2012 Casino Rama Curling Skins Game

2012 Casino Rama Curling Skins Game
Host city Rama, Ontario
Arena Casino Rama Entertainment Centre
Dates January 7–8
Winner Alberta Kevin Koe
Curling club Saville SC, Edmonton
Skip Kevin Koe
Third Pat Simmons
Second Carter Rycroft
Lead Nolan Thiessen
Finalist Manitoba Jeff Stoughton

The 2012 Casino Rama Curling Skins Game on TSN was held on January 7 and 8 at the Casino Rama Entertainment Centre in Rama, Ontario. The total purse for the event was CAD$75,000.[1]

Four teams were invited to participate. The teams each played a semifinal match against another team, and the semifinal winners moved on to the final.

Teams

The 2012 TSN Skins Game sees four world champions playing against each other. Kevin Martin and his rink, the reigning Olympic champions, Alberta provincial champions, and former world champions, will play against Kevin Koe and his rink, former world and Albertan provincial champions, in the afternoon semifinal. Reigning world and Manitoban provincial champions Jeff Stoughton and team will play against Glenn Howard and his rink, former world champions and reigning Ontario provincial champions, in a rematch of the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier final in the evening semifinal.

Team Howard

Coldwater & District Curling Club, Coldwater, Ontario

Skip: Glenn Howard
Third: Wayne Middaugh
Second: Brent Laing
Lead: Craig Savill

Team Koe

Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton, Alberta

Skip: Kevin Koe
Third: Pat Simmons
Second: Carter Rycroft
Lead: Nolan Thiessen

Team Martin

Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton, Alberta

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

Team Stoughton

Charleswood Curling Club, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Skip: Jeff Stoughton
Third: Jon Mead
Second: Reid Carruthers
Lead: Steve Gould

Results

All times listed in Eastern Standard Time.

Draw to the button challenge

Kevin Martin's team won the draw to the button challenge, which gave them an additional CAD$1,000 winnings.[2]

Semifinals

Martin vs. Koe

Saturday, January 7, 1:00 pm

Values (CAD)[2] $1000 $1000 $1200 $1300 $1500 $2000 $3000 $5000 $16000
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Kevin Martin $ $ $ $5700

Kevin Koe $ $ $ $ $ $10300

Howard vs. Stoughton

Saturday, January 7, 8:00 pm

Values (CAD)[2] $1000 $1000 $1200 $1300 $1500 $2000 $3000 $5000 $16000
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Glenn Howard $ - $1200

Jeff Stoughton - $ $ $ $ $ $14800

Final

Koe vs. Stoughton

Sunday, January 8, 1:00 pm

Values (CAD)[3] $2000 $2000 $2400 $2600 $3000 $4000 $6000 $10000 $32000
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Kevin Koe $ $ - $ $ $ $23600

Jeff Stoughton $ $ $8400

A CAD$10,000 bonus was awarded to the winner, Kevin Koe.[3]

Final winnings

The final prize winnings for each team are listed below:[3]

Skip Semifinal Final Bonus Total
Kevin Koe $10,300 $23,600 $10,0001 $43,900
Jeff Stoughton $14,800 $8,400 $23,200
Kevin Martin $5,700 $1,0002 $6,700
Glenn Howard $1,200 $1,200
Total Prize Money $75,000
Notes
  1. ^ As the winner of the final game, Koe received a winner's bonus of $10,000.
  2. ^ As the winner of the draw to the button challenge, Martin received a bonus of $1,000.

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Preceded by
2011
2012 Casino Rama Curling Skins Game
January 7–8
Succeeded by
2013
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