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The McDonald's Monopoly Game Was Rigged For Years. 'McMillions' Exposes the Crime Ring That Made it
« on: February 04, 2020, 01:12:28 am »
The McDonald's Monopoly Game Was Rigged For Years. 'McMillions' Exposes the Crime Ring That Made it Happen.

Gabrielle Bruney 3 hrs ago

Anyone who watched TV in the 1990s remembers McDonald’s Monopoly game and its promise of lavish rewards, including luxury cars and a million dollar grand prize. But what’s less well-known is the fact that between 1995 and 2000, almost none of the big-name prizes were won honestly. It’s a story that’s flown more or less under the radar for nearly two decades, but with the help of a brand-new docuseries (and an upcoming film from Ben Affleck and Matt Damon) the McDonald's Monopoly game fraud is about to get some of the attention denied it all those years ago.

HBO’s six-part docuseries McMillions, which debuts Monday night, tells the true story behind the long-running heist. The game worked by aping the Monopoly board game, with players collecting tokens at McDonald's locations as well as in newspapers and magazines. Minor prizes, offering lucky winners a free side of fries or the like, were relatively easy to come by. But the tokens for major prizes were about as rare as winning lottery tickets. After receiving a tip off in 2000, Jacksonville’s FBI office realized that instead of the random group of winners that the game should have produced, the major prizes were often going to people connected by family and friend networks. With the help of Mafia associates, it seemed that someone working close to the game’s production—a man ominously known as Uncle Jerry—had been stealing and distributing winning pieces.

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Re: The McDonald's Monopoly Game Was Rigged For Years. 'McMillions' Exposes the Crime Ring That Made
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2020, 10:40:43 am »
I'm Shocked!

Well, not really.
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Re: The McDonald's Monopoly Game Was Rigged For Years. 'McMillions' Exposes the Crime Ring That Made
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2020, 01:25:35 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on February 04, 2020, 10:40:43 am
I'm Shocked!

Well, not really.

Right?  The next thing we know, they're going to tell us McDonald's food isn't healthy.
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Re: The McDonald's Monopoly Game Was Rigged For Years. 'McMillions' Exposes the Crime Ring That Made
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2020, 04:51:56 pm »
Quote from: Polly Ticks on February 04, 2020, 01:25:35 pm
Right?  The next thing we know, they're going to tell us McDonald's food isn't healthy.
They have food there, too?
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Re: The McDonald's Monopoly Game Was Rigged For Years. 'McMillions' Exposes the Crime Ring That Made
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2020, 05:06:07 pm »
Looks interesting and I might watch the 1st episode today. But not sure it's worth a 6 part documentary (6 hours?).
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Re: The McDonald's Monopoly Game Was Rigged For Years. 'McMillions' Exposes the Crime Ring That Made
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2020, 07:23:28 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on February 04, 2020, 04:51:56 pm
They have food there, too?

I guess I really should have put quotation marks around that, shouldn't I. 
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Re: The McDonald's Monopoly Game Was Rigged For Years. 'McMillions' Exposes the Crime Ring That Made
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2020, 07:35:01 pm »
I still crave a Big Mac, fries and Dr. Pepper on occasion... same as I crave a Krystal burger at times.
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« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2020, 08:55:31 pm »
Just finished watching the first episode... so far this is great. The lead investigator is a little potty mouthed, but I recommend this... like a good investigative show (but real).
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Re: The McDonald's Monopoly Game Was Rigged For Years. 'McMillions' Exposes the Crime Ring That Made
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2020, 12:13:21 am »
Quote from: Sighlass on February 04, 2020, 08:55:31 pm
Just finished watching the first episode... so far this is great. The lead investigator is a little potty mouthed, but I recommend this... like a good investigative show (but real).

@Sighlass

I just watched too. Yes, the one FBI guy is quite a trip. I'm looking forward to the rest of the episodes.
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Re: The McDonald's Monopoly Game Was Rigged For Years. 'McMillions' Exposes the Crime Ring That Made
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2020, 03:29:25 am »
Kinda wonder how they pulled this off, considering I worked for the company that stuck these to the clamshells (and did myself).

There was a guy who would occasionally come and hand us the winning tickets to be mixed in with the rest, but then again there was no mention of just how 'winning' they were.

And I seem to remember an 'Uncle Jerry' comment once or twice, but can't think of the context.
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Re: The McDonald's Monopoly Game Was Rigged For Years. 'McMillions' Exposes the Crime Ring That Made
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2020, 02:01:52 pm »
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But the tokens for major prizes were about as rare as winning lottery tickets.
Who didn't know this?
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Re: The McDonald's Monopoly Game Was Rigged For Years. 'McMillions' Exposes the Crime Ring That Made
« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2020, 02:08:10 pm »
I wonder if the Supermarket (Albertson's, etc) Monopoly game is tangled up in this?
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