UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 orOR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of ~~Earliest~~earliest ~~Event~~event ~~Reported~~reported): July 2228, 2005

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 0-19649
Delaware		58-1654960
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4300 West Cypress Street
Suite 600
Tampa, FL		33607
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)
(813) 283-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission file number 0-19649

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Delaware		58-1654960
o	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer identification no.)
o	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
4300 West Cypress Street
o	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Suite 600
o	Pre commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Tampa, FL		33607
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)
(813) 283-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 92.01. Financial ~~Statements, Pro Forma Financial~~ Information ~~and Exhibits~~

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(c) Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated July 22, 2005

On July 28, 2005, Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. issued a press release, discussing second quarter 2005 financial results, entitled “Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2005 Earnings”, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following exhibit(s) are filed with this Form 8-K:

(c) Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated July 28, 2005.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CHECKERS DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS, INC.	~~CHECKERS DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS, INC.~~
	(Registrant)	~~(Registrant)~~
Date: July 27, 2005	By:	/s/ KEITH E. SIROIS
Date: July 28, 2005	By:	/s/ KEITH SIROIS
		Chief Executive Officer and President

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