McDonald’s Monopoly - The One That Jaron Doesn't Want to Do

Things I Learned Last Night

Space Tim Media

Comedy, Education, History

4.6 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

For years, the McDonald's Monopoly game made people believe they could win big. From free fries to million-dollar prizes, millions of people peeled those little game pieces, hoping to strike it rich. But what if we told you that the biggest prizes were never actually up for grabs? This is the true story of how Jerry Jacobson stole millions of dollars by rigging the McDonald’s Monopoly game. It’s one of the biggest corporate scams in American history, and most people still don’t know it happened. Things I Learned Last Night is an educational comedy podcast where best friends Jaron Myers and Tim Stone talk about random topics and have fun all along the way. If you like learning, and laughing a whole lot while you do, then you’ll love TILLN. Watch or listen to this episode today! Become a Patron and Get Early Access to Ad-Free Episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tilln.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Episode link: https://tilln.com/mcdonaldsmonopoly Support TILLN & Join The Mailing List: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/tillnpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch John Birges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7rpV6cqxMo&ab_channel=ThingsILearnedLastNight Text TILLN to 66866 to become a patron and gain access to ad-free episodes, the exclusive discord, and earn discounts on TILLN Merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, welcome to things I learned last night. This is a comedy podcast where Tim teaches me,
0:03.7	Jaron, something new every single week. And this week we're learning about Jerry Jacobson.
0:08.0	Yeah, and the Monopoly game at McDonald's. I don't know if you played that one. It's kind of an
0:11.9	old one. But it's coming back. If you're our age, old decrepit, then you'll remember that.
0:17.6	If you're young and spry, then nothing matters to you.
0:23.8	So, uh, this comes out June 3rd.
0:24.4	June 3rd. Hey, the church comedy tour starts this week.
0:27.2	Whoa.
0:28.2	Yeah.
0:29.8	Explosions and YouTubey stuff.
0:31.9	Uh, come hang out and I'll be in Jacksonville, Florida tomorrow.
0:35.9	Wow.
0:37.0	Just kidding.
0:37.5	Thursday, the 5th. Uh, and then. Wow. Just kidding. Thursday, the fifth.
0:39.3	And then Friday, I'll be in...
0:43.5	Could you just roll the dates over the thing?
0:45.5	I honestly can't remember where I'll be out.
0:46.7	I don't know where I'll be.
0:47.8	In Florida, North Carolina, Ohio,
0:50.3	Texas, all that stuff this month in June.
0:52.4	So if you're just now seeing this,
0:53.5	there's probably still time because I guarantee these
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