<p>For more than a decade, the entire McDonalds Monopoly game in the US was completely rigged. From 1989 to 2001, anybody who won a major prize in the competition had actually cheated, with help from someone on the inside. That someone was Jerome ‘Jerry’ Jacobson, Head of Security for the company in charge of making and distributing the McDonald’s Monopoly pieces. But when McDonalds found out that nobody was legitimately winning the major prizes, they still let the public spend their money trying to win in one last competition, because the FBI needed to go undercover to catch the Monopoly cheaters in a massive McSting. And when Jerry Jacobson finally revealed how he had pulled the whole thing off, it literally came down to one accidental fluke.&nbsp;</p><br><p>This is Just The Gist of the McDonald’s Monopoly Fraud.&nbsp;</p><br><p>We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the<a href="https://www.patreon.com/justthegist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Just The Gist Patreon</a> or Apple Premium Subscriptions.</p><br><p>Watch Just The Gist episodes on<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@JustTheGistPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast</a></p><p>Follow Just The Gist on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/justthegistpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Instagram</a> and<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@justthegistpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> TikTok</a> @JustTheGistPodcast</p><p>Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland</p><p>Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producer: Kate Leaver | Additional production support: Hayley Staveley | Acast Legends: Guy Scott-Wilson and Simon McDermott | Production Assistant: Pocket</p><p>Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently!</p><p>Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party.</p><br><p>......</p><br><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy-RJfBmu9s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">McMillion$ — Official Trailer (HBO)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-an-ex-cop-rigged-mcdonalds-monopoly-game-and-stole-millions/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Beast "How An Ex-Cop Rigged McDonald's Monopoly Game and Stole Millions" by Jeff Maysh</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/feb/03/mcmillions-bizarre-story-how-one-man-stole-24m-mcdonalds-hbo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Guardian "McMillion$: the bizarre story of how one man stole $24m from McDonald's"</a></p><p><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/02/mcmillions-hbo-true-story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vanity Fair "The True Crime Story Behind McMillion$"</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/arts/television/mcmillions-hbo-explained.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The New York Times "McMillion$ on HBO, Explained"</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/07/how-mcmillions-scam-rigged-the-mcdonalds-monopoly-game.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CNBC "How the McMillions Scammers Rigged the McDonald's Monopoly Game and Stole $24 Million"</a></p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/02/01/801832865/mcmillions-how-the-ex-cop-who-scammed-mcdonalds-monopoly-got-caught" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NPR "How the Ex-Cop Who Scammed McDonald's Monopoly Got Caught"</a></p><p><a href="https://www.adweek.com/creativity/mcdonalds-revives-monopoly-with-a-wink-at-its-scandalous-past/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Adweek "McDonald's Revives Monopoly With a Wink at Its Scandalous Past"</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s_Monopoly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia: McDonald's Monopoly (the promotion)</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>