St. Paul Cash Spiel

Event History

Every champion since the inaugural 1994 spiel — from a $2,000 purse to $25,000 and a Grand Slam berth.

1994

Founded

30+

Years

$2K→$25K

Prize Growth

2011

Women's Added

Notable Champions

Kim Eun-jung

Women

2025 Women's Champion

2018 Olympic Silver Medalist

Cory Christensen

Women

Women's Champion

2015, 2016 — back-to-back titles

John Shuster

Men

2012 Men's Champion

2018 Olympic Gold Medalist

Patti Lank

Women

Women's Champion

2011, 2012 — inaugural titles

Pete Fenson

Men

2008 Men's Champion

2006 Olympic Bronze Medalist

Paul Pustovar

Men

Men's Champion

2001, 2003, 2005 — 3 titles

Men's Division

Started 1994 · WCT-sanctioned from 1998 · Round-robin format from 2010

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Purse
2025	Caden HebertWisconsin	Scott DunnamPennsylvania	$25,000
2024	Daniel CasperMinnesota	Scott DunnamPennsylvania	$20,000
2023	Daniel CasperMinnesota	Rich RuohonenMinnesota	$15,000
2022	Cancelled — COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Cancelled — COVID-19 pandemic
2020	Cancelled — COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Rich RuohonenMinnesota	Todd BirrMinnesota	$12,000
2018	Andrew StoperaMinnesota	Mark FennerMinnesota	$12,000
2017	Heath McCormickMinnesota	Sean MurrayMinnesota	$12,400
2016	Heath McCormickMinnesota	Kroy NernbergerMinnesota	$12,400
2015	Todd BirrMinnesota	Heath McCormickNew York	$12,000
2014	Mike FarbelowMinnesota	Korey DropkinMinnesota	$16,000
2013	Scott RamsayManitoba	Tyler GeorgeMinnesota	$16,000
2012	John ShusterMinnesota	Todd BirrMinnesota	$16,000
2011	Tyler GeorgeMinnesota	Jeff CurrieOntario	$13,500
2010	Tyler GeorgeMinnesota	Bryan BurgessOntario	$13,500
2009	Mike PozihunOntario	Bryan BurgessOntario	$12,000
2008	Pete FensonMinnesota	Bryan BurgessOntario	$16,200
2007	Craig DisherNorth Dakota	Trevor CliffordOntario	$16,000
2006	Bryan BurgessOntario	Craig DisherNorth Dakota	$14,400
2005	Paul PustovarMinnesota	Rich RuohonenMinnesota	$14,400
2004	Howard RestallManitoba	Craig BrownWisconsin	$16,000
2003	Paul PustovarMinnesota	Mark HaluptzokMinnesota	$15,600
2002	Dave SmithManitoba	Ed PremoOntario	—
2001	Paul PustovarMinnesota	Craig BrownWisconsin	—
2000	Craig BrownWisconsin	David BohnManitoba	—
1999	Tim SomervilleMinnesota	John MedureMinnesota	—
1998	Bruce MelvilleOntario	Paul PustovarMinnesota	—
1997	—	—	—
1996	—	—	—
1995	—	—	—
1994	Steve BrownWisconsin	Greg GallagherIllinois	$2,000

1995–1997 records not available.

Women's Division

Started 2011

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Purse
2025	Kim Eun-jungSouth Korea	Delaney StrouseMichigan	$25,000
2024	Courtney BensonMinnesota	Elizabeth CousinsNew Hampshire	$20,000
2023	Ariel TraxlerAlaska	Allory JohnsonMinnesota	$16,000
2022	Cancelled — COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Cancelled — COVID-19 pandemic
2020	Cancelled — COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Cora FarrellMinnesota	Kim RhymeMinnesota	$6,000
2018	Annmarie DubbersteinMinnesota	Allison PottingerMinnesota	$6,000
2017	Jessica SchultzMinnesota	Cora FarrellMinnesota	—
2016	Cory ChristensenMinnesota	Nina RothWisconsin	$6,450
2015	Cory ChristensenMinnesota	Jamie SinclairMinnesota	$6,000
2014	Aileen SormunenMinnesota	Debbie McCormickWisconsin	$7,200
2013	Michelle MontfordManitoba	Alexandra CarlsonMinnesota	$7,200
2012	Patti LankNew York	Margie SmithMinnesota	$7,200
2011	Patti LankNew York	Aileen SormunenMinnesota	$7,200

