Bricklayers and tenders from across the region will battle for a spot in the 2020 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 World Championship Competition in Las Vegas, Nevada. There, they will compete for over $125,000 in cash and prizes including a new 2018 Ford F-250 XLT 4×4 truck and John Deere Gator Crossover Utility Vehicle.

This one-of-a-kind masonry competition tests the speed, skill and stamina of area masons, by tasking them to build a 26-foot-long brick wall as high as they can, with as few mistakes as possible, in one hour. The winner will be the mason and tender team with the highest brick total and the least amount of deductions.

Last year, Scott Tuttle, a mason with Quik Trowell Masonry, Clearfield, Utah, and his mason tender Brian Tuttle, edged out the rest of the competition to take home first place with a brick count of 608. Not only did first place carry the opportunity to compete in the 2019 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 in Las Vegas for Scott and Brian, but it also came with $600 cash.

The SPEC MIX TOP CRAFTSMAN Award went to Donny Woolsey, of AK Masonry out of West Jordan, Utah earning him $400 cash. Eric Speer, of AK Masonry, West Jordan, Utah finished as runner-up taking home $500 cash. Third place went to, Genero Vasquez, with H&H Masonry, Bluffdale, Utah, who received an additional $300 in cash and prizes.