Food Theory: The TRUE Cost of Winning $1,000,000 at McDonald's (Monopoly)

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    Have you ever played McDonald's Monopoly competition hoping to win the big $1,000,000? So have I but like most people who play, it hasn't happened yet. So I wanted to see if I could figure out what it takes to WIN the jackpot prize. It turns out becoming a McDonald's Millionaire is not very pretty. Or cheap. Or healthy. Food Theorists, prepare yourself for a big serving of greasy truth!
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  • @dabanaenae4515
    @dabanaenae4515 Před 3 lety +22802

    There's no way of winning McDonalds Monopoly?
    *Man, that's Double Baltic*

    • @ashulman1931
      @ashulman1931 Před 3 lety +441

      New episode of Food theory?
      That’s 1,000,000 baltics

    • @erikboydston4476
      @erikboydston4476 Před 3 lety +215

      I have a feeling the puns will never ever stop on this channel

    • @husco9954
      @husco9954 Před 3 lety +46

      Erik Inc thank you captain obvious!!!

    • @erikboydston4476
      @erikboydston4476 Před 3 lety +51

      Matpat you should do the diet of Batman!

    • @JeffreyGarcia151
      @JeffreyGarcia151 Před 3 lety +59

      Truth is. The game was rigged from the start.

  • @rickhoneyman1404
    @rickhoneyman1404 Před 3 lety +6017

    They should’ve named McDonalds Monopoly “Mcnopoly”

    • @yourladbrennen3130
      @yourladbrennen3130 Před 3 lety +157

      Genius.
      Surprised they didnt think of that.
      they might want you on their marketing team XD.

    • @loganstrong5426
      @loganstrong5426 Před 3 lety +86

      @@yourladbrennen3130 Technically, anything officially affiliated with the Monopoly game has to have its name in full. That's why anything that is Something-opoly is actually not really affiliated with the game, and has to have enough recognizable differences.

    • @poisonedbananabread1460
      @poisonedbananabread1460 Před 3 lety +7

      Logan Strong You're subscribed to Chris and you decided to type this out? That's facisnating.

    • @Sooshi-jr3gv
      @Sooshi-jr3gv Před 3 lety +4

      Poop

    • @slushfabuloso5329
      @slushfabuloso5329 Před 3 lety

      Yeah

  • @Scrimblytimblo
    @Scrimblytimblo Před 3 lety +620

    Matpats most important thing he’s going to put in his will is not his money, not his fame but his Dino toys

    • @HyperDavid
      @HyperDavid Před 3 lety +18

      "I got the Dino toys collection from ebay."

    • @olegtaranov5756
      @olegtaranov5756 Před 3 lety +2

      Why did Rick leave the family? czcams.com/video/Hcpxq_zOpGQ/video.html

    • @intangerbline3683
      @intangerbline3683 Před 3 lety +1

      He's obviously leaving them to Jason.

    • @MrHixt
      @MrHixt Před 3 lety +1

      yes.

  • @garretttroke8800
    @garretttroke8800 Před 2 lety +698

    One correction. When it comes to mailing in for free game pieces, you assumed that all of the writing would have to take place between those 6 weeks. You could start filling out addresses on envelopes well before the game starts. This would cut down the time it would take you to complete a request. I doubt it would cut it in half, but you might be able to shave off 25% of the time. adding a few thousand more pieces to your collection.

    • @thecomposerchanginggames5250
      @thecomposerchanginggames5250 Před 2 lety +38

      Yes, I had considered this. I think the only stipulation to that is that you don't necessarily know what they want sent before the rules come in. Like, let's sat it made headlines that a group of friends had made thousands of letters. McDonald's could avoid it by simply requiring different language or terms on the letters.

    • @melonymutou
      @melonymutou Před 2 lety +15

      I kind of feel like you might be able to get away with hand-writing just a few and then loading it onto a computer and using some randomization programming to print out multiples that all LOOK hand-written. If you made enough multiples and employed some kind of randomization algorithm, I bet it could TOTALLY look entirely handwritten…. It’s not like you had to’ve written with a pencil, either, right? So you could’ve just written it in pen, and that’s why it’s in ink and not pencil graphite. But I bet there’s some kind of printer that could print in graphite. Sure, you’re “supposed” to hand-write it, but how are they going to outright prove you didn’t if you destroy the computer/printer you did it with afterward? And as if it would be IMMORAL to cheat them like that, considering how much they cheat their customer base.

