MCDONALD’S has loads of prizes up for grabs in the latest Monopoly game, including thousands of pounds in cash and a holiday.
Here we share the top tips and tricks for increasing your chances of landing the goodies up for grabs.
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Choose your food wisely
To win prizes in McDonald’s Monopoly you need to check the game pieces on menu items.
But not all menu items are equal when it comes to collecting these prize pieces.
Some food and drink have up to THREE game pieces and others have none at all.
Here are the menu items with the most game pieces:
- Chicken and bacon salad
- Chicken salad
- Chicken selects (3 or 5)
- Chicken BBQ Smokehouse
- Big Tasty (with or without bacon)
- All big flavour wraps
- Chicken Legend
- Medium or large soft drink
- Any McCafe Iced Drink
- Side salad, vegetable bag or fruit bag when served a medium or large main meal after 11pm
- Any drink when served a medium or large main meal after 11pm
The maximum number of pieces you can get at once is nine.
You need to choose one of the main items above in a meal and choose one of the sides and a drink, and each will come with three tokens.
Unfortunately faves like McNuggets and Big Macs don’t come with any pieces, and never have in McDonald’s Monopoly.
Swap fries for a healthy side
While the fast food chain is well known for its fries, you can increase your chances of winning by avoiding the classic.
As shown above, the sides of salad, veg or fruit bag which you can have as part of a meal come with three pieces.
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Fries however come with only two game pieces in a meal.
Campaigners slammed Maccies in previous years for encouraging unhealthy choices which led to a shake up.
In 2019 (the last time the game ran) the pieces were added to the fruit, veg and salad products for the first time.
Play online games at quiet times
Game pieces come with a code to play games online, but you’ll want to avoid lunch and dinner time.
There are two cash prizes up for grabs per minute and non-cash prizes are “allocated across the hours in that day at random subject to due weighting to take account of anticipated rates of game-play at different times of the day” according to the rules.
In other words, the more people playing the less chance there is to win, so play at less busy times.
Try wombling
Many people won’t be playing the Monopoly game or even bother to check the pieces they have, according to MoneySavingExpert.com.
If you spot empty packets or cups on tables, it’s worth checking to see if there is a tile you can use.
This practice is known as “wombling”, though it’s not always approved by companies, but millions of people do it across the country.
What prizes can you win in McDonald’s Monopoly?
Once you’ve increased your chances, here’s what you could win:
Collect to win prizes
If you get multiple stickers you can try and collect property sets that will put you in line to win some big prizes.
- £100k cash
- Ibiza holiday (or UK getaway)
- £1k to spend at AO.com on home entertainment
- Lay-Z-Spa hot tub
- £500 shopping spree at Misguided or Mennace
- Buyagift experience
- £100 JD Sports gift card
- Medium extra value meal
- Sky Mobile phone and one year contract
Instant win prizes
Simply peel off the sticker you get when you buy a McDonald’s item to see if you have won an instant prize.
- Ibiza holiday (or UK getaway)
- Lay-Z-Spa hot tub
- Buyagift experience
- £1k cash
- 50 Inch 4K Hisense Roku TV
- McDonald’s Gold Card
- £200 for passing go
- Wireless headphones from Urbanears
- Prezzybox £100 voucher
- £100 One4all gift card
- £50 Gift Card provided by JD Sports
- Limited Edition Beauty Box provided by Glossybox.co.uk
- HYPE Sunglasses
- £30 voucher Missguided or Mennace
- Inflatable pool float
- Hype backpack
- Juice portable power bank
- Personalised phone case
- Limited edition PopSockets PopGrip
- Sky Store Online voucher £5.99
- Food prize vouchers (see details below)
Online game prizes
Look for a code on your online game piece to be in the chance of taking home some prizes.
- Cash prize – £5, £10, £20, £50 or £100
- Hussle gym passes
- NextUp comedy subscription
- Great Magazines digital subscription
- £10 CeX voucher
- Great Magazines digital magazine single edition
- Food prize vouchers (see details below)
Food voucher prizes
- Big Mac or Big Flavour Wrap
- 6 Chicken McNuggets or Double Cheeseburger
- McFlurry or Fruit Bag
- Small fries or veg bag
- Medium Coca-Cola Zero Sugar or medium milkshake
- Quarter Pounder With Cheese or McChicken Sandwich
- Apple Pie or Fruit Bag
- Regular hot drink
McDonald’s Monopoly was cancelled last year because of Covid – but this year’s game pieces have old expiry dates.
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