Here is some essential information on the 2009 McDonalds Monopoly Game in the USA:

Residents of the following Countries can enter the US game:

• U.S.
• Guam
• Saipan
• Canada

Residents of the following Countries CAN NOT enter the US game:

• Puerto Rico
• American Samoa
• Other countries/territories where prohibited by Law

Additionally The following Restrictions Apply to the US Game:

• The online game is restricted to persons aged 13 or older
• Online Game not available in Guam
• Online Game not available in Saipan
• Text play not available in Canada

Promotion Start And End Dates

• Game begins 6th of October 2009 (10/6/2009)
• In-Store Game ends 2nd of November 2009 (11/02/2009) or while supplies last
• Online Game ends 16th of November 2009 (11/16/2009) at 11:59:59 pm ET (Eastern Time)

You can find the full set of official rules at participating McDonald's stores, which will outline prizes, ARVs, odds, and how to play without purchase.

If you land on Chance in the online game you could receive a prize the as a result of a Monopoly dice roll to occur the following day.

A roll of two sixes (6 + 6) results in a $1 Million prize, payable as $50,000 per year for 20 years without interest, for any result other than 2 sixes, the winner receives $10,000.

The $1 Million daily draws for the USA and Canada will run online from 12:00:00 midnight Eastern Time (ET) on the 6th of October 2009 (10/6/2009) to 11:59:59 pm Eastern Time (ET) on the 2nd of November 2009 (11/2/2009)

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

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.

Update: If you are looking for rare stickers for the UK 2009 Best Chance Monopoly game, please see  Rare stickers common stickers for the 2009 best chance game or visit the sticker store

Right, it looks like it's time to deal with one of the key pieces of information people want to know about the 2008 USA McDonalds Monopoly competition.

Which stickers are the rare winners, and which are the common ones?

Over the next couple of days I will be contacting a couple of special sources, scouring the internet, analyzing eBay via the auction list on your right, and looking at our own sticker store to compile the list for you, so keep an eye on this page for updates!

Common Stickers:

1. Park Place
2. Arches Avenue
3. Pacific Avenue
4. North Carolina Avenue
5. Atlantic Avenue
6. Marvin Gardens
7. Indiana Avenue
8. Illinois Avenue
9. St. James Place
10. New York Avenue
11. St. Charles Place
12. States Avenue
13. Oriental Avenue
14. Connecticut Avenue
15. Reading Railroad
16. Pennsylvania Railroad
17. B. & O. Railroad
18. Baltic Avenue

The Rare stickers are therefore:

1. Boardwalk (Wins $1,000,000 Paid in annual instalments)
2. Golden Avenue (Wins $100,000 Cash)
3. Pennsylvania Avenue (Wins $50,000 Cash)
4. Ventnor Avenue (Wins $25,000 Cash)
5. Kentucky Avenue (Wins $10,000 Cash)
6. Tennessee Avenue (Wins $5,000)
7. Virginia Avenue (Wins $2,000 Cash)
8. Vermont Avenue (Wins $1,000 Cash)
9. Short Line (Wins $100 Cash)
10. Mediterranean Avenue (Wins $100 Cash)
11. Water Works (Wins $50 Cash)

So there you go - good luck everybody!

Click here If you are looking for the UK List

At the request of a number of my users I have now added a prizes won list to the site (see the tab top right). 

This is a frequently updated list of the total number of prizes won in each category, based on the information released on the official McDonald's monopoly website.

The reason for this list is that McDonald's rather cleverly give you the winners information by area on their site, so it's difficult to find out how many of each prize have actually been won due to the quantity of information to wade through (and as a result we all buy more meals hoping to win something good, which may have already gone).  

That said if you want see who's won what in your area then just click on the offical map: http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/money/Winners/

Hope you find it useful