Ford Hot Shots
The Ford Hot Shots is the annual skills competition preceding both the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and the Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's women's and men's national curling championships respectively.[1]
History
When Ford became a sponsor of the World Curling Championships in 1995, it also began a tradition of the skills competition preceding Canada's national championships.
Disciplines
There are six disciplines that each competitor must do:
- The "hit and stay" (they must hit a rock on the button and not roll out)
- The "draw to the button" (they must throw the rock as close as possible to the centre of the rings)
- The "draw through the port" (the must throw the rock as close as possible to the centre of the rings, but go between two guard rocks in the process.
- The "raise" (they must bump a guard rock into the rings as close as possible to the centre)
- The "hit and roll" (they must hit a rock at the edge of the rings and roll as close as possible to the centre of the rings)
- The "double" (they must remove two rocks with one stone, and end up as close as possible to the centre of the rings)
Scoring
In each shot, where the shooter rock comes to rest determines how many points are earned. A rock that ends up on the button receives 5 points. A rock that ends up in the 4 foot gets 4 points. 8 foot, 3, 12 foot 2 and one point if a "shot has been to have provided some sort of positive result"
Prizes
The winner of the Hot Shots receives a 2 year lease on a Ford vehicle. First and second runners-up receive cash ($2000 and $1000 respectively). In 2009, the women's winner received a lease on a 2009 Ford Flex SEL FWD and the men's winner received a lease on a 2009 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4. In 2013 the lease vehicle was a Ford Fusion SE.[1]
Winners
| Year | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 |  Kay Montgomery |  Ed Werenich |
| 1996 |  Gerri Cooke |  Rick Perron |
| 1997 |  Sherry Fraser |  Mike Coulter (N. Ont.) |
| 1998 | Allison Franey | Greg McAulay |
| 1999 |  Marcy Balderston | Steve Gould |
| 2000 | Kelley Law | Don Bartlett |
| 2001 |  Kelley Law | Jeff Lacey |
| 2002 | Kristy Lewis | Pat Ryan |
| 2003 |  Suzanne Gaudet | Mark LeCocq |
| 2004 | Andrea Lawes | Randy Ferbey |
| 2005 | Jenn Hanna |  Mark Nichols |
| 2006 |  Colleen Jones | Steve Gould |
| 2007 |  Kelli Turpin | John Morris |
| 2008 | Jill Officer | Steve Laycock |
| 2009 | Cheryl Bernard | Craig Savill |
| 2010 | Amber Holland | Glenn Howard |
| 2011 | Jennifer Jones | Richard Hart |
| 2012 | Kerry Galusha | Wayne Middaugh |
| 2013 | Rachel Homan | Marc Kennedy |
| 2014 | Heather Strong | Kirk Muyres |
| 2015 | Heather Strong | Colin Hodgson |
| 2016 | Jennifer Jones | Brad Gushue |
References
- 1 2 "Marc Kennedy wins Ford Hot Shots competition". March 2, 2013. Canadian Curling Association. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ExtraEnd Magazine, 2009-10 edition, pg 20-21