Oh man -

The Stones, McCartney, AND U2 in ONE week along with Shopz's birthday - and now they throw this at us - MONOPOLY is back starting 10/4.

You ladies don't understand, I am like a crack addict when it comes to MCD'S MONOPOLY - I have played it every single time they have EVER done it.

OK - So here's some basics and whatnot -

1) When you buy a Crispy Premium Chicken Sandwich, Grilled Premium Chicken Sandwich, or a 6 oz. Large Fry you get a "CHANCE" game piece. This has "BEST BUY BUCKS" on it. AFAIK they are the same as last time, a MINIMUM of $1 you can use just like cash and you can stack at BEST BUY for anything except gift cards. You will be AMAZED how many people throw these in the trash. Like I said on the show last year I was panhandling for these things and coming home every day with $50-100 worth of free BEST BUY BUCKS.

2) There is an instand win game piece on specially-marked 3- and 5-piece Chicken Selects boxes, Medium and Large Drink Cups and Hash Brown Bags.

Ask McDonald's for a free game board.

Just like in regular MONOPOLY the game pieces represent different spaces on the board. If you get all three of one color you win a prize.

What happens is in the first day or two everyone fills up the board missing one of each color, then you know which pieces are the "winners" basically. In the OLD days we used to trade them on the USENET because they were plentiful of some in one state, and dead in another, etc. But that was before McDonald's discovered the game was rigged. LOL.

OK - So on each game piece is a code of letters and numbers.

Go to www.playatmcd.com and register, then enter the codes from each piece. You will win a "big" prize like an ipod or PSP, or you will most likely get a "small" prize. The small prizes change on set days, and here is the schedule below of what the small prizes will be this time (Oct 2005) ..

OCT
4-10 SNAPFISH 25 digital prints plus 1 roll of film developed
11-17 Ringtones from MIDIRINGTONES.COM
18-24 JAMDAT downloadable cell phone game
25-31 1 ITUNES song download
NOV
1-15 JAMDAT downloadable cell phone game

Clearly you mostly want to play between October 25-31.

Now, here's the good stuff..

To request a Game Piece without buying something at McDonald's, persons in the United States, Guam & Saipan may mail a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage and their return address (name, street address, city, state, country, and zip code) legibly printed thereon to: Monopoly Best Chance Game 3.0 at McDonald's, Game Piece Request, P.O. Box 49519, Strongsville, OH, 44149. Return postage may be omitted on requests that are mailed to a return address located in Vermont. DO NOT SEND POTENTIAL WINNING GAME STAMPS, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS TO THIS ADDRESS. Participants may submit as many Game Piece requests as they desire, but each request must be mailed in a separate outer envelope. Requests that are sent in business reply envelopes, are photocopied, are mechanically reproduced or are not mailed in separate outer envelopes will NOT be honored. One (1) Game Piece and One (1) Chance Piece will be mailed in response to each request, while supplies last. Mail-in requests must be postmarked no later than October 31, 2005, and received no later than November 7, 2005. If the Game runs long in restaurants, these dates are subject to a corresponding extension.

What does this mean?

It means you can buy $1 Best Buy Bucks all day long for 74 cents, unless you live in Vermont which means you get them for 37 cents. That means 26% off almost anything at Best Buy - Cannot be used toward purchase of certain products and services, including but not limited to, Best Buy Gift Cards, video game hardware, Bose(r) audio products, DIRECTV service, Apple(r) products, satellite radio service, Cinema Systems, pay-as-you-go wireless phones, HP ink and paper, taxes, state fees, installation fees, third-party purchases, special order items, Performance Service Plans, and Product Replacement Plans.

Here are the other terms -

1. To redeem Best Buy Bucks at a Best Buy retail location: To use toward the purchase of Best Buy merchandise in store, present to the Best Buy cashier at the beginning of the transaction. Limit of $3 in Best Buy Bucks may be used toward the purchase of any single CD or DVD. Limit of $300 in Best Buy Bucks may be redeemed per customer per store visit (all visits to stores in the same day are deemed a single "visit"). Limit 3 of any 1 CD, DVD or video game title per store visit. Identification may be required when $75 or more in Best Buy Bucks are presented for redemption. Value of Best Buy Bucks is doubled for the purchase of Geek Squad(r) computer services (In-Store or In-Home) when the transaction takes place in Best Buy stores only. Total purchase amount of merchandise (before taxes) must be equal to or greater than the cumulative total of Best Buy Bucks redeemed. Cannot redeem a Best Buy Buck for partial value.

2. To redeem Best Buy Bucks at BestBuy.com: To use toward the purchase of Best Buy merchandise online, visit BestBuy.com and follow the instructions during the online checkout process to enter the BestBuy.com promotional code found on your Best Buy Buck. Limit of $3 in Best Buy Bucks may be used toward the purchase of any single CD or DVD. Limit of 40 promotional codes of any kind may be redeemed per online order. Limit of $300 in Best Buy Bucks may be redeemed online per customer per day. Limit 3 of any 1 CD, DVD or video game title per customer per day. Valid major credit card required for online purchases. If the purchase is not authorized by credit card company, purchase will be cancelled and all Best Buy Bucks redeemed during such transaction will be forfeited. If the total purchase amount is less than the total value of the promotional codes you enter, the balance will be forfeited.

