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World Porridge Making Championship

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
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