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On 18 November 2008, LoadingReadyRun officially announced that it planned a second marathon run of ''Desert Bus'' which began on 28 November.<ref name=":6">{{cite web |url= http://desertbus.org/2008/11/18/desert-bus-for-hope-2-bus-harder/ |title=Desert Bus for Hope 2: Bus Harder |author=Matt Wiggins |date=18 November 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091201200900/http://desertbus.org/2008/11/18/desert-bus-for-hope-2-bus-harder/ |archive-date=1 December 2009 |url-status=live |access-date=23 April 2009}}</ref> The second Desert Bus lasted slightly more than five days and raised over $70,000.<ref name=":7">{{cite web |url= http://desertbus.org/2008/12/08/we-did-it-70000/ |title=We did it! $70,000! |author=Graham Stark |date=8 December 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090429044518/http://desertbus.org/2008/12/08/we-did-it-70000/ |archive-date=29 April 2009 |url-status=live |access-date=23 April 2009}}</ref> The crew later produced a [[music video]] entitled "Desert Bus Killed the Internet Star" (a parody of "[[Video Killed the Radio Star]]") describing the events of the marathon.<ref name=":8">{{cite news |url= http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/398/Desert-Bus-Killed-the-Internet-Star |title=Desert Bus Killed the Internet Star |author=LoadingReadyRun |date=7 December 2008 |access-date=13 July 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120830051018/http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/398/Desert-Bus-Killed-the-Internet-Star |archive-date=30 August 2012 |url-status=live |publisher=LoadingReadyRun}}</ref>
On 25 August 2009, the third marathon run was announced, set to start on 20 November 2009.<ref name=":9">{{cite web |url= http://desertbus.org/2009/08/25/the-countdown-begins/ |title=Desert Bus for Hope |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090830174940/http://desertbus.org/2009/08/25/the-countdown-begins/ |archive-date=30 August 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date= 27 August 2009}} 2009 Desert Bus announcement</ref> At 18:42 GMT-0 on 26 November 2009 the marathon completed, raising over $140,000<ref name=":19" /> (after all e-cheques had cleared) for Child's Play.<ref name="desertbus.org">{{cite web |url=http://desertbus.org/ |title=Desert Bus for Hope |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120709070457/http://desertbus.org/ |archive-date=9 July 2012 |url-status=live |access-date= 13 July 2012}}</ref> One notable donor, going by the alias "Octopimp", donated nearly $10,000 alone across several of that year's auctions,
The fourth marathon run was announced on 4 May 2010, and began on 19 November 2010 at 6:00 p.m. PST.<ref name=":10">{{cite web |url= http://desertbus.org/2010/05/04/mark-your-calendars/ |title=Mark your calendars! |author=Paul Saunders |date=4 May 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101121165316/http://desertbus.org/2010/05/04/mark-your-calendars/ |archive-date=21 November 2010 |url-status=live |access-date=17 November 2010}}</ref> Penn & Teller auctioned off an "Ultimate Desert Bus Experience Pack" which included a bus ticket and sand from the Las Vegas desert, signed by Penn & Teller themselves. The fourth run concluded after 5 days and 21 hours, with $209,482<ref name=":19" /> raised. A fifth marathon run began on 18 November 2011 and went for six days and six hours, raising a total of $383,125.10.<ref name=":19" />
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