83 | 93% |
| 480 | 2012-09-23 16:59:05 | 62.96 | 93% |
| 441 | 2012-09-15 12:37:27 | 58.75 | 93% |