To Show or Not to Show- That is the Question

Jeffery is my Royal Palm tom. However, he has always had a bump under his eye. A gentleman had told me how to cure it, but said that it was very costly and would continue to come back. So, we decided to leave Jeffery be because treating it would be more stressful to him than just letting him roam around as he always has.
His bump looks exactly like this (excluding the bump on the pictured turkey's head): http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/12129#.U8xvHfldUf0
Should I show Jeffery or just leave him home? The entry fee is only a dollar and he would most likely be the only "Old Tom" there (so I would be making money on his entry fee). I've shown him before with him taking 2nd (of course, out of two entered) so it was not a disqualification (I don't believe). He has also rubbed off all of the tops of his tail feathers (being free ranged doesn't stop him from following his girls near trees, around gates and any other abrasive object not made for rubbing tail feathers on).
I just want to know what everyone thinks about taking a turkey in this condition. If money is not an issue, would you do it or not? He has an excellent body for a Royal Palm, but just has those two problems.

I personally would not show him. Some people may think that the bump indicates that he has a respiratory disease. Also, if he looks like that, and is rough in the tail area, he won't do very well anyways. He may have once won 2 out of 2, but if he's in with more competition, he may not win, or may even get disqualified. Taking birds to shows stresses them out. It is important to take only your best birds; that way, you don't unnecesarily stress out ones that wouldn't even win.

But, if you want to show, go ahead. This is just what I would do.

Thanks! I ended up not taking him. With our fair, no one takes open birds, so he would most likely be only showing against himself. However, I decided to leave him home so that he would keep the place in line since both of my cockerels are going and the male duck. So, we are leaving him in charge of taking care of all of the poultry at my house.