--- title: McDonald's Is Bringing Back Monopoly description: Monopoly — the sweepstakes that has intrigued Mickey D's lovers for decades — is officially returning this spring. canonical: https://time.com/4270687/mcdonalds-money-monopoly/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-24T17:08:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-15T04:14:18.000Z og:title: McDonald's Is Bringing Back Monopoly og:description: Collect a Big Mac as you pass 'Go' og:url: https://time.com/4270687/mcdonalds-money-monopoly/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa5f95d426437e36/69888c64ab6d7754056a8fc1/money-monopoly-packaging6.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Money Monopoly Packaging[6] og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: McDonald's Is Bringing Back Monopoly twitter:description: Collect a Big Mac as you pass 'Go' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa5f95d426437e36/69888c64ab6d7754056a8fc1/money-monopoly-packaging6.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # McDonald's Is Bringing Back Monopoly > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Updated: Dec 15, 2023 4:14 AM UTCPublished: Mar 24, 2016 5:08 PM UTC  McDonald's Money Monopoly packaging McDonald's Money Monopoly packaging McDonald's  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Updated: Dec 15, 2023 4:14 AM UTCPublished: Mar 24, 2016 5:08 PM UTC Monopoly — the sweepstakes that has intrigued [Mickey D’s lovers](http://time.com/4242048/mcdonalds-cadbury-creme-egg-mcflurry/) for decades — is officially returning this spring. This year’s promotion, Money Monopoly, will be offered at [McDonald’s locations](http://time.com/4053832/history-egg-mcmuffin-mcdonalds-breakfast/) around the country from March 29 to April 25, and will give customers a chance to win more individual cash prizes than any Monopoly game in the past 10 years, according to a representative of the [fast food giant](http://time.com/4266803/popeyes-hires-teen-who-stopped-robbery-during-interview/). Participants will have a one in four chance of earning 100 million food and cash rewards. **Read More:** [McDonald’s Is Making a Power Move to Compete with Starbucks](http://time.com/money/4253877/mcdonalds-loyalty-program-fast-food/) Wondering how to get in on the action? It’s as simple as picking up an order of fries. “Customers can play multiple ways: by collecting game pieces in-restaurant, peeling instant win game pieces, entering the weekly Money Monopoly Online Sweepstakes at [www.playatmcd.com](http://www.playatmcd.com/), or redeeming offers through the McDonald’s App which automatically enters customers in a weekly sweepstakes to win $50,000,” Samantha Klein, the chain’s senior manager of media relations, told TIME. 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