    • @MumboJ
      @MumboJ Před 2 lety +15

      @@melonymutou Immoral, no. Illegal, it probably constitutes fraud, and if you're defrauding a million dollars you're probably going to jail. (I am not a lawyer)

    • @suleymankaraca5323
      @suleymankaraca5323 Před 2 lety +3

      and you can do it whit a group muliple times

    • @pastel_rainbowslolz
      @pastel_rainbowslolz Před rokem +5

      But what if all year you wrote all that and just saved it till the monopoly weeks

  • @GB-tc4hr
    @GB-tc4hr Před 2 lety +97

    What I love about Food Theory is that every time I watch a video it gets me craving a different food

  • @hotpotato5587
    @hotpotato5587 Před 3 lety +680

    I guess you need to own several monopolies to win a game of Monopoly.

    • @abhimanyusharma588
      @abhimanyusharma588 Před 3 lety +26

      Finally, a good flippin comment.

    • @thetacoguyy
      @thetacoguyy Před 3 lety +3

      DubYaManning Playz Basically you need to be CEO of some company(ies) or just be really rich to win a game of Monopoly.

    • @AmaraJordanMusic
      @AmaraJordanMusic Před 3 lety +3

      I see what you did there, and I approve.

  • @julienweiner3519
    @julienweiner3519 Před 3 lety +651

    If “her child’s health is if the upmost importance” maaaaaaybe don’t take him to McDonalds

  • @kaleldanner4091
    @kaleldanner4091 Před rokem +73

    One thing that was forgotten here, was that you could have team of people working with you to write the mail in stamp requests

    • @krishnansanakranayanan5033
      @krishnansanakranayanan5033 Před rokem +1

      exactly

    • @thatonewriter8043
      @thatonewriter8043 Před rokem +3

      That point was insignificant next to the latter points about the odds and about how the big prizes were missing anyway. It's slightly more cost-effective than buying the food, but not by much.

  • @mathewrose2951
    @mathewrose2951 Před rokem +42

    I count getting a free fry game piece when you stop for extra salty McD's fries after running a half marathon on a hot day to be the definition of winning at Monopoly.

  • @jimmyispromo
    @jimmyispromo Před 3 lety +1722

    There was a show on this. Multiple episodes going over this game. The head of security actually stole the winning pieces and gave em away at a price. So chance of winning is 0%

    • @michellefontanez4801
      @michellefontanez4801 Před 3 lety +169

      The show is called McMillions and talks about the 1989 to 2001 edition. And it was the head of security of the company that did the printing, not directly connected to McDonald. Its a great show

    • @augustnightly7452
      @augustnightly7452 Před 3 lety +31

      @@michellefontanez4801 I loved that docu-series, it was so interesting!

    • @JstAnothrGrl24
      @JstAnothrGrl24 Před 3 lety +43

      did you watch to the end? he addresses this.

    • @jake5259
      @jake5259 Před 3 lety +6

      I watched McMIllions

    • @Wanna0388
      @Wanna0388 Před 3 lety +14

      i was thinking the same. there was no way in winning.

  • @michaeldaniels642
    @michaeldaniels642 Před 3 lety +928

    There was another scandal where a guy contacted family on the other side of the country and they had the other blue piece and so they sent each other a copy they had to win the million and McDonalds refused to give them it because of this but, that then revealed they were rigging the game by having only one of the blue pieces available on different parts of the country.

    • @bunnylovermot2315
      @bunnylovermot2315 Před 3 lety +18

      Woah

    • @sly-fi6502
      @sly-fi6502 Před 3 lety +162

      A billion dollar franchise and they can't even spare a million to make a game that they're profiting on fair... And people say the filthy rich earn their money fair and square :^)

    • @cheekybastard1018
      @cheekybastard1018 Před 3 lety +10

      To actually win it, one would have to travel to the other with the blue piece, as Maccas would only accept originals not copies.

