McDonald’s fan-fave Monopoly game is back — decades after infamous ‘McMillions’ scam

After a 10-year hiatus, McDonald’s is bringing backmost its iconic Monopoly crippled — contempt its shady past.

Starting Oct. 6 for a constricted time, McDonald’s fans person nan chance to rediscover nan “thrill of nan peel” pinch caller twists specified arsenic integer crippled pieces alongside nan classical crippled pieces connected prime paper items.

Customers conscionable person to bid their favourite point from nan Monopoly astatine McDonald’s menu, past peel and play, utilizing nan app to cod spot pieces and redeem prizes.

Each crippled portion will gain you a Bonus Play for a 2nd chance to triumph in-app. Prizes tin see thing from free nutrient to a dream picnic to a $1 cardinal rate prize, according to a press release.

“Our fans person been clamoring for nan return of Monopoly astatine McDonald’s, and we’re thrilled to bring it backmost pinch a modern, integer spin,” Alyssa Buetikofer, elder vice president and main trading and customer acquisition serviceman of McDonald’s USA, said successful a statement.

“This crippled is simply a halfway representation for truthful galore customers, and we’re excited that those memories tin now beryllium shared crossed generations.”

There are much than 30 eligible paper items crossed nan breakfast, luncheon and meal menus for Monopoly, including instrumentality favorites specified arsenic nan Quarter Pounder pinch Cheese, Egg McMuffin and ample fries.

When fans cod spot pieces, they get a chance astatine large prizes specified arsenic 1 cardinal American Airlines AAdvantage miles, a $50,000 picnic to a Monopoly Go! location aliases a $10,000 Lowe’s shopping spree.

Of course, location are besides free nutrient prizes, for illustration nan Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit, Double Cheeseburger and Snack Wrap. Players tin besides triumph MyMcDonald’s Rewards points.

Those who play nan Bonus Play done Nov. 2 will person a chance to triumph prizes, including a 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, arsenic good arsenic exclusive experiences from nan Coca-Cola Company.

The return of nan crippled plays into the nostalgia aspect, but it doesn’t travel without controversy.

In nan early 2000s, it was uncovered that Jerome P. Jacobson, a erstwhile constabulary serviceman successful complaint of distributing nan winning tickets to McDonald’s crossed nan country, would bargain nan winning tickets for himself, friends and family, starring to astir $24 cardinal successful prizes taken.

The strategy triggered an FBI probe that led to nan arrests of Jacobson and 7 of his associates successful 2001, arsenic good arsenic an HBO docuseries called “McMillion$,” which was released successful 2020.

How to play Monopoly astatine McDonald’s

1. Register: Download nan McDonald’s app, opt successful to Rewards and registry for nan game. Those who pre-register betwixt Sept. 29 and Oct. 5 will get 500 prize MyMcDonald’s Rewards points.
2. Order: Starting Oct. 6, registered players tin bid prime paper items and get a crippled portion to play. With immoderate items, you’ll get a beingness piece, for illustration connected nan broadside of a ample fry box, while others will springiness you a integer portion done your telephone erstwhile you bid successful nan app aliases usage a reward code.
3. Peel for prizes aliases properties: There are 2 ways to subordinate nan nosy this time. Physical crippled pieces tin beryllium peeled from nan packaging, past scanned successful nan app to uncover a prize aliases cod a integer spot piece. When you gain a integer crippled piece, you tin “peel” straight successful nan app to uncover if you’re an instant victor aliases to cod your integer spot piece.
4. Bonus game: In some cases, customers tin play nan prize crippled successful nan app for a 2nd chance to triumph done Nov. 2.