Exhibit 32.2


                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
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I,   John F.  Hoffner,  Chief  Financial  Officer  of JACK IN THE BOX INC.  (the
     "Registrant"),  do hereby  certify in  accordance  with 18 U.S.C.  1350, as
     adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002, that,
     based on my knowledge:

     (1)  the  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of the  Registrant,  to which this
          certification is attached as an exhibit (the "Report"), fully complies
          with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities  Exchange Act
          of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m); and

     (2)  the  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Registrant.



Dated:  August 20, 2003                                /s/ JOHN F. HOFFNER
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                                                       John F. Hoffner
                                                       Chief Financial Officer



A signed  original of this written  statement  required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the  electronic  version of this written  statement
required by Section 906,  has been  provided to Jack in the Box Inc. and will be
retained by Jack in the Box Inc. and  furnished to the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.