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~~October 2813, 2005

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Commission file number 0-19649

*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)

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

~~Check~~Item ~~the~~7.01. Regulation ~~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:~~ FD

o On ~~Written~~October ~~communications~~13, ~~pursuant~~2005 ~~to Rule 425 under~~ the ~~Securities~~Registrant ~~Act~~issued ~~(17~~a ~~CFR~~news ~~230.425)~~release oentitled ~~Soliciting~~“CHECKERS ~~material pursuant to Rule 14a~~DRIVE-12IN ~~under~~RESTAURANTS, ~~the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240~~INC.~~14a-12)~~ oTO ~~Pre-commencement~~ANNOUNCE ~~communications~~2005 ~~pursuant~~FISCAL toTHIRD ~~Rule~~QUARTER ~~14d-2(b)~~FINANCIAL ~~under~~RESULTS”, ~~the~~a ~~Exchange~~copy ~~Act~~of ~~(17~~which ~~CFR~~is ~~240.14d-2(b))~~attached ohereto ~~Pre~~as ~~commencement~~Exhibit ~~communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240~~99.~~13e-4(c))~~1.

~~Item~~The ~~2.01. Financial~~information ~~Information~~contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

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)~~exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K:

(c) Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated ~~July~~October 2813, 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)
Date: July 28, 2005	By:	/s/ KEITH SIROIS
Date: October 18, 2005	By:	/s/ Keith E. Sirois
		Chief Executive Officer and President

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