2011 Casino Rama Curling Skins Game

The 2011 Casino Rama Curling Skins Game on TSN was held on January 22 and 23 at the Casino Rama Entertainment Centre in Rama, Ontario. The total purse for the event was CAD$100,000.

Four teams were invited to participate. They played one semi-final each on January 22, and the winners played in the final on January 23. Kevin Martin's rink secured the win, taking home a total of $46,000 in a win over David Murdoch. The total winnings for the Martin rink is $57,000, while Murdoch won $25,000.

Teams
Invited to the 2011 Skins game include the defending champion David Murdoch rink from Scotland, the Olympic champion Kevin Martin rink, the World champion Kevin Koe rink, and the Olympic women's silver medalist Cheryl Bernard rink. The invitation of Bernard is the second time a women's team has been invited, the first being Jennifer Jones in 2009. Bernard held her own against the heavily favoured Olympic men's champion Kevin Martin, losing by $1000 in the semi-final match, despite winning more skins.

Team Bernard
Calgary Curling Club, Calgary, Alberta


 * Skip: Cheryl Bernard
 * Third: Susan O'Connor
 * Second: Carolyn Darbyshire
 * Lead: Cori Morris

Team Koe
Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton, Alberta


 * Skip: Kevin Koe
 * Third: Blake MacDonald
 * 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 Murdoch
Lockerbie Curling Club, Lockerbie, Scotland


 * Skip: David Murdoch
 * Third: Warwick Smith
 * Second: Glen Muirhead
 * Lead: Ross Hepburn

Draw to the button
Kevin Koe's team won the draw to the button contest and an additional $1,000. The total team distance from the button was 3.1 cm. Meanwhile, Team Murdoch was 39.8 cm, Team Martin 194.3 cm and Team Bernard at 463.4 cm.

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

Koe vs. Murdoch
January 22, 1:00pm EST

Martin vs. Bernard
January 22, 8:00pm EST

Final
January 23, 1:00pm EST

Final game dollar amounts + $15000 bonus for the winner
 * 1st & 2nd end: $2000
 * 3rd & 4th end: $3000
 * 5th end: $4000
 * 6th end: $6000
 * 7th end: $9000
 * 8th end: $13000