[Logo of CBRL Group, Inc.]                               Post Office Box 787
                                                         Lebanon, Tennessee
                                                                 37088-0787
                                                         Phone 615.443.9869

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CBRL Group, Inc.
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                                                Contact: Lawrence E. White
                                                         Senior Vice President/
                                                            Finance and
                                                         Chief Financial Officer

     CBRL GROUP, INC. ANNOUNCES INCREASE IN DILUTED NET INCOME PER SHARE FOR
                           FISCAL 2005 FOURTH QUARTER
                 Announces Results for Full Year of Fiscal 2005
  Reports Sales for August and Hurricane Katrina Effects
                        Provides Guidance for Fiscal 2006

LEBANON,  Tenn. (September 8, 2005) -- CBRL Group, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq:
CBRL) today announced  results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended July
29, 2005,  reporting  fourth  quarter  diluted net income per share of $0.74,  a
32.1%  increase from $0.56 in the fourth  quarter of fiscal 2004.  Excluding the
$0.07 per diluted  share  effect of a legal  settlement  charge  recorded in the
fourth  quarter  of fiscal  2004,  diluted  net  income per share for the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2005 increased 17.5%. Throughout this press release, in making
income  comparisons  to 2004,  the  Company  has  excluded  the  effects  of the
litigation  settlement in the fourth  quarter of fiscal 2004 because the Company
believes  that  the  adjusted  results  present  a  more  fair  and  appropriate
comparison.  A reconciliation  to the actual results as reported is set forth in
the table at the end of this press release.  In addition,  the Company  reported
sales for fiscal  August,  commented  on the impact of  Hurricane  Katrina,  and
provided guidance for fiscal 2006 including stock options expense.

         Highlights  of the fiscal 2005  fourth-quarter  and  full-year  results
include:

     o Comparable  store  restaurant sales for the fourth fiscal quarter were up
4.1% for Cracker Barrel Old County Store(R) ("Cracker Barrel")  operations,  and
comparable store retail sales at Cracker Barrel were down 2.0%.

     o Comparable restaurant sales for the fourth fiscal quarter were up 1.9% in
the Company's Logan's Roadhouse(R) ("Logan's") restaurants.

     o Diluted net income per share for the fourth quarter of $0.74 was up 32.1%
(17.5%  excluding the effect of the settlement  charge last year) and net income
was up 27.0% (14.1%  excluding  the effect of the  settlement  charge last year)
from  the   year-ago   quarter   on  an  8.6%   increase   in   total   revenue.

     o Operating income margin in the fourth quarter of 9.0% increased from 7.9%
(8.8%  excluding the effect of the settlement  charge last year) in the year-ago
quarter.

     o  Full-year  diluted  net income per share for fiscal 2005 of $2.45 was up
15.6%  (12.4%  excluding  the effect of the  settlement  charge  last year) from
fiscal 2004.

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     o Net cash provided by operating activities for fiscal 2005 of $280 million
was up sharply from $200 million in fiscal 2004 and  substantially  exceeded the
$171  million of cash used for  purchase  of  property  and  equipment  (capital
expenditures) in fiscal 2005.

     o  Repurchase  of  approximately   0.7  million  shares  of  the  Company's
outstanding  common stock in the fourth  quarter for  approximately  $27 million
brought  fiscal 2005  repurchases  to  approximately  4.1  million  shares at an
aggregate cost of approximately $159 million.


Fourth-Quarter Fiscal 2005 Results

Total  revenue  for the fourth  fiscal  quarter  ended  July 29,  2005 of $659.7
million represented an increase of 8.6% above the fourth fiscal quarter of 2004.
Comparable  store restaurant sales for the fourth quarter for the Cracker Barrel
concept  increased  4.1%,  including a 4.5% higher  average  check,  while guest
traffic was 0.4% lower.  Cracker  Barrel's  average menu price  increase for the
full quarter was  approximately  4.0% compared with last year.  Comparable store
retail  sales  at  Cracker  Barrel  decreased  2.0%  for  the  quarter.  Logan's
comparable  restaurant  sales  for the  quarter  were up 1.9% as  average  check
increased 2.3% while guest traffic  decreased  0.4%.  Logan's had  approximately
2.5% of average menu price increase during the fourth quarter compared with last
year.  During the quarter,  the Company opened nine new Cracker Barrel units and
one new Logan's company-owned restaurant.

