RAMA, Ontario – Flashback to the 80s?

No, it’s not two-hit pop wonder Howard Jones in concert at Casino Rama... it’s star curlersGlenn Howard vs. Jennifer Jones... and curling’s latest Battle of the Sexes has begun.

And it began with a thud for Jones. Three out of her first four front-end stones were missed... and Jones soon discovered that two of those efforts were made with her designated rocks.

Whoops.

But Jonesy is on the board as Howard – with company – had his own series of misses in the third end, and it’s now $2,000 to $1,500 for the boys.

And this makes Kevin Martin the fourth-place finisher, with a lowly $1,000 in event winnings.

Whoops.

The Curling News photo by Anil Mungal