10 Interesting Facts About McDonald’s Monopoly You Probably Didn’t Know Of

Do you remember the popular McDonalds’ Monopoly game? After a 5 year hiatus, the chance to win big prizes is back again, only this time, instead of just the usual restaurants, you’ll get to score game labels at any McDonalds’ touchpoints including the restaurants, McCafes and even McDelivery, thus increasing your chances!

Here are 10 interesting facts about the McDonalds’ monopoly game you probably didn’t know.

1. The winner of the million dollar prize receives an annual cheque of $50,000 for 20 years.

2. The game has been around since 1987, giving away over $40 million in prizes.

3. McDonald’s doesn’t run the contest as companies are forbidden to run their own contests due to fraud prevention. Simon Worldwide, a subcontractor is in charged of labels and prize distribution.

4. There was a major pause in the game from fraud as the chief of security, Jerome Jacobson, was caught stealing and stealing the rarest pieces for his friends and family, gaining a total of $24 million between 1995 and 2000.

5. Jerome and his group of con artists actually mailed a winning piece to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, containing a $1 million prize piece. The hospital offered to return the money but McDonalds’ allowed them to keep the prize.

6. McDonalds’ tried to sue for fraud but it backfired and ended up having to pay Simon Worldwide $16.6 million instead. 

7. Between 2003 and 2011, a total of 4.2 billion game pieces were created. If placed down, the pieces would surround Earth’s circumference 1 and a half times.

8. The chances of winning an in-store prize is 1 in 25.

9. In 2001, winners who won $1 million could “pick their prize” where they can choose between receiving $1 million worth in cash, gold or diamonds.

10. In Singapore, prizes are only entitled to participants who are legal residents of Singapore with valid NRIC or FIN numbers.

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