2007 Casino Rama Curling Skins Game

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The 2007 Casino Rama Curling Skins Game on TSN was held on December 8th and 9th at the Casino Rama Entertainment Centre in Rama, Ontario. It was the first TSN Skins Game put on since it was put on hiatus in 2004. The total purse for the event was $ 100,000.

Four teams were invited to participate. They played one semi-final each on December 8th, and the winners played in the final on December 9th. All three games were shown on TSN and TSN-HD. Kevin Martin's team was the big winner, taking home $61,000.

Contents 1 Teams 1.1 Team Gushue 1.2 Team Howard 1.3 Team Martin 1.4 Team Middaugh 2 Draw to the button 3 Games 3.1 Middaugh vs. Howard 3.2 Martin vs. Gushue 3.3 Final 4 Total winnings

[edit] Teams

[edit] Team Gushue

St. John's Curling Club, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Skip: Brad Gushue
• Third: Mark Nichols
• Second: Chris Schille
• Lead: David Noftall

[edit] Team Howard

Coldwater and District Curling Club, Coldwater, Ontario

• Skip: Glenn Howard
• Third: Richard Hart
• Second: Brent Laing
• Lead: Craig Savill

[edit] Team Martin

Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton, Alberta

• Skip: Kevin Martin
• Third: John Morris
• Second: Marc Kennedy
• Lead: Ben Hebert

[edit] Team Middaugh

St. George's Golf and Country Club, Islington, Ontario

• Skip: Wayne Middaugh
• Third: Jon Mead
• Second: Ian Tetley
• Lead: Scott Bailey

[edit] Draw to the button

Team Martin won the draw to the button contest to determine seeding. This awarded them an extra $1000.

[edit] Games

Semi-final dollar amounts

• 1st & 2nd end: $1000
• 3rd & 4th end: $1500
• 5th end: $2000
• 6th end: $3000
• 7th end: $4500
• 8th end: $6500

[edit] Middaugh vs. Howard

December 8, 1:00pm EST

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Howard	$	-	$	$	-	-	-	-	$4000
Middaugh	-	$	-	-	-	$	$	$	$17000

[edit] Martin vs. Gushue

December 8, 7:00pm EST

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	*	Final
Gushue	-	-	$	-	$	-	-	-	-	$6000
Martin	$	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$	$15000

* - Draw to the button

[edit] Final

December 9, 1:00pm EST

Final game dollar amounts

• 1st & 2nd end: $2000
• 3rd & 4th end: $3000
• 5th end: $4000
• 6th end: $6000
• 7th end: $9000
• 8th end: $13000
  

+ $15000 bonus for the winner

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Martin	$	-	-	-	-	$	$	$	$45000
Middaugh	-	$	$	$	$	-	-	-	$12000

[edit] Total winnings

• Team Martin: $61,000
• Team Middaugh: $29,000
• Team Gushue: $6,000
• Team Howard: $4,000
• Total Purse: $100,000