The Company  reported net income for the fourth  quarter of fiscal 2005 of $37.6
million, or $0.74 per diluted share, up 27.0% and 32.1%, respectively, above net
income of $29.6 million and diluted net income per share of $0.56 for the fourth
quarter  of  fiscal  2004.  Excluding  the  effect of the  prior-year  after-tax
settlement  charge of $3.3 million,  or $0.07 per diluted share,  fourth-quarter
fiscal  2005 net income and  diluted net income per share would have risen 14.1%
and 17.5%,  respectively.  During the fourth  quarter,  the Company  repurchased
approximately  0.7 million shares of its common stock at a cost of approximately
$27.4 million.

Operating  income for the  fourth  quarter  increased  23.3% from the prior year
(11.3% from prior year excluding the effects of the  litigation  charge) and was
9.0% of total  revenue  compared  to 7.9% in the fourth  quarter of fiscal  2004
(8.8% in fiscal 2004 excluding the effects of the litigation  charge).  Compared
with the fourth  quarter of last year  (excluding  the effects of the litigation
charge),  operating  income margin  reflected  lower product costs and labor and
related expenses,  offset in part by higher other operating expenses,  including
higher advertising,  utilities and maintenance expenses,  and higher general and
administrative expenses, primarily due to higher bonus accruals.

Commenting on the fourth-quarter  results, CBRL Group, Inc. Chairman,  President
and Chief  Executive  Officer Michael A. Woodhouse said, "We are very pleased to
report solid growth in diluted net income per share for the fourth  quarter that
was in line with our guidance and above our long-term growth  objective.  We saw
positive  restaurant  sales  results in Cracker  Barrel and  Logan's  during the
quarter despite indications of pressure on consumer  discretionary  spending. We
were  encouraged  by the guest  appeal of our  summer  seasonal  menu at Cracker

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Barrel and by improvements in overcoming  operational  challenges created by the
variety of new menu items included on a seasonal menu."

Woodhouse added, "Our retail sales were below our expectations, which we believe
also  reflected  weakness in consumer  discretionary  spending as well as issues
with product  freshness and inventory depth in certain seasonal and core product
lines.  However,  we were delighted by the success of the exclusive  music CD by
Allison Kraus and Union Station that we  introduced  during the quarter,  and we
continue  to be  encouraged  by the  growth in the music  portion  of our retail
business."

Full-Year Fiscal 2005 Results

Total revenue for the 12 months ended July 29, 2005 of $2.6 billion  represented
a 7.8% increase  above  full-year  fiscal 2004 total revenue.  Comparable  store
restaurant sales for the full year for Cracker Barrel increased 3.1%,  including
a 4.0% higher  average  check,  while guest traffic was 0.9% lower.  The average
menu price  increase  for the full year at Cracker  Barrel was 2.9%.  Comparable
store retail sales at Cracker Barrel  decreased 2.7% for the full year of fiscal
2005. Logan's comparable restaurant sales for the full year were up 3.4%, with a
3.9% increase in average check,  while guest traffic  declined 0.5%. The average
menu price increase for the full year at Logan's was 3.2%.  During the year, the
Company  opened 25 new Cracker  Barrel  units and 17 new  company-owned  Logan's
locations; three new franchised Logan's restaurants also opened.

The Company  reported net income for the  twelve-month  period of fiscal 2005 of
$126.6 million,  or $2.45 per diluted share,  reflecting  increases of 13.2% and
15.6%,  respectively,  from net income of $111.9  million and diluted net income
per share of $2.12 for the  twelve-month  period of fiscal 2004.  Excluding  the
effect  of the legal  settlement  charge in  fiscal  2004  (which  was $0.06 per
diluted  share for the full  year),  net income and diluted net income per share
for the full fiscal year of 2005  increased 9.9% and 12.4%,  respectively,  from
fiscal 2004.

