Arnie Horowitz [#70] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Arnie Horowitz, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Horowitz currently has a record of 12.5-17.5, -222, and is ranked #141 in Division 1.

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 Age: 51 Hobbies: basketball, poker, crossword puzzles Occupation: social worker

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	55-64 (0.462)
Past 1-12 months	4-7 (0.364)	LL WW L W LLLL W
Past 13-24 months	16-14 (0.533)	W LL W LLL WW L W LL WW L WWW L W LLL W L WWWW
Past 25-36 months	19-27 (0.413)	LLL W L W LL WW LL W L WW LL WW L WWW LL W LLLLL WW LLLLLLLL WWWW
Past 37-48 months	6-9 (0.400)	LLL W L W L W L W LL W L W
Past 49-60 months	10-7 (0.588)	WWWW L W LLL W L W L WWW L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 516 Average for: 380 Average against: 387
Round 1		Horowitz played #177 Trey Wright (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 413 to 437 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Wright in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-1, -24.
Round 2		Horowitz played #3 Steven Alexander (Portland, OR) and won 430 to 416 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-1, -10.
Round 3		Horowitz played #51 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and won 415 to 322 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Gibson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-1, +83.
Round 4		Horowitz played #83 Phil Kretschman (North Wales, PA) and lost 407 to 441 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Kretschman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-2, +49.
Round 5		Horowitz played #94 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and won 462 to 373 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Mancine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-2, +138.
Round 6		Horowitz played #87 Judith Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and won 410 to 395 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Levitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-2, +153.
Round 7		Horowitz played #30 Bruce D'Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 445 to 300 (a spread of 145) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Horowitz's record vs. D'Ambrosio in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-2, +298.
Round 8		Horowitz played #37 Mike Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 346 to 457 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Early in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-3, +187.
Round 9		Horowitz played #29 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and won 389 to 364 (a spread of 25) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Horowitz's record vs. Cushman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-3, +212.
Round 10		Horowitz played #124 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 352 to 408 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Pellinen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-4, +156.
Round 11		Horowitz played #27 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 321 to 438 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Cohen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-5, +39.
Round 12		Horowitz played #6 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) and lost 331 to 379 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Armstrong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 6-6, -9.
Round 13		Horowitz played #134 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and lost 362 to 379 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Ravichandran in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 6-7, -26.
Round 14		Horowitz played #47 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and lost 358 to 439 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Frank in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 6-8, -107.
Round 15		Horowitz played #118 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and lost 362 to 430 (a spread of -68) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Horowitz's record vs. Ozorio in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 6-9, -175.
Round 16		Horowitz played #61 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 362 to 411 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Harshbarger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 6-10, -224.
Round 17		Horowitz played #17 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and tied at 385 . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Cardia in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #143. Current record: 6.5-10.5, -224.
Round 18		Horowitz played #133 Stefan Rau (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 414 to 343 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Rau in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 7.5-10.5, -153.
Round 19		Horowitz played #7 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 399 to 394 (a spread of 5) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Horowitz's record vs. Avrin in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WWW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 8.5-10.5, -148.
Round 20		Horowitz played #69 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 313 to 339 (a spread of -26) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Horowitz's record vs. Horn in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: WL. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 8.5-11.5, -174.
Round 21		Horowitz played #15 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and won 397 to 320 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Brook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 9.5-11.5, -97.
Round 22		Horowitz played #128 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 427 to 352 (a spread of 75) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Horowitz's record vs. Ploysangngam in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 10.5-11.5, -22.
Round 23		Horowitz played #2 Tim Adamson (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 372 to 413 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Adamson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 10.5-12.5, -63.
Round 24		Horowitz played #110 Mark Nyman (United Kingdom) and lost 354 to 447 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Nyman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 10.5-13.5, -156.
Round 25		Horowitz played #71 Ronald Howard (Irvine, CA) and lost 330 to 378 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Howard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 10.5-14.5, -204.
Round 26		Horowitz played #128 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 334 to 363 (a spread of -29) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Horowitz's record vs. Ploysangngam in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #142. Current record: 10.5-15.5, -233.
Round 27		Horowitz played #106 Joe Neff (Oreland, PA) and won 516 to 311 (a spread of 205) . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Neff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 11.5-15.5, -28.
Round 28		Horowitz played #131 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 310 to 404 (a spread of -94) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Horowitz's record vs. Przybyszewski in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #143. Current record: 11.5-16.5, -122.
Round 29		Horowitz played #48 Marty Gabriel (Berwyn, IL) and lost 309 to 418 (a spread of -109) . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Gabriel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 11.5-17.5, -231.
Round 30		Horowitz played #169 Daniel Wachtell (New York, NY) and won 373 to 364 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Horowitz had not played Wachtell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 12.5-17.5, -222.

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