McDonald’s Monopoly 2024 updates: Menu items with Monopoly stickers revealed

How to boost your chances of winning?

To increase your chances of winning, make sure you order items that have the most amount of game pieces.

Some food and drinks have up to three game pieces, while others have two.

For instance, fries come with only two game pieces in a meal.

However, the sides of salad, veg or fruit bag can give you three pieces.

Bonus “digital peel” to boost your chances

If you have a Monopoly property sticker, you can scan it on the McDonald’s app to get a bonus “digital peel”.

This will allow you to play more and increase your chances of winning.

However, you can only upload 24 digital peel entries per day.

How to redeem your prize?

Instant win food prizes can be redeemed at any McDonald’s branch by handing over your token to a member of staff when you order.

If you’ve got a winning token or code, you may need to provide some of your personal details to be able to redeem it, such as your date of birth, email address and phone number.

You will then be asked to choose how you want to receive your winnings, which will be either via email or delivery.

Play at quiet times to increase your chances

Game pieces come with a code to play games on the app, but you might 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. 

How does McDonald’s Monopoly work?

When you purchase a food or drink item, you can find stickers with either an “instant win” or a property.

The “instant win” stickers can be exchanged for free food.

The property sticker can help you bag the bigger prizes if you collect a full set in the same colour.

Mr Monopoly Bonus Reward

The fast food giant has introduced the Mr. Monopoly Bonus Reward, which will offer customers the chance to earn MyMcDonald’s Rewards points redeemable towards food items.

Whenever you collect 30 physical game pieces and enter their property codes into the app, you will be awarded 1,500 MyMcDonald’s Rewards points.

What are the chances of getting a Mayfair or Park Lane McDonald's Monopoly sticker?

Over 200million Monopoly game stickers were printed for the McDonald's Monopoly in 2021.

This meant that the chance of getting a Mayfair sticker was one in 50 million.

There were millions of Park Lane stickers, however, so don't give up hope of being one of the five lucky winners.

Top tip - keep hold of your Park Lane stickers, because you never know when Mayfair might come up!

Bank or Swap Peel

Customers have the opportunity to trade in their peels for another ‘more frequently found property’ or swap it for an entry into the £100k prize draw.

The choice is yours.

Which big prizes can you win this year?

If you collect a full property set, you can be in line to win some big prizes.

• £100k cash
• Mini electric car
• £2k Jet2holiday
• Merlin annual pass
• JBL Audio Bundle
• Hisense TV + Soundbar from Currys
• £100 Virgin Experience Day
• Medium Extra Value Meal
• £200 train credit with TrainPal

World's Oldest McDonald's branch

The oldest existing McDonald’s restaurant today is a drive-up hamburger stand in Downey, California.

It was the third McDonald’s restaurant to open, on August 18, 1953.

The branch still has the iconic Golden Arches design, maintaining its original appearance.

Who owns McDonald's?

Since 1955, McDonald's has been owned by Kroc, set up by Ray Kroc, who went into business with the McDonald brothers.

In 1961, Kroc bought out the McDonald brothers, who founded the franchise, for £2million.

Today, McDonald's is owned by many shareholders with 70% of the company's owners being institutional investors.

According to CNN Business reports, individual shareholders make up only about 0.31%.

The corporation has been under the leadership of Chris Kempczinski, who serves as a CEO and chairman, since 2019.

Does the original McDonald's still exist?

The very first McDonald’s restaurant was opened in San Bernardino, California, in May 1940.

It does not exist anymore. It was demolished in 1972 – but part of the original famous "Golden Arches" sign, introduced at the site in 1953, still exists.

An independent McDonald’s museum was opened on the San Bernardino site in 1998.

How much does a McDonald's franchise cost?

There are 36,000 McDonald's restaurants in more than 100 countries with the vast majority being franchise operations.

Buying into one, or building an entirely new store, is a massive emotional and financial commitment.

But opening one could lead to mouth-watering returns - between £1.5million and £4.3million a year, according to McDonald's.

To invest in a McDonald's franchise, you'll need about 25% of unencumbered funds, or roughly £100,000.

The remaining 75% can be funded by a bank, and franchises may use banks which McDonald's has a relationship with that offer competitive rates.

McDonald's Monopoly: Unclaimed prizes

In 2018, out of 25million instant food prizes in the UK, only 8million prizes were claimed.

Out of 20 Mini Coopers, just six found their way to the lucky owners.

This year, customers have until October 29th to claim their prizes.

Who founded McDonald's?

McDonald's was founded by the McDonald brothers, Richard (Dick) and Maurice (Mac).

At the same time as founding McDonald's, the two brothers also created the "Speedie Service System".

The idea for the restaurant came to them in 1937 after they opened a hot dog stand in California, USA, which proved a massive hit with customers.

In 1940, they decided to branch out and open a bigger hot dog stand at a different California site to entice more people.

It proved successful and soon the McDonald brothers adapted the business to focus on their most popular items: hamburgers, milkshakes and French fries.