    • @netherkeeper7171
      @netherkeeper7171 Před 3 lety +4

      Wow

    • @rashoietolan3047
      @rashoietolan3047 Před 3 lety +2

      Should have keep this at 420 likes

  • @Crim_Zen
    @Crim_Zen Před 2 lety +55

    0:58 to be fair, the image of Jesus has changed over time. The old art of him in the Catacombs of Roma has him looking like a generic Greek guy. Our current version of Jesus was the result of a king who commissioned new bibles to be made with his visage as Jesus. It was a way to spread propaganda among his religious subjects by making them think he was like Jesus... and it worked since we are still using his version. That's something I learned in my college art history class. Also those are some crazy monopoly odds... Glad I never got too far into that event. I always had a feeling the game was rigged from the start.

    • @arostea
      @arostea Před 2 lety +4

      from what ive heard the modern one was micohangelos lover?

    • @LittleZbot
      @LittleZbot Před 2 lety +9

      In addition, these sort of interviews are the easiest to manipulate ever. They could have told the kids they were looking for someone who's alive today, or had big Ronald McDonald posters behind the camera. Or, most likely, they just interviewed 1000 kids and only showed off the 3 who didn't immediately recognize Jesus. The other 99.7% just get cut out.
      You can convince the world of almost anything if you edit it enough and prey on the fears of small-town mothers.

    • @diypictures
      @diypictures Před 2 lety +3

      Yea but I guarantee they didn't conduct that study in the south because no way any kid gets it wrong.

    • @arostea
      @arostea Před 2 lety

      @@diypictures this is true, i would’ve got it wrong when I was this young.

  • @jacobfurst4266
    @jacobfurst4266 Před 2 lety +15

    Chose this episode to look for every legible detail of the intro. Love the cactus juice with description: “it’ll quench ya” on the menu on the wall before entering the kitchen

  • @AdhvaithThurvas
    @AdhvaithThurvas Před 3 lety +368

    MatPat: baltics are worthless
    Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania: *sad baltic noises*

  • @bobcooke8084
    @bobcooke8084 Před 3 lety +7014

    Theory Idea: Was there actually less starvation in the 5 years after Thanos snapped? Maybe a film theory not a food theory, but still cool
    Edit: Guys it's been over a year stop replying to this I'm sick of the notifications

    • @patrickstar5136
      @patrickstar5136 Před 3 lety +484

      Would be very interesting although I'm pretty sure that starvation and death in general would just skyrocket. Basically every supply chain from food over raw materials to stuff like medication would immediately break down if half the population suddenly just vanished.

    • @Roeclean
      @Roeclean Před 3 lety +68

      @@patrickstar5136 well that is a lot of workers

    • @bobcooke8084
      @bobcooke8084 Před 3 lety +85

      @@patrickstar5136 that's why I thought it would be interesting.

    • @gabrielthememer5905
      @gabrielthememer5905 Před 3 lety +70

      Thanos would have snapped ppl who were trying to help feed others meaning homeless poor people would starve

    • @ninjanature7827
      @ninjanature7827 Před 3 lety +111

      That and he killed half of all life doesn t that include animals and crops

  • @deanm9652
    @deanm9652 Před 2 lety +57

    I'm still waiting for part 2 of this video 2 years later...

  • @zainveit4650
    @zainveit4650 Před 2 lety +14

    0:07
    i love how the kid is just like
    "mom stop please"

  • @KittyBGaming
    @KittyBGaming Před 3 lety +792

    I only like those “peely games” just to peel the thing back. It’s better than the actual prize sometimes XD

    • @edelyn_clown9236
      @edelyn_clown9236 Před 3 lety +10

      Yes so true

    • @yunggun3487
      @yunggun3487 Před 3 lety +6

      In Thailand they used to have these discount stamps, peeling those and putting them on stuff was so so satisfying!

    • @NeoIsrafil
      @NeoIsrafil Před 3 lety +1

      Does feel good...

    • @MichaelV118
      @MichaelV118 Před 3 lety

      Fact!

    • @amswain1
      @amswain1 Před 3 lety +4

      And that exactly is the gambling psychology they are hoping for.

  • @mikkelnpetersen
    @mikkelnpetersen Před rokem +39

    I've heard that there've been McD employees who took game pieces home with them, then gave them to their friends and relatives who then cashed the money for them to share.
    Imagine being able to joink a stack of those over the counter scratch-and-win things and just have someone else cash them for you, you wouldn't care about the win chance because you took them for free.

    • @Solo_man69
      @Solo_man69 Před rokem +1

      Write that down!, WRITE THAT DOWN!

