SPC 2025: Arnie Horowitz [2-39]

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On this page, you will find information about Arnie Horowitz, who is competing at the 2025 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 11-20, -924, and is ranked #62 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: 497 Average for: 372 Average against: 405
Round 1		Horowitz played #33 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 418 to 337 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +81.
Round 2		Horowitz played #1 Michael Thelen (Newton, MA) and won 497 to 370 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +208. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Horowitz played #66 Edward Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 406 to 345 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +269. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Horowitz played #26 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 383 to 420 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +232.
Round 5		Horowitz played #6 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) and lost 392 to 406 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-2, +218. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Horowitz played #36 Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) and lost 295 to 387 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-3, +126. Horowitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Horowitz played #42 Mark Milan (San Clemente, CA) and lost 321 to 470 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-4, -23.
Round 8		Horowitz played #8 Robert DeSimone (Norwalk, CT) and lost 324 to 374 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-5, -73.
Round 9		Horowitz played #64 Letitia Sears (Vancouver BC) and lost 217 to 465 (a spread of -248). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-6, -321.
Round 10		Horowitz played #67 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 459 to 307 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-6, -169.
Round 11		Horowitz played #22 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and lost 391 to 464 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-7, -242.
Round 12		Horowitz played #55 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) and lost 422 to 425 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-8, -245.
Round 13		Horowitz played #59 Verna Richards Berg (New York, NY) and lost 403 to 427 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-9, -269.
Round 14		Horowitz played #11 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 375 to 403 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-10, -297.
Round 15		Horowitz recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-10, -247.
Round 16		Horowitz played #30 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 389 to 351 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-10, -209.
Round 17		Horowitz played #47 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 426 to 345 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-10, -128.
Round 18		Horowitz played #63 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 351 to 379 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-11, -156.
Round 19		Horowitz played #60 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 343 to 436 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-12, -249.
Round 20		Horowitz played #49 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 388 to 323 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-12, -184.
Round 21		Horowitz played #65 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 475 to 376 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-12, -85.
Round 22		Horowitz played #35 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and lost 355 to 455 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-13, -185.
Round 23		Horowitz played #50 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 378 to 486 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-14, -293.
Round 24		Horowitz played #62 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and lost 291 to 451 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-15, -453.
Round 25		Horowitz played #31 Gary Skowronski (Okemos, MI) and lost 426 to 439 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-16, -466.
Round 26		Horowitz played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 289 to 391 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-17, -568.
Round 27		Horowitz played #25 Kevin Burbridge (Newcastle, CA) and lost 325 to 460 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-18, -703.
Round 28		Horowitz played #41 Vicky Julian (San Francisco, CA) and won 431 to 426 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-18, -698.
Round 29		Horowitz played #61 Skyler Lutz (New York City, NY) and won 402 to 352 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-18, -648.
Round 30		Horowitz played #54 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 288 to 489 (a spread of -201). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-19, -849.
Round 31		Horowitz played #64 Letitia Sears (Vancouver BC) again and lost 314 to 389 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-20, -924.

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