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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Couvillion P Doug   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC [CBRL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Sourcing & Supply Chain (Last) (First) (Middle) 305 HARTMANN DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/20/2018 (Street) LEBANON, TN 37087 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 09/20/2018   M   711 (1) A $ 0 2,690 D   Common Stock 09/20/2018   F   174 (2) D $ 145.26 2,516 D   Common Stock 09/20/2018   M   587 (3) A $ 0 3,103 D   Common Stock 09/20/2018   F   143 (4) D $ 145.26 2,960 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance Stock

$ 0

09/20/2018

M

587

09/20/2018

09/20/2018

Common Stock

588

$ 0

0

D

Performance Stock

$ 0

09/20/2018

M

711

09/20/2018

09/20/2018

Common Stock

711

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Couvillion P Doug 305 HARTMANN DRIVE LEBANON, TN 37087			SVP, Sourcing & Supply Chain

Signatures

P Doug Couvillion by Richard M. Wolfson, Attorney-in-Fact		09/24/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Award of market-based stock units based on 3-year performance requirements and the certification by the Compensation Committee of achievement of those requirements under the FY16 Market Stock Unit Plan.
(2)	Represents shares deducted to satisfy federal tax withholding obligations on the granting of the award disclosed in row one of this table.
(3)	Award based on two-year performance requirements and the certification by the Compensation Committee of achievement of those requirements under the FY17 Long-Term Performance Plan.
(4)	Represents shares deducted to satisfy federal tax withholding obligations on the granting of the award disclosed in row three of this table.

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