    • @derricklemon1971
      @derricklemon1971 Před 11 měsíci

      @Solo_memes69 I like your profile picture

    • @Solo_man69
      @Solo_man69 Před 11 měsíci

      Thanks it’s a wooly yoshi amiibo I took photo of

  • @dbone3356
    @dbone3356 Před 2 lety +3

    13:02 But earlier he said it was only on the medium soda, not large.

  • @Gfish17
    @Gfish17 Před 3 lety +473

    McDonald's monopoly is Rigged like a Horse race.

    • @ItsKimOlson
      @ItsKimOlson Před 3 lety +20

      Even worse, because other people can win in a horse race.

    • @playboinook
      @playboinook Před 3 lety +1

      czcams.com/video/IqhuzLKnI7U/video.html L

    • @brandonlice3460
      @brandonlice3460 Před 3 lety

      Nah I’ve gotten both blues

  • @Vazalemma
    @Vazalemma Před 3 lety +844

    MatPat: "The Baltic cards are absolutely worthless"
    Me, living in the Baltics: **sadness noises**

    • @stuffiwannaupload2450
      @stuffiwannaupload2450 Před 3 lety +25

      Which Baltic?
      Basketball
      Potato
      Or Nordic?

    • @MFlari
      @MFlari Před 3 lety +17

      *me, an american geography nerd* 'IKR'

    • @liutauraspaskevicius2292
      @liutauraspaskevicius2292 Před 3 lety +14

      Living in lithuania

    • @marts8712
      @marts8712 Před 3 lety +5

      Vaza is Latva or Estion.
      Becos if Vaza was Lithounian Vaza noises shoud by suivicede noises.

    • @drewpamon
      @drewpamon Před 3 lety +1

      Baltic avenue is a street not a reference to the region in Europe

  • @T8ersalad
    @T8ersalad Před rokem +1

    Im mind blown how you can scream/growl words and make it sound like normal dialogue. Its impressive. I love it so much!!!😊

  • @galaxygamershell1815
    @galaxygamershell1815 Před rokem +9

    Man
    America’s McDonald’s monopoly is more different than I thought compared to Canadian McDonald’s monopoly

  • @hijjf
    @hijjf Před 3 lety +253

    Matt pats guide to becoming a millionaire:
    Step 1 become a Billionaire
    Step 2 spend all your wealth on Mcdonalds monopoly and become a millionaire

    • @MellohiYT
      @MellohiYT Před 3 lety +12

      step 1 is a little tricky. any tips?

    • @mattecardboard8069
      @mattecardboard8069 Před 3 lety +28

      Become a Trillionaire and spend your wealth till you become a billionaire.

    • @MellohiYT
      @MellohiYT Před 3 lety +11

      @@mattecardboard8069
      oh, that makes sense.

    • @itstrending8440
      @itstrending8440 Před 3 lety +1

      @@mattecardboard8069 step 1 is a little tricky. any tips?

    • @elisusisgay
      @elisusisgay Před 3 lety

      @@itstrending8440 step 1 is a little tricky. any tips?

  • @coolguy0693
    @coolguy0693 Před 3 lety +1971

    "You could drop a billion dollars to win a measly million."
    It's not about the money, its about sending a message.

    • @rockhound3.14
      @rockhound3.14 Před 3 lety +8

      LMAO yes

    • @rockhound3.14
      @rockhound3.14 Před 3 lety +3

      LMAO yes

    • @cramage9374
      @cramage9374 Před 3 lety +3

      Lol

    • @leejiyoung3201
      @leejiyoung3201 Před 3 lety +2

      ZaHando ZaWardo yes it was a message yes

    • @obviouspseudonym9345
      @obviouspseudonym9345 Před 3 lety +42

      Criminal: It's simple, we rig the monopoly
      McDonald's employee: If it's so simple, why haven't you done it already?
      Criminal: If you're good at something, never do it for free.
      McDonald's employee: How much you want?
      Criminal: Uh... half...

  • @ShadowGod64
    @ShadowGod64 Před 2 lety +4

    11:00
    ..
    oh no
    ..

  • @B.J.Camire
    @B.J.Camire Před 6 měsíci +1

    During the outro, you mention getting all the dinosaurs (which we see you playing with earlier in the episode), but it's the robots on display.

  • @brandonwong8614
    @brandonwong8614 Před 3 lety +304

    How to sum up this video in 16 words or less:
    "I got so far, and tried so hard, but in the end; it didn't even matter."

