Astec Safety Challenge

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.^[1] It is part of the Players' Tour. It is held every January a week prior whichever Grand Slam event is held in the month.

Astec Safety Challenge
Established	1987 2024 (revival)
Host city	Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
Arena	Lloydminster Curling Club
Purse	$125,000
Current champions (2025)
Men	Matt Dunstone

The event is a revival of the Best Western Wayside Inn Curling Classic World Curling Tour event which started in 1987^[2] and was discontinued after 2008. It was restarted in 2024 as a partnership of Astec Safety and Team Brendan Bottcher.^[3]

In May 2025, it was announced that the 2026 edition will not be held so as to avoid conflict with the 2026 Winter Olympics.^[4]

Winners

Astec Safety Challenge

Year	Champion team	Runner-up team	Purse
2024[5]	Kevin Koe, Tyler Tardi, Jacques Gauthier, Karrick Martin	Reid Carruthers, Brad Jacobs, Derek Samagalski, Connor Njegovan	$102,000
2025[6]	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	Purse
1987[7]	Eugene Hritzuk	Rick Folk	$20,500[8]
1988[9]	Arnold Anderson	Lyle Muyres	$30,000
1989[10]	Lyle Muyres	Bill Knight	$30,500
1990[11]	Brad Heidt	Mike Vavrek	$35,000[12]
1991[13]	Mark Dacey	Lyle Muyres	$40,000[14]
1992[15]	Vic Peters	Don Walchuk	$40,000
1993[16]	Mark Dacey	Greg Ferster	$40,000[17]
1994[18]	Ed Lukowich	Kurt Balderston	$40,500
1995[19]	Lowell Peterman	Rod Montgomery
1996[20]	Rob Ewen	Jeff Stoughton
1997[21]	Doug Walker	Randy Ferbey[22]	$45,000
1998[23]	Bruce Korte	Art Paulsen
1999[24]	Bert Gretzinger	Kevin Koe
2000[25]	Rob Ewen	?	$50,500
2001[26]	Andreas Schwaller	Bruce Korte	$49,400
2002[27]	Glen Despins	Brent Pierce	$50,500
2003[28]	John Morris	Randy Ferbey	$50,000
2004[29]	Pat Ryan	Jamie King	$52,800
2005[30]	Mark Johnson	Ryan Keane	$52,800
2006[31]	Glenn Howard	Kerry Burtnyk	$75,000
2007[32]	Jeff Stoughton	Glenn Howard	$75,000
2008[33][34]	Kevin Martin	Warren Hassall	$81,000