8-K

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

FORM 8-K

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)      April 29, 2005

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	58-1654960
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4300 West Cypress Street
Suite 600
Tampa, FL		33607
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code      (813) 283-7000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01.Regulation FD Disclosure

On April 29, 2005 the Registrant issued a news release entitled “CHECKERS DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS, INC. TO ANNOUNCE FIRST QUARTER 2005 EARNINGS”, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K:

(c) Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated April 29, 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.
	(Registrant)
Date: May 2, 2005	By:	/s/ KEITH E. SIROIS
		Chief Executive Officer and President

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. to Announce First Quarter 2005 Earnings

TAMPA, Fla., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHKR) today announced that Chief Executive Officer and President Keith E. Sirois, and Chief Financial Officer S. Patric Plumley will conduct a conference call on Thursday, May 5, 2005 at 5:00 pm (ET) to discuss the Company’s financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended March 28, 2005. The Company is scheduled to release its financial results on Thursday, May 5, 2005 at the market close.

The webcast will be distributed over CCBN’s Investor Distribution Network. Individual investors can listen to the call at http://www.fulldisclosure.com and institutional investors can access the call via CCBN’s password-protected event management site at http://www.streetevents.com . It can also be accessed at http://www.checkers.com .

The discussion can be listened to live, toll free by dialing (800) 374-2431, or for international callers (706) 634-8054. A conference call replay will be available until May 12, 2005 by dialing (800) 642-1687 or for international callers (706) 645-9291. The Conference ID for the replay is 5845435.

About Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. franchises and operates Checkers restaurants and Rally’s restaurants. It is the largest chain of double drive- thru restaurants in the United States.

Except for historical information, this announcement contains “forward-looking” and “Safe Harbor” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

CONTACT:	Brad Cohen
	Investor Relations
	(203) 682-8211