haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn dʒˈʌdʒᵻz kˈɔːld ðə wˈɪnɪŋ wˈɜːk wˈæks bˈoʊts baɪ sˈɛɹɚ ɹˈɑːbɚts "tɹˈuːli ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl," spˈiːkɪŋ ʌv hɜː vˌɜːsətˈɪlᵻɾi ænd hɜː kənvˈɪnsɪŋ ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ɪn ˈɛvɹi kənsˈiːvəbəl vˈɔɪs, ænd lˈaɪkənɪŋ hɜː tə stˈiːvən lˈiːkɑːks sˈʌnʃaɪn skˈɛtʃᵻz əvə lˈɪɾəl tˈaʊn fɚðə mˈɑːdɚn ˈeɪdʒ.
However, the 2010 judges called the winning work Wax Boats by Sarah Roberts "truly remarkable," speaking of her versatility and her convincing writing in every conceivable voice, and likening her to Stephen Leacock's Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town for the modern age.