EXHIBIT 99(2)


                           CERTIFICATION


Pursuant  to  18  U.S.C. Section 1350, the undersigned  officer  of
Brinker International, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certifies  that
the  Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended
September  25,  2002  (the  "Report")  fully  complies   with   the
requirements  of  Section 13(a) or 15(d),  as  applicable,  of  the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information  contained
in  the  Report  fairly  presents, in all  material  respects,  the
financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



Date:  November 8, 2002     By:   /s/ Charles M. Sonsteby
                                 Charles M. Sonsteby,
                                 Executive Vice President and
                                 Chief Financial Officer
                                 (Principal Financial Officer)