Has anyone ever won a prize?

Many fans are sceptical if anyone has ever won prizes at McDonald's Monopoly.

The fast food chain says it has given away "millions of prizes" to "millions of people" in the UK over the years.

According to the chain 165 prizes were won every minute in 2022.

 where there's a daily update on how many of each prizes have been won.

Which items were axed from McDonald's menu?

McDonald's regularly updates its menu, introducing new items every six weeks.

This time, a new menu shake-up coincided with the start of the popular Monopoly game.

However, fans had to bid farewell to several items which came onto menus on July 17.

Fans had to say goodbye to the Cheesy Garlic Bread Dippers.

The McCrispy BBQ Smokehouse, Double Big Mac and Double Big Mac with Bacon also had to leave branches.

Two McFlurrys were axed from menus too - Milkybar Raspberry Ripple and Munchies Cookie Dough.

That's not all, the Chicken Sharebox and Nine Chicken Select Sharebox were also cut from the menu.

Can I play McDonald's Monopoly if I buy a Happy Meal?

The McDonald's Happy Meal is designed for kids and comes with a main, side and drink.

You have a choice of fish fingers, chicken McNuggets or veggie dippers with an apple and grapefruit bag or carrot bag side.

Drink options include water, milk or a Fruit Shoot.

Unfortunately, none of these items come with peelable Monopoly stickers.

You can pick a Happy Meal up for £3.59, depending on where you live - if you order in branch or for delivery.

Maccies also regularly changes its Happy Meal toys so customers can pick up different figurines across the year.

How can I get a McDonald's Big Mac and fries for £2.99?

You will need a previous McDonald's receipt from a visit that's no longer than 60 days old.

If you don't have one, you can just buy a cheap item quickly to get hold of a receipt.

A 12-digit code will be printed on it and then you just have to enter the McDonald's "Food for Thought" website and fill out a quick survey about your recent trip. You'll then receive a five digit code which is your voucher for the £2.99 offer.

The code can be used at any McDonald's branch to get a Big Mac and fries for £2.99.

Why doesn't McDonald's serve breakfast after 11am?

McDonald's stops breakfast and starts its normal menu at 11am each day.

Branches continue serving burgers, chicken nuggets and the rest of the normal menu right through until closing time, which will vary depending on your restaurant's opening times.

Food on the normal menu and breakfast menu can't be cooked at the same time.

Breakfast food is cooked slightly differently and at varying temperatures to burgers and fries and there's not enough space to do both menus at once in the kitchens.

How to save money at McDonald's?

You might not think it, but you can end up being charged more solely based on the McDonald's restaurant you choose.

Research by The Sun found a Big Mac meal can be up to 30p cheaper at restaurants just two miles apart from each other.

Make sure you check out all the various apps and platforms if you're ordering McDonald's to your home too.

Our research found some can charge up to £1.20 more than others.

Where can you play McDonald's Monopoly?

McDonald’s Monopoly is available at every outlet across the country.

Simply purchase one of the many items that feature stickers to play.

The chain has a restaurant locator tool on its website you can use to find your nearest one - and check what time it opens.

You can also use food delivery apps to have the items delivered straight to your door.

What McDonald's toy can you get with your Happy Meal this month?

Just before the launch of Monopoly, McDonald's introduced a new Happy Meal toy for September.

The little ones can pick up a variety of different dinosaurs from the Jurassic World Chaos Theory this month.

The toys can be assembled like a 3D puzzle and there is also a downloadable book about dinosaurs available online.

The fact-filled book can be printed and includes games and puzzles inside.

What options are the McDonald’s breakfast menu?

You can still get all the old favourites like a sausage and egg McMuffin or a bacon roll.

Fan-favourite Breakfast Wrap has also made a comeback on its breakfast menu from February 7.

Here's the full list of McDonald's Breakfast menu:

• Breakfast Wrap with Ketchup
• Breakfast Wrap with Brown Sauce
• Mighty McMuffin with Brown Sauce
• Mighty McMuffin with Tomato Ketchup
• Breakfast Roll with Ketchup
• Breakfast Roll with Brown Sauce
• Bacon Roll with Tomato Ketchup
• Bacon Roll with Brown Sauce
• Double Bacon & Egg McMuffin
• Sausage & Egg McMuffin
• Double Sausage & Egg McMuffin
• Bacon & Egg McMuffin
• Egg & Cheese McMuffin
• Muffin with Jam
• Cheesy Bacon Flatbread
• Pancakes & Syrup
• Pancakes & Sausage with Syrup
• Hash Brown
• Apple and Grape Fruit Bag
• Porridge (not available in all restaurants)

McDonald's breakfast deal

Customers can get their hands on a McDonald's breakfast for only £2.49 if they buy the brekkie item with a hot drink.

It rivals Greggs' cheapest breakfast meals which start at £2.85.

McDonald's lovers can also opt to choose the Egg McMuffin as part of a deal.