NSC 2014: Arnie Horowitz [#58]

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On this page, you will find information about Arnie Horowitz, who is competing at the 2014 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 17-14, +248, and is ranked #37 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: 532 Average for: 382 Average against: 374
Round 1		Horowitz played #81 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and won 426 to 355 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-0, +71.
Round 2		Horowitz played #121 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 335 to 402 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-1, +4.
Round 3		Horowitz played #8 Siddharth Murali (Collierville, TN) and won 419 to 321 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-1, +102.
Round 4		Horowitz played #114 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 394 to 292 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-1, +204.
Round 5		Horowitz played #83 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 420 to 367 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-1, +257.
Round 6		Horowitz played #79 Zachary Dang (Chevy Chase, MD) and lost 346 to 375 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-2, +228.
Round 7		Horowitz played #48 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 422 to 418 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-2, +232.
Round 8		Horowitz played #38 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 421 to 338 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-2, +315.
Round 9		Horowitz played #18 Tasha Asberry (Unknown city, IL) and lost 306 to 477 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-3, +144.
Round 10		Horowitz played #67 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 368 to 428 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-4, +84.
Round 11		Horowitz played #40 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 293 to 410 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-5, -33.
Round 12		Horowitz played #55 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 403 to 321 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-5, +49.
Round 13		Horowitz played #106 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 386 to 338 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-5, +97.
Round 14		Horowitz played #10 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 453 to 407 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-5, +143.
Round 15		Horowitz played #13 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and won 532 to 306 (a spread of 226). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-5, +369.
Round 16		Horowitz played #71 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and lost 354 to 411 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-6, +312.
Round 17		Horowitz played #95 Anita Rackham (Austin QC) and won 418 to 368 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-6, +362.
Round 18		Horowitz played #96 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and lost 355 to 390 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-7, +327.
Round 19		Horowitz played #32 John Merlau (Kansas City, MO) and lost 340 to 425 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-8, +242.
Round 20		Horowitz played #43 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 362 to 409 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-9, +195.
Round 21		Horowitz played #54 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 389 to 357 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-9, +227.
Round 22		Horowitz played #50 Daniel Blake (Guilderland, NY) and won 421 to 369 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-9, +279.
Round 23		Horowitz played #102 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 335 to 413 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-10, +201.
Round 24		Horowitz played #23 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and lost 287 to 366 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-11, +122.
Round 25		Horowitz played #14 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) and won 379 to 376 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-11, +125.
Round 26		Horowitz played #45 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 334 to 354 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 14-12, +105.
Round 27		Horowitz played #82 Nathaniel Sandalow-Ash (Brookline, MA) and won 404 to 370 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-12, +139.
Round 28		Horowitz played #75 Richard Landau (Croton-on-Hudson, NY) and won 369 to 313 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-12, +195.
Round 29		Horowitz played #20 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 305 to 368 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 16-13, +132.
Round 30		Horowitz played #84 John Lodinsky (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 421 to 434 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 16-14, +119.
Round 31		Horowitz played #36 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and won 457 to 328 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 17-14, +248.

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