Tanya Hilliard (Halifax, NS) lost 6-4 to Kristen MacDiarmid (Halifax, NS) in the Final of the Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Insurance Mayflower Cashspiel, held October 19 - 22, 2023 at the Mayflower Curling Club in Timberlea, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Hilliard won 4-3 over Melodie Forsythe (Fredericton, NB) to advance to the championship game. of the 2023 Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Insurance Mayflower Cashspiel in Timberlea, Nova Scotia, Canada;
 
Hilliard finished 3-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hilliard lost 7-5 to Forsythe, then responded with a 11-7 win over Tammy Dewar (Cornwall, PEI). Hilliard won 9-4 against Andrea Saulnier (Halifax, NS), then won 7-1 against Marie Christianson (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.
 
With their runner-up finish at the Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Insurance Mayflower Cashspiel, Hilliard take home 8.250 world rankings points along with the $1,600CDN prize. Hilliard move up 8 spots after posting a net gain of 3.607 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 78th overall with 31.844 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Hilliard ranks 99th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 8.625 points earned so far this season.