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134: Red Handed pt.2: Hamburgler

Updated: 12 hours ago


For more than two decades you had a better chance of winning the lottery than the McDonalds Monopoly Millions. Unless... you knew the right guy, who knew a guy, a shadowy figure named "Uncle Jerry." What started as one of McDonalds most successful promotional campaigns in it's history also managed to fund organize crime, exotic vacations, and at least one strip club/church in South Carolina. Burgers are sold, lives are ruined, any yet we have to ask... do you want to be a Millionaire?


Chapters

00:00:00 Catch-Up

Hamburgler

Birth of the Game

Who is Uncle Jerry

The Other Jerry

Do Not Pass Go

Main Character Moment or Literal Crime?


Photos Referenced

McDonald's Monopoly Cards - courtesy of Reach
McDonald's Monopoly Cards - courtesy of Reach
Jerry Columbo pictures after winning the Dodge Viper in the McDonald's McMillions - courtesy of McDonald's
Jerry Columbo pictures after winning the Dodge Viper in the McDonald's McMillions - courtesy of McDonald's
Uncle Jerry through the years - courtesy of McMillions the HBO Doc
Uncle Jerry through the years - courtesy of McMillions the HBO Doc

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