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<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
financial statements of Rally's Hamburgers, Inc., for the quarterly periods
ended June 14, 1999 and June 14, 1998, and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                    1,000

<S>                             <C>                    <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS                  6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                   JAN-03-2000            DEC-28-1998
<PERIOD-START>                      DEC-29-1998            DEC-29-1997
<PERIOD-END>                        JUN-14-1999            JUN-14-1998
<CASH>                                   11,606                  6,045
<SECURITIES>                             22,117                 24,780
<RECEIVABLES>                             2,431                  3,690<F1>
<ALLOWANCES>                                  0                      0
<INVENTORY>                                 922                  1,207
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                         17,049                 11,990
<PP&E>                                  116,057                113,755
<DEPRECIATION>                           55,780                 48,408
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                          124,397                131,232
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                    21,678                 21,721
<BONDS>                                  52,184                 62,069
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                         0                      0
<PREFERRED>                                   0                      5
<COMMON>                                  2,961                  2,503
<OTHER-SE>                               30,310                 36,838
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>            124,397                131,232
<SALES>                                  64,197                 64,135
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                         66,487                 66,614
<CGS>                                    56,272                 57,193
<TOTAL-COSTS>                            64,174                 65,785
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                           (300)                  (155)
<LOSS-PROVISION>                              0                    885
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                       (3,357)                 3,374
<INCOME-PRETAX>                          (1,174)                (2,630)
<INCOME-TAX>                                 74                     52
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                      (1,248)                (2,682)
<DISCONTINUED>                                0                      0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                               0                      0
<CHANGES>                                     0                      0
<NET-INCOME>                             (1,248)                (2,682)
<EPS-BASIC>                             (0.04)                 (0.11)
<EPS-DILUTED>                             (0.04)                 (0.11)
<FN>
(1)  Receivables consist of --
     Accounts Receivable - net         $  1,938               $  2,925
     Notes Receivable - net                 403                    765
                                       --------               --------
     Total                             $  2,341               $  3,690
                                       ========               ========
</FN>


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