Exhibit 99 Certifications         EXHIBIT 99


WRITTEN STATEMENT BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
REGARDING PERIODIC REPORT CONTAINING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Michael A. Woodhouse, chief executive officer and Lawrence E. White, chief
financial officer, each certify that:

(a) The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("periodic report") of CBRL Group, Inc.
    (the "issuer"), for the quarter ended May 2, 2003, as filed with the
    Securities and Exchange Commission on the date of this certificate, which
    this statement accompanies, fully complies with the requirements of section
    13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

(b) the information contained in that periodic report fairly presents, in all
    material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
    issuer.

2. This statement is provided pursuant to the requirements of Section 906 of the
Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002, codified as Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title
18 USC.


Date: June 12, 2003                    By: /s/ Michael A. Woodhouse
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                                           Michael A. Woodhouse,
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer

                                       By: /s/ Lawrence E. White
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                                           Lawrence E. White,
                                           Senior Vice President, Finance and
                                             Chief Financial Officer