NSC 2013: Arnie Horowitz [#38]

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On this page, you will find information about Arnie Horowitz, who is competing at the 2013 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-16, +117, and is ranked #70 in Division 2.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Arnie Surname(s): Horowitz Home: Framingham, MA, United States Hobbies: crossword puzzles, basketball, poker Occupation: social worker

Round by Round
High score: 540 Average for: 373 Average against: 371
Round 1		Horowitz played #77 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 348 to 405 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-1, -57.
Round 2		Horowitz played #116 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, GA) and won 376 to 313 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-1, +6.
Round 3		Horowitz played #3 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and lost 327 to 398 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-2, -65.
Round 4		Horowitz played #119 Prachya Pitapho (Thailand) and won 350 to 343 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-2, -58.
Round 5		Horowitz played #48 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 324 to 356 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-3, -90.
Round 6		Horowitz played #23 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 364 to 508 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 2-4, -234.
Round 7		Horowitz played #37 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and lost 400 to 454 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 2-5, -288.
Round 8		Horowitz played #63 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and won 376 to 337 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 3-5, -249.
Round 9		Horowitz played #98 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 354 to 348 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 4-5, -243.
Round 10		Horowitz played #91 Terry Veevers (San Mateo, CA) and lost 325 to 381 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 4-6, -299.
Round 11		Horowitz played #101 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 301 to 317 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 4-7, -315.
Round 12		Horowitz played #45 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 364 to 405 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 4-8, -356.
Round 13		Horowitz played #64 Daniel Tinkelman (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 343 to 458 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 4-9, -471.
Round 14		Horowitz played #9 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and lost 360 to 446 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 4-10, -557.
Round 15		Horowitz played #107 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and won 540 to 264 (a spread of 276). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 5-10, -281.
Round 16		Horowitz recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 6-10, -231.
Round 17		Horowitz played #120 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 377 to 396 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 6-11, -250.
Round 18		Horowitz played #35 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) and won 417 to 350 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 7-11, -183.
Round 19		Horowitz played #117 Samantha Orleans (Bryn Mawr, PA) and won 408 to 282 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8-11, -57.
Round 20		Horowitz played #114 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 363 to 325 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9-11, -19.
Round 21		Horowitz played #59 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 301 to 450 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 9-12, -168.
Round 22		Horowitz played #70 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 340 to 375 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 9-13, -203.
Round 23		Horowitz played #39 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 408 to 429 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 9-14, -224.
Round 24		Horowitz played #52 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 381 to 462 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 9-15, -305.
Round 25		Horowitz played #99 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and won 454 to 329 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 10-15, -180.
Round 26		Horowitz played #88 Liz Ashby (Eureka, CA) and won 382 to 297 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 11-15, -95.
Round 27		Horowitz played #97 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 407 to 282 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 12-15, +30.
Round 28		Horowitz played #113 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and won 359 to 306 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 13-15, +83.
Round 29		Horowitz played #105 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and won 430 to 313 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 14-15, +200.
Round 30		Horowitz played #2 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and won 398 to 377 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 15-15, +221.
Round 31		Horowitz played #37 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) again and lost 319 to 423 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 15-16, +117.

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