JT PAYNE WINS THE 2018 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® MISSOURI REGIONAL

L-R: Mark Foeste, Jackie Payne, J.T. Payne, Camden Payne, Whitney Payne, John Payne, Jake Payne, Madeline Cookson, Judy Foeste, Kenny Foeste

JT PAYNE WINS THE 2018 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® MISSOURI REGIONAL

Fenton – The 2018 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® Missouri Regional Series has come to a close and mason JT Payne and mason tender Jake Payne of Foeste Masonry won it all. Now they head to Las Vegas to compete in the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 World Championship next January at the World of Concrete. K&K Supply in Fenton, MO hosted the regional series event, one of 24 being held across North America. The qualifying national competitors will battle for a chance to win over $125,000 in cash and prizes, including a Ford F250 XLT 4X4 truck and John Deere Gator.

Several hundred spectators were on hand to watch this year’s event. Twelve teams of highly skilled bricklayers gave them a great show on a beautiful day in Missouri. Their mission was to build a wall as big as they could in one hour. The mason who lays the most brick with the least mistakes wins. JT Payne and Jake Payne celebrated victory with a brick count of 683. For their efforts, JT and Jake receive $700, a trip to Las Vegas and the title “Missouri’s Best Bricklayer.” JT also took home the prize, SPEC MIX TOP CRAFTSMAN, which goes to the mason with the “most sellable wall,” for this honor he received an additional $600.

2nd place went to mason Javier Chacon and his mason tender Steve Braswell of John Smith Masonry with a brick count of 625 earning them a prize of $500. Third place went to mason John Lenzen and his mason tender Josh Garrett of Swanson Masonry who received $400.

J.T. Payne during the competition.

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J.T. Payne and Jake Payne during the competition.