Numbers give us an attitude. They tell us what to think about a sport. Often, statistics are all that remain of complicated events in the case of curling, very complicated events. Yet, for an event that's now in its 8th decade of competition, the Brier's record book is still relatively thin. Biggest points comeback in one game.
Great comebacks are about the most exciting turn of events in any sport.
This signature record is one that the CCA absolutely needs to determine for no other reason than to avoid the possibility of the embarrassment which might result in the event of a great Brier comeback say 6 or 7 points. That's not good enough. Curiously this is a relatively easy one to determine since all that's required is a list of past Brier line scores and a little patience. My research indicates that it is at least 6 points. The steal is one of curling s fundamental game events and the mark of a winning team.