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Detailed Results

Full team field, final standings, and prize money for years where we have detailed data — sourced from CurlingZone where the event was tour-tracked, or entered manually otherwise.

2025Men'sDale's St. Paul CashspielChampion: Hebert— · 24 teams

Source: curlingzone

Final Standings

Rank	Team	Location	Prize	Points
1	Hebert	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$11,235	18.75
2	Dunnam	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$7,022	13.75
3	Shuster	Duluth, Minnesota	$3,511	10.625
3	Sinnett	Chaska, Minnesota	$3,511	10.625
5	Bonot	Thunder Bay, Northern Ontario	$1,755	7.5
5	Casper	Chaska, Minnesota	$1,755	7.5
5	Hodek	Fargo, North Dakota	$1,755	7.5
5	Wendling	Chaska, Minnesota	$1,755	7.5

Full Field (24 teams · 16 unranked)

AronsonTempe, Arizona

CarlsonMinneapolis, Minnesota

GrabowBismarck, North Dakota

HellmanSan Francisco, California

JordanSt. Paul, Minnesota

KadlecRice Lake, Wisconsin

LannoyePoynette, Wisconsin

LeclairTempe, Arizona

LevyDetroit, Michigan

MansellDenver, Colorado

McMullinEau Claire, Wisconsin

PalmeriDurham, North Carolina

RajuHyderabad India

RoseDenver, Colorado

ScebbiPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

SoberingDenver, Colorado

2025Women'sDale's St. Paul CashspielChampion: Kim— · 14 teams

Source: curlingzone

Final Standings

Rank	Team	Location	Prize	Points
1	Kim	Gangneung, Korea	$7,022	21.75
2	Strouse	Minneapolis, Minnesota	$3,511	15.95
3	Cousins	Nashua, New Hampshire	$2,107	12.325
3	Peterson	Chaska, Minnesota	$2,107	12.325
5	Johnson	Blaine, Minnesota	$1,404	8.7
5	Podoll	Fargo, North Dakota	$1,404	8.7
5	Stopera	Minneapolis, Minnesota	$1,404	8.7

Full Field (14 teams · 7 unranked)

BeckerNaseby, New Zealand

HagenbuchUtica, Illinois

McMakinFargo, North Dakota

OstrowskiSt Paul, Minnesota

PekowitzBoston, Massachusetts

RhymeMinneapolis, Minnesota

SchroederMadison, Wisconsin

2024Men'sSt. Paul CashspielChampion: Casper$20,000 · 17 teams

Purse: $20,000Entry fee: $800Event website ↗Source: curlingzone

Final Standings

Rank	Team	Location	Prize	Points
1	Casper	Chaska, Minnesota	$6,915	15
2	Dunnam	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$4,149	11
3	Sampson	Chaska, Minnesota	$2,766	8.5
3	Sinnett	Minneapolis, Minnesota	$2,766	8.5
5	Bonot	Thunder Bay, Northern Ontario	$2,074	6
5	Brundidge	West St Paul, Minnesota	$2,074	6
5	Hodek	Fargo, North Dakota	$2,074	6
5	Sobering	Denver, Colorado	$2,074	6

Full Field (17 teams · 9 unranked)

