Exhibit 99.1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the persons named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of Amendment No. 21 to the Schedule 13D (including additional amendments thereto) with respect to the shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.  This Joint Filing Agreement shall be filed as an Exhibit to such Statement.

Dated: December 13, 2012

BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC.
By:	/s/ Sardar Biglari
	Name:	Sardar Biglari
	Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
BIGLARI CAPITAL CORP.
By:	/s/ Sardar Biglari
	Name:	Sardar Biglari
	Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
THE LION FUND, L.P.
By:	BIGLARI CAPITAL CORP., its General Partner
By:	/s/ Sardar Biglari
	Name:	Sardar Biglari
	Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
STEAK N SHAKE OPERATIONS, INC.
By:	/s/ Sardar Biglari
	Name:	Sardar Biglari
	Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Sardar Biglari
SARDAR BIGLARI