MCDONALD'S has revealed that lucky fast food fans could win £100,000 in cash and an Ibiza holiday in this year's Monopoly game.
The fast food chain's game started today – and prizes include a Lay-Z-Spa hot tub and £1,000 to spend on home entertainment gadgets.
Monopoly willrun for six weeks, with a £500 Missguided shopping spree also up for grabs.
McDonald's previously revealed that 1,000 lucky winners will get a VIP card to claim a free meal every week for a whole year.
There are also thousands of 'instant win' items too, including when purchasing breakfasts like a hash brown, sausage, and egg McMuffin.
Read our McDonald's Monopoly live blog for the latest updates…
- Milica Cosic
WHEN WILL YOU BE ABLE TO GET A MILKSHAKE?
It's not known exactly when McDonald's 1,250 branches will be selling milkshakes again.
But the shortages will last for a week – which could mean that you'll still be unable to buy one early next week.
We've asked McDonald's when it expects milkshakes will be available again and we'll update this story when we know more.
McDonald's has had shortages before but never specifically milkshakes and to this scale and time length.
Here's everything you need to know about McDonald’s Monopoly as it starts today.
And check out what the prizes on offer are for the big event.
Six items have been scrapped from the McDonald's menu this week – see which ones.
- Milica Cosic
EXPLAINED: WHY CAN'T YOU GET A MILKSHAKE?
The fast food giant has blamed a lack of lorry drivers for its supply issues – which is an issue affecting thousands of businesses.
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) estimates there is a shortage of more than 100,000 drivers in the UK.
It's meant that restaurants to supermarkets have been struggling to get essential supplies delivered to stores.
Nando's had to close 50 stores last week because it had run out of chicken, while KFC warned some menu items were unavailable earlier this month due to "weeks of disruption" getting food to its branches.
A McDonald's insider told The Sun yesterday that the chain has had to "prioritise our core items over heavier, bulky ones", meaning milkshakes and bottled drinks have been pulled to ensure food and fizzy drinks hit branches.
- Milica Cosic
MCDONALD’S MILKSHAKE SHORTAGE: CAN I STILL GET ONE?
The Sun revealed yesterday that restaurants will be without milkshakes for a week while supply issues continue.
And while bottled drinks are off the cards too, you'll have to order a fizzy drink from McDonald's dispenser machines if you're thirsty.
It means that you're very unlikely to find a branch still selling milkshakes.
But we've asked McDonald's if any restaurants at all still have the treats available, and we'll give you updates when we know more.
- Milica Cosic
MCDONALD’S RUNS OUT OF MILKSHAKES FOR A WEEK ACROSS THE COUNTRY AMID SUPPLY ISSUES
Restaurants will be without them all week after delivery problems forced bosses to prioritise food and fizzy drinks.
The fast food giant has blamed a lack of lorry drivers — an issue affecting thousands of businesses.
An insider said: “We had to prioritise our core items over heavier, bulky ones.” McDonald’s has also pulled bottled drinks at its 1,250 diners in England, Scotland and Wales.
The chain said: “We apologise for any inconvenience, and thank customers for their continued patience.
"We’re working hard to return these items to the menu as soon as possible.”
It comes a week after Nando’s was forced to shut around 50 restaurants across Britain because of serious chicken supply problems — which had hit KFC a week earlier.
Read more here.
- Milica Cosic
HAS THERE BEEN A MILKSHAKE SHORTAGE BEFORE?
McDonald's has had shortages before but never specifically milkshakes and to this scale and time length.
In June 2021, Chicken Selects and Big Flavour Wraps were taken off the menu due to a nationwide shortage of chicken.
- Milica Cosic
WHERE IN THE UK ARE MCDONALD'S RUNNING OUT OF MILKSHAKES?
While shortages haven't impacted every McDonald's across the country, many have experienced issues.
The chain has warned each of its 1,250 outlets could experience milkshake and other drink shortages.
Milkshakes will be off the menu for customers across England, Scotland and Wales.
A McDonald's spokesperson has said: "Bottled drinks and milkshakes are temporarily unavailable in restaurants across England, Scotland and Wales.
"We apologise for any inconvenience, and thank our customers for their continued patience.
"We are working hard to return these items to the menu as soon as possible.”
- Milica Cosic
HOW DO PRIZES COMPARE TO PREVIOUS YEARS?
In 2019, the last time McDonald's ran Monopoly, £100,000 in cash was also the top prize available for four winners.
Like this year, all you had to do was collect both dark blue properties.
One difference this year is that there's no car up for grabs.
Last time, there was an offer of a Mini Cooper for 20 lucky winners who collected all three green properties.
Plus you could have won £2,000 holiday spending money and a PS4 console.
One of the most likely prizes you might have won in the last game was a £50 voucher for Boohoo as 18,000 were available.
