skunk double skunk some cribbage boards are marked with an s in place of because a losing player is said to be skunked if when the game ends that player has or fewer points in betting games this would double the wager for example if playing for a quarter per game then a player who is skunked typically owes two quarters i see no dispute about this except that all three card game rule books that i have say that skunk or lurch occurs at the half way mark and make no mention of double skunk furthermore i find on the internet one mention that standard cribbage has no skunking anyone know the history of when these variations took precedence and seem to have become standard