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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1792 | 2013-02-08 21:02:12 | 70.09 | 86% |
| 1592 | 2012-04-25 21:49:06 | 73.39 | 84% |
| 1102 | 2012-03-21 03:09:05 | 71.53 | 87% |
| 988 | 2012-03-08 21:20:47 | 79.41 | 89% |
| 764 | 2011-01-26 04:35:35 | 56.89 | |
| 668 | 2010-08-23 02:55:32 | 56.05 | |
| 606 | 2010-04-28 19:19:47 | 57.40 |