POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Brian R.
Doster, Esq., Leanna J. Gerken and John N. Giordano, Esq., signing singly,
the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

1. Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer and/or director of Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.
(the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

2. Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Forms 3, 4 or 5, complete and
execute any amendment or amendments thereto and
timely file such form with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
stock exchange or similar authority; and

3. Take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which,
in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required
by, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain
such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact
may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

      The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do
and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted,
as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present,
with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute
or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights
and powers herein granted.  The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company
assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities
to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full
force and effect until the undersigned
is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

	The undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 2nd day of
September, 2002.



Signature: 		/S/
      Burt Sugarman,
      Director