7.656 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestAs the trial nears, any of the defendants take plea deals, but George Chandler and others decide to fight to prove their innocence. When Jerome “Jerry” Jacobson takes the stand, the remaining details of how he pulled off his scheme are disclosed.
A detailed account of the McDonald's Monopoly game scam during the 1990s as told by the participants in the case, including the prizewinners and the FBI agents who caught the security officer who orchestrated the entire scheme.
Acting
Doug Mathews: the most entertaining FBI agent ever filmed
Direction
Recreates 90s aesthetic without cheap parody
Editing
Expertly juggles multiple timelines and unreliable narrators
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real FBI agents became so invested they started calling themselves the 'McDonald's Task Force' unironically, complete with custom t-shirts.
This scam only worked because Monopoly was designed to feel winnable — the same psychological hooks now power every mobile game and lottery ticket.
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