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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 * NEWCASTLE PARTNERS L P   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PIZZA INN INC /MO/ [PZZI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) see attached explanation (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 CRESCENT COURT, STE 1400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/05/2010 (Street) DALLAS, TX 75201 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 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 01/05/2010   J   87,582 D $ 0 2,230,067 (1) (2) (3) (4) 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
NEWCASTLE PARTNERS L P 200 CRESCENT COURT STE 1400 DALLAS, TX 75201				see attached explanation
NEWCASTLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 200 CRESCENT COURT STE 1400 DALLAS, TX 75201				see atached explanation
NEWCASTLE CAPITAL GROUP LLC 200 CRESCENT COURT STE 1400 DALLAS, TX 75201				see attached explanation
SCHWARZ MARK E 200 CRESCENT COURT STE 1400 DALLAS, TX 75201	X	X	Chairman	see attached explanation
Coleman Clinton J C/O NEWCASTLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1400 DALLAS, TX 75201	X			see attached explanation
HALLMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES INC 777 MAIN STREET STE 1000 FORT WORTH, TX 76102				see attached explanation

Signatures

Newcastle Partners, L.P., By: Newcastle Capital Management, L.P., its general partner, By: Newcastle Capital Group, L.L.C. its general partner, By: /s/ Mark E. Schwarz, its managing member		01/07/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Newcastle Capital Management, L.P., its general partner, By: Newcastle Capital Group, L.L.C. its general partner, By: /s/ Mark E. Schwarz, its managing member		01/07/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Newcastle Capital Group, L.L.C. its general partner, By: /s/ Mark E. Schwarz, its managing member		01/07/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Mark E. Schwarz		01/07/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Clinton J. Coleman		01/07/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.		01/07/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
American Hallmark Insurance Co. of Texas		01/07/2010
**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)	The Reporting Persons are members of a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and accordingly may be deemed to beneficially own Shares of the Issuer's Common Stock owned in the aggregate by the other members of the Section 13(d) group. The Section 13(d) group consists of Newcastle Partners, L.P. ("NP"), Newcastle Capital Management, L.P. ("NCM"), Newcastle Capital Group, L.L.C. ("NCG"), Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. ("Hallmark"), American Hallmark Insurance Company of Texas ("AHIC"), Mark E. Schwarz ("Schwarz") and Clinton J. Coleman ("Coleman"). Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of the Issuer's Common Stock owned by the other members of the Section 13(d) group except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	NCM is the general partner of each of NP. NCG is the general partner of NCM, and Schwarz is the managing member of NCG. Accordingly, each of NCM, NCG and Schwarz may be deemed to beneficially own the shares directly owned by NP. In addition, NCM may be deemed to beneficially own a controlling interest in Hallmark, and Hallmark is the parent company of AHIC. Accordingly, each of NCM, NCG, Schwarz and Hallmark may be deemed to beneficially own the shares directly owned by AHIC.
(3)	Includes, as of 1/05/10, (1) 2,230,067 shares of Common Stock held by NP, (2)(a) 55,843 shares of Common Stock and (b) 30,000 options exercisable into shares of Common Stock, held in each case by Schwarz directly, (3) 35,753 shares of Common Stock held by Coleman and (4) 456,184 shares of Common Stock held by AHIC. In the aggregate, as of 1/05/10, the members of the Section 13(d) group beneficially own 2,807,847 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock.
(4)	Constitutes a distribution of shares to withdrawing partners of NP as of December 31, 2009.

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