The two sides came into the skins matches, which brought the event to a close, level at 22.5 points apiece before the host nation moved into a 29.5-26 lead.

Needing 30.5 points to seal victory, the North Americans were banking on Scotland’s Eve Muirhead missing her final shot in her clash with Jennifer Jones of Canada but the Winter Olympic bronze medal-winning skip produced a superb stone to snatch a win to reduce the deficit.

North America then had another chance to wrap up an overall success but America’s Kevin Koe could not quite get his team over the winning line as he failed to convert a decent chance to claim victory over Sweden’s Niklas Edin.

Over on the adjacent sheet, Canadian John Morris held his nerve to help his mixed skins side, comprised of third Allison Pottinger, second Nolan Thiessen and lead Natalie Nicholson, beat Torger Nergård’s quartet by a single point which saw Team North America lift the trophy for the fourth time in a row.

His shot ensured Edin’s 2.5 point triumph over Koe, sealed after Morris delivered the killer blow, was merely a consolation for Team World, who finished one adrift on a total of 29.5 points.

“I’ve never been a part of something like that, a championship that was so close,” Morris said.

“It was pretty electric in there, pretty cool to be a part of.”

North America didn’t have it all their own way, however, as they had trailed 14-10 at one stage of the tie before they produced a spirited fightback to go into the final round of matches all square.

"I’m so proud of Team North America," Jones added.

"We got behind a couple days ago, and we just pulled up our socks and here we are.”

The event, dubbed the Ryder Cup of curling, was watched by a record crowd of 62,498 during the four days of competition.

By virtue of their success, the North American team scooped the CAD$52,000 (£25,000/$36,000/€33,000) prize fund.

They also earned a bonus of CAD$13,000 (£6,332/$8,961/€8,226) by virtue of winning the most points in today’s skins matches.