2019 Missouri Regional

MISSOURI REGIONAL

J.T. PAYNE WINS 2019 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® REGIONAL SERIES EVENT

Bridgeton, MO – The best masons in Missouri came together to test their skill, speed and stamina by battling to see who could build the biggest and best 26-foot-long brick wall in one hour. The competition marked the second of 24 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® Regional Series competitions to be held across North America in 2019. The winner of the each regional qualifies to compete in 2020 World Championship on February 5th, at the World of Concrete expo in Las Vegas.

Ten teams of masons and tenders lined the arena at Kirchner-Midwest Block and Brick in Bridgeton, MO ready to prove they’re the best craftsmen in the region. Mason J.T. Payne and mason tender Jakob Payne of Foeste Masonry in Cape Girardeau, MO took home top honors with a brick count of 692, winning a free trip to Las Vegas for the World Championship, a cash prize of $700, a Marshalltown tool bag, Stabila Level and the title, “Missouri’s Best Bricklayer.”

2019 MISSOURI REGIONAL RESULTS

FIRST PLACE
MASON
J.T. Payne
TENDER
Jakob Payne
COMPANY
Foeste Masonry
Cape Girardeau, MO

BRICK COUNT

692

PRIZE AMOUNT

$700 – Qualifies for Finals

TOP CRAFTSMAN
MASON
Shane Bredensteiner
TENDER
Billy Tackaberry
COMPANY
JDS Masonry
Saint Charles, MO

BRICK COUNT

497 – No Deductions

PRIZE AMOUNT

$700

2ND PLACE
MASON
Terry Daniel
TENDER
Bradon Palmer
COMPANY
John J. Smith Masonry
St. Louis, MO

BRICK COUNT

580

PRIZE AMOUNT

$600

3RD PLACE
MASON
Adam Loeffler
TENDER
Michael McAlexander
COMPANY
Harlan Masonry
St. Louis, MO

BRICK COUNT

494

PRIZE AMOUNT

$500

The SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500^® was established by SPEC MIX in 2003 to showcase the skill and craftsmanship of professional masons. It is featured as the headliner event of MASONRY MADNESS™ Day during the World of Concrete and recognized as the masonry industry’s premier bricklaying competition with a total purse estimated at $125,000 that annually awards the title, “World’s Best Bricklayer”. Each year there are a series of preliminary SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional Qualifying Events held throughout North America to determine who will compete in the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 World Championship. The Championship finale draws as many as 6,000 spectators with thousands of live webcast viewers who tune in to watch this bricklayer battle.

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