The Bannockburn bowler paired with Timaru's Sean O'Neill to claim victory in the prestigious Burnside Pairs tournament over the weekend.
In doing so, they knocked off world singles champion Shannon McIlroy and Isaac Denny 18-13 in the final.
However, it was the game before that which provided the crunch moment.
A tight post-section group left the pair needing to win their final game and rely on points differential to make the final.
Heading into the final end against Sandra Keith and Serena Matthews, they were tied on points with Mike Kernaghan and Brent McEwan, who had beaten them in the previous game.
Holding a two-shot lead with one bowl left each, Scott felt comfortable.
However, a reasonably narrow bowl from their opponents sliced the jack sideways and left them three shots down.
That left Scott needing to dead draw the final shot, which he did to secure a spot in the final.
It was a pressure shot, but it was something the former national champion and Black Jack had dealt with many times before.
He felt it was the mental aspect that was key in that regard, particularly what he had learnt with the national side.
''Those type of [mental] skills and playing against top people all the time, you just get to grips with it really - the pressure's nothing,'' the 54-year-old said.
''If you're under pressure, things go terribly wrong.
''If you can counteract that type of thing it's pretty good.
''It's a nice feeling to know that on that particular end I'm standing up there beside Sean and he goes 'oh, she got the jack'.
''We looked at it and looked at each other and he said 'the only shot you've got is to dead draw it' and I said 'yep no worries, mate'.
''And I went out and did it.
''I didn't linger, didn't get downhearted by her getting a lucky shot and putting us in trouble.
''Just kept positive and went back and did the best you can.''
From there the duo rode that form to get off to a strong start in the final.
McIlroy and Denny came back and, with two ends, left it was 13-13.
Scott and O'Neill finished more strongly, though.
They took a four-shot lead on the next end and looked to match bowls on the final end to claim the win.
The win was a significant one given the prestige of the tournament and class of the field, which left Scott ''pretty stoked''.
A fencing and paving contractor in Cromwell, Scott is enjoying playing this year.
While he has travelled to Dunedin to play over the past 16 years, he is not doing that this year.
However, he still has his eye on plenty of tournaments.
The Champions of Champions figures largely in that, as he looks to claim a fifth New Zealand title to get his gold star.
Australia may also figure, as he is likely to feature at the Blue Opal Singles and Blue Diamond Doubles.
