World Porridge Making Championship

World Porridge Making Championship

The Golden Spurtle in 2016
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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 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[1] in Carrbridge, in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland.[2] and is run by volunteers on behalf of the Carrbridge Community Council. It has taken place alongside World Porridge Day since 2009.[2]. The 2017 competition is to be held on Saturday 7 October.

Winners

Year Golden Spurtle Speciality Notes
1994 Florence Ritchie[3] Ian Cruickshank[3]
1995 Florence Ritchie[3] Norman Brockie[3]
1996 Duncan Hilditch[3] Duncan Hilditch[3]
1997 Cancelled[3] Cancelled[3]
1998 Scott Chance[3] Duncan Hilditch[3]
1999 Scott Chance[3] Helen Fraser[3]
2000 Duncan Hilditch[3] Jean Dewar[3]
2001 Duncan Hilditch[3] Jean Dewar[3]
2002 Jean Dewar[3] Duncan Hilditch[3]
2003 Jean Dewar[3] Duncan Hilditch[3]
2004 Duncan Hilditch[3] Lynn Benge[3]
2005 Lynn Benge[3] Lara Smitch[3]
2006 Coleen Hayward MacLeod[3] Addy Daggert[3]
2007 Maria Soep[3] Al Beaton[3]
2008 Ian Bishop[3][2] Addy Daggert[3]
2009 Mathew Cox[3] (Milwaukie, Oregon)[2][4] Anna Louise Batchelor[3][4] (also known an "Porridge Lady")[5] There were 15 entrants, and around 1,000 attendees.[2] The event had a Robert Burns theme and was sponsored by Hamlyns of Scotland.[4]
2010 Neal Robertson[3] Catherine Caldwell[3]
2011 John Boa[3] Neal Robertson[3]
2012 Benedict Horsbrugh[3] Laurie Figone[3] A "People's Choice" award was also given, to John Boa.[3]
2013 John Boa[3][1] Nick Barnard[3][1]
2014 Izhar Khan[3] Chris Young and Christina Conte[3]
2015 Simon Rookyard[3] (Tyldesley; PhD student at the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics)[6] Thorbjorn Kristensen[3]
2016 Bob Moore[7] Thorbjorn Kristensen[7]

References

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