鲍勃(泰·布利尔 Ty Burrell 饰)在当地举办的奶油雕刻大赛中拥有着无人能够撼动的冠军地位,身为鲍勃的妻子,劳拉(珍妮弗·加纳 Jennifer Garner 饰)感到十分的自豪,可是,早已经厌倦了成功的鲍勃决定放弃参加比赛的资格,这可急坏了劳拉。为了挽救家庭的名誉,劳拉决定亲自上阵,延续丈夫的成功。 为了参加比赛,劳拉开始了一连串枯燥而又艰苦的训练,当一个名叫戴思妮(雅拉·莎希迪 Yara Shahidi 饰)的雕刻天才出现在了比赛的名单中时,劳拉明白,无论自己多么的努力,获胜的希望都十分渺茫。不过,这小小的打击并不能令劳拉打消夺冠的念头,她在内心里暗暗决定,为了达到目的,她要不惜一切手段。In Iowa, laid-back Bob has won the state fair's butter-carving contest 15 years running; his tightly-wound and hard-charging wife Laura sees Bob becoming governor, so when the contest organizers ask him to step aside so others can win, she's incensed; when Bob won't protest, she decides to enter herself. In the county contest, she's up against Destiny, an African-American foster child, and Brooke, a prostitute Bob hasn't paid. When things don't go Laura's way, she enlists the help of Boyd, an old boyfriend. Laura's step-daughter and Destiny's foster parents are in the mix as things heat up at the state fair. What are Destiny and Laura's destiny?