Award
| World Porridge Making Championship | |
|---|---|
 The Golden Spurtle in 2016 | |
| Website | http://www.goldenspurtle.com/  |
The World Porridge Making Championship has been running since 1994, giving a main prize of the "Golden Spurtle" trophy and the title "World Porridge Making Champion" for the best traditional porridge made with only oatmeal, water and salt. A prize is also awarded for the best "Speciality" porridge which again is made with oatmeal and contenders can add their own ingredients. The competition takes place at the village hall in Carrbridge, in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland. and is run by volunteers on behalf of the Carrbridge Community Council. It has taken place alongside World Porridge Day since 2009.
The organisers in 2023 were claiming entrants from twenty countries including the winner Adam Kiani representing Pakistan.
Winners
| Year | Golden Spurtle | Speciality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Florence Ritchie | Ian Cruickshank | |
| 1995 | Florence Ritchie | Norman Brockie | |
| 1996 | Duncan Hilditch | Duncan Hilditch | |
| 1997 | Cancelled | Cancelled | |
| 1998 | Scott Chance | Duncan Hilditch | |
| 1999 | Scott Chance | Helen Fraser | |
| 2000 | Duncan Hilditch | Jean Dewar | |
| 2001 | Duncan Hilditch | Jean Dewar | |
| 2002 | Jean Dewar | Duncan Hilditch | |
| 2003 | Jean Dewar | Duncan Hilditch | |
| 2004 | Duncan Hilditch | Lynn Benge | |
| 2005 | Lynn Benge | Lara Smitch | |
| 2006 | Coleen Hayward MacLeod | Addy Daggert | |
| 2007 | Maria Soep | Al Beaton | |
| 2008 | Ian Bishop | Addy Daggert | |
| 2009 | Mathew Cox | Anna Louise Batchelor (also known as "Porridge Lady") | |
| 2010 | Neal Robertson | Catherine Caldwell | |
| 2011 | John Boa | Neal Robertson | |
| 2012 | Benedict Horsbrugh | Laurie Figone | A "People's Choice" award was also given, to John Boa. |
| 2013 | John Boa | Nick Barnard | |
| 2014 | Izhar Khan | Chris Young and Christina Conte | |
| 2015 | Simon Rookyard (PhD student at the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics) | Thorbjorn Kristensen | |
| 2016 | Bob Moore (Bob's Red Mill) | Thorbjorn Kristensen | |
| 2017 | Ellinor Persson | Per Carlsson | |
| 2018 | Per Carlsson and Calle Myrsell (joint winners) | Chris Young | Junior winner: Lynn Munroe |
| 2019 | Lisa Williams | Nick Barnard | |
| 2020 | Chris Young | Virtual competition due to Covid-19 pandemic | |
| 2021 | Miriam Groot | Virtual competition due to Covid-19 pandemic | |
| 2022 | Lisa Williams | Chris Young | |
| 2023 | Adam Kiani | Bobby Fisher | |
| 2024 | Chris Ormiston | Kim McGhee |
References
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- Jabir, Hamza (10 October 2015). "Greater Manchester astrophysicist crowned World Champion... in making porridge!". Manchester Evening News.
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