EXHIBIT 32(b)

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 December 24, 2003 (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:  February 9, 2004                   By:   /s/ Charles M. Sonsteby                                       
                                                                        Charles M. Sonsteby,
                                                                        Executive Vice President and
                                                                        Chief Financial Officer
                                                                        (Principal Financial Officer)