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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18043. | Patrick (pmahones) | 79.40 | 93% | 2014-02-23 |
| 18044. | Anon (0xff) | 79.40 | 93% | 2014-08-12 |
| 18045. | RYU (jryuma) | 79.39 | 97% | 2022-03-09 |
| 18046. | Joosep (aktos) | 79.39 | 95% | 2021-06-14 |
| 18047. | Dio (slado122) | 79.39 | 95% | 2021-11-17 |
| 18048. | Walter (chimken1234) | 79.39 | 99% | 2021-08-27 |
| 18049. | Doug (x0p56) | 79.39 | 95% | 2017-03-06 |
| 18050. | derfluffs (derfluffs) | 79.39 | 93% | 2013-09-26 |
| 18051. | dave (ryuzog) | 79.39 | — | 2009-04-10 |
| 18052. | Reuben (electriclzombie) | 79.39 | 97% | 2013-11-25 |
| 18053. | mjlambrechtje (mjlambrechtje) | 79.38 | 96% | 2023-08-28 |
| 18054. | ravi (culdesaccer) | 79.38 | 99% | 2021-09-28 |
| 18055. | Riddy (songridv) | 79.38 | 98% | 2021-03-24 |
| 18056. | Griffin (griffman85) | 79.38 | 95% | 2021-03-25 |
| 18057. | suhas (syagrawal) | 79.38 | 98% | 2012-09-18 |
| 18058. | James (gotta) | 79.38 | — | 2010-11-19 |
| 18059. | James (jamesmoriartyop) | 79.37 | 96% | 2019-05-09 |
| 18060. | johnbutactuallynotjohn (yes... | 79.37 | 98% | 2021-07-16 |
| 18061. | Joey (jpace) | 79.37 | 94% | 2017-03-21 |
| 18062. | Ian (iancook) | 79.37 | 96% | 2021-02-09 |
| 18063. | Kasparovsky (kasparovsky) | 79.37 | 97% | 2014-06-10 |
| 18064. | Nux (amades) | 79.36 | 97% | 2021-11-30 |
| 18065. | Michael (dr_fingers) | 79.36 | 97% | 2023-06-07 |
| 18066. | Dipesh (kvdipesh) | 79.36 | 98% | 2023-05-31 |
| 18067. | Andrius (breacheous) | 79.36 | 99% | 2017-09-13 |
| 18068. | justin (rold_jisas) | 79.36 | 98% | 2021-06-28 |
| 18069. | Tigran (tigran) | 79.36 | 99% | 2018-07-03 |
| 18070. | Rapha (17r12m96k) | 79.36 | 96% | 2015-06-16 |
| 18071. | Emiel (meastro) | 79.36 | 97% | 2019-09-13 |
| 18072. | Faylite (faylite) | 79.35 | 98% | 2018-10-15 |
| 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 |