Banjo Bowl

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The Banjo Bowl is the annual rematch game between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League after the Labour Day Classic.

While the traditional Labour Day Classic game is always played on the Sunday before Labour Day at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field in Regina, Saskatchewan, there is usually a rematch on the following weekend between these two rival prairie teams at Canad Inns Stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

The "Banjo Bowl" moniker was coined by Blue Bombers board member David Asper in early 2004, inspired by an infamous comment made by Bombers placekicker Troy Westwood, a native of Selkirk, Manitoba, in the week prior to a 2003 Western Division Semi-final game between the two teams. He was quoted in the media as saying that people from Regina were "a bunch of banjo-pickin' inbreds." He later apologized for those comments, saying "The vast majority of the people in Saskatchewan have no idea how to play the banjo." This further fueled the Winnipeg–Saskatchewan football rivalry and has made the rematch game even more of an event. The game is sponsored by the National Post, which donates $10,000 to a charity on behalf of the winning team. Winnipeg has won twice, including the most recent game in 2006, while Saskatchewan has won once.

As on Labour Day weekend when many Winnipeg fans visit Regina to support their team, many Roughrider fans visit Winnipeg the following weekend to support their team. Many come with tongue-in-cheek banjos.