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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SNYDER MICHAEL J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC [RRGB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 6312 FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE, SUITE 200N 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/31/2005 (Street) GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Comon Stock 08/31/2005   M   38,750 A $ 14.98 1,187,569 D   Comon Stock 08/31/2005   M   23,750 A $ 26.81 1,211,319 D   Comon Stock 08/31/2005   M   5,833 A $ 27.2 1,217,152 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option

$ 14.98

01/29/2003

A

60,000

01/29/2004

01/29/2013

Common Stock

60,000

$ 14.98

0 (1)

D

Stock Option

$ 26.81

01/28/2004

A

60,000

01/28/2005

01/28/2014

Common Stock

60,000

$ 26.81

0 (2)

D

Stock Option

$ 27.2

06/02/2004

A

20,000

06/02/2005

06/02/2014

Common Stock

20,000

$ 27.2

0 (3)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SNYDER MICHAEL J 6312 FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE SUITE 200N GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111			Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

/s/ Michael J. Snyder		09/02/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Stock option granted on 01/29/2003 for 60,000 shares. 38,750 of vested options were exercised on 08/31/2005. The balance of the options were unvested and expired on 08/31/2005.
(2)	Stock option granted on 01/28/2005 for 60,000shares. 23,750 of vested options were exercised on 08/31/2005. The balance of the options were unvested and expired on 08/31/2005.
(3)	Stock option granted on 06/02/2004 for 20,000 shares. 5,833 of vested options were exercised on 08/31/2005. The balance of the options were unvested and expired on 08/31/2005.

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