Team Jacobs to Battle Team Koe in Tomorrow’s PINTY’S ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME Men’s Final

BANFF, ALTA. (February 4, 2017) – For a third consecutive year at the PINTY’S ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME, two-time defending champion Brad Jacobs opened his tournament against Manitoba’s Mike McEwen – with defending champion Team Jacobs claiming victory and advancing to tomorrow’s men’s final. Two-time PINTY’S ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME champions and Olympic gold medallists Team Jacobs, also featuring Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, and Ryan Harnden, advance to tomorrow’s men’s final after winning $12,500 tonight at the Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre in Banff, Alta. Skip Brad Jacobs’ career TSN skins game winnings now total a staggering $158,500. Team McEwen, which also features B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, and Denni Neufeld, will go home with a total of $8,500 in prize winnings following tonight’s PINTY’S ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME semifinal. Draw Summary Making his third appearance in the competition, McEwen started the draw strong with back-to-back steals in the 1st and 2nd ends. Jacobs quickly responded by winning the 3rd and stealing a skin in the 4th to take the lead. In the 5th end, McEwen’s final stone was off-line on a difficult run-back, extending Jacobs’ lead on the fourth steal of the game’s opening five ends. McEwen then couldn’t stick his raise takeout in the 6th, resulting in a carry-over, which proved costly when the two-time defending champ Jacobs coolly executed a quiet tap back in the 7th to win $7,500 and secure his trip into Sunday’s final. McEwen’s draw to the button with the game’s final stone scored him $6,500, for a total of $8,500. Final result: • Team Jacobs: $12,500 • Team McEwen: $8,500 Team Jacobs advances to the Men’s Final tomorrow (Sunday, Feb. 5) at 3 p.m. ET live on TSN. They will face off against Team Koe, who defeated Team Edin earlier today. Headlining the Women’s Final is a matchup featuring Team Jones vs. Team Sweeting, beginning tomorrow at 11 a.m. ET live on TSN. Broadcast Schedule Sunday, Feb. 5 11 a.m. ET on TSN – Women’s Final: Team Jones vs. Team Sweeting 3 p.m. ET on TSN – Men’s Final: Team Jacobs vs. Team Koe Curling on TSN As the official broadcaster of Curling Canada, TSN broadcasts more than 300 hours of live Season of Champions curling each year, including the TIM HORTONS BRIER and SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS, along with the FORD WORLD MEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP, WORLD WOMEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP, HOME HARDWARE CANADA CUP, 2017 WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP CONTINENTAL CUP, CANADIAN JUNIORS, and LE GRUYERE EUROPEAN CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS. About Pinty’s Established in 1943, Pinty’s Delicious Foods™ has long been recognized as a food industry builder, innovator, and leader. The company provides a complete range of premium quality, easy to use chicken products to the Grocery and Restaurant Industry. Headquartered in Burlington, Ontario, Canadian owned and operated, Pinty’s currently comprises three state-of-the-art, dedicated-manufacturing facilities, centrally located in Canada to meet the needs of Canadian customers and….Making Great Food Fun! For more information on the company and products go to http://www.pintys.com and follow Pinty’s at www.Facebook.com/pintysfoods on Instagram https://instagram.com/pintysfoods and Twitter @pintysfoods.