SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D. C.  20549



                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



     Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 16, 2001
                                                       ------------------



                            OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE, INC.(R)
                            ---------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



       Delaware                       1-15935             59-3061413
       --------                       -------             ----------
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
    of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


          2202 North Westshore Boulevard,5th Floor
                      Tampa, Florida                     33607
       ---------------------------------------------    --------
           (Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)



  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    (813) 282-1225
                                                         --------------


                                Not applicable.
                                ---------------
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)



ITEM 9.   REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     In  a  previous  8-K  filing  on  September  26,  2001,  the
     Registrant  announced that it was participating  in  a  fund
     raising  event on October 11, 2001, with 100% of that  day's
     sales  proceeds benefiting the American Red  Cross  and  its
     Liberty  Disaster Relief Fund.  In that filing, the  Company
     estimated  that typical Company sales for that  day  of  the
     week  total approximately $5,000,000 to $6,500,000  but that
     the  contribution might be more depending on  the  consumers
     response  to the "Dine Out for America" event.  The  Company
     previously estimated that if the Company's sales are typical
     for  a Thursday, the contribution's impact on net income for
     the  three months and nine months ended September  30,  2001
     would   be   approximately  $3,200,000  to  $4,300,000,   or
     approximately $0.04 to $0.05 per share (diluted).

     On  October 11, 2001, the Company participated in the  "Dine
     Out for America" event and the amount raised by the Company,
     its joint venture partners and franchisees was approximately
     $8,500,000.   The  Company's  portion  of  this  amount  was
     approximately  $7,000,000 and, as previously announced,  the
     Company's contribution will be charged to pretax income  for
     the  three months and nine months ended September 30,  2001.
     The  Company estimates that the impact on net income for the
     three months and nine months ended September 30, 2001,  will
     be approximately $4,500,000 or $0.06 per share (diluted).


     SIGNATURE

   Pursuant  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has  duly  caused this report to be signed  on  its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                              OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE, INC.(R)



DATED: October 16, 2001.      By:/s/ Robert S. Merritt
                                 -----------------------------------------
                                 Robert S. Merritt, Senior Vice President,
                                 Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D. C.  20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

     Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 16, 2001
                                                       ------------------

                            OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE, INC.(R)
                            ---------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       Delaware                       1-15935             59-3061413
       --------                       -------             ----------
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
    of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

          2202 North Westshore Boulevard,5th Floor
                      Tampa, Florida                     33607
       ---------------------------------------------    --------
           (Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    (813) 282-1225
                                                         --------------

                                Not applicable.
                                ---------------
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

ITEM 9.   REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     In  a  previous  8-K  filing  on  September  26,  2001,  the
     Registrant  announced that it was participating  in  a  fund
     raising  event on October 11, 2001, with 100% of that  day's
     sales  proceeds benefiting the American Red  Cross  and  its
     Liberty  Disaster Relief Fund.  In that filing, the  Company
     estimated  that typical Company sales for that  day  of  the
     week  total approximately $5,000,000 to $6,500,000  but that
     the  contribution might be more depending on  the  consumers
     response  to the "Dine Out for America" event.  The  Company
     previously estimated that if the Company's sales are typical
     for  a Thursday, the contribution's impact on net income for
     the  three months and nine months ended September  30,  2001
     would   be   approximately  $3,200,000  to  $4,300,000,   or
     approximately $0.04 to $0.05 per share (diluted).

     On  October 11, 2001, the Company participated in the  "Dine
     Out for America" event and the amount raised by the Company,
     its joint venture partners and franchisees was approximately
     $8,500,000.   The  Company's  portion  of  this  amount  was
     approximately  $7,000,000 and, as previously announced,  the
     Company's contribution will be charged to pretax income  for
     the  three months and nine months ended September 30,  2001.
     The  Company estimates that the impact on net income for the
     three months and nine months ended September 30, 2001,  will
     be approximately $4,500,000 or $0.06 per share (diluted).

     SIGNATURE

   Pursuant  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has  duly  caused this report to be signed  on  its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                              OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE, INC.(R)

DATED: October 16, 2001.      By:/s/ Robert S. Merritt
                                 -----------------------------------------
                                 Robert S. Merritt, Senior Vice President,
                                 Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer