Getty images part of a mcdonald s monopoly game board is seen oct. Hbos docuseries mcmillions investigates a massive conspiracy that involved criminals rigging the mcdonalds monopoly promotion. You may remember that mcdonald s used to and in some places, still does run a contest inspired by the board game monopoly. The 56yearold bachelor had called a mcdonald s hotline to say hed won their monopoly competition. Mcdonald s customers collected monopoly game pieces attached to various food and drink items in order to win cash, food, a jamaican vacation and. Regardless of when it may have been officially declassified, information about the rigged monopoly kits was openly acknowledged and discussed long before 2007. You put the stickers number 1 and 2 in as many times as you want. I live in tennessee northeast and we have noticed that there is always all but one of each property color to win the grand prize. The shocking report detailed how a 12year scheme resulted in the arrest of a former cop who had rigged the fastfood companys popular game with the help of psychics, stripclub owners.
Eight people conspired to rig mcdonald s promotionalprize contests, including the popular monopoly game, and so defrauded the fastfood. Mcdonalds monopoly promotion was at the center of a fraudulent scheme run by a former police officer, the daily beast reported over the. I have only yellow and light blue so far and all i have are atlantic avenue. And then, about one in a million sets of random stickers, y. By completing groups of properties like baltic and mediterranean avenues, players won cash or a sega game gear, while instant win game pieces scored a free filetofish or a. For once, there was indeed truth in advertising people flocked to the golden arches for a chance to win fabulous prizes via food purchases after all, whats better than a real reason to. By debbie lord, cox media group national content desk. Mcdonald s introduced its version of monopoly in 1987, and people began collecting game pieces attached to drink cups, french fry packets. The mcmillions monopoly scheme, explained the new york times. Everything to know about mcmillions and the mcdonalds monopoly game scam. How a cop, mobsters and mormons fixed mcdonalds monopoly. How an excop rigged mcdonalds monopoly game and stole millions.
How monopoly games helped allied pows escape during world. In 2018, the daily beast reported on a bizzare and complex multimilliondollar scheme that was virtually unheard of known as the mcdonald s monopoly scam. Mcdonalds monopoly game was rigged, and twitter is. For years, the beloved mcdonald s monopoly game was rigged by a motley crew of mobsters, excops, and one mormon church leader. Every year, for a limited time only, you can win big money collecting monopoly pieces. Another interesting crime story how an excop rigged mcdonald s monopoly game and stole millions jerome jacobson and his network of mobsters, psychics, stripclub owners, and drug traffickers won almost every prize for 12 years, until the fbi launched operation final answer. Thats because between 1995 and 2001, the game was rigged.
Customers were convinced the game was rigged, that maybe even the mcdonald s employees. Mcdonald s has a rigorous and thorough security protocol in place for running the 2009 mcdonald s monopoly game at mcdonald s, from game piece production and application, to secure warehousing, shipping, and distribution in the restaurants. Since 1987, mcdonald s customers had feverishly collected monopoly game pieces attached to drink cups, french fry packets and advertising inserts in magazines. A former cop reportedly rigged mcdonalds monopoly game to. The story of how a former georgia police officer rigged the mcdonald s monopoly game for over a decade is captivating the internet. Were escape kits smuggled to wwii pows in monopoly games. Mcmillions is described as a documentary series chronicling the strangerthanfiction story of an excop turned security auditor who rigged the mcdonald s monopoly game promotion for a decade. An employee of the firm charged with providing security for the game pieces used in the monopoly promotion, jerome jacobson, stole highvalue prize pieces before being busted by the fbi in 2001. The story dates back to the 1990s, when jerry jacobson, a former police officer, set up a scheme to provide winning mcdonald s monopoly pieces.
How an excop rigged the game and stole millions scott barbourgetty images it was a mc ripoff. But what you may not know is that one man is believed to have. Mcdonald s security protocol touches every individual associated with the 2009 monopoly game at mcdonald s. Mcmillions exposes the crime ring that made it happen.
Youre asking how someone woul rig a game that has you collect sets of three stickers. The details of how jacobson, a former police officer, pulled off a multimilliondollar scam include a national mcdonalds monopoly game promotion and a stealthy heist that found jacobson sneaking. She became a bornagain christian and released a book, from a. How excop jerome jacobson rigged mcdonalds monopoly. In 2001, the report says, more than 50 people were. A new hbo documentary about the mcdonald s monopoly game fraud tells a totally unbelievable true story. How mcmillions scam rigged the mcdonalds monopoly game. Excop rigged mcdonalds monopoly game and stole millions. How an excop rigged the mcdonalds monopoly game and. How mcdonalds monopoly game was rigged business insider.
Detailed story of rigged mcdonalds monopoly game is. Reports stated that winners of mcdonald s monopoly game would have to turn over their cash winnings to uncle jerry upon receiving them. Mcdonald s monopoly got a small start in 1987 and quickly took the world by storm. Mcdonald s monopoly promotion was at the center of a fraudulent scheme run by a former police officer, the daily beast reported over the weekend. How excop jerome jacobson rigged mcdonalds monopoly game. Between 1989 and 2001, uncle jerry used his position as the head. How an excop rigged the mcdonalds monopoly game to strike. Mcdonalds monopoly game was rigged by an excop, twitter. Eight charged with rigging mcdonalds prize contests the. This excop rigged mcdonalds monopoly gameand won for. The mcdonalds monopoly game is a sales promotion run by fast food restaurant chain. Uncle jerry turned out to be a man named jerome jacobson, who was employed as a director of security and had been charged with the responsibility of overseeing the production of highlyvaluable game pieces required to claim the most soughtafter. The story of how a former georgia police officer rigged the mcdonalds monopoly game for over a decade is captivating the internet. The monopoly box was big enough to not only hold the.
There were two ways to win the monopoly grand prize. The mcdonald s monopoly game is one of the most successful marketing promotions of all time. Well, a lot of that time was wasted, and you had absolutely no chance of winning. However, if the games were already rigged as dent suspected, then, morally, there was only one thing he could do. Hbo to air mcmillions, a doc about mcdonalds monopoly. It was ingenious, philip orbanes, author of several books on monopoly, told heussner. If youve never played, the mcdonalds monopoly promotion involves collecting tiny peeloff game pieces that were found on the packaging of the chains menu items and in print ads. What hbos mcmillions leaves out about the mcdonalds. Are there different properties in different areas of the us. Hbo is airing a documentary about the mcdonalds monopoly. Heres a list of the top 10 untold truths about mcdonald s monopoly.
The new hbo documentary mcmillions tells the story of the infamous mcdonald s monopoly scam in which thieves stole winning game pieces and sold them. Everyone loves winning on mcdonald s monopoly so today we count down 10 things you didnt know about mcdonald s monopoly. Nprs renee montagne speaks to brian lazarte and james lee hernandez, directors of mcmillions, an hbo series about how a mcdonald s monopoly game turned into. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Since 1987, mcdonald s customers had feverishly collected monopoly game pieces attached to drink cups, french fry packets, and advertising inserts in magazines. How an excop rigged mcdonalds monopoly game and stole. An fbi agent in the series says that from 1989 to 2001, there were almost no legitimate. Mark wahlberg says mcmillions doc about rigged mcdonald. How an excop rigged the mcdonalds monopoly game to strike it big. The true story behind the mcdonalds monopoly fraud doc.