  • @Timmzy27
    @Timmzy27 Před 3 lety +192

    Only chumps go for the properties, its all about collecting all the free food tokens and cashing them all in at once.

    • @EvilETV
      @EvilETV Před 3 lety +8

      like a boss

    • @Merennulli
      @Merennulli Před 3 lety +14

      "Limit 1 per purchase." They aren't consistent about enforcing it, but I've had to do multiple separate purchases to go through them.

    • @CaseyDplays
      @CaseyDplays Před 3 lety +15

      @@Merennulli you can walk out walk of the property and walk back in and technically you're a new customer and thus the 1 per person per visit rule applies as its a new visit. Unless it says 1 per person per day but they didn't say that last time the game was played where I am.

    • @playboinook
      @playboinook Před 3 lety

      czcams.com/video/IqhuzLKnI7U/video.html N

    • @Merennulli
      @Merennulli Před 3 lety

      ​@@CaseyDplays I typically just take friends with me and "buy" them each something with my stamps.

  • @isabellepreston4784
    @isabellepreston4784 Před 2 lety +15

    Question if ever seen: If you win the extra cash along side the million, then theoretically you would win the other more pricey prizes (cars, grills, etc.) how would it effect the overall cost if they were sold?

    • @nightmarechevalier2529
      @nightmarechevalier2529 Před 2 lety

      I mean, I don't think McDonald's springs for the pricer versions of things so most likely not by much. Maybe at a big stretch they would take another million or two off, but nothing close to making bank here. I don't think even a fully upgraded high class sports car would make a dent, I think Ferraris run around 200 to 400k as stock models, and I have never even seen one of those offered.

  • @xountaj
    @xountaj Před rokem +7

    4:09 I don't think in Poland there is a McDonalds Monopoly, because I live in Poland for my entire life and I hear about it for a first time

    • @isaacsanchez5922
      @isaacsanchez5922 Před rokem

      It is possible to have missed it, i live in the united states and i only noticed it once when i was in grade school

  • @pika273
    @pika273 Před 3 lety +5036

    Surprised this channel’s slogan isn’t “chew on that”

  • @X-SPONGED
    @X-SPONGED Před 3 lety +434

    Mat : "the one true zero calorie elexir of the gods diet coke"
    Me : "now we can confirm the only reason you started food theory is so you can finally get that diet coke sponsorship and we have proof"

    • @Vivian_Reddy
      @Vivian_Reddy Před 3 lety +6

      😆 True.

    • @bushtruck
      @bushtruck Před 3 lety +3

      Started a channel where I bag on trucks in the mountains of Canada. Just wanna make people laugh.

    • @thebroshow12
      @thebroshow12 Před 3 lety

      czcams.com/video/8ckcotfLXNA/video.html

    • @shambosaha9727
      @shambosaha9727 Před 3 lety

      But that's just a theory, a comment theory! Thanks for reading!

    • @blahblah4990
      @blahblah4990 Před 3 lety +1

      You could also just buy medium cups of water. You get the same medium cup, but water cups tend to be cheaper than soft drinks. Also, 0 calories and keeps you hydrated.

  • @brbBRAZZERS
    @brbBRAZZERS Před 2 lety +4

    I guess the rumour here in Canada was that the major game pieces are spread across the country. For example to win the 50k prize you’d have to eat at a restaurant in western Canada and then fly across the country to find the last piece in eastern Canada. Other major prizes are the same. So it’s really a play on the name “coast to coast”, you have to eat at rotten ronnies all across the country to have a slim chance of winning anything serious. However I did win a $20 Uber gift code this year and a $50 cash prize last year, so I don’t really mind lol

  • @k2daj537
    @k2daj537 Před 2 lety +1

    I love all the theory they are absolutely fun to watch.

  • @shaneates4721
    @shaneates4721 Před 3 lety +447

    Suggestion for Future Theory: "Why secret menu item need to be secret"
    In this episode you can tackle how secret items has been created and why hasn't be a official menu item even if it's have a cult following.

    • @vincentngo9186
      @vincentngo9186 Před 3 lety +1

      wait what

    • @pizzasounds3387
      @pizzasounds3387 Před 3 lety +5

      getting a grilled cheese at mcdonalds, secret menu hack

    • @bandit4063
      @bandit4063 Před 3 lety +1

      He kinda covered that already on Film Theory with the secret recipe of the Krabby Patty.