BrendenBismarck, North Dakota

GuentzelChaska, Minnesota

HebertEau Claire, Wisconsin

HovlandSaint Paul, Minnesota

MansellDenver, Colorado

MarnochCarberry, Manitoba

PoloDuluth, Minnesota

WendlingMinneapolis, Minnesota

WillmertMinneapolis, Minnesota

2024Women'sSt. Paul CashspielChampion: Benson$20,000 · 14 teams

Purse: $20,000Entry fee: $800Event website ↗Source: curlingzone

Final Standings

Rank	Team	Location	Prize	Points
1	Benson	Duluth, Minnesota	$6,915	15
2	Cousins	Nashua, New Hampshire	$4,149	11
3	Giroux	Chaska, Minnesota	$2,766	8.5
3	Peterson	St. Paul, Minnesota	$2,766	8.5
5	McMakin	Fargo, North Dakota	$2,074	6
5	Rhyme	Minneapolis, Minnesota	$2,074	6
5	Strouse	Traverse City, Michigan	$2,074	6

Full Field (14 teams · 7 unranked)

ColemanOakland, California

JohnsonBlaine, Minnesota

KawleskiFargo, North Dakota

McDonaldPhoenix, Arizona

SchroederMadison, Wisconsin

SimkoFairbanks, Alaska

WorkinFargo, North Dakota

2023Men'sSt. Paul CashspielChampion: Casper$11,000 · 11 teams

Purse: $11,000Entry fee: $1,000Event website ↗Source: curlingzone

Final Standings

Rank	Team	Location	Prize	Points
1	Casper	Chaska, Minnesota	$5,000	7.5
2	Ruohonen	Minneapolis, Minnesota	$2,500	5.5
3	Bonot	Thunder Bay, Northern Ontario	$1,750	4.25
3	Sampson	Chaska, Minnesota	$1,750	4.25

Full Field (11 teams · 7 unranked)

BreenSt. Paul, Minnesota

BurgessThunder Bay, Northern Ontario

GuentzelSaint Paul, Minnesota

HebertEau Claire, Wisconsin

LeclairTempe, Arizona

MansellDenver, Colorado

WendlingWausau, Wisconsin

2023Women'sSt. Paul CashspielChampion: Traxler$8,000 · 8 teams

Purse: $8,000Entry fee: $1,000Event website ↗Source: curlingzone

Final Standings

Rank	Team	Location	Prize	Points
1	Traxler	Fairbanks, Alaska	$4,000	15
2	Johnson	Blaine, Minnesota	$2,000	11
3	Cousins	Boston, Massachusetts	$1,000	7.25
3	Workin	Fargo, North Dakota	$1,000	7.25

Full Field (8 teams · 4 unranked)

McMakinMinneapolis, Minnesota

RhymeMinneapolis, Minnesota

ScheelFargo, North Dakota

StrouseTraverse City, Michigan

2019Men'sLet's Cure Lupus St. Paul Cash SpielChampion: Ruohonen— · 13 teams

Source: curlingzone

Final Standings

Rank	Team	Location	Prize	Points
1	Ruohonen	Minneapolis, United States	$3,995	18.521
2	Birr	Blaine, Minnesota	$2,664	13.582
3	Dunnam	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$1,665	10.495
3	Maerki	Chaska, Minnesota	$1,665	10.495
5	Brundidge	St. Paul, Minnesota	$999	7.409
5	Nicko	Minnesota	$999	7.409

Full Field (13 teams · 7 unranked)

ClasenSt. Paul, Minnesota

CorbettRochester, New York

HozjanCharlotte, North Carolina

SinnettWayland, Massachusetts

SmithBlaine, Minnesota

StoperaNew York, New York

VioletteChaska, Minnesota

2019Women'sLet's Cure Lupus St. Paul Cash SpielChampion: Farrell— · 8 teams

Source: curlingzone

Final Standings

Rank	Team	Location	Prize	Points
1	Farrell	Chaska, Minnesota	$2,131	15.56
2	Rhyme	Minneapolis, Minnesota	$1,465	11.411
3	Dudt	Malvern, Pennsylvania	$906	8.818
3	Kitchens	Devils Lake, North Dakota	$906	8.818

