McDonald’s Monopoly Game Returns After Nearly a Decade — Here’s What’s New

McDonald’s is bringing back its Monopoly Game in the U.S. for the first time since 2016, giving customers another shot at prizes that range from free food to $1 million in cash. The game launches Oct. 6 and runs through Nov. 2. This time, you can choose whether to go the classic route and order food in-store, or the digital route and order food in the app, but whichever way you go, you'll score some great McDonald's deals. 

To participate, customers need to order specific menu items (like large fries, Egg McMuffins, or Quarter Pounders) and earn game pieces with properties or instant prizes.

Players can also enter a Bonus Play in the app for a second chance at prizes.

Here’s everything you need to know about the return of McDonald’s Monopoly, including how to play, how to win, and the available prizes.

What KCL Experts Say You Should Know

• McDonald’s Monopoly returns to the U.S. on Oct. 6, 2025, for the first time since 2016.

• Customers can collect physical game pieces on select packaging or digital pieces in the McDonald’s app.

• Preregister by Oct. 5 in the app to earn 500 bonus MyMcDonald’s Rewards points.

• Eligible menu items include more than 30 options, including large fries, Egg McMuffins, and Quarter Pounders.

• Prizes include free food, MyMcDonald’s Rewards points, vacations, shopping sprees, a Jeep Grand Cherokee, 1 million airline miles, and $1 million cash.

• New this year: Each game piece also unlocks a Bonus Play in the app for an extra chance to win.

• The promotion runs through Nov. 2, 2025.

Play in-person or in the McDonald’s app (but even if you play in-person, you’ll need to scan your game pieces into the app).

When it comes to the prizes, there’s no advantage to ordering food in-store versus in the app; you can do what’s most convenient for you. However, if you go the in-store route, you'll need to scan the physical game piece into the McDonald’s app, so you need the app to play the 2025 edition of McDonald’s Monopoly. 

How to Play McDonald's Monopoly

In-Store Play:

1. Buy eligible menu items (e.g., large fries, Egg McMuffin).

2. Peel the physical game piece from packaging.

3. Scan the code in the McDonald’s app to reveal your prize or add a property to your collection.

4. Play Bonus Play in the app for a second chance to win.

Digital Play (Via App):

1. Download the McDonald’s app and register for the game.

2. Order eligible menu items through the app or by using your Rewards code.

3. Receive a digital game piece in the app.

4. “Peel” the digital piece to reveal an instant prize or property.

5. Play Bonus Play in the app for another chance to win.

Prizes include free food, cash, a Lowe’s shopping spree, and more.

These are just some of the prizes you could win this year:

• $1 million cash

• 1 million American Airlines AAdvantage miles

• $50,000 vacation to a Monopoly GO location

• $10,000 Lowe’s shopping spree

• 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited

• Exclusive experiences from The Coca-Cola Company

• Free food items (like Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit; Double Cheeseburger; Snack Wrap)

• MyMcDonald’s Rewards points, which you can redeem for additional free food

• Bonus Play prizes (which give you an extra chance to win a prize)

How to Win Prizes

Like in past years, you can win prizes by collecting properties and getting all the properties of one color (or all the railroads). Some game pieces also have instant-win prizes.

You can play without making a purchase.

No purchase is required to play Monopoly at McDonald’s. To play without a purchase, you can request a free digital game piece at their Alternate Method of Play (AMOE) page at amoe.playatmcd.com. Each game piece must be played by Nov. 23, 2025, and Bonus Play entries end Nov. 2, 2025. 

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