The Company  reported that net cash provided by operating  activities for fiscal
2005 of $279.9  million was up sharply  from  $200.4  million in fiscal 2004 and
substantially  exceeded net cash used for the purchase of property and equipment
(capital expenditures) of $171.4 million. This marked the fifth consecutive year
in which cash provided by operating  activities exceeded capital expenditures by
at least $50  million.  The  increased  cash  provided by  operating  activities
reflected increased levels of accounts payable from the relatively low levels at
the end of  fiscal  2004 as well as the  higher  reported  net  income.  Capital
expenditures  were higher than the prior year's $144.6 million,  primarily owing
to the costs of an increased number of new store openings,  including  increased
spending on stores scheduled to open in the coming fiscal year.

The Company repurchased  approximately 4.1 million shares of its common stock at
a cost of approximately $159.3 million during fiscal 2005 and paid $22.8 million
in dividends  to  shareholders.  At the end of the fiscal year,  the Company had

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approximately  0.8 million shares remaining to be repurchased under a previously
disclosed authorization.

August Fiscal 2006 Sales and Hurricane Katrina Effects in September

The Company  reported that comparable  store restaurant sales for the four weeks
ending Friday, August 26, 2005 in its Cracker Barrel units were up 0.9% from the
comparable  period last year, with an  approximately  3.7% higher average check,
including  approximately  4.1% higher menu pricing.  Cracker  Barrel  comparable
store retail sales in August were down 9.5%.  Comparable restaurant sales in the
Company's Logan's restaurants in August were up 1.4%, with an approximately 2.1%
higher average check, including approximately 2.5% higher menu pricing.

In fiscal  September,  the Company's  operations  were affected  unfavorably  by
Hurricane  Katrina.  As of today,  the Company has lost  approximately  95 store
operating  days due to closings for damages and power  outages,  and four stores
(three Cracker Barrel units and one Logan's  restaurant)  will remain closed for
an as yet  undetermined  time for repairs.  None of the Company's  locations was
destroyed,  and an assessment of total damages,  repairs,  clean-up, lost sales,
and potential  insurance  recoveries is  incomplete,  but the Company  presently
believes  that the impact  will be in the range of one to two cents per  diluted
share in the first quarter.

The Company urges  caution in  considering  its current  trends and the earnings
guidance  disclosed in this press  release.  The  restaurant  industry is highly
competitive,  and trends  and  guidance  are  subject to  numerous  factors  and
influences, some of which are discussed in the cautionary language at the end of
this press release.  The Company  disclaims any  obligation to update  disclosed
information on trends or targets other than in its periodic  filings under Forms
10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Fiscal 2006 Earnings Guidance

The Company  provided  guidance  for its first  quarter and full year for fiscal
2006.  As  described  above,  there has been a marked  decline in the  Company's
recent  sales  trends,  especially  in retail,  which the  Company  believes  is
attributable to consumer  behavior  surrounding  the recent rapid  escalation in
gasoline prices and possibly other pressures on discretionary  income (including
higher  mortgage  payments  and car  payments).  Additional  softening  occurred
following  Hurricane Katrina.  At this time there is no way to be assured of the
continuing  magnitude or duration of these trends, and the Company cautions that
its guidance therefore reflects an unusual amount of uncertainty.

