Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  BIGLARI, SARDAR
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/03/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC [CBRL]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
17802 IH 10 WEST, SUITE 400		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
See Explanation of Responses
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SAN ANTONIO, TX 78257		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 (1) 2,266,773
I (2)
By Biglari Holdings Inc.
Common Stock, par value $0.01 (1) 140,100
I (3)
By The Lion Fund, L.P.

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BIGLARI, SARDAR
17802 IH 10 WEST, SUITE 400
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78257		     X   See Explanation of Responses
BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC.
17802 IH 10 WEST, SUITE 400
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78257		     X   See Explanation of Responses
BIGLARI CAPITAL CORP.
17802 IH 10 WEST, SUITE 400
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78257		     X   See Explanation of Responses
LION FUND, L.P.
17802 IH 10 WEST, SUITE 400
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78257		     X   See Explanation of Responses

Signatures

By: /s/ Sardar Biglari 01/05/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
By: Biglari Holdings Inc., By: /s/ Sardar Biglari, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 01/05/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
By: Biglari Capital Corp., By: /s/ Sardar Biglari, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 01/05/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
By: The Lion Fund, L.P., By: Biglari Capital Corp., its general partner, By: /s/ Sardar Biglari, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 01/05/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This Form 3 is filed jointly by Sardar Biglari, Biglari Holdings Inc. ("BH"), The Lion Fund, L.P. (the "Lion Fund") and Biglari Capital Corp. ("BCC"). Each of Mr. Biglari, BH, the Lion Fund and BCC is a member of a Section 13(d) group that owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding Common Stock. Each of Mr. Biglari, BH, the Lion Fund and BCC disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer that he or it does not directly own.
(2) Shares owned directly by BH. Mr. Biglari is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BH and has investment discretion over the securities owned by BH. By virtue of this relationship, Mr. Biglari may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer owned directly by BH. Mr. Biglari disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer that he does not directly own.
(3) Shares owned directly by the Lion Fund. BCC is the general partner of the Lion Fund. BCC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BH. Mr. Biglari is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of each of BCC and BH and has investment discretion over the securities owned by the Lion Fund. By virtue of these relationships, BCC, BH and Mr. Biglari may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer owned directly by the Lion Fund. Each of Mr. Biglari, BH and BCC disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer that he or it does not directly own.

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