World Porridge Making Championship
| World Porridge Making Championship | |
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 The Golden Spurtle in 2016 | |
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The World Porridge Making Championship has been operating since 1994, giving a main prize of the title "World Porridge Making Champion" accompanied by a 'Golden Spurtle' trophy, along with a "Speciality Winner" and (once) a "People’s Choice Award".[1] The competition takes place at the village hall[2] in Carrbridge, in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland.[3] It has taken place alongside World Porridge Day since 2009.[3]
Winners
| Year | Golden Spurtle | Speciality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Florence Ritchie[1] | Ian Cruickshank[1] | |
| 1995 | Florence Ritchie[1] | Norman Brockie[1] | |
| 1996 | Duncan Hilditch[1] | Duncan Hilditch[1] | |
| 1997 | Cancelled[1] | Cancelled[1] | |
| 1998 | Scott Chance[1] | Duncan Hilditch[1] | |
| 1999 | Scott Chance[1] | Helen Fraser[1] | |
| 2000 | Duncan Hilditch[1] | Jean Dewar[1] | |
| 2001 | Duncan Hilditch[1] | Jean Dewar[1] | |
| 2002 | Jean Dewar[1] | Duncan Hilditch[1] | |
| 2003 | Jean Dewar[1] | Duncan Hilditch[1] | |
| 2004 | Duncan Hilditch[1] | Lynn Benge[1] | |
| 2005 | Lynn Benge[1] | Lara Smitch[1] | |
| 2006 | Coleen Hayward MacLeod[1] | Addy Daggert[1] | |
| 2007 | Maria Soep[1] | Al Beaton[1] | |
| 2008 | Ian Bishop[1][3] | Addy Daggert[1] | |
| 2009 | Mathew Cox[1] (Milwaukie, Oregon)[3][4] | Anna Louise Batchelor[1][4] (also known an "Porridge Lady")[5] | There were 15 entrants, and around 1,000 attendees.[3] The event had a Robert Burns theme and was sponsored by Hamlyns of Scotland.[4] |
| 2010 | Neal Robertson[1] | Catherine Caldwell[1] | |
| 2011 | John Boa[1] | Neal Robertson[1] | |
| 2012 | Benedict Horsbrugh[1] | Laurie Figone[1] | A "People's Choice" award was also given, to John Boa.[1] |
| 2013 | John Boa[1][2] | Nick Barnard[1][2] | |
| 2014 | Izhar Khan[1] | Chris Young and Christina Conte[1] | |
| 2015 | Simon Rookyard[1] (Tyldesley; PhD student at the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics)[6] | Thorbjorn Kristensen[1] | |
| 2016 | Bob Moore[7] | Thorbjorn Kristensen[7] |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 "Previous Winners". Golden Spurtle. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Gaelic singer John Boa wins World Porridge Championship". BBC News. BBC. 9 October 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Best porridge title scooped by US". BBC News. BBC. 11 October 2009.
- 1 2 3 "American wins world porridge title". Daily Telegraph. 11 October 2009.
- ↑ "About Porridge Lady". Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ↑ Jabir, Hamza (10 October 2015). "Greater Manchester astrophysicist crowned World Champion... in making porridge!". Manchester Evening News.
- 1 2 "23rd Annual Golden Spurtle". Retrieved 30 September 2016.
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