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 5, 2001, relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of Jack in the Box Inc. and subsidiaries as of
September 30, 2001 and October 1, 2000, and the related consolidated statements
of earnings, cash flows and stockholders' equity for the fifty-two weeks ended
September 30, 2001 and October 1, 2000, and the fifty-three weeks ended
October 3, 1999, which report appears in the September 30, 2001 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.


                                        KPMG LLP





San Diego, California
December 10, 2001