The Company  noted that it will adopt a new  accounting  rule  beginning  in the
first quarter of fiscal 2006 (Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)
No. 123R,  "Share-Based  Payment"),  which  requires the Company to recognize as
expense the fair value of new and unvested  stock option  grants.  For the first

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quarter of fiscal  2006,  which ends  October 28, 2005,  the  Company's  present
guidance is for diluted  net income per share of  approximately  $0.53 to $0.57,
including an estimated $0.03 to $0.04 effect of stock options expense,  compared
with $0.57 per share in the first quarter of fiscal 2005,  which did not include
stock options expense. Total revenue in the first fiscal quarter is projected to
increase  approximately 4% to 6% from a year ago. The Company  presently expects
comparable  store restaurant sales for the full first quarter to be between a 1%
decline  and a 1%  increase  compared  to prior  year at  Cracker  Barrel,  with
comparable  retail  sales  expected  to  reflect  a mid  to  high  single  digit
percentage  decline from last year. The Company  presently  expects a comparable
restaurant  sales increase at Logan's for the first quarter of  approximately 1%
to 3%. The Company presently expects operating income margins for the quarter to
be below the first  quarter of last year,  excluding the effect of stock options
expense  (which  will  have an  estimated  0.4%  effect on  operating  margins),
reflecting sales softness and higher other operating expenses  (including higher
utilities and  advertising  expenses) and general and  administrative  expenses,
partly  offset by lower  product  costs as a percent  of  revenue.  The  Company
presently  expects to open seven new Cracker  Barrel units in the first quarter,
four of which have already opened, and five new Logan's  company-operated units,
three of which have already  opened.  In addition,  one new  franchised  Logan's
restaurant is expected to open in the first quarter.

For the full year of fiscal 2006, the Company's  present guidance is for diluted
net income per share of  approximately  $2.41 to $2.55,  including the effect of
stock options expense in fiscal 2006, which the Company  presently  estimates to
be  approximately  $0.14 to $0.16 per diluted share for the full year,  compared
with  $2.45 for  fiscal  2005,  which did not  include  stock  options  expense.
Revenues for the full year presently are expected to increase in the mid to high
single  digits  on a  percentage  basis,  with  comparable  store  sales  trends
improving  gradually over the course of the fiscal year.  Operating  margins for
the full year are expected to be down as a result of sales  softness and options
expense, and the Company expects a higher income tax rate in fiscal 2006. During
fiscal 2006, the Company  presently  expects to open 26 new Cracker Barrel units
and 22 to 24 new Logan's company-owned and four new franchised  restaurants.  As
mentioned  above, the Company has 0.8 million shares remaining to be repurchased
under a previously disclosed authorization, but it presently expects not to make
any additional share  repurchases  before the end of the first fiscal quarter as
it applies cash to seasonal working capital needs and capital expenditures.

Commenting on the Company's  guidance,  Woodhouse  said, "As one would expect in
the aftermath of such a catastrophic event as Hurricane Katrina,  our outlook is
highly  uncertain at this time,  and we expect  challenges  for some time in our
industry  until  consumer  sentiment  and  spending  strengthen.  We continue to
believe that our brands are well  positioned for growth and will benefit from an
improving  consumer spending  outlook.  While we are working to develop plans to
address ongoing issues in our retail business,  we are striving at the same time
to evaluate new initiatives that we think have potential to generate incremental
improvements  in  our  restaurant  operations  and  support  achievement  of our
long-term objectives."

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Fiscal 2006 Calendar for Press Releases Disclosing Financial Results

The Company  announced its calendar for scheduled press releases  disclosing its
financial  results and earnings guidance during fiscal 2006. The Company noted a
change in its calendar for reporting  quarterly and year-end  financial results.
Due to new requirements for financial reporting, including the addition of stock
options  expensing  and  increased   Sarbanes-Oxley   Section  404  reviews  and
documentation,  the Company  announced  that the scheduled  dates for release of
quarterly and year-end financial results generally will shift from the Thursdays
that are comparable to fiscal 2005 dates to the Tuesdays of the following  week,
except for the first fiscal quarter,  which will shift to the following  Monday.
Dates and content of press releases are preliminary  and subject to change.  The
expected schedule is as follows:

September  27, 2005:  Sales  results for 4 weeks ending  September  23, 2005, no
earnings guidance

November 1, 2005: Sales results for 5 weeks ending October 28, 2005, no earnings
guidance

November 21, 2005:  Financial results for first quarter of fiscal 2006, earnings
guidance for second quarter of fiscal 2006

