18 – Gaslight, Gatekeep, Grandma’s in the Windchimes – McDonald’s Monopoly Fraud

About the Episode

Take McDonald’s, add crime, and you get this story.

Tune in, as Sierra flips the calendar pages back all the way to the ’90s to talk about one of the world’s greatest heists, and Dave Matthews’s weird southern cousin. You’ll learn about uncles that aren’t really family, why you shouldn’t trust mushrooms, and how little Colin actually knows about celebrities.

Subjects Covered

McDonald's Monopoly • Simon Worldwide Inc. • Money Monopoly • Uncle Jerry • Shamrock Productions • Michael Hoover • Andrew Glomb • Jerome Jacobson • Dittler Brothers • Tupac • White Collar Crime • Fraud • Amy Murray • Doug Matthews • Jerry Colombo • Mark Wahlberg • Mushrooms • The South Pole •

Sources

• Wikipedia - McDonald's Monopoly Fraud
• USA Today - McMillion$ Finale: How McDonald's Monopoly game pieces were stolen; who was the snitch?
• Monopoly Fandom - McDonald's Monopoly
• Cinemaholic - Where is Jerome P. Jacobson Now?
• Daily Beast - Ex-Cop Rigged McDonald’s Monopoly Game and Stole Millions
• YouTube - 1995 McDonald's Monopoly Commercial
• HBO - McMillion$ Docuseries