MCDONALD’S Monopoly is here, with the fan-favourite offering a chance to win HUGE prizes including £100,000 and a Mini electric car.
The wildly popular game is back and bigger than ever, offering more extravagant prizes to get your hands on.
This year’s edition of McDonald’s Monopoly will last for six weeks, ending on Tuesday, October 18, 2022.
The game sees customers reveal hidden prizes on items purchased in McDonald’s restaurants across the country.
Some are instant win, meaning you can pick them up in the fast food joint.
These prizes include a £2k Holiday with TUI and an impressive £1,000 in cash.
The bigger prizes will require collection, however, and these include a staggering £100,000 cash prize and a MINI Electric Car.
Monopoly also allows you to get your hands on free menu items, ranging from a Big Mac to a Chicken Salad.
But now, the fast-food giant has warned players of a mistake that could see them lose their prizes.
McDonald’s warns fans against sharing codes online in advice on its official website.
If you share your code on social media, some opportunistic players could use it before you get the chance to.
This has even happened before. In 2019, a Twitter user claimed that their prize was stolen after they took to social media to share their winnings.
Read our McDonald’s Monopoly blog below for all you need to know…
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McDonaId’s Monopoly: Is it really worth playing?
The McDonald’s Monopoly promotion began on 7 September.
The promotion that offers consumers a chance to win prizes based on tokens they find on their products puts them in with a chance to win a holiday, money, a car and much more.
More often though, consumers end up spending money to win prizes far less expensive and of lower value than what they bought in the first place.
One social media user shared: “Mcdonalds Monopoly is back, time to spend £50 to win a fruit bag and a McFlurry.”
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What is McDonald’s Monopoly?
The promotion takes place every year.
The first time McDonald‘s ran the game was in 1987 and was limited to the US.
Since then, it’s been running worldwide.
The promotion involves customers buying food from McDonald’s and peeling a sticker off the bottom to reveal cards.
Winning certain ones will result in customers being able to win prizes ranging from £100,000 to free food.
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When does McDonald’s breakfast end?
McDonald’s breakfast is a favourite of Brits everywhere.
McDonald’s serves breakfast every day until 11am.
It used to switch to the lunchtime menu at the earlier time of 10:30am, but bosses added an extra 30 minutes to the breakfast offering two years ago.
If a restaurant is open 24hrs, it usually begins breakfast at 5am.
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Interesting facts about McDonalds (3/3)
McDonald’s began their annual Monopoly promotion recently.
As McDonald’s consumers rack up purchases in a bid to get the Monopoly tokens that will win them prizes, attention has turned to some of the craziest facts about McDonald’s.
7. There’s one floating McDonalds. Found in Vancouver, Canada is the McBarge. It was launched for and served food at the World Food Fair in 1986, but has since been abandoned.
8. The Queen owned a McDonald’s. The restaurant is located near Buckingham Palace and was part of the late monarch‘s multi-billion pound property portfolio. It’s thought that she never dined there. It’s unclear whether this will become the property of King Charles.
9. McDonald’s will cater your wedding. In Hong Kong, there are a range of packages including the deluxe package, which costs around just over £1,000 and includes a two-hour rental of a decorated McDonald’s location, 50 invitations, McDonald’s gifts for 50 guests, a pair of McDonald’s balloon wedding rings, a bridal bouquet, apple pie display, and an emcee.
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Interesting facts about McDonalds (2/4)
McDonald’s began their annual Monopoly promotion recently.
As McDonald’s consumers rack up purchases in a bid to get the Monopoly tokens that will win them prizes, attention has turned to some of the craziest facts about McDonald’s.
4. The coke is different. Many fast-food goers say the coke at McDonald’s tastes different. It may actually be true, seeing at the coke in McDonald’s is transported using stainless steel tanks in an attempt to preserve the freshness.
5. The McDonald’s logo is the most recognised. It’s thought that the McDonald’s logo is even more recognised across the world than the cross.
6. McDonald’s menus are different all over the world. The menus adapt according to what the local cuisines are. McFalafel, McSpaghetti and McRiceBurger are just some of the meals you might not have expected.
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Interesting facts about McDonalds (1/3)
McDonald’s began their annual Monopoly promotion recently.
As McDonald’s consumers rack up purchases in a bid to get the Monopoly tokens that will win them prizes, attention has turned to some of the craziest facts about McDonald’s.
1. McDonald’s began as a single BBQ restaurant. Two brothers, Richard and Maurice McDonald, launched the first restaurant in 1940 in California. After eight years, they switched to burgers, shakes and fries. In 1955, the first franchise was set up.
