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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, which he referred to as 'Christmas shopping'. This made him a mascot of sorts in the event's live chatroom and in turn inspired many other high-number donations and auction bids.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}
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.
Desert Bus 6 began Friday, 16 November 2012, and breached one million US dollars in lifetime donations on 19 November at 6:46pm<ref name=":11">{{Cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FaUEaG35D4 |title=Daddy Ashton: Beware The Moon |author=DesertBusForHope |date=16 May 2012 |access-date=13 July 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120830225937/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FaUEaG35D4 |archive-date=30 August 2012 |url-status=live |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{cite news |url= http://desertbus.org/2012/05/16/5680/ |title=Desert Bus 6 Announcements! |last=Heilke |first=Tally |date=16 May 2012 |access-date=13 July 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120604185958/http://desertbus.org/2012/05/16/5680/ |archive-date=4 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":13">{{cite news |url= https://www.facebook.com/DesertBus/posts/427205977303683?comment_id=5304825&offset=0&total_comments=14 |title=Announcement time! |author=Desert Bus for Hope |date=17 May 2012 |access-date=13 July 2012 |via=[[Facebook]] |archive-date=21 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121031739/https://www.facebook.com/DesertBus/posts/427205977303683?comment_id=5304825&offset=0&total_comments=14 |url-status=live}}</ref> Lifetime donations subsquently have passed five million in 2018, and ten million in 2023. Additionally, 2020 was the first individual year surpassing one million dollars in donations including money raised through merchandise, and 2021 was the first year surpassing one million dollars in donations alone. The tenth year of Desert Bus was the subject of a documentary called "We Are Desert Bus" that was released in 2019.
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