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McDonald's Monopoly returned to the UK on 4 September 2024, offering customers the chance to win prizes ranging from £100,000 in cash to free meals. The promotion, which runs for six weeks until 15 October, has been a popular feature of McDonald's since its introduction in 1987 in the United States.
How McDonald's Monopoly Works
McDonald's Monopoly is similar to the traditional Monopoly board game in that players must gather property sets in order to earn bigger rewards. The way the game works is using stickers that you can take off of certain McDonald's foods. Various Monopoly properties are featured on these stickers, and the secret to obtaining substantial prizes is to gather sets of complementary colors.
Medium and large fries, chicken selections, cold beverages, Chicken Big Macs, McFlurry, and a few more items all have stickers on them. Some products, including the recognizable Big Mac (except from the chicken variant) and McNuggets, on the other hand, were sticker-free.
Best Stickers to Watch Out For
The rarest and most sought-after stickers are necessary to win expensive rewards. For example, the rarest stickers in the game are Mayfair and Park Lane, which are both dark blue. There were only five of these available: four were on food packaging and one was concealed within the Double Peel function of the app. Players that gathered this set might win a £100,000 cash top prize.
There were only twenty-one green stickers accessible on food packaging and one on the app, making them hard to locate. The stickers represented Bond Street, Oxford Street, and Regent Street. Players may have entered to win an electric Mini vehicle by using these stickers.
Furthermore, 80 yellow stickers that symbolized Piccadilly, Coventry Street, and Leicester Square were affixed to food products. Completing this collection won a £2,000 vacation with Jet2Holidays.
Expanding Chances to Win: Tips and Strategies
Participants were urged to utilize the McDonald’s app in order to improve their chances of winning. Players received an additional “bonus peel” in the app by inputting the code found on each sticker from the actual food packaging. With the help of this innovation, there were more chances to win rewards without having to worry about losing any actual stickers.
A few astute gamers also took part in "wombling," which is the practice of gathering abandoned stickers that people have left behind. The method enhanced the likelihood of discovering uncommon stickers without requiring additional food purchases, even if it may not have been extensively used.
Top Prizes and Rewards
McDonald's Monopoly 2024 offered five opportunities to win the £100,000 cash prize, which was the most sought-after reward. In addition, there were ninety-nine Jet2 vacations and twenty-one Mini electric automobiles, each valued at £2,000.
Lesser gifts included movie passes, high-end headphones, Merlin yearly access, TVs, soundbars, and immersion days. There was also the much-anticipated reappearance of the McDonald's Gold Card and train credit. With 2,000 cards up for grabs, the Gold Card allowed recipients to enjoy one complimentary medium dinner every week for a full year.
Collect to Win Prizes
McDonald's Monopoly 2024 offered a wide range of Collect to Win prizes, where players needed to collect specific sets of property stickers to secure rewards. These included:
- £100,000 cash
- Mini electric car
- £2,000 Jet2 holiday
- Merlin annual pass
- Hisense TV + Soundbar from Currys
- JBL Audio Bundle
- £100 Virgin Experience Day
- £200 Train Credit with TrainPal
- Medium Extra Value Meal
Instant Wins and Digital Peel Prizes
Another game that allowed players to get lesser prizes right away after removing a sticker was McDonald's Monopoly. A £2,000 Jet2 vacation, a Merlin yearly pass, and cash prizes of £1,000 and £50 were among the quick win prizes. Among the quick prizes were free meals like cheeseburgers and apple pies.
Through the McDonald's app, players could also access a Digital Peel Game where they could enter sticker codes to win additional rewards. The app offered a variety of rewards, including:
- £100,000 cash
- Mini electric car
- £2,000 Jet2 holiday
- McDonald's Gold Card
- £100 Virgin Experience Day
- JBL Audio Bundle
- Footasylum eGift Card
What to Avoid: Non-Sticker Items
It was recommended to customers to stay away from several McDonald's products that had not previously had Monopoly stickers. For instance, the chicken Big Mac took part in the competition, while the original Big Mac did not. Another product lacking stickers was McNuggets, which reduced the number of opportunities to acquire Monopoly properties.