2. The first drive-thru was inspired by the military. The first drive-thru was in Arizona where there was a military base. They weren’t allowed to leave their vehicles unattended, so McDonald’s launched the drive-thru to tackle the problem.
3. In the US there are more McDonald’s than there are hospitals. There are reportedly 14,350 McDonald’s across the country, while there are only 10,660. There are 1,270 McDonald’s in the UK, and only 1,229 hospitals.
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Has anyone ever actually won the £100,000 prize?
McDonald’s Monopoly is back this year and consumers are attempting to win the top prizes yet again.
Some prizes are notoriously harder to win than others including the £100,000 and MINI electric car.
“In 2018, a whopping 8,006,175 prizes were claimed, including 6 Mini Coopers, three £100k prizes, two £25k prizes and a Universal Holiday.”
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How to get a Big Mac for a fraction of the price
Reddit users shared a potential hack.
While McDonald’s isn’t the most expensive, in the current climate people are looking to shave off as much as possible.
Reportedly, if you want a Big Mac, but don’t mind missing out the middle bun, you can order a McDouble without mustard or ketchup and add shredded lettuce.
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Controversy around McDonald’s Monopoly
Most players who talk about the game on social media acknowledge the game is a promotional ploy to get more people to spend with the fast-food chain.
The promotion also encourages those who are already customers of McDonald’s to buy more in the hope they will win a prize.
Over the years since it began in 1987, there have been a number of controversies around the promotional game, including in 2019 the UK Deputy Labour leader, Tom Watson, criticising the promotion.
He described it as a “danger to public health” and urged McDonald’s to drop the “grotesque marketing strategy”.
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Places where you can still play McDonald’s Monopoly
If you’re travelling in the next few weeks, don’t worry, you can still play McDonald’s Monopoly in a number of countries.
As well as across the UK, the promotion runs across a number of countries worldwide.
These countries include:
The United States
Argentina
Australia
Singapore
Ireland
Canada
Austria
France
Germany
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Portugal
Romania
South Africa
Spain
South Africa
Switzerland
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What’s the main goal of McDonald’s Monopoly?
If you have never played before, here is a breakdown of the game.
The goal, much like regular Monopoly, is to complete a collection of a set of properties.
For example, all of the green Bond Street properties.
You have to buy food items to collect the stickers, which are placed on the packaging.
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How many Mayfair stickers are there?
These stickers represent one of the rarest prizes in the entire game, and could net you £100,000
There are five Mayfair stickers in 2022 to be found in the UK.
Four of these coveted Mayfair stickers will be hidden in your favourite food packaging, and one will be hidden on the app as part of the Double Peel game.
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Why do some McDonald’s in the US have a single arch?
If you have ever been to Magnolia, New Jersey, you may have seen the unusual restaurant.
There are only 11 other locations featuring the single arch.
The single arches appeared during a time when the fast-food chain tried to introduce the Speedee character.
It was a hamburger cartoon in the signage, with a man with a chef hat and a hamburger-shaped head.
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Where can you play McDonald’s Monopoly?
Good news! McDonald’s Monopoly is available at every outlet across the country.
Simply purchase one of the many items that feature stickers to play.
You can also take part via McDelivery.
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Age restrictions of McDonald’s Monopoly this year
You must be at least 18 or older to play the game.
If you aren’t old enough to play the game, they you cannot redeem vouchers, even if you win anything.
This is to prevent encouraging youngsters to gamble.
Previously, the minimum age to play was 16 plus, however McDonald’s updated the rules recently.
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Not all McDonald’s items have tokens
In order to win prizes, consumers must win tokens.
The tokens can be found on the back of products by peeling stickers.
The full list of items that have stickers are:
- Soft Drinks
- Chicken or Chicken & Bacon Salad
- Chicken Legend
- Chicken Selects
- Big Tasty/Big Tasty with Bacon
- Big Flavour wrap & Spicy Veggie Wrap
- Mozzarella Dippers
- Spicy Chicken McNuggets
- Medium or Large Fries
- McPlant
- Mars & Twix Mcflurry’s
- Frozen Strawberry Lemonade
- Caramel Iced Frappe
- Mango & Pineapple Smoothie
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McDonaId’s Monopoly: Is it really worth playing?
The McDonald’s Monopoly promotion began on 7 September.
The promotion that offers consumers a chance to win prizes based on tokens they find on their products puts them in with a chance to win a holiday, money, a car and much more.
