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Bricklaying Champion Crowned03-01-16 | News

Bricklaying Champion Crowned
Built Wall of 775 Bricks in One Hour

In the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® World Championship competition, two-man teams are given 60 minutes to build a 26 foot 8 inch, double wythe brick wall, with awards given to those with the highest brick counts meeting the quality standards and competition rules.

One of the biggest winners during the most recent World of Concrete tradeshow in Las Vegas was Scott Tuttle of Clearfield, Utah who won first place in the 14th Annual SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® World Championship competition.

Tuttle, with the help of his older brother and mason tender, Brian Tuttle, took a few days off work and made the five-hour drive to compete in the challenge February 3, 2016. The team beat out 22 other world-class masons by laying 775 brick in one hour to earn the title "World's Best Bricklayer," a 2016 Ford F-250 4x4 Super Duty truck, and $15,000 in cash and prizes.

The brothers have been successful in competitions before, having qualified to compete in 13 of the past World Championship battles, which is a record in itself. Both have claimed an award at least once. In 2012, Scott was awarded the TOP CRAFTSMAN® trophy and in 2015 Brian won the TOUGHEST TENDER® title.

Scott was asked if he did anything different to train for this year's competition.

"Yes! I built five practice walls before the event and over the past few months I'd put them up, then I'd take them back down, and put them back up again"?uI was averaging around 775 to 800 brick each time."

To earn a spot in the World Championship event, the masons must win their regional qualifier competition and only the previous year's champion and top craftsman winners are granted a spot to contend. The two-man teams are given 60-minutes to build a 26 foot 8 inch, double wythe brick wall while meeting strict quality standards. Judged by 24 industry experts, the award places are based on the highest brick counts meeting the quality standards and competition rules. Following the Champion distinction, the second most coveted title is the TOP CRAFTSMAN award that the panel of judges rates the "Most Sellable" wall meeting the required 500 brick count.