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Key Points<\/p>\n

A 10-year-old child has won a Pennsylvania mullet contest.<\/p>\n

The youth honored David Spade’s Joe Dirt character with a recreation of the actor’s look.<\/p>\n

Around 150 overall competitors clashed mullets at the event.<\/p>\n

Approximately 150 mullets went to battle in the great state of Pennsylvania, with a 10-year-old child ultimately prevailing as the ultimate champion of a wild mullet contest in the heart of the commonwealth.<\/p>\n

The competitor, Drew Fleschut, triumphed over the hairstyle competition with a sweet tribute to actor David Spade<\/a>‘s 2001 comedy Joe Dirt<\/a>, in which the Saturday Night Live alum played a janitor with a mullet fixed to the top of his head as a baby.<\/p>\n

Fleschut’s tribute to Spade included an outfit inspired by the actor’s wardrobe in Joe Dirt, complete with a red plaid shirt and a large mop.<\/p>\n

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David Spade and Jaime Pressly in ‘Joe Dirt’<\/p>\n

The youngster was named the overall winner inside the venue at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, Pa., where multiple mullets competed Monday morning among several different age brackets.<\/p>\n

Beginning at around 11:30 a.m. local time and lasting through the afternoon, the competition saw contestants wearing everything from sleek and stylish mullets to teased-out, sky-high interpretations \u2014 with outlandish outfits to match.<\/p>\n

One of such contestants, Alex Boose, explained his history with a mullet in an interview with a local news outlet.<\/p>\n

“I just decided one day I wanted a mullet,” Boose told the station<\/a>. “Since then, I’ve been growing it out to where it is now.”<\/p>\n

Boose later added, “I think Pennsylvania is one of the best states that has mullets,” and stressed, “I think Pennsylvania goes big or goes home.”<\/p>\n

In addition to overall mullet quality, the contest also included a prize for “most patriotic showcasing,” which went to Kamden Cunningham.<\/p>\n

Spade’s Joe Dirt wasn’t a critical or financial success at the time of release (it grossed around $31 million overall), though it spawned a cult following in subsequent years. Spade even reprised the role in a 2015 sequel, Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser, which premiered that year on the now-defunct Crackle service.<\/p>\n

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Entertainment Weekly has reached out to Spade for a reaction to the results of the Pennsylvania Farm Show mullet contest.<\/p>\n

Watch video from the competition above.<\/p>\n

Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n