The 2007 Casino Rama Curling Skins Game on TSN was held on December 8 and 9 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 CAD$100,000.
Four teams were invited to participate. They played one semi-final each on December 8, and the winners played in the final on December 9. All three games were shown on TSN and TSN-HD. Kevin Martin's team was the big winner, taking home $61,000.
Teams edit
Team Gushue edit
St. John's Curling Club, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Skip: Brad Gushue
- Third: Mark Nichols
- Second: Chris Schille
- Lead: David Noftall
Team Howard edit
Coldwater and District Curling Club, Coldwater, Ontario
- Skip: Glenn Howard
- Third: Richard Hart
- Second: Brent Laing
- Lead: Craig Savill
Team Martin edit
Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
- Skip: Kevin Martin
- Third: John Morris
- Second: Marc Kennedy
- Lead: Ben Hebert
Team Middaugh edit
St. George's Golf and Country Club, Toronto, Ontario
- Skip: Wayne Middaugh
- Third: Jon Mead
- Second: Ian Tetley
- Lead: Scott Bailey
Draw to the button edit
Team Martin won the draw to the button contest to determine seeding. This awarded them an extra $1000.
Games edit
Semi-final dollar amounts
- 1st & 2nd end: $1000
- 3rd & 4th end: $1500
- 5th end: $2000
- 6th end: $3000
- 7th end: $4500
- 8th end: $6500
Middaugh vs. Howard edit
December 8, 1:00pm EST
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Howard | $ | - | $ | $ | - | - | - | - | $4000 |
Middaugh | - | $ | - | - | - | $ | $ | $ | $17000 |
Martin vs. Gushue edit
December 8, 7:00pm EST
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | * | Final |
Gushue | - | - | $ | - | $ | - | - | - | - | $6000 |
Martin | $ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | $15000 |
* - Draw to the button
Final edit
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 |
Total winnings edit
- Team Martin: $61,000
- Team Middaugh: $29,000
- Team Gushue: $6,000
- Team Howard: $4,000
- Total Purse: $100,000