More often though, consumers end up spending money to win prizes far less expensive and of lower value than what they bought in the first place.
One social media user shared: “Mcdonalds Monopoly is back, time to spend £50 to win a fruit bag and a McFlurry.”
-
What is McDonald’s Monopoly?
The promotion takes place every year.
The first time McDonald‘s ran the game was in 1987 and was limited to the US.
Since then, it’s been running worldwide.
The promotion involves customers buying food from McDonald’s and peeling a sticker off the bottom to reveal cards.
Winning certain ones will result in customers being able to win prizes ranging from £100,000 to free food.
-
When does McDonald’s breakfast end?
McDonald’s breakfast is a favourite of Brits everywhere.
McDonald’s serves breakfast every day until 11am.
It used to switch to the lunchtime menu at the earlier time of 10:30am, but bosses added an extra 30 minutes to the breakfast offering two years ago.
If a restaurant is open 24hrs, it usually begins breakfast at 5am.
-
Has anyone ever actually won the £100,000 prize?
McDonald’s Monopoly is back this year and consumers are attempting to win the top prizes yet again.
Some prizes are notoriously harder to win than others including the £100,000 and MINI electric car.
“In 2018, a whopping 8,006,175 prizes were claimed, including 6 Mini Coopers, three £100k prizes, two £25k prizes and a Universal Holiday.”
-
How to get a Big Mac for a fraction of the price
Reddit users shared a potential hack.
While McDonald’s isn’t the most expensive, in the current climate people are looking to shave off as much as possible.
Reportedly, if you want a Big Mac, but don’t mind missing out the middle bun, you can order a McDouble without mustard or ketchup and add shredded lettuce.
-
Controversy around McDonald’s Monopoly
Most players who talk about the game on social media acknowledge the game is a promotional ploy to get more people to spend with the fast-food chain.
The promotion also encourages those who are already customers of McDonald’s to buy more in the hope they will win a prize.
Over the years since it began in 1987, there have been a number of controversies around the promotional game, including in 2019 the UK Deputy Labour leader, Tom Watson, criticising the promotion.
He described it as a “danger to public health” and urged McDonald’s to drop the “grotesque marketing strategy”.
-
Places where you can still play McDonald’s Monopoly
If you’re travelling in the next few weeks, don’t worry, you can still play McDonald’s Monopoly in a number of countries.
As well as across the UK, the promotion runs across a number of countries worldwide.
These countries include:
The United States
Argentina
Australia
Singapore
Ireland
Canada
Austria
France
Germany
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Portugal
Romania
South Africa
Spain
South Africa
Switzerland
Taiwan -
Interesting facts about McDonalds (4/4)
McDonald’s began their annual Monopoly promotion recently.
As McDonald’s consumers rack up purchases in a bid to get the Monopoly tokens that will win them prizes, attention has turned to some of the craziest facts about McDonald’s.
10. The uniforms are being recycled. For years, McDonald’s has been accused of being bad for the environment and bad for people’s health. In a bid to do good good and change the conversation, the chain has plans to recycle uniforms to make new uniforms and mattresses.
11. Big Macs aren’t the restaurant’s top seller. Once you find out what is, it seems a little less surprising. You might think it’s the McNuggets, but no – French fries are in fact McDonald’s best selling item.
12. The McRib was created to counter the McNuggets. In the US, the McRib was invented because farmers couldn’t keep up with the chicken demand. Interestingly, the McRib actually has no rib in it, and is instead made of pork shoulder meat.
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Interesting facts about McDonalds (3/4)
McDonald’s began their annual Monopoly promotion recently.
As McDonald’s consumers rack up purchases in a bid to get the Monopoly tokens that will win them prizes, attention has turned to some of the craziest facts about McDonald’s.
7. There’s one floating McDonalds. Found in Vancouver, Canada is the McBarge. It was launched for and served food at the World Food Fair in 1986, but has since been abandoned.
8. The Queen owned a McDonald’s. The restaurant is located near Buckingham Palace and was part of the late monarch‘s multi-billion pound property portfolio. It’s thought that she never dined there. It’s unclear whether this will become the property of King Charles.
9. McDonald’s will cater your wedding. In Hong Kong, there are a range of packages including the deluxe package, which costs around just over £1,000 and includes a two-hour rental of a decorated McDonald’s location, 50 invitations, McDonald’s gifts for 50 guests, a pair of McDonald’s balloon wedding rings, a bridal bouquet, apple pie display, and an emcee.
