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): October 13, 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)

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:
o	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o	Pre commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 7.01.  Regulation FD

On October 13, 2005 the Registrant issued a news release entitled “CHECKERS DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS, INC. TO ANNOUNCE 2005 FISCAL THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS”, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The 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 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

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

(c) Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated October 13, 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: October 18, 2005	By:	/s/ Keith E. Sirois
		Chief Executive Officer and President

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

CHECKERS DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS, INC.

4300 West Cypress Street, Suite 600 * Tampa, FL 33607 * (813) 283-7000 * (813) 283-7001

NEWS RELEASE                                   

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. to Announce 2005 Fiscal Third
Quarter Financial Results

TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 13 /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 Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss the Company’s financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended September 12, 2005. The Company is scheduled to release its financial results on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at the market close.

Individual investors can listen to the call at http://www.checkers.com , while institutional investors can access the call via CCBN’s password- protected event management site at http://www.streetevents.com .

The discussion can also be listened to live, toll free by dialing (888) 688-7966, or for international callers (706) 679-8587. A conference call replay will be available from 7:00 p.m. Eastern time on October 19, 2005 until 7:00 p.m. Eastern time on November 2, 2005 by dialing (800) 633-8625 or for international callers (402) 977-9141. The Conference ID for the replay is 21264731.

About Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. ( http://www.checkers.com ) is the largest double drive-thru restaurant chain in the United States. The Company develops, owns, operates and franchises quick-service Checkers and Rally’s double drive-thru restaurants. Checkers/Rally’s is the Official Burger and Drive-Thru Restaurant of NASCAR(R). In 2005, the Company received the Nation’s Restaurant News Hot! Again Award for its sizzling business performance.

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