before going to the "judges" in the appeal, as dj of the radio show, he could have awarded the prize to the 1st contestant who named all correctly, accent or no accent. english (and american) pronunciation of names is subjective and can vary from person to person, tongue to tongue. italian pronunciation is unmistakable. for example, how does a sinkie pronounce "epiphany"?
Or Yatch sorry Yacht.
Also see ward sorry sword
And corpse sorry corps