WASHINGTON, D.C. — "What?" With this one ironically clear word, the 148th United States Unintelligible Staff Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year (USOTY) Competition effectively came to a close.

The question, asked by Dr. Stuart Kline, this year's head judge and one of the world's foremost experts on the USOTY competition, was followed by thunderous applause for the competition's winner, fan favorite and Caribbean immigrant Chief Petty Officer Guy Prideux.

"Woooooo dasatang! Mwen kantok mehson, nah mee? Sasay ah-we yarr nebbay!" said a smiling Prideux, hoisting the trophy above his head in front of a crowd of his fellow sailors, who glanced around at each other in confusion before shrugging and carrying "Le Chief" off to the club on their shoulders, cheering.

The wildly popular competition is open to all enlisted members of the U.S. military in pay grades of E-6 and above (E-7 and above for the Navy), and recognizes the American staff non-commissioned officer (SNCO) whose speech is the hardest to understand.