Well that time of year is here again, and the UK Mcdonalds Monopoly game is just around the corner.

This years game is known as Best Chance monopoly and it's probably McDonald's most generous competition yet, allowing for a 1 in 3 chance of winning a prize as opposed to last year's 1 in 4 Money Monopoply game.

The gameplay is similar to previous years, being a mix of small instant win prizes and larger items won by collecting a series of stickers matching a particular set of properties on the monopoly gameboard.

In all there are 34 million prizes to be won this year, which are as follows:

Collect To Win:

1. 1 x £500k cash prize
   
2. 2 x £300k to buy a home with
3. 8 x mini coopers
   
4. 100 x virgin holidays
5. 150 x £1000 prepaid visa card
6. 500 x Nokia phone with EA N-Gage Monopoly game
7. 1100 x Kodak Digital Cameras
8. 1250 x £100 Prepaid visa card
   
9. Stations: 150 x free energy for a year (up to £1500) from npower

Instant Win:

1. 2 x mini coopers
   
2. 150 x virgin holidays
3. 20 x £1000 Buyagift.com shopping sprees
   
4. 150 x £1000 prepaid visa card
5. 500 x Nokia phone with EA N-Gage Monopoly game
6. 300 x Kodak Digital Cameras
7. 500 x £100 Prepaid visa card
8. 500 x £100 HQHair Vouchers
9. £100 off Virgin Holidays of £1,000 or more
10. 20% off at Buyagift
11. 20% off HQHair.com
12. 15% off at Kokak.com/uk
13. £5 off £15 spent on books and stationery spent at WHSmith
14. £1 to £99 money off** at HMV and HMV.com
15. Millions of great tasting McDonald's food prizes
16. Stations: 50 x free energy for a year (up to £1500) from npower

I shall post the usual rare/common stickers lists as soon as I am aware of them myself, and don't forget about our sticker store for any you might need.

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It’s McDonald’s, of course. A new book by insider Paul Facella, a former McDonald’s executive, tells the behind-the-scenes story of the world’s most successful restaurant organization, drawing from his decades of personal experience in the company—starting as a grill man at age 16—and colorful interviews with McDonald’s executives, franchisees, managers, and vendors, including late company founder Ray Kroc.

In Everything I Know about Business I Learned at McDonald’s (McGraw-Hill, Nov. 2008), readers learn how this monumental organization has one of the highest employee retention rates of any company and an enviable brand that represents consistency, quality, and value—whether you’re eating a Big Mac in Beijing or Boise.

Facella embroiders this fast-paced read with quirky stories of McDonald’s business culture—such as the fact that an employee can still phone the CEO and get a call back within 24 hours, or that bun supplier East Balt Bakery, which struck a handshake deal with Ray Kroc back in 1955, still operates without a written contract.

Facella co-wrote the book with award-winning journalist Adina Genn, who in 2007 was named the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Small Business Journalist of the Year in New York.