bˈɪlaʊt dˈɪd wˈɪn ðə hˈæməltən kˈɪŋ ɐwˈɔːɹd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn ænd wʌz ɪndˈʌktᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðə səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv ˈɪləstɹˌeɪɾɚz hˈɔːl ʌv fˈeɪm ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn.
Billout did win the Hamilton King Award in 1989 and was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in 2016.