America’s most majestic mullet proved they’re a notch above the rest at this year’s annual U.S. Mullet Championships.
The famous ’80s “business in front, party in the back” hairstyle is celebrated each year with a contest inviting fans to choose their favorite mullet while raising funds for U.S. military veterans.
Contestants proudly displayed their affectionately nicknamed mullets as they competed in three categories this year: Kids, Teens and the coveted Mane event.
Finalists in each category battled for votes over the past few weeks, with many proudly sporting wraparound sunglasses and the stars and stripes flag as they showed off their retro hairstyles.
The winners of each of the three U.S. Mullet Championships were officially announced today.
Pictured: Todd Grubb of Galesburg, Michigan, winner of the 2024 U.S. Mullet Championship Mane Event
Scott Salvadore of Stillwater, New York, runner-up at the U.S. Mullet Championships, with his mullet ‘The Lord’s Drapes’
Third place finisher Holden Stevanus of Erie, Pennsylvania with his ‘Rebellious Ruffles’ mullet
Kamden Cunningham of Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, winner of the 2024 SA Mullet Championship Kids category, with his mullet ‘The Kammander’
Brody Byrne of South Boston, Massachusetts, runner-up at the US Mullet Championships, with his ‘Hair 2 Party’ mullet
Killian Depew of Avoca, Pennsylvania, third place finisher in the boys division, with his ‘Killi Ray Cyrus’ mullet
The winners were decided by a combination of online voting by the public, charitable donations made on their behalf by their followers and points awarded by a panel of expert judges.
All donations made by mullet fans in support of their favorite mullets will go to former NFL star Jared Allen’s Homes For Wounded Warriors to help U.S. military veterans.
Mane event winner Todd Grubb and his mullet nicknamed ‘Flow Motion’ took home the grand prize by denying reigning champion and two-time winner Scott Salvadore and his mullet ‘The Lord’s Drapes’ a hat-trick.
Third place went to Holden Stevenus and his mullet nicknamed ‘Rebellious Ruffles’.
The trio faced stiff competition with a host of magnificent mullets, and the Mane Event finalists included contenders with nicknames such as ‘The Walmart Wolverine’, ‘The Florida Free Bird’ and ‘Le Baron Des Muléts’.
Todd, 59, of Galesburg, Michigan, repeated his success at last year’s 55+ Championship on an even bigger stage.
She started growing her mullet, nicknamed ‘Flow Motion,’ four years ago when she decided to stop cutting her hair during COVID.
During his entry in the contest, Todd paid tribute to his hairstylist, saying, “I’ve had a couple of amazing people cut my hair, but I owe it all to the Hair Maestro at George Salon in Portage, Michigan.”
Missouri’s Landon Brown with his ‘Landimal’ mullet
Joe Brito IV of Parrish, Florida, with his ‘Fins Up’ mullet
Calvin Johnson of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, with his ‘Son of a Soldier’ mullet
Kaison Plagmann of Junction City, Oregon, with his ‘The Baby Toby Keith’ mullet
Gauge Bradley from Trevose, Pennsylvania, with his ‘Lightning and The Thunda’ mullet
Avery Quiroz from San Antonio, Texas with her ‘The Texas Waterfall’ mullet
Peyton Cook of Pell City, Alabama, with her ‘New Boot Goofin’ mullet
Hayes Pesch of New Glarus, Wisconsin, with his ‘Hippie Hayes’ mullet
Lincoln Porter of Cleveland, Virginia, with his ‘Bills Mafia Mullet’ haircut
Gus Ackley of Richmond, Vermont, with his ‘Green Mountain Monster’ mullet
Bryson ‘The Hammer’ Bettendorf of Miamisburg, Ohio, with his ‘The Hammer Hullet’ mullet
Todd will receive a $5,000 cash prize, a Mullet Championship belt and a GoPro Hero12 Black action camera.
He will donate his prize money to Jared Allen’s Homes For Wounded Warriors organization.
Six-year-old Kamden Cunningham was declared the 2024 Kids Mullet Champion with his mullet nicknamed ‘The Kammander’, which he defiantly grew out after his older brother Karson cut his long hair off with a pair of nose hair trimming scissors.
Kamden, from Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, revealed the dramatic story behind her mullet during her entry in the contest.
Her entry reads: “I always sported gorgeous, all natural curls. On the more humid days, I sported a pretty cool afro.
‘One day my older brother decided he didn’t want me to have long hair anymore, so he found some nose hair scissors in the bathroom and took it upon himself to cut it off.
‘My mom cried when she saw the clump of curls she found upstairs, but we couldn’t leave my hair the way Karson had ‘styled’ it anymore.
2024 U.S. Mullet Championships Mane Event Finalist Nathan Lofy of Sayner, Wisconsin with his mullet ‘Ginga J’
Morgan Earp of Rockford, Illinois with his mullet, the ‘GOAT mullet of all time and not even close’
Matt Rollins from Bryan, Texas, with his mullet nicknamed ‘Le Baron Des Muléts’
Holden Stevanus of Erie, Pennsylvania, third-place finisher in the 2024 U.S. Mullet Championships’ Mane Event, with his mullet ‘Rebellious Ruffles’
Nathan Lofy of Sayner, Wisconsin, with his ‘Ginga J’ mullet
Ronnie Aiton from South Carolina, with his ‘Mullet Mafia’ mullet
George Hannon of Pinellas Park, Florida, with his mullet nicknamed ‘The Free Bird of Florida’
Tyler Mortier of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with his ‘Father Mullet’ mullet
Dave Houtz of Gallatin, Tennessee, with his ‘The Walmart Wolverine’ mullet
“I wanted to grow my hair long, so we looked online for some hairstyle options and I chose a photo where the hairstyle was indeed a mullet. That’s how the Kammander was born.”
Second place went to seven-year-old Brody Byrne of South Boston, Massachusetts and his mullet nicknamed ‘Hair 2 Party.’
Three-year-old Killian Depew from Avoca, Philadelphia, finished third with his mullet nicknamed ‘Killi Ray Cyrus’ in tribute to mullet legend Billy Ray Cyrus.
The trio faced stiff competition with a series of magnificent mullets, and the Children’s Division finalists included contenders with nicknames such as “Lightning and Thunda,” “The Green Mountain Monster” and “School in Front, Detention in Back.”
Some of the contestants, all aged 12 or under, have been farming mullets all their youth, and there are several young children among the finalists.
Winner Kamden will also receive a $5,000 cash prize, a Mullet Championship belt and a GoPro Hero12 Black action camera.