November  29, 2005:  Sales  results for 4 weeks  ending  November  25, 2005,  no
earnings guidance

December 28, 2005: Sales results for 4 weeks ending December 23, 2005, update to
earnings guidance for second quarter

January 31, 2006: Sales results for 5 weeks ending January 27, 2006, no earnings
guidance

February 21, 2006: Financial results for second quarter of fiscal 2006, earnings
guidance for third quarter of fiscal 2006

February  28, 2006:  Sales  results for 4 weeks  ending  February  24, 2006,  no
earnings guidance

March 28, 2006:  Sales  results for 4 weeks  ending  March 24,  2006,  update to
earnings guidance for third quarter

May 2, 2006:  Sales  results  for 5 weeks  ending  April 28,  2006,  no earnings
guidance

May 23,  2006:  Financial  results for third  quarter of fiscal  2006,  earnings
guidance for fourth quarter of fiscal 2006

May 31,  2006:  Sales  results  for 4 weeks  ending May 26,  2006,  no  earnings
guidance

June 27,  2006:  Sales  results  for 4 weeks  ending  June 23,  2006,  update to
earnings guidance for fourth quarter

August 1, 2006: Sales results for 5 weeks ending July 28, 2006

September  12,  2006:  Financial  results  for fourth  quarter  of fiscal  2006,
earnings  guidance for first  quarter of fiscal 2007,  sales results for 4 weeks
ending August 25, 2006.

Fiscal 2005 Fourth-Quarter Conference Call

The live broadcast of CBRL Group's  quarterly  conference call will be available
to the public on-line at www.vcall.com or  www.cbrlgroup.com  today beginning at
11:00 a.m.  (EDT).  The  on-line  replay will follow  immediately  and  continue
through September 15, 2005.

Headquartered in Lebanon,  Tennessee,  CBRL Group, Inc.  presently  operates 533
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurants and gift shops located in 41 states
and 127 company-operated  and 23 franchised Logan's Roadhouse  restaurants in 19
states.

Except for specific  historical  information,  many of the matters  discussed in
this press release may express or imply projections of revenues or expenditures,
statements of plans and objectives or future  operations or statements of future
economic   performance.   These,  and  similar  statements  are  forward-looking

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statements  concerning  matters  that  involve  risks,  uncertainties  and other
factors  which may cause the actual  performance  of CBRL  Group,  Inc.  and its
subsidiaries  to differ  materially  from  those  expressed  or  implied by this
discussion. All forward-looking  information is provided by the Company pursuant
to the safe harbor  established under the Private  Securities  Litigation Reform
Act  of  1995  and  should  be  evaluated  in  the  context  of  these  factors.
Forward-looking   statements   generally   can  be  identified  by  the  use  of
forward-looking  terminology  such  as  "assumptions",   "target",   "guidance",
"outlook",  "plans",  "projection",  "may", "will", "would", "expect", "intend",
"estimate", "anticipate",  "believe", "potential" or "continue" (or the negative
or other  derivatives  of each of these terms) or similar  terminology.  Factors
which could materially  affect actual results  include,  but are not limited to:
the effects of uncertain consumer confidence,  higher costs for energy, mortgage
or other consumer debt  payments,  or general or regional  economic  weakness on
sales  and  customer  travel,   discretionary  income  or  personal  expenditure
activity;  the ability of the Company to identify,  acquire and sell  successful
new  lines  of  retail  merchandise;   competitive   marketing  and  operational
initiatives;  the  ability of the  Company  to  sustain or the  effects of plans
intended to improve operational execution and performance;  the effects of plans
intended to promote or protect the Company's brands and products; the effects of
increased  competition  at Company  locations on sales and on labor  recruiting,
cost,  and  retention;  the  availability  and  cost  of  acceptable  sites  for
development and the Company's ability to identify such sites; the ability of the
Company  to open and  operate  new  locations  successfully;  changes in foreign
exchange  rates  affecting the  Company's  future  retail  inventory  purchases;
commodity,  workers'  compensation,  group  health and  utility  price  changes;
changes in building materials and construction costs; consumer behavior based on
negative  publicity  or  concerns  over  nutritional  or safety  aspects  of the
Company's  products or restaurant food in general;  changes in or implementation
of additional governmental or regulatory rules,  regulations and interpretations
affecting accounting,  tax, wage and hour matters, health and safety,  pensions,
insurance or other undeterminable  areas;  practical or psychological effects of
terrorist acts or war and military or government  responses;  the ability of and
cost  to the  Company  to  recruit,  train,  and  retain  qualified  hourly  and
management  employees;   changes  in  interest  rates  affecting  the  Company's
financing costs; disruptions to the company's restaurant or retail supply chain;
the actual results of pending,  future or threatened  litigation or governmental
investigations and the costs and effects of negative  publicity  associated with
these activities; implementation of new or changes in interpretation of existing
accounting  principles  generally  accepted  in the  United  States  of  America
("GAAP");  effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting;  changes
in  capital  market  conditions  that  could  affect  valuations  of  restaurant
companies in general or the Company's goodwill in particular;  and other factors
described  from  time to time in the  Company's  filings  with  the  SEC,  press
releases, and other communications.