- Milica Cosic
THE NEW EXPIRY DATES:
- Collect to win non food prizes: old date June 4, 2021, new date November 11, 2021
- Collect to win food prizes: old date May 18, 2021, new date October 19, 2021
- Instant win non-food prize or discount: old date June 4, 2021, new date November 5, 2021
- Instant win food or Just Eat vouchers: old date May 18, 2021, new date October 19, 2021
- Instant win discount voucher (excluding Just Eat) old date, August 31, 2021 or earlier, new date January 31, 2022
- Online game: old date May, 5, 2021, new date October 15, 2021
EXPLAINED: HOW DOES THE MCDONALD'S MONOPOLY WORK?
Customers can collect game pieces on qualifying McDonald's products, including the co-ordinated road names like Mayfair and Fleet Street, just like you would in the board game.
You will find them as stickers which will appear on the packaging of whatever food or drink you buy from the chain.
Each game piece represents a tile on the Monopoly board which you can pick up for free in the restaurant or play along online – when you collect a set, you get a prize.
Prize-seekers should ignore the dates on this year's game pieces, as they have been reused from last year's game that did not go ahead.
Pieces which show a "play until" date of May 4, 2021, will actually be valid until October 5, 2021.
- Milica Cosic
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MCDONALD’S MONOPOLY 2021 INCLUDING WHEN IT STARTS
While the annual competition was cancelled in 2020 because of coronavirus, the food fan fave has now returned.
McDonald's Monopoly is starting today (Wednesday August 25).
It will last for six weeks before the game ends.
Normally it occurs around spring time and in 2020 the promotion was due to start shortly before it closed all 1,350 branches on March 23 because of the coronavirus crisis.
- Milica Cosic
PEOPLE FRUSTRATED OVER ITV COVERAGE OF THE MILKSHAKE SHORTAGE
While covering the story, ITV spoke to people in Scotland about how the shortage was impacting them.
However, people have taken to Twitter to say that this situation is quite over the top.
One wrote: "Please…please…tell me this is a spoof news report? I am aware that McDonalds have some milkshake issues but for the love of God surely STV didn't run a news report on it?"
Another said: "I don't get what the big deal is. Most of them never seem to have ice cream machines that actually work anyway."
- Milica Cosic
EXPLAINED: WHY IS THERE A MILKSHAKE SHORTAGE?
The lack of milkshakes in stores has been caused by a combination of the changes in immigration rules with Brexit, a shortage of lorry drivers, and Covid-19 restrictions.
This has resulted in supplies getting held up at the UK border and is therefore impacting stores nationwide.
- John Hall
Discount voucher-prizes:
- 10% Off AO.COM – 1,500,000
- 20% Off Urbanears – 1,000,000
- 30% Off Missguided or Mennace – 2,000,000
- £10 Off buyagift – 2,500,000
- 12 Premium Retro Photo Prints provided by Photobox – 2,000,000
- One Month Comedy Subscription provided by NextUp -1,000,000
- 30% Off Mobile Accessories provided by Juice – 1,000,000
- £5 Off Personalised Phone Case provided by Wrappz -2,000,000
- £5 Off provided by Prezzybox.com- 2,000,000
- £4 Off When You Spend £10 on Food provided by Just Eat – 500,000
- 15% off at popsockets.co.uk – 1,000,000
- 15% off a Beauty Box provided by Glossybox.co.uk -1,000,000
FOOD VOUCHER PRIZES
- Big Mac or Big Flavour Wrap -2,609,614
- 6 Chicken McNuggets or Double Cheeseburger – 4,175,382
- McFlurry or Fruit Bag -6,263,072
- Small fries or veg bag – 11,485,298
- Medium Coca-Cola Zero Sugar or medium milkshake – 10,960,375
- Quarter Pounder With Cheese or McChicken Sandwich – 4,175,381
- Apple Pie or Fruit Bag -6,263,072
- Regularhot drink – 6,263,072
FULL LIST OF PRIZES
Here's everything that's up for grabs this year – and how many of each prize are available.
- £100k cash – 4
- Ibiza villa or UK getaway holiday – 30
- £1,000 spend on home entertainment at AO.com – 100
- Lay-Z-Spa hot tub -175
- Choose a phone with 1 year plan provided by Sky Mobile – 750
- Missguided or Mennace £500 shopping spree – 700
- An experience provided by buyagift – 5,800
- JD £100 gift card – 1,500
- McDonald’s medium extra value meal or Big Flavour wrap meal -2,000,000
- £1k Cash – 50
- McDonald’s Gold Card – 1,000
- 50 Inch 4K Hisense Roku TV – 200
- £200for passing go – 1,000
- Wireless headphones provided by Urbanears – 400
- Prezzybox £100 voucher – 750
- £100 One4all gift card – 300
- £50 Gift Card provided by JD Sports – 2,750
- Limited Edition Beauty Box provided by Glossybox.co.uk – 1,000
- HYPE Sunglasses -1,000
- £30 voucher Missguided or Mennace – 5,000
- Inflatable pool float – 1,000
- Hype backpack – 2,000
- Juice portable power bank – 2,500
- Personalised phone case – 30,000
- Limited edition PopSockets PopGrip – 5,000
- Sky Store 0nline voucher £5.99- 125,000
- John Hall
HOW TO PLAY
McDonald's Monopoly works in a similar way to the classic boardgame.
