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 is also made with oatmeal but to which 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 2023 contest had entrants from twenty countries. The winner, Adam Kiani, represented Pakistan and England.
In 2025, director Constantine Costi released The Golden Spurtle, a documentary film about the 2023 competition.
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 Thorbjorn Kristensen 2016 Bob Moore (of 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 pandemic2022 Lisa Williams Chris Young2023 Adam Kiani Bobby Fisher2024 Chris Ormiston Kim McGhee2025 Sven Seljom Caroline Velik2026Gina SaarbergRob Reid
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