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Episode 237 - The Amazing McMillions Scam
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McDonald’s Monopoly game gave customers tons of free Coke and french fries. But a select few could win serious cash money. That was supposed to be random. One man decided he didn’t like those odds. Like all crazy schemes, this one eventually collapsed, but it was a hell of a ride.
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/arts/television/mcmillions-hbo-explained.html
https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/mcdonalds-monopoly-game-fraud-true-story.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/08/business/mcdonald-s-gives-millions-to-patrons-but-very-quietly.html
HBO documentary “McMillions”
385 jaksoa
Manage episode 333773589 series 1400089
McDonald’s Monopoly game gave customers tons of free Coke and french fries. But a select few could win serious cash money. That was supposed to be random. One man decided he didn’t like those odds. Like all crazy schemes, this one eventually collapsed, but it was a hell of a ride.
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/arts/television/mcmillions-hbo-explained.html
https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/mcdonalds-monopoly-game-fraud-true-story.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/08/business/mcdonald-s-gives-millions-to-patrons-but-very-quietly.html
HBO documentary “McMillions”
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