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

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 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 30, 2005
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                              JACK IN THE BOX INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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


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


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

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


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ITEM 2.02       RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
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     On November 30, 2005, Jack in the Box Inc. issued a press release furnished
as Exhibit 99.1, announcing the company's fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2005
results, and affirming its guidance for the first-quarter and fiscal year 2006.

     Jack in the Box Inc. will conduct a conference call on November 30, 2005,
at 8:30 a.m. PST to review Jack in the Box Inc. fourth-quarter and fiscal year
2005 results and guidance for the first quarter and fiscal year 2006. Investors
can hear this conference call live by visiting the Jack in the Box Inc. home
page at www.jackinthebox.com. Access the Jack in the Box Inc. home page at least
15 minutes prior to the call in order to download and install any necessary
audio software. For a limited time, investors can hear replays of the conference
call by visiting www.jackinthebox.com and clicking on the conference call link.


ITEM 9.01       FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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                (C) EXHIBITS

The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:


Exhibit No.                     Description
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   99.1                         Press Release of Jack in the Box Inc. dated 
                                November 30, 2005







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


                                                Date: November 30, 2005