Gin Rummy Shutout Bonuses

Should a player go Skarney (on the fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh hand) when putting down his partnership's contract meld (four three-card melds) and the opposing partnership has not put down their contract meld, his partnership receives a Skarney shutout bonus (also referred to as a Skarney blitz, or a skunked bonus) of 200 points in addition to the Skarney bonus for the specific hand. When a player is trying for a shutout bonus, it is said that 'he's blitzing."