Team Jones Wins Opening Draw at PINTY’S ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME to Advance to Sunday’s Women’s Final

BANFF, ALTA. (February 3, 2017) – In a competitive start to the PINTY’S ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME, defending skins champions Team Jones and national champions Team Carey reignited their curling rivalry in front of a packed house tonight at the Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre in beautiful Banff, Alta. This time it was defending PINTY’S ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME champions Team Jones, also featuring Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, and Dawn McEwen, who swept up $11,000 in prize money to advance to their third consecutive women’s final. After tonight’s semifinal, skip Jennifer Jones’ career skins game earnings now total a whopping $96,000. Team Carey, which features Amy Nixon, Jocelyn Peterman, and Lain Peters, did not go home empty-handed, winning a total of $10,000 tonight. This brings skip Chelsea Carey’s total TSN skins game earnings to $18,500. Draw Summary Defending champion Jennifer Jones started strong in a competitive opening draw, winning three of the opening four ends, highlighted by a beautiful in-off by the 2014 Sochi Olympic gold medallist to win the 4th end and $1,500. 2016 Scotties champ Chelsea Carey captured skins in the 3rd and 5th ends, and the game remained tied at $3,500 apiece when the 6th end saw Jones score just one to cause a carry-over. In the decisive 7th end, with both $7,500 and the game on the line, Carey came up light with her attempted draw to the four-foot, resulting in a steal for Jones. The carry-over skins sent Jones into Sunday’s final before the 8th and final end was played. Carey captured the 8th end to finish with a total of $10,000, but it wasn’t enough to secure a place in the final on Sunday. Final result: • Team Jones: $11,000 • Team Carey: $10,000 Team Jones advances to the Women’s Final on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 11 a.m. ET on TSN. They face off against the winner of Team Muirhead vs. Team Sweeting, which airs live tomorrow (Saturday, Feb. 4) at 3 p.m. ET on TSN1, TSN4, and TSN5. The men’s action begins tomorrow morning (Saturday, Feb. 3) as Team Edin battles Team Koe at 11 a.m. ET on TSN (see complete broadcast schedule below). Broadcast Schedule Saturday, Feb. 4 • 11 a.m. ET – Team Edin vs. Team Koe on TSN • 3 p.m. ET – Team Muirhead vs. Team Sweeting on TSN1, TSN4, and TSN5 • 7 p.m. ET – Team Jacobs vs. Team McEwen on TSN Sunday, Feb. 5 • 11 a.m. ET – Women’s Final on TSN • 3 p.m. ET – Men’s Final on TSN 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.