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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>05/05/2026</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
      <issuerInfo>
        <issuerCik>0001636222</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Wingstop Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerCusips>
          <issuerCusipNumber>974155103</issuerCusipNumber>
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        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
          <com:street1>2801 N Central Expressway</com:street1>
          <com:street2>Suite 1600</com:street2>
          <com:city>Dallas</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>TX</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>75204</com:zipCode>
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      <designateRulesPursuantThisScheduleFiled>
        <designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>Rule 13d-1(c)</designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>
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      <reportingPersonName>Darsana Capital Partners LP</reportingPersonName>
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        <sharedDispositivePower>1500000.00</sharedDispositivePower>
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      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>1500000.00</reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>
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      <typeOfReportingPerson>PN</typeOfReportingPerson>
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      <reportingPersonName>Darsana Capital Partners GP LLC</reportingPersonName>
      <memberGroup>b</memberGroup>
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      <typeOfReportingPerson>HC</typeOfReportingPerson>
      <typeOfReportingPerson>OO</typeOfReportingPerson>
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      <reportingPersonName>Darsana Master Fund LP</reportingPersonName>
      <memberGroup>b</memberGroup>
      <citizenshipOrOrganization>E9</citizenshipOrOrganization>
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      <reportingPersonName>Darsana Capital GP LLC</reportingPersonName>
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      <reportingPersonName>Anand Desai</reportingPersonName>
      <memberGroup>b</memberGroup>
      <citizenshipOrOrganization>X1</citizenshipOrOrganization>
      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
        <soleVotingPower>0.00</soleVotingPower>
        <sharedVotingPower>1500000.00</sharedVotingPower>
        <soleDispositivePower>0.00</soleDispositivePower>
        <sharedDispositivePower>1500000.00</sharedDispositivePower>
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      <typeOfReportingPerson>IN</typeOfReportingPerson>
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      <item1>
        <issuerName>Wingstop Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>2801 N Central Expressway, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75204</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
      </item1>
      <item2>
        <filingPersonName>Darsana Capital Partners LP
Darsana Capital Partners GP LLC
Darsana Master Fund LP
Darsana Capital GP LLC
Anand Desai</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>Darsana Capital Partners LP
40 WEST 57TH STREET, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10019

Darsana Capital Partners GP LLC
40 WEST 57TH STREET, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10019

Darsana Master Fund LP
40 WEST 57TH STREET, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10019

Darsana Capital GP LLC
40 WEST 57TH STREET, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10019

Anand Desai
40 WEST 57TH STREET, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10019</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
        <citizenship>Darsana Capital Partners LP - Delaware
Darsana Capital Partners GP LLC - Delaware
Darsana Master Fund LP - Cayman Islands
Darsana Capital GP LLC - Delaware
Anand Desai - United States</citizenship>
      </item2>
      <item3>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
      </item3>
      <item4>
        <amountBeneficiallyOwned>Darsana Capital Partners LP - 1,500,000
Darsana Capital Partners GP LLC - 1,500,000
Darsana Master Fund LP - 1,500,000
Darsana Capital GP LLC - 1,500,000
Anand Desai - 1,500,000</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
        <classPercent>Darsana Capital Partners LP - 5.5%
Darsana Capital Partners GP LLC - 5.5%
Darsana Master Fund LP - 5.5%
Darsana Capital GP LLC - 5.5%
Anand Desai - 5.5%</classPercent>
        <numberOfSharesPersonHas>
          <solePowerOrDirectToVote>Darsana Capital Partners LP - 0
Darsana Capital Partners GP LLC - 0
Darsana Master Fund LP - 0
Darsana Capital GP LLC - 0
Anand Desai - 0</solePowerOrDirectToVote>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>Darsana Capital Partners LP - 1,500,000
Darsana Capital Partners GP LLC - 1,500,000
Darsana Master Fund LP - 1,500,000
Darsana Capital GP LLC - 1,500,000
Anand Desai - 1,500,000</sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>
          <solePowerOrDirectToDispose>Darsana Capital Partners LP - 0
Darsana Capital Partners GP LLC - 0
Darsana Master Fund LP - 0
Darsana Capital GP LLC - 0
Anand Desai - 0</solePowerOrDirectToDispose>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>Darsana Capital Partners LP - 1,500,000
Darsana Capital Partners GP LLC - 1,500,000
Darsana Master Fund LP - 1,500,000
Darsana Capital GP LLC - 1,500,000
Anand Desai - 1,500,000</sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>
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      <item5>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
      </item5>
      <item6>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>All of the securities reported in this Schedule 13G are directly owned by advisory clients of Darsana Capital Partners LP. None of those advisory clients, other than Darsana Master Fund LP, may be deemed to beneficially own more than 5% of the Common Stock, $0.01 par value.</ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>
      </item6>
      <item7>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <subsidiaryIdentificationAndClassification>Please see Exhibit B attached hereto.</subsidiaryIdentificationAndClassification>
      </item7>
      <item8>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
      </item8>
      <item9>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
      </item9>
      <item10>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.</certifications>
      </item10>
    </items>
    <exhibitInfo>Exhibit A - Joint Filing Agreement

Exhibit B - Control Person Identification</exhibitInfo>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Darsana Capital Partners LP</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>Darsana Capital Partners GP LLC, Its General Partner, /s/ Anand Desai</signature>
        <title>Anand Desai, Chief Executive Officer</title>
        <date>05/12/2026</date>
      </signatureDetails>
    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Darsana Capital Partners GP LLC</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Anand Desai</signature>
        <title>Anand Desai, Chief Executive Officer</title>
        <date>05/12/2026</date>
      </signatureDetails>
    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Darsana Master Fund LP</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>Darsana Capital GP LLC, Its General Partner, /s/ Anand Desai</signature>
        <title>Anand Desai, Chief Executive Officer</title>
        <date>05/12/2026</date>
      </signatureDetails>
    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Darsana Capital GP LLC</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Anand Desai</signature>
        <title>Anand Desai, Chief Executive Officer</title>
        <date>05/12/2026</date>
      </signatureDetails>
    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Anand Desai</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Anand Desai</signature>
        <title>Anand Desai</title>
        <date>05/12/2026</date>
      </signatureDetails>
    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureComments>* Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his, her or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

To the extent that "ownership of 5 percent or less of a class" was indicated in Item 5, such response only applies to the Reporting Person(s) that indicated elsewhere herein that it beneficially owns five percent (5%) or less of the class.</signatureComments>
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