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    Crooks Go All-Out To Take Home The Grand Fries In 'McMillions'

    HBO's latest documentary series explores an enormous conspiracy to steal the winning game pieces from McDonald's' best-known promotional game.
    by Linda Holmes Feb 04, 2020 2 minutes
    The documentary <em>McMillions </em>explores, using both archival footage and recreations, the story of the fraud uncovered within the McDonald's Monopoly game.

    McMillions premiered on HBO on Monday, February 3rd.

    Wherever there are gains, there is the risk of ill-gotten gains. Even at the drive-thru.

    The McDonald's Monopoly game, featuring both instant-win opportunities and game pieces that could be collected to win prizes in sets, has been run in markets around the world off and on since 1987. It has encouraged people to collect their game pieces from french fry, throughout the 1990s, it was the subject of massive fraud.

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