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.

Just like the Amy McDonald case I would just like to state that this site is nothing to with Michael McDonald the singer/song writer formerly of The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan.

So please stop emailing me for pictures, autographs, tickets for gigs and downloads.

I mean really, who'd honestly associate the two?

If you do want information about Michael McDonald click here

If you want to work for McDonalds in the USA, they now have a really neat online application process.

Simply visit http://www.mcstate.com/careers/ select the state you want to work in from the drop down box, and then choose the role you want apply for i.e. Crew, Management, Support or Any (the latter being any job role).

It will the ask you to choose a town or city in the state you want to work in and you can fill out their online form for the job you want to apply for. Really nice and easy!

If you want to work for McDonalds in the UK, there is a similar online application form here: http://www.mcdcareers.co.uk/html/apply.htm

Of course you don't have to apply online in either case - personally I find it easier, but you can just show up at the restaurant you want to work in, fill out an application form there and then and be on your way to a sparkling new career.

Recently I have had quite a few emails from people asking various questions about McDonalds, the company, as opposed to about their specific monopoly competition.

As a result I've added this McDonalds Information section with the aim of addressing these questions and hopefully helping direct users to the right area

I don't know if it's just some spammer somewhere out there having a bit of fun, but this site is nothing to with Amy McDonald or her album 'This is the life'.

So please stop emailing me for pictures, autographs, tickets for gigs and downloads.

I mean really, who'd honestly associate the two?

If you do want information about Amy McDonald or her album click here