The McDonald's Monopoly Scam

What if the famous McDonald's Monopoly game ... was rigged?

Thank you to Jeff Maysh for the interview.

Great HBO documentary series on the story:

Music:
Compositions by Marcel Becker-Neu
Max Anson - Thrill of the Hunt
Yehezkel Raz - Fata Morgana

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Armchair documentaries, almost weekly

[therdray]

Netflix would make 12 episodes out of this and this guy delivers something of higher quality in 20min

[heartuser]

He was sentenced to 3 years in jail but released early after he rolled a double

[Acepce]

The best thing I ever won was a small ice cream

[zak__]

I can't even lie. Uncle Jerry won;
Still came out of it as a millionaire, served only 3 years, paying only $370 a month .
Where are the consequences?

[iamhallooow]

"But as anyone whose played Monopoly knows sometimes you have to go to jail, its just part of the game." Couldn't of been said better.

[jackhawkins]

I’ve worked at McDonald’s for years and monopoly has become very strict, all monopoly stickers and items are tracked and signed for when delivered, they are locked away in safe places the same as cash and heavily controlled. I imagine the company knows where all the winners are at all times.

[Amonimus]

"Jerry starts stealing from McDonalds. His first theft is small fry."
I can't take this line seriously out of context.

[RREX]

Fern makes better documentaries than Netflix 💀

[dakotaeast]

"mafiosos, psychics, strip club owners, and mormons"

one of these things is not like the others

[chronickofe]

This was amazing, but if im not wrong a few things are missing.
1. The FBI agent that had this case was a greenhorn (new) and no one took him seriously until they got that call about Mr.Jerry

2. Ms.Colombo called the FBI (called in that Mr.jerry did xyz) due to family problems. Something to do with relatives and not being able to see some kids anymore (super dumb bs)

3.The FBI agent accidentally sent ALL the info to New York Times when faxing and had to make a deal New York Times so they don't post everything on the newspaper. The deal was to be there on the scene when they did the bust.

Everything was accurate but just missing a few details (that aren't really needed but I felt like someone out there would enjoy them)

[alexxander]

$370 a month is close to what my nearly homeless friend has to pay for child support. Thats how much this millionare has to pay? The system is so broken

Edit: to the people who are questioning my friend. He is couch surfing. He can't afford rent after he pays child support, but yes, he takes care of his child first. Rent here is about $800/month for a single bedroom. Keep in mind we live in a rural red state. Minimum wage here is still $7.25/hr. He makes more than that, but it still isn't enough.

[lando]

$370 a month to pay back $12, 000, 000!?!? That's literal corruption! That would take over 27000 years to pay back! And this guy is a millionaire!

[dotatournamentss]

370$/month to pay 12mln $? Then they expect he will live for 2702 years

[Jerrycourtney]

*_Maybe the real monopoly scam was all the friends we made along the way_*

[meritmemory]

"September 10th, 2001" was all that needed to be said and I knew what the gist of what you were about to say was.

[mrcrelle]

It's crazy to think that something like this, or something even bigger, has probably happened, but we just don't know because they got away with it.

[wi-fihotpotzz]

2 MCDONALDS VIDEOS IN 1 MONTH
RONALD MCDONALD BEEN REAAAAL QUIET SINCE FERN SPOKE 😨😨😨

[iamlaggyy]

How you guys continue to improve your content when it’s already at this level is incredible

[rajeshsaraf]

the videos went from simple video essays to full on movies within a few months. incredible work fern.

[tallmex]

Off of the first video alone I watched from you, you won my subscription. You have no clue how interesting his is to listen to while I’m working, having heavy ADHD and no meds currently, you’re saving my life