The ASTEC Safety Challenge is an annual men's curling tournament held at the Lloydminster Curling Club in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. The total purse for the event is $125,000, one of the largest purses outside of the Grand Slams. It is part of the Players' Tour. It is held every January a week prior whichever Grand Slam event is held in the month.
The event is a revival of the Best Western Wayside Inn Curling Classic World Curling Tour event which started in 1987 and was discontinued after 2008. It was restarted in 2024 as a partnership of Astec Safety and Team Brendan Bottcher.
In May 2025, it was announced that the 2026 edition will not be held so as to avoid conflict with the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Winners Astec Safety Challenge Year Champion team Runner-up team Purse 2024 Kevin Koe, Tyler Tardi, Jacques Gauthier, Karrick Martin Reid Carruthers, Brad Jacobs, Derek Samagalski, Connor Njegovan $102,000 2025 Matt Dunstone, Colton Lott, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Mike McEwen, Colton Flasch, Kevin Marsh, Dan Marsh $125,000 2026 Not held
Wayside Inn Curling Classic Year Champion skip Runner-up skip Purse1987 Eugene Hritzuk Rick Folk $20,5001988 Arnold Anderson Lyle Muyres $30,0001989 Lyle Muyres Bill Knight $30,5001990 Brad Heidt Mike Vavrek $35,000 1991 Mark Dacey Lyle Muyres $40,0001992 Vic Peters Don Walchuk $40,0001993 Mark Dacey Greg Ferster $40,000 1994 Ed Lukowich Kurt Balderston $40,500 1995 Lowell Peterman Rod Montgomery 1996 Rob Ewen Jeff Stoughton 1997 Doug Walker Randy Ferbey $45,0001998 Bruce Korte Art Paulsen 1999 Bert Gretzinger Kevin Koe 2000 Rob Ewen ? $50,5002001 Andreas Schwaller Bruce Korte $49,4002002 Glen Despins Brent Pierce $50,500 2003 John Morris Randy Ferbey $50,0002004 Pat Ryan Jamie King $52,8002005 Mark Johnson Ryan Keane $52,8002006 Glenn Howard Kerry Burtnyk $75,000 2007 Jeff Stoughton Glenn Howard $75,0002008 Kevin Martin Warren Hassall $81,000
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