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): February 23, 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 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 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
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     On February 23, 2005, Jack in the Box Inc. issued a press release furnished
as Exhibit 99.1, announcing the company's first-quarter results and
second-quarter guidance and updating its fiscal 2005 forecast.

     Jack in the Box Inc. will conduct a conference call on February 23, 2005,
at 8:30 a.m. PST to review Jack in the Box Inc. first-quarter results, guidance
for the second quarter and fiscal 2005. 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 8.01. OTHER EVENTS
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     On February 23, 2005, Jack in the Box Inc. issued a press release furnished
as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated herein by reference, announcing that its board
of directors authorized a $65 million program to repurchase shares of the
company's common stock, in the open market or in private transactions, from time
to time, until Oct. 2, 2005, the end of the company's current fiscal year. Such
repurchases will be made using the company's existing cash resources.


ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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(C)  EXHIBITS
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The following exhibits are furnished with this Report:

            Exhibit No.              Description
           
               99.1                  Press Release of Jack in the Box Inc. dated
                                     February 23, 2005




                                   SIGNATURES

     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
                                                   Senior Vice President
                                                   Chief Financial Officer
                                                   (Principal Financial Officer)
                                                   (Duly Authorized Signatory)

                                                   Date: February 23, 2005