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The fifth annual Desert Bus for Hope (occasionally called De5ert Bus) began November 18, 2011 and ended 150 hours later, at midnight on November 25. The crew raised $383,125.10, approximately one-tenth of what Child's Play would raise that year. It was the last Desert Bus where the drivers drove for 24 hours (except for Bill, who drove two twelve-hour shifts). Clubbing was frequent. This iteration of Desert Bus spawned "Well Dong" that would evolve into "Whale dong" in future events, BidBot, Alex's late-night radio show DerpLine, the mercifully discontinued exclamation "AFRICA!" and QWOP. Celebrity call-ins included Grant Imahara, Neil Gaiman and Minecraft creator Markus Perrson. It is the only Desert Bus event where Bill has not crashed.