3. Best Buy Buck Terms & Conditions: Best Buy Bucks are valid for one-time use only and must be used only during normal hours of operation in Best Buy stores located in the U.S. between 10/4/05 and 12/3/05 OR at BestBuy.com between 12:00:01 a.m. (CT) 10/4/05 and 11:59:59 p.m. (CT) 12/3/05. Best Buy Bucks may be combined and the cumulative total will be subtracted from total purchase amount of merchandise before the calculation of sales and similar taxes. To complete the transaction, you will be responsible for paying any amount owed after the redemption of Best Buy Bucks. If the transaction is cancelled or merchandise is returned for any reason, all Best Buy Bucks redeemed during such transaction will be forfeited. Cannot be used toward purchase of certain products and services, including but not limited to, Best Buy Gift Cards, video game hardware, Bose(r) audio products, DIRECTV service, Apple(r) products, satellite radio service, Cinema Systems, pay-as-you-go wireless phones, HP ink and paper, taxes, state fees, installation fees, third-party purchases, special order items, Performance Service Plans, and Product Replacement Plans. Quantity limits may apply. Cannot be redeemed for cash. Cannot be replaced if lost or stolen. Not valid on prior purchases or as payment on your Best Buy credit card. Not good in combination with any other coupons or offers. Valid on in-stock items only. No rainchecks. No dealers. No copies accepted. Cash value is 1/100th of 1 cent. Best Buy and McDonald's employees are NOT eligible to participate or win prizes in the 2005 Monopoly Best Chance Game 3.0 at McDonald's (see Official Rules for more eligibility details). Any misuse or suspected fraudulent use will void Best Buy Bucks. Subject to Official Rules available at www.mcdonalds.com or www.bestbuy.com.

Last year I sent in almost 100 envelopes and got them all back.

OK - SO LETS GET PLAYING!!!

There, you are officially "stuck"

poor poor shopz

OMG thats bad

OK --

So limit is 10 codes per day - 5 items -

Also it's very clear to me you only want 1 account this year - as you go around the board online you collect properties as well.

Another thing I learned - if you have free food instant wins you will want to use these codes FIRST!

Something tells me I'm going to be RAOK'ing "Free McFlurry" coupons for a month.

So far I can tell that as usual Park Place is easy to get and Boardwalk is the chaser piece.

Anyone else play yet?

Not me, but I did pick up a little booklet at Best Buy today....my problem is I never buy any of the things that have the game pieces on them!

I keep thinking that McDonald's should switch it up and Make Boardwalk the easy one and Park Place the pain to get. Imgaine how many people would run up and buy !0 Large fries the minute they open their tickets and see a BoardWalk? I know I would... and needless to say I'd be quite peeved once I got my second Boardwalk!

Well we had to go to the ENT today because my 6yo broke his nose on the playground so i think i have figured out that you need:
Pennsylvania avenue for green
ventnor avenue for yellow
kentucky avenue for red
vermont avenue for light blue
mediterranean avenue for purple

Mailed in a bunch of the envies ( spending .74) each envie

and she got a winning piece for the x-box game system ........


she didnt need the other 2 pieces only that winning one



............. I was so jealous.......


and her kids dont even use it ....... I told her she'll probably win the sony playstation II this year ...... she said she hopes not

So I am hope full sending them in




Also you have a 1 in 3 chance of getting a $3 best buy buck so it can be worth it


at my Mcdonalds i have already gotten outa 6 best buy bucks 3 of them are $3 ones Yippeeeee!!! LOL

gone..

Thanks! I added your prints to the ones I won last night. I figure if they include shipping, I am still ahead, right?

I was pretty excited when I won last night. At a ARV of $9, it was the biggest prize that I have ever won! So I am just stoked!

Thanks again!
Jill

post after you have used each - 1 per person, please.



Hey, nice fishin'! You just hooked a package of Snapfish(r) Digital Photo Prints
playing Monopoly at PlayatMcD.com. To pull your prize into the boat, just follow
these instructions:

Click on this link: www.snapfish.com/mcdonalds. Type in your prize redemption
code, listed below, and follow the easy instructions.

Your prize redemption code is: BJLKWSF28CJJ
Your prize redemption code is: US2GS6SULMTT
Your prize redemption code is: IFZ3YBT628PZ

so nobody wants em?

i just won a ton more

Do you want to trade ones that we have doubles of for ones that each other might have?

That would be good but I've already thrown out my doubles - I have to say I am way let down this year by this game - I might be done with it already!

I will put up my doubles and the ones I need in case any one wants to trade.

Have:

2-Baltic
3-B&O Railroad
2-Connecticut Ave
St. James Place
Illinois Ave
States Ave
Marvin Gardens
Oriental Ave

Need:
Boardwalk
Short Line
PA Ave
NC Ave
Ventnor Ave
Indiana Ave
Kentucky Ave
Tennessee Ave
PA Railroad
VA Ave
St Charles Place
Vermont Ave
Mediterranean Ave

I will update as I get more

What is PA Avenue? Is it Pacific Ave?

Pennsylvania Ave

I am so glad that the Snapfish thing is gone. I have over 100 credits in my account and I am trying to think of what I can use them for. Maybe X Mas pictures or something.

I sure hope that somebody wins somethings GOOD soon.....

I just sent out 40 envies to have gamepieces sent to me. I figured since I am addicted to the game I would much rather spend this money and not have another set of saddlebags because of too many Big Macs, .

It is probably cheaper for me than going to MCD'S everyday too! I am so bad!

Taken by: cashio5smama 10pm CST