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                                CBRL GROUP, INC.
                          CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
                                   (Unaudited)
                    (In thousands, except per share amounts)

                                                 Fourth Quarter Ended                     Fiscal Year Ended
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                                       7/29/05           7/30/04      Change       7/29/05            7/30/04       Change
                                     ----------        -----------    ------     ------------       -----------     ------
Total revenue                        $  659,707        $   607,499        9%     $  2,567,548       $ 2,380,947         8%
Cost of goods sold                      207,112            195,558        6           847,045           785,703         8
                                     ----------        -----------               ------------       -----------
Gross profit                            452,595            411,941       10         1,720,503         1,595,244         8
Labor & other related expenses          243,337            226,077        8           939,849           880,617         7
Other store operating expenses          116,362            105,617       10           447,506           405,139        10
                                     ----------        -----------               ------------       -----------
Store operating income                   92,896             80,247       16           333,148           309,488         8
General and administrative               33,360             31,967        4           130,986           126,501         4
                                     ----------        -----------               ------------       -----------
Operating income                         59,536             48,280       23           202,162           182,987        10
Interest expense                          2,177              2,146        1             8,693             8,444         3
Interest income                              --                 --        -                96                 5      1820
                                     ----------        -----------               ------------       -----------
Pretax income                            57,359             46,134       24           193,565           174,548        11
Provision for income taxes               19,798             16,563       20            66,925            62,663         7
                                     ----------        -----------               ------------       -----------
Net income                           $   37,561        $    29,571       27      $    126,640       $   111,885        13
                                     ==========        ===========               ============       ===========

Net income per share:
     Basic                           $     0.80        $      0.61       31      $       2.65       $      2.29        16
                                     ==========        ===========     ======   =============       ===========
     Diluted                         $     0.74        $      0.56       32      $       2.45       $      2.12        16
                                     ==========        ===========     ======   =============       ===========

Weighted average shares:
     Basic                           46,758,841         48,730,740       (4)       47,791,317        48,877,306        (2)
     Diluted                         52,204,963         54,383,440       (4)       53,382,007        54,952,633        (3)

