I definitely reccomend going early. We went later in the day for prelims last year and then 7am for finals. There's definitely a lot of people with the same thought of getting there early. My best advice is to find a seat and park it. We don't have any connection to any teams so we just find seats in the Milkhouse and sit; we go one at a time for bathroom breaks & mean mug anyone who looks at the seat as an open one. Your favorite phrase will be "Yes, this seat is taken." WWOS also let's you bring in outside food. We usually pack a duffle bag full of dry snacks and water from the local grocery store- I believe it's Publix.