
                                                       Exhibit 23

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                 Consent of Independent Auditors




The Board of Directors
Brinker International:


We  consent  to  the incorporation by reference  in  registration
statement  No. 333-42224 on Form S-8 of Brinker International  of
our  report dated June 15, 2002 related to the statements of  net
assets available for benefits of the Brinker International,  Inc.
401(k)  Savings Plan and Trust as of December 31, 2001 and  2000,
the  related  statements of changes in net assets  available  for
benefits  for  the years then ended and the related  supplemental
schedule  as  of December 31, 2001, which report appears  in  the
December  31,  2001  annual report on Form 11-K  of  the  Brinker
International, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust.




                                  /s/  KPMG LLP



Dallas, Texas
June 28, 2002




