UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K/A

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 10, 2005
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                              JACK IN THE BOX INC.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        DELAWARE                    1-9390                95-2698708
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(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer Identification
      of incorporation)             Number)                   Number)


9330 BALBOA AVENUE, SAN DIEGO, CA                       92123
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(Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)


                                 (858) 571-2121
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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ITEM 1.01      ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
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     On  November  11,  2005,  the  Board of  Directors  of Jack in the Box Inc.
approved  the form of stock option award  agreement  attached  hereto as Exhibit
10.20 for use in granting stock options to  non-employee  directors  pursuant to
the company's  shareholder-approved  2004 Stock Incentive Plan (previously filed
as Exhibit 10.16 to the Jack in the Box Inc.  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for
the period ended July 4, 2004).


ITEM 5.02      DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF
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               DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
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     On November 10, 2005, Edward W. Gibbons, a member of the Board of Directors
of Jack in the Box Inc. since 1985,  informed the Company that he has elected to
retire  from the  Board at the end of his  current  term and will not  stand for
reelection at the company's annual meeting in February, 2006. Mr. Gibbons serves
on  the  Company's  Finance  Committee.  His  decision  is  not  related  to any
disagreement between Mr. Gibbons and Jack in the Box Inc. on any matter relating
to the Company's operations, policies or practices.

     At its  meeting  on  November  11,  2005,  the Board of  Directors,  acting
pursuant to its  Bylaws,  decreased  the size of the Board from nine  members to
eight members effective February 16, 2006.


ITEM 9.01      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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               (C)  EXHIBITS

The following exhibits are furnished with this Report:

Exhibit
  No.          Description
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10.20          The Jack in the Box Inc. Non-Employee Director Stock Option Award
               Agreement under the 2004 Stock Incentive.





                                   SIGNATURES
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     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.


                                                JACK IN THE BOX INC.


                                       By:      JERRY P. REBEL
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                                                Jerry P. Rebel
                                                Executive Vice President
                                                Chief Financial Officer
                                                (Principal Financial Officer)
                                                (Duly Authorized Signatory)


                                                 Date:  November 14, 2005