J.T. Payne, a third-generation bricklayer, practices assembling a brick wall at Foeste Masonry Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. Payne and his brother Jake Payne will compete Wednesday, Feb. 5, in Las Vegas in the 2020 SPEC MIX 500 Bricklayer Championship against other bricklayers to make the "most saleable" brick wall in an hour's time. Photos by Lexi Browning, lbrowning@post-dispatch.com
Payne lays bricks, hope for a victory in Bricklaying Contest
JT Payne uses a level to check for any imperfections in his practice wall at Foeste Masonry while preparing for the 2020 SPEC MIX 500 Bricklayer Championship on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. Payne and his brother Jake Payne will compete Wednesday, Feb. 5, in Las Vegas against other bricklayers to make the most sellable brick wall in an hour's time. If victorious, they could take home a new Ford F250. Photo by Lexi Browning, lbrowning@post-dispatch.com
Payne lays bricks, hope for a victory in Bricklaying Contest
Ashley Sparkman, left, Judy Foeste,and Skip Stroder look on as Jake and JT Payne, third-generation bricklayers, carefully assemble a brick wall at Foeste Masonry, at their grandfather's shop, while preparing for the 2020 SPEC MIX 500 Bricklayer Championship on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. Payne and his brother Jake Payne will compete Wednesday, Feb. 5, in Las Vegas against other bricklayers to make the most sellable brick wall in an hour's time. If victorious, they could take home a new Ford F250. Photo by Lexi Browning, lbrowning@post-dispatch.com
Payne lays bricks, hope for a victory in Bricklaying Contest
Friends and family watch as JT Payne, a third-generation bricklayer, assembles a brick wall with precision at Foeste Masonry, his grandfather's shop, while preparing for the 2020 SPEC MIX 500 Bricklayer Championship on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. Payne and his brother Jake Payne will compete Wednesday, Feb. 5, in Las Vegas against other bricklayers to make the most sellable brick wall in an hour's time. If victorious, they could take home a new Ford F250. Photo by Lexi Browning, lbrowning@post-dispatch.com
Payne lays bricks, hope for a victory in Bricklaying Contest
Jake Payne, left, instructs his brother to fill in gaps on his practice wall at Foeste Masonry while preparing for the 2020 SPEC MIX 500 Bricklayer Championship on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. The pair will compete Wednesday, Feb. 5, in Las Vegas against other bricklayers to make the most sellable brick wall in an hour's time. If victorious, they could take home a new Ford F250. Photo by Lexi Browning, lbrowning@post-dispatch.com
Payne lays bricks, hope for a victory in Bricklaying Contest
JT Payne carefully places a brick on his practice wall at Foeste Masonry while preparing for the 2020 SPEC MIX 500 Bricklayer Championship on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. Payne and his brother Jake Payne will compete Wednesday, Feb. 5, in Las Vegas against other bricklayers to make the most sellable brick wall in an hour's time. If victorious, they could take home a new Ford F250. Photo by Lexi Browning, lbrowning@post-dispatch.com
Payne lays bricks, hope for a victory in Bricklaying Contest
Dustin Hengst, left, and Rob Hengst look on as JT Payne, a third-generation bricklayer, carefully assembles brick wall at Foeste Masonry, his grandfather's shop, while preparing for the 2020 SPEC MIX 500 Bricklayer Championship on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. Payne and his brother Jake Payne will compete Wednesday, Feb. 5, in Las Vegas against other bricklayers to make the most sellable brick wall in an hour's time. If victorious, they could take home a new Ford F250. Photo by Lexi Browning, lbrowning@post-dispatch.com
Payne lays bricks, hope for a victory in Bricklaying Contest
JT Payne carefully places a brick on his practice wall at Foeste Masonry while preparing for the 2020 SPEC MIX 500 Bricklayer Championship on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. Payne and his brother Jake Payne will compete Wednesday, Feb. 5, in Las Vegas against other bricklayers to make the most sellable brick wall in an hour's time. If victorious, they could take home a new Ford F250. Photo by Lexi Browning, lbrowning@post-dispatch.com
Payne lays bricks, hope for a victory in Bricklaying Contest
JT Payne, a third-generation bricklayer, carefully assembles brick wall at Foeste Masonry, his grandfather's shop, while preparing for the 2020 SPEC MIX 500 Bricklayer Championship on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. Payne and his brother Jake Payne will compete Wednesday, Feb. 5, in Las Vegas against other bricklayers to make the most sellable brick wall in an hour's time. If victorious, they could take home a new Ford F250. Photo by Lexi Browning, lbrowning@post-dispatch.com
Payne lays bricks, hope for a victory in Bricklaying Contest
Steam rolls off of JT Payne's back as he checks a level against his quickly-constructed brick wall at Foeste Masonry while preparing for the 2020 SPEC MIX 500 Bricklayer Championship on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. Payne and his brother Jake Payne will compete Wednesday, Feb. 5, in Las Vegas against other bricklayers to make the most sellable brick wall in an hour's time. If victorious, they could take home a new Ford F250. Photo by Lexi Browning, lbrowning@post-dispatch.com
