THE JVC/TSN WOMEN'S SKINS
GAME
PRIZE
MONEY BREAKDOWN:
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End: |
S
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emi-Finals: |
F
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inal: |
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1 & 2 |
$
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1,000 |
$
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2,000 |
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3 & 4 |
$
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1,500 |
$
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3,000 |
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5 |
$
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2,000 |
$
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4,000 |
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6 |
$
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3,000 |
$
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6,000 |
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7 |
$
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4,500 |
$
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9,000 |
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8 |
$
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6,500 |
$
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13,000 |
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ADD DRAW TO
THE BUTTON BONUS: |
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$
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1,000 |
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ADD WINNER'S
BONUS: |
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$
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15,000 |
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TOTAL PRIZE
MONEY: |
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$
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100,000 |
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| The concept of the Skins Game was
originaly developed by Jim Thompson & Doug Maxwell, in 1986.
Shortly after, McCain Foods (Canada) became the event sponsor for the Men's
event, providing prize money and publicity for the event. The McCain
TSN Skins Game quickly became one of the most eagerly anticipated events
on the Canadian curling calendar. |
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| The format: |
| With the Skins format attracting
huge audiences, the JVC/TSN Women's Skins Game was created in 1996.
This star-studded event features the most exciting style of play in curling
and also one of the strongest fields in women's curling, with each team
vying for the biggest piece of the $100,000 prize purse, the richest in
women's curling. |
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| The Skins format differs from regular
curling in that cash (skin) is awarded for each end won, with the dollar
value for each end increasing as the game progresses. Cash is awarded
if the team with the hammer scores two or more points or the opposing team
steals the end. If neither of these occur, the money is carried over
to the next end and the pot grows. This results in a very exciting
offensive style of play where every end is like the final end of the game
with teams going all out to win. At the completion of 8 ends, the
team with the most money wins the game. |
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| The sponsor: |
| JVC has supported Canadian high-performance
curling teams since 1991. JVC sponsors seven different curling properties:
two men's teams, two women's teams, two regional events and a high-performance
made-for-TV shootout. JVC also sponsors the JVC Classic, the richest
women's cashspiel on the Women's Tour, which qualifies one of the four
coveted berths in the JVC/TSN Women's Skins Game. JVC is also a proud
supporter of regional curling. The JVC Mixed, the provincial mixed championship
of the Ontario Curling Association, has been contested since 1998 and qualifies
the winning team for the Canadian Mixed finals. |
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RULES:
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1.
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The CCA Rules of the
Game apply, except as modified below (including the four-rock rule). |
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2.
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To begin the competition, each team
selects one player to draw closest to the button, with sweeping allowed.
The team whose stone is closest to the button wins a bonus of $1,000 and
is ranked #1. The next closest is ranked #2, and so on. In each game, the
higher-ranked team has the choice of either (a) last rock in the first
end, or (b) stones. In any shootout (rule #7), the higher-ranked team has
choice of first or last draw to the button. |
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3.
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All games are 8 ends. |
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4.
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Total prize money is $100,000, including
the winners bonus of $15,000 and the $1,000 closest-to-the-button bonus
(rule #2). |
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5.
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A skin is won by (a) taking two
or more points when holding last rock; or (b) stealing the end. All money
not won in an end is carried over to the next end. |
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6.
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Blanking an end results in a team
losing last rock in the next end. |
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7.
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If the money at stake in the 8th
end is not won, each team plays one draw to the house, with sweeping allowed
by the playing side only. The team whose stone is closest to the button
wins the end and the money. |
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8.
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Prize money won determines the game
winner. In the event of a tie in money won, each team has one draw to the
house, with sweeping allowed by the playing side only. The team whose stone
is closest to the button wins the game. |
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9.
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Each team is allowed 60 minutes
to complete its shots in an 8-end game. There are NO time-outs. A team's
clock starts when an opponent's rock comes to a stop, or passes the back
line, and the opposing team leaves the house. A stone that has been released
within the 60-minute time period continues in play until it has come to
rest. there is a period of dead time at the completion of each end. The
umpire will advise teams when to start play for the next end. Any coach
that travels with the team are only allowed to access the ice area and/or
meet with their respective teams at 4th end break. During play, they must
sit behind the glass upstairs. The 4th end break is 10 minutes in length. |
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10.
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If a team runs out of time, the
opposing players may play their remaining shots, in rotation, until the
game is completed or their time expires. |
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11.
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An umpire makes any measures required
and is available to clarify any rule. An umpire's time-out is called, and
the time clock is stopped, on all such occasions. |
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JVC/TSN WOMEN'S SKINS GAME CHAMPIONS:
CHAMPIONS:
| YEAR: |
CHAMPION: |
WINNINGS: |
| 2003 |
Sherry
Middaugh |
$65,500 |
| 2002 |
Kelley
Law |
$50,570 |
| 2001 |
Sherry
Middaugh |
$44,850 |
| 2000 |
Kelley
Law |
$51,700 |
| 1999 |
Sherry
Anderson |
$64,250 |
| 1998 |
Sandra
Schmirler |
$46,500 |
| 1997 |
Shannon
Kleibrink |
$46,000 |
| 1996 |
Heather
Houston |
$34,700 |
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CAREER
WINNINGS (including this year):
| TEAM: |
WINNINGS:
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EVENTS: |
| 1. Kelley Law |
$131,920
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| 2. Sherry Anderson |
$126,150
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| 3. Sherry
Middaugh |
$121,100
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| 4. Sandra Schmirler |
$74,850
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| 5. Shannon Kleibrink |
$65,000
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2 |
| 6. Heather Houston |
$60,950
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2 |
| 7. Debbie
McCormick |
$23,000
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1 |
| 8. Colleen
Jones |
$22,750
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4 |
| 9. Cheryl Bernard |
$11,750
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1 |
| 10.
Renelle Bryden |
$10,900
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2 |
| 11.
Shannon Kleibrink * |
$8,500
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1 |
| 12. Jennifer Jones |
$8,500
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1 |
| 13. Marilyn Bodogh |
$7,700
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1 |
| 14. Cathy Borst |
$6,250
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| 15. Connie Laliberte |
$2,000
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| 16. Kim Gellard |
$1,500
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| 17. Alison Goring |
$0
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| NOTE: *
- At the 2000 JVC TSN Women's Skins Game, the rink formerly skipped by
the late Sandra Schmirler received a sponsor exemption. Shannon Kleibrink
skipped the team. |
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