McDonald’s Monopoly Sweepstakes Returns With Worse Odds Than Lottery

McDonald’s Monopoly Sweepstakes is back, and with it comes worse odds of winning than the lottery. While it’s not to difficult to win a free apple pie or large fries, the chances of winning the $1 million grand prize are one in three billion.

Along with instant food prizes, the game also includes collectible Monopoly property that can be combined for larger prizes. The fast food restaurant explained in a statement about the sweepstakes:

“Our customer’s favorite promotion, Monopoly at McDonald’s, is still going strong. With cash, Fiat vehicles, trips to the Super Bowl, the Beats by Dre Pill, and your chance to win a $1 million prize on a Big Mac, this summer will be more fun than ever at McDonald’s!”

Cash prizes will range from $50 to $1 million and there are 500 Fiat vehicles up for grabs as well. But that doesn’t mean that you have good chances at winning the big prizes. While the odds of winning a prize at the in-store game are one in four, the probabilities of getting all the spaces you need are much smaller.

For example, while a customer has a one in 10 chance of getting Baltic Avenue, they have just a one in 100,000 change of getting Mediterranean Avenue. In essence, that makes most of the property pieces worthless, since only one game piece from each set is needed to win the prize.

If you have your heart set on winning McDonald’s Monopoly this summer, Business Insider has a list of the properties you absolutely shouldn’t trade away. They include Mediterranean Ave, Vermont Ave, Virginia Ave, and others. As for odds? Finding Boardwalk Avenue is one in 600 million. The odds of winning the Powerball are one in 175 million.

The McDonald’s Monopoly pieces will appear on many menu favorites, such as the BicMac, chicken McNuggets, Large Fries, Sausage McMuffin with Egg, and others. The full list is here.

Do you plan on playing this year’s McDonald’s Monopoly Sweepstakes?