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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21975. | Dusty (dblack0823) | 73.38 | 94% | 2016-01-08 |
| 21976. | Atabek (atabekarapov14) | 73.38 | 96.2% | 2021-01-31 |
| 21977. | Jack (yezen) | 73.38 | 97% | 2018-02-06 |
| 21978. | Ryan (ryanhuman) | 73.38 | 95% | 2012-06-19 |
| 21979. | Martin (kompot) | 73.38 | 89% | 2014-08-23 |
| 21980. | Colemak (colemakschlick) | 73.38 | 94% | 2013-05-11 |
| 21981. | Jacob (jacob_legere) | 73.37 | 97% | 2021-09-17 |
| 21982. | buzz (juzzbuzz) | 73.37 | 88% | 2014-04-17 |
| 21983. | GodSped (falsender) | 73.37 | 96% | 2021-11-14 |
| 21984. | jQuery34 (jquery34) | 73.37 | 98% | 2019-03-01 |
| 21985. | Jed (jedmedina) | 73.37 | 95% | 2021-08-16 |
| 21986. | Ian (iboletchek) | 73.37 | 97% | 2019-04-22 |
| 21987. | Peilin (peilin) | 73.37 | 99% | 2014-05-06 |
| 21988. | amanda (manders83) | 73.37 | 96% | 2012-08-16 |
| 21989. | Aleksi (syderer) | 73.37 | 97% | 2016-07-26 |
| 21990. | park (perfecto) | 73.37 | — | 2010-07-29 |
| 21991. | Shawn (shawntan) | 73.36 | 92% | 2013-01-12 |
| 21992. | Boo_layout_noob (boolayoutn... | 73.36 | 99% | 2023-08-15 |
| 21993. | Hummer (marcus@gmail.com) | 73.36 | 92% | 2015-10-27 |
| 21994. | Jordan (jordanlangford) | 73.35 | 96% | 2021-08-25 |
| 21995. | Susannah (zannahdoll) | 73.35 | 99% | 2017-01-07 |
| 21996. | Bob (phussy) | 73.35 | — | 2009-09-14 |
| 21997. | slowpoke (cseslowpoke) | 73.34 | 95% | 2022-10-29 |
| 21998. | wai ming (wmtai) | 73.34 | 99% | 2023-06-19 |
| 21999. | gab (gabon1y) | 73.34 | 95% | 2021-12-17 |
| 22000. | poon (jamiepoon2003) | 73.34 | 97% | 2021-09-16 |
| 22001. | mj0086 (mj0086) | 73.34 | 97% | 2013-10-10 |
| 22002. | Diego (possesswithin) | 73.34 | — | 2010-06-18 |
| 22003. | g (gbr05) | 73.34 | 100% | 2013-10-31 |
| 22004. | Justin (hwangster) | 73.34 | — | 2010-12-15 |
| 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 |