ɹˈiəz vˈɪktɚɹi æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ slˈæʃ fˈaɪv ᵻvˈɛnt ɪz nˈoʊɾᵻd baɪ dʒˈoʊ dˈeɪvɪs, hˌuː hɐdbɪn ɡɹˈeɪtfəl tə ɹˈiə fɔːɹ pɹɪzˈɛntɪŋ hˌɪm wɪð ɐ sˈɪlvɚ sˌɪɡɚɹˈɛt stˈænd əpˌɑːn dˈeɪvɪs mˌeɪkɪŋ hɪz fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd θ sˈɛntʃɚɹi bɹˈeɪk æt lˈɛstɚ skwˈɛɹ ˌɔn ˈeɪtiːn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː.
Rea's victory at the end of the 1954/5 event is noted by Joe Davis, who had been grateful to Rea for presenting him with a silver cigarette stand upon Davis making his 500th century break at Leicester Square on 18 February 1953.