Customers collect game pieces when they buy qualifying McDonald's products, such as colour co-ordinated road names or train stations.
You'll be able to find them as stickers which will appear on the packaging of your food.
Each piece represents a tile on the board which you can pick up for free in the restaurant or play along online.
When you collect a set, you get a prize, and there are also "instant wins" which allow you to claim your winnings immediately.
- John Hall
COVID CHAOS
The game was due to return in March 2021 but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The cancellation means that more than 200million Monopoly game pieces had already been printed and dated.
That means customers will have to check the dates on McDonald's website to make sure they don't miss out on a chance to bag a prize.
In total, the game has been delayed for two years due to restaurant closures during the pandemic.
- John Hall
Discount voucher-prizes:
- 10% Off AO.COM – 1,500,000
- 20% Off Urbanears – 1,000,000
- 30% Off Missguided or Mennace – 2,000,000
- £10 Off buyagift – 2,500,000
- 12 Premium Retro Photo Prints provided by Photobox – 2,000,000
- One Month Comedy Subscription provided by NextUp -1,000,000
- 30% Off Mobile Accessories provided by Juice – 1,000,000
- £5 Off Personalised Phone Case provided by Wrappz -2,000,000
- £5 Off provided by Prezzybox.com- 2,000,000
- £4 Off When You Spend £10 on Food provided by Just Eat – 500,000
- 15% off at popsockets.co.uk – 1,000,000
- 15% off a Beauty Box provided by Glossybox.co.uk -1,000,000
FOOD VOUCHER PRIZES
- Big Mac or Big Flavour Wrap -2,609,614
- 6 Chicken McNuggets or Double Cheeseburger – 4,175,382
- McFlurry or Fruit Bag -6,263,072
- Small fries or veg bag – 11,485,298
- Medium Coca-Cola Zero Sugar or medium milkshake – 10,960,375
- Quarter Pounder With Cheese or McChicken Sandwich – 4,175,381
- Apple Pie or Fruit Bag -6,263,072
- Regularhot drink – 6,263,072
FULL LIST OF PRIZES
Here's everything that's up for grabs this year – and how many of each prize are available.
- £100k cash – 4
- Ibiza villa or UK getaway holiday – 30
- £1,000 spend on home entertainment at AO.com – 100
- Lay-Z-Spa hot tub -175
- Choose a phone with 1 year plan provided by Sky Mobile – 750
- Missguided or Mennace £500 shopping spree – 700
- An experience provided by buyagift – 5,800
- JD £100 gift card – 1,500
- McDonald’s medium extra value meal or Big Flavour wrap meal -2,000,000
- £1k Cash – 50
- McDonald’s Gold Card – 1,000
- 50 Inch 4K Hisense Roku TV – 200
- £200for passing go – 1,000
- Wireless headphones provided by Urbanears – 400
- Prezzybox £100 voucher – 750
- £100 One4all gift card – 300
- £50 Gift Card provided by JD Sports – 2,750
- Limited Edition Beauty Box provided by Glossybox.co.uk – 1,000
- HYPE Sunglasses -1,000
- £30 voucher Missguided or Mennace – 5,000
- Inflatable pool float – 1,000
- Hype backpack – 2,000
- Juice portable power bank – 2,500
- Personalised phone case – 30,000
- Limited edition PopSockets PopGrip – 5,000
- Sky Store 0nline voucher £5.99- 125,000
HOW TO PLAY
McDonald's Monopoly works in a similar way to the classic boardgame.
Customers collect game pieces when they buy qualifying McDonald's products, such as colour co-ordinated road names or train stations.
You'll be able to find them as stickers which will appear on the packaging of your food.
Each piece represents a tile on the board which you can pick up for free in the restaurant or play along online.
When you collect a set, you get a prize, and there are also "instant wins" which allow you to claim your winnings immediately.
- John Hall
COVID CHAOS
The game was due to return in March 2021 but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The cancellation means that more than 200million Monopoly game pieces had already been printed and dated.
That means customers will have to check the dates on McDonald's website to make sure they don't miss out on a chance to bag a prize.
In total, the game has been delayed for two years due to restaurant closures during the pandemic.
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