Independent Auditors' Consent
The Board of Directors
Jack in the Box Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement Nos.
33-67450, 33-54602, 33-51490, 333-85669 and 333-26781 on Form S-8 of
Jack in the Box Inc. of our report dated November 6, 2000, relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of Jack in the Box Inc. and subsidiaries as of
October 1, 2000 and October 3, 1999, and the related consolidated statements of
earnings, cash flows and stockholders' equity for the fifty-two weeks ended
October 1, 2000, the fifty-three weeks ended October 3, 1999 and the fifty-two
weeks ended September 27, 1998, which report appears in the October 1, 2000
annual report on Form 10-K of Jack in the Box Inc. and subsidiaries, and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Selected Financial Data" in Item 6 of
the referenced Form 10-K.
San Diego, California
December 13, 2000