Ratio Analysis
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Net sales:
        Restaurant                         83.2%              82.1%                      80.7%             79.5%
        Retail                             16.7               17.8                       19.2              20.4
                                     ----------        -----------               ------------       -----------
            Total net sales                99.9               99.9                       99.9              99.9
Franchise fees and royalties                0.1                0.1                        0.1               0.1
                                     ----------        -----------               ------------       -----------
            Total revenue                 100.0              100.0                      100.0             100.0
Cost of goods sold                         31.4               32.2                       33.0              33.0
                                     ----------        -----------               ------------       -----------
Gross profit                               68.6               67.8                       67.0              67.0
Labor & other related expenses             36.9               37.2                       36.6              37.0
Other store operating expenses             17.6               17.4                       17.4              17.0
                                     ----------        -----------               ------------       -----------
Store operating income                     14.1               13.2                       13.0              13.0
General and administrative                  5.1                5.3                        5.1               5.3
                                     ----------        -----------               ------------       -----------
Operating income                            9.0                7.9                        7.9               7.7
Interest expense                            0.3                0.3                        0.4               0.4
Interest income                              --                 --                         --                --
                                     ----------        -----------               ------------       -----------
Pretax income                               8.7                7.6                        7.5               7.3
Provision for income taxes                  3.0                2.7                        2.6               2.6
                                     ----------        -----------               ------------       -----------
Net income                                  5.7%               4.9%                       4.9%              4.7%
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                      CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
                          (Unaudited and in thousands)

                                                                                7/29/05          7/30/04
                                                                              ------------    -------------
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents                                                     $     17,173     $     28,775
Other current assets                                                               173,310          174,265
Property and equipment, net                                                      1,218,298        1,118,573
Goodwill                                                                            93,724           93,724
Other assets                                                                        30,767           20,367
                                                                              ------------     ------------
    Total assets                                                              $  1,533,272     $  1,435,704
                                                                              ============     ============

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Accounts payable                                                              $     97,710     $     53,295
Other current liabilities                                                          197,635          188,940
Long-term debt                                                                     212,218          185,138
Other long-term obligations                                                        155,721          134,995
Shareholders' equity                                                               869,988          873,336
                                                                              ------------     ------------
    Total liabilities and shareholders' equity                                $  1,533,272     $  1,435,704
                                                                              ============     ============



                                                                                         

                   CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED CASH FLOW STATEMENT
                          (Unaudited and in thousands)

                                                                                    Fiscal Year Ended
                                                                              -----------------------------
                                                                                7/29/05             7/30/04
                                                                              -----------      ------------
Cash flow from operating activities:
    Net income                                                                $   126,640       $   111,885
    Depreciation and amortization                                                  67,321            63,868
    Loss on disposition of property and equipment                                   3,654             3,334
    Accretion on zero-coupon notes                                                  5,579             5,408
    Impairment                                                                        431                --
    Net changes in other assets and liabilities                                    76,278            15,870
                                                                              -----------       -----------
        Net cash provided by operating activities                                 279,903           200,365
                                                                              -----------       -----------

Cash flows from investing activities:
    Purchase of property and equipment                                           (171,447)         (144,611)
    Proceeds from sale of property and equipment                                    1,381               945
                                                                              -----------       -----------
        Net cash used in investing activities                                    (170,066)         (143,666)
                                                                              -----------       -----------

Cash flows from financing activities:
    Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt                                      520,500           150,000
    Principal payments under long-term obligations                               (499,188)         (157,125)
    Proceeds from exercise of stock options                                        39,341            50,210
    Purchase and retirement of common stock                                      (159,328)          (69,206)
    Dividends on common stock                                                     (22,764)          (16,191)
    Other                                                                              --                (1)
                                                                              -----------       -----------
        Net cash used in financing activities                                    (121,439)          (42,313)
                                                                              -----------       -----------


Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                             (11,602)           14,386
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                    28,775            14,389
                                                                              -----------       -----------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                      $    17,173       $    28,775
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CBRL Announces Fourth Quarter Results
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September 8, 2005


                                                                                 


                                CBRL GROUP, INC.
                            Supplemental Information
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                                          As of          As of
                                                                         7/29/05        7/30/04
                                                                        ----------     ----------
Common shares outstanding                                               46,619,803     48,769,368
                                                                        ==========     ==========

Units in operation:
     Cracker Barrel                                                            529             504
     Logan's Roadhouse - company-owned                                         124             107
                                                                          --------         -------
     Total company-owned units                                                 653             611
     Logan's Roadhouse - franchised                                             23              20
                                                                          --------         -------
     System-wide units                                                         676             631
                                                                          ========         =======

