2020-2021
ONLINE JACKPOT JUDGING SERIES
Back By Popular Demand
Presented by First Place Florida
OFFICIAL RULES FOR 2020 - 2021 NOW AVAILABLE
This season, the series will consist of four contests spread over four months. Please see below for the most updated information.
OFFICIAL RULES
COMING SOON
LIVESTOCK SKILLATHON - LATE JANUARY, DATE TBA
REGISTRATION OPEN: TBA
CONTESTS OPEN: TBA
OFFICIALS/RESULTS POSTED: TBA
Registration - Coming Soon
Frequently Asked Questions - Coming Soon
Contest will include material found on the 2021 Florida State Fair Skilathons, grouped by species and age division. More information over registration, specifics for the contest, and how to participate will be available in January.
POULTRY JUDGING - CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS
REGISTRATION WAS OPEN: October 7-21
CONTEST TOOK PLACE: October 22-25
Contest included parts identification, ready-to-cook (RTC) carcasses, exterior eggs, broken out eggs and an exam that covered material from the contest, with the 4-H Poultry Judging Manual by the University of Nebraska as the official reference.
CLICK HERE FOR FALL 2020 RESULTS
CLICK HERE FOR SPRING 2020 RESULTS
2020-2021 Winners
MEATS JUDGING - CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS
REGISTRATION WAS OPEN: November 18 to December 2
CONTEST WAS OPEN: December 3 to 6
Contest included a carcass class, two wholesale classes, a retail cuts class and 30 retail identification cuts.
CLICK HERE FOR FALL 2020 RESULTS
CLICK HERE FOR SPRING 2020 RESULTS
2020-2021 Winners
LIVESTOCK SKILLATHON - JANUARY 2021
REGISTRATION PERIOD: TBA
CONTEST OPEN: TBA
Contest will be reformatted to match information and practicums found in the skilathon manuals for the 2021 Florida State Fair, to be held in January/February 2021. More information will be announced soon, and registration will open in January.
Congratulations to the Spring 2020 winners!
CLICK HERE FOR SPRING 2020 RESULTS
VETERINARY SCIENCE - MARCH 2021
REGISTRATION PERIOD: TBA
CONTEST OPEN: TBA
Contest will include exam from official reference, math applications, written clinical procedures and breed and equipment identification. More information will be announced soon, and registration will open in March.
Congratulations to the Spring 2020 winners!
CLICK HERE FOR SPRING 2020 RESULTS
ABOUT THE SERIES
By popular demand for additional events, feedback received from the first online judging contest we hosted, and the desire to give youth more opportunities to practice their skills, and even with no travel necessary, the Online Jackpot Judging Series was born during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The first edition was created in 2020 after the postponement/cancellation of the majority of the state contests from COVID-19 concerns. Contests that were hosted include meats judging, poultry judging, livestock skillathon, veterinary science and a jackpot livestock judging contest. Check out lists of the winners at the bottom of this page.
For the second edition in the 2020-2021 season, the series will run throughout the season and host poultry judging and meats judging contests in the fall/winter, and livestock skillathon and veterinary science contests in the spring.
Registration for each event will open approximately one week in advance with a form and registration fee, paid online. All monies collected go towards prizes, ribbons and postage to mail awards to the winners (as an independent organization, First Place Florida receives no outside funding to conduct these events), and we are currently exploring options of online tools that will be self-contained with a single link needed to complete the event, rather than multiple emails and files to make for a better experience.
Winners will be announced as soon as possible after each event, and full results/scores will also be provided. The contest materials/practicums will also be yours to keep after the event for future practice!
New this season, the series will be open to in-state youth ONLY - as in Florida residents or members of a Florida-based organization. If there is enough interest in a specific event, an out-of-state division may be added later on. Each contest will have junior and senior divisions, but all contestants will evaluate the same classes. Classes and specimens will be selected from past national-caliber events for the best practice possible.
More information about these events will be posted here and announced via social media and our newsletter as soon as it is available.