Full Field (8 teams · 4 unranked)

JohnsonMinneapolis, Minnesota

McMakinFargo, North Dakota

PodollFargo, North Dakota

PotterSt. Paul, Minnesota

2018Men'sLet's Cure Lupus St. Paul Cash SpielChampion: Stopera— · 20 teams

Source: curlingzone

Final Standings

Rank	Team	Location	Prize	Points
1	Stopera	Chaska, United States	$5,184	22.372
2	Fenner	Chaska, United States	$3,240	16.406
3	Birklid	Seattle, Washington	$2,074	12.677
3	Birr		$2,074	12.677
5	Dunnam		$1,296	8.949
5	Kim	Seoul, Korea	$1,296	8.949
5	Ruohonen	Chaska, United States	$1,296	8.949
5	Sinnett	Chaska, United States	$1,296	8.949

Full Field (20 teams · 12 unranked)

BrownMadison, Wisconsin

Brundidge

GibbsSt. Paul, Minnesota

JamisonSt. Paul, Minnesota

Leclair

MaerkiMinneapolis, Minnesota

NernbergerMadison, Wisconsin

NickoBlaine, Minnesota

SigginsTempe, Arizona

SlusarFargo, North Dakota

SmithBlaine, Minnesota

WorkinFargo, North Dakota

2018Women'sSt. Paul Let's Cure Lupus Cash SpielChampion: Dubberstein— · 10 teams

Source: curlingzone

Final Standings

Rank	Team	Location	Prize	Points
1	Dubberstein	Chaska, United States	$2,074	13.784
2	Pottinger	St. Paul, Minnesota	$1,426	10.108
3	Kitchens	Devils Lake, North Dakota	$881	7.811
3	Viau	St. Paul, Minnesota	$881	7.811
5	Smith	St. Paul, Minnesota	$389	5.513

Full Field (10 teams · 5 unranked)

FlanneryChaska, United States

JohnsonSt. Paul, Minnesota

Rhyme

RuningMankato, Minnesota

TraxlerFairbanks, Alaska

2017Men'sSt. Paul Cash SpielChampion: McCormick— · 22 teams

Source: curlingzone

Final Standings

Rank	Team	Location	Prize	Points
1	McCormick	Blaine, United States	$5,005	23.274
2	Murray	Blaine, Minnesota	$3,128	18.286
3	Brown	Madison, United States	$2,002	14.13
3	Stopera	New York, New York	$2,002	14.13
5	Birr	Blaine, Minnesota	$1,251	9.974
5	Clark	Seattle, Washington	$1,251	9.974
5	Koivula	Thunder Bay, Northern Ontario	$1,251	9.974
5	Leichter	Boston, Massachusetts	$1,251	9.974

Full Field (22 teams · 14 unranked)

BahrBemidji, Minnesota

ConnollySeattle, Washington

DunnamMinneapolis, Minnesota

FensonBemidji, Minnesota

HodekFargo, North Dakota

HorsmanPhoenix, Arizona

JohnstonNorthern Ontario

LeclairTempe, Arizona

McBrideSan Francisco, California

MooreMapleton, Minnesota

RittenourSioux Falls, South Dakota

SoberingDenver, Colorado

StoperaChicago, Illinois

WilbergMadison, Wisconsin

2017Women'sSt. Paul Cash SpielChampion: Schultz— · 6 teams

Source: curlingzone

Final Standings

Rank	Team	Location	Prize	Points
1	Schultz	Saint Paul, Minnesota	$2,002	—
2	Farrell	Blaine, Minnesota	$1,376	—
3	Bear	St. Paul, Minnesota	$813	—
3	Rhyme	Blaine, Minnesota	$813	—

Full Field (6 teams · 2 unranked)

McMakinSt. Paul, Minnesota

PodollFargo, North Dakota