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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11985. | Shamil (shamil_98) | 89.85 | 94% | 2015-11-20 |
| 11986. | Skitch (skitchx) | 89.85 | 95% | 2012-12-16 |
| 11987. | Steven (dvorak) | 89.84 | — | 2008-10-19 |
| 11988. | Residential (agent_resident) | 89.84 | 98% | 2021-02-26 |
| 11989. | jena (greatjane) | 89.84 | 99% | 2021-08-28 |
| 11990. | Christian (bboyian1) | 89.84 | 94% | 2014-09-09 |
| 11991. | TypeLearner21 (typelearner21) | 89.84 | 98% | 2021-08-13 |
| 11992. | neeraj (neeraj902) | 89.84 | 98% | 2023-02-26 |
| 11993. | Tre (youwontknow) | 89.84 | 98% | 2013-08-19 |
| 11994. | Ryan (vaoe) | 89.84 | 96% | 2017-09-27 |
| 11995. | Daniel (mainframe) | 89.84 | 92% | 2011-11-04 |
| 11996. | Devan (doublebacknv) | 89.84 | 97% | 2016-10-26 |
| 11997. | goofball (josmck32) | 89.83 | 98% | 2018-12-20 |
| 11998. | redtoothj (redtoothj) | 89.83 | 95% | 2023-09-30 |
| 11999. | Pathum (pathum) | 89.83 | 93% | 2014-07-23 |
| 12000. | Alex (xalex14x) | 89.83 | 97% | 2017-09-14 |
| 12001. | Joseph (plex) | 89.82 | 92% | 2013-03-28 |
| 12002. | ganesa (ganesamurthy) | 89.82 | — | 2009-11-11 |
| 12003. | Effie (nightstars) | 89.82 | 96% | 2014-04-02 |
| 12004. | 🐛 (san_eatonio) | 89.82 | 98% | 2021-04-07 |
| 12005. | Free Palestine (tidy400) | 89.82 | 98% | 2023-05-07 |
| 12006. | Dirtycarl (dirtycarl) | 89.82 | 95% | 2016-07-03 |
| 12007. | Matthew (swanson71) | 89.81 | 94% | 2015-02-23 |
| 12008. | Kirin (emptomatoketchup) | 89.81 | 95% | 2022-07-22 |
| 12009. | joe (lerler246) | 89.81 | 99% | 2019-07-31 |
| 12010. | 𝚲 𝐋 𝐈 𝐒 𝐎 ... | 89.81 | 98% | 2018-06-09 |
| 12011. | Ian (mystery512) | 89.81 | 98% | 2019-06-08 |
| 12012. | w33nuz (w33nuz) | 89.81 | 92% | 2012-03-25 |
| 12013. | Workman (dagl200) | 89.81 | 98% | 2022-02-14 |
| 12014. | laura (nraa) | 89.80 | 97% | 2020-11-23 |
| 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 |