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 9, 2006
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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 File         (I.R.S. Employer
       of incorporation)             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 5.02    DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

(d)On November 14, 2006, Jack in the Box Inc. issued a press release announcing
that, effective November 9, George Fellows had been elected a director the
Company. Mr. Fellows has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Callaway Golf, as well as one of its directors, since August 2005. Prior to
joining Callaway, during the period 2000 through July 2005, he served as
President and Chief Executive Officer of GF Consulting, a management consulting
firm, and served as Senior Advisor to Investcorp International, Inc. and J. P.
Morgan Partners, LLC. Previously, Mr. Fellows served as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Revlon, Inc.

There is no arrangement or understanding pursuant to which Mr. Fellows was
elected as a director and there are no related party transactions between the
Company and Mr. Fellows. The Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Fellows to
membership in the Finance Committee of the Board effective November 9, 2006.

For service as a non-management director during fiscal 2007, Mr. Fellows will
receive an annual cash retainer of $30,000 and meeting fees of $2,500 for each
Board meeting and $1,500 for each Committee meeting attended. Under the
Company's Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Management Directors, directors may
elect to defer payment of all or any part of their directors fees. Mr. Fellows
will also receive a stock option grant for 9,200 shares under the Jack in the
Box Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. The Company executes an Indemnification
Agreement with each of its directors, the form of which is attached to the
Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2002, as Exhibit
10.11.


ITEM 9.01    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

             (C) EXHIBITS

The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:

Exhibit
  No.          Description
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99.1           Press Release issued on November 13, 2006






                                   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 14, 2006