Exhibit 99 Certification                                             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 Annual Report on Form 10-K ("periodic report") of CBRL Group,
              Inc. (the "issuer"), for the fiscal year ended August 2, 2002, 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: October 25, 2002                       /s/Michael A. Woodhouse
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                                             Michael A. Woodhouse,
                                             Chief Executive Officer

                                             /s/Lawrence E. White
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                                             Lawrence E. White
                                             Chief Financial Officer