                                                             Fourth Quarter Ended                 Fiscal Year Ended
Net sales in company-owned stores:                           7/29/05         7/30/04          7/29/05        7/30/04
                                                          -------------  -------------    --------------  -------------
(In thousands)
     Cracker Barrel - restaurant                          $     453,757  $     416,913    $    1,696,706  $   1,574,030
     Cracker Barrel - retail                                    109,935        107,966           494,160        486,433
                                                          -------------  -------------    --------------  -------------
     Cracker Barrel - total                                     563,692        524,879         2,190,866      2,060,463
     Logan's Roadhouse                                           95,362         82,003           374,305        318,457
                                                          -------------  -------------    --------------  --------------
     Total net sales                                            659,054        606,882         2,565,171      2,378,920
     Franchise fees and royalties                                   653            617             2,377          2,027
                                                          -------------  -------------    --------------  -------------
     Total revenue                                        $     659,707  $     607,499    $    2,567,548  $   2,380,947
                                                          =============  =============    ==============  =============

Operating weeks - company-owned stores:
     Cracker Barrel                                               6,839          6,501            26,804         25,501
     Logan's Roadhouse                                            1,611          1,391             6,137          5,353

Average comparable store sales -
     company-owned stores: (In thousands)
Cracker Barrel - restaurant                               $       861.5  $       827.5    $      3,312.7  $     3,211.6
Cracker Barrel - retail                                           206.8          210.9             955.2          981.5
                                                          -------------  -------------    --------------  -------------
Cracker Barrel - total (484 and 466 units)                $     1,068.3  $     1,038.4    $      4,267.9  $     4,193.1
                                                          =============  =============    ==============  =============
Logan's Roadhouse (101 and 93 units)                      $       775.7  $       761.4    $      3,160.4  $     3,057.6
                                                          =============  =============    ==============  =============

Capitalized interest                                      $         278  $         187    $          870  $         615
                                                          =============  =============    ==============  =============


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September 8, 2005




                                CBRL GROUP, INC.
        Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP disclosures
                                   (Unaudited)

Certain  comparisons made in this press release are against a prior year, fiscal
2004,  excluding  the effect of certain  charges.  As reported in the  Company's
fiscal 2004  annual  consolidated  financial  statements,  the Company  incurred
certain litigation settlement charges that reduced earnings. Since these charges
related  to  settlement  of  long-standing  litigation,  the  Company is showing
operating income,  net income and diluted net income per share results excluding
the  effects of these  charges  to improve  the  comparability  of  year-to-year
results..  Reconciliation  for the  effect  of such a charge on each of the GAAP
financial  disclosures to the non-GAAP  financials used in this press release is
shown  below,  and more detail of this  charge may be found in the  consolidated
financial statements of the Company for fiscal 2004.

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004, the Company incurred a charge related to a
settlement of certain lawsuits against the Company's Cracker Barrel  subsidiary.
The charge  totaled $5.2 million  before taxes and $3.3 million after the effect
of income taxes.


                                                                             


(in thousands)                              Fourth Quarter Ended 7/30/04
                                            ----------------------------
                                                                                        Diluted
                                                                                        Net Income
                             Operating Income                 Net Income                Per Share
                             ----------------                 ----------                ---------
GAAP Financial Disclosure       $48,280                         $29,571                   $0.56
Add back effect of Charges        5,210                           3,340                   $0.07
                             ----------------                 ----------                ---------
Non-GAAP Financial Measure      $53,490                         $32,911                   $0.63


                                            Fiscal Year Ended 7/30/04
                                            -------------------------
                                                                                        Diluted
                                                                                        Net Income
                             Operating Income                 Net Income                Per Share
                             ----------------                 ----------                ---------
GAAP Financial Disclosure       $182,987                        $111,885                  $2.12
Add back effect of Charges         5,210                           3,340                  $0.06
                             ----------------                 ----------                ---------
Non-GAAP Financial Measure      $188,197                        $115,225                  $2.18





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