One Ugly Deck. This Kentwood, Mich., deck may not look like your typical award-winner, but in the 2006 Ugliest Deck in America contest, it was a shoo-in for first place. Dale and Julie Owsinski, owners of the dilapidated example of 1970s backyard architecture, won a $10,000 makeover from Sikkens Decorative Coatings.