    • @shaneates4721
      @shaneates4721 Před 3 lety

      @@seangilmore355 wait what 😳 is that a real thing 😅

    • @KelniusTV
      @KelniusTV Před 3 lety

      During the "Ask us anything" promotion here in Australia, I asked "Why don't you guys bring any secret menu items to the actual menu? The mint and cookie milkshake sounds amazing"
      Their response?
      "There is no secret menu"

  • @ZTOTHEBEAT
    @ZTOTHEBEAT Před 3 lety +310

    I recently watched a mini series called McMillion$ about the McDonalds Monopoly scam. It was really good!

    • @suicune2001
      @suicune2001 Před 3 lety +5

      Yeah, I enjoyed that one a lot.

    • @dioxoi8369
      @dioxoi8369 Před 3 lety +4

      I enjoyed the scene where the investigator comes into the room in a golden suit

    • @platinum_pixel1
      @platinum_pixel1 Před 3 lety

      Beat me to the suggestion

    • @thewolfenknight37
      @thewolfenknight37 Před 3 lety +1

      Link?

    • @heysaucemikehere1804
      @heysaucemikehere1804 Před 3 lety

      Hey, I’ve seen that! It was good! Kendall Rae also has a video on it, if anyone wants to learn about it but doesn’t have the time to watch the series

  • @yunalee6707
    @yunalee6707 Před 10 měsíci +1

    "So unless you have a burning billion dollar hole in your pocket..."
    Pearl Houzuki: Did you call out to me?

  • @clintmcbride7830
    @clintmcbride7830 Před 2 lety

    I've never tried to do it during Monopoly season but at the McDonald's around here you can up size specific items from a combo. So I can get a large drink but medium fry.

  • @catqueen3626
    @catqueen3626 Před 3 lety +261

    Food theory: the show that answer the qustions that you had as a kid.

    • @rayvide
      @rayvide Před 3 lety

      Qustions

    • @youraveragemango8671
      @youraveragemango8671 Před 3 lety

      Why you no grammar?

    • @catqueen3626
      @catqueen3626 Před 3 lety

      @@rayvide sory, English is not my first language and i tend to forget how to spell words that i rarely use. 😅

    • @rayvide
      @rayvide Před 3 lety +1

      @@catqueen3626
      It's alright, I just though it was funny

  • @jamiegrimes6681
    @jamiegrimes6681 Před 3 lety +373

    Me who's got 20 tickets or so in my room: *this is Baltic*

  • @Crimnox_Cinder
    @Crimnox_Cinder Před rokem +24

    Did...did you just call me a sociopath all because I choose not to dip my nuggets in a sauce? For shame mat, for shame. But true.

    • @SireneKalypso
      @SireneKalypso Před rokem +1

      As a diagnosed sociopath, I am terrified of you.

  • @lily_pinkyay6980
    @lily_pinkyay6980 Před rokem +2

    7:59 got me dying lllolll😂

  • @Youtube.com.1
    @Youtube.com.1 Před 3 lety +727

    Last year me and my friends were at McDonald’s and one of my friends won a PS4

    • @mattd2026
      @mattd2026 Před 3 lety +16

      Ok Bert

    • @skazzel
      @skazzel Před 3 lety +6

      Lucky

    • @Ruby_Mochii
      @Ruby_Mochii Před 3 lety +20

      He never said an actual console so...
      It could be a PS4 card, box, picture etc.

    • @skazzel
      @skazzel Před 3 lety +29

      @@Ruby_Mochii yeah, that's definitely what he meant

    • @michaelcohill2374
      @michaelcohill2374 Před 3 lety

      That’s Double Baltic for you

  • @cephalonio8928
    @cephalonio8928 Před 3 lety +480

    "my child's health is of the utmost importance"
    then why eat at a McDonald's

  • @haroldfinch1955
    @haroldfinch1955 Před rokem +1

    OMG, that picture at 9:48, I know the tech guy for that store. That's crazy!

  • @Lobster_Dance
    @Lobster_Dance Před 2 lety

    Loving the info graphics and little side facts I am getting on this channel.

  • @donz6211
    @donz6211 Před 3 lety +840

    *Goes to McDonald's"
    Parent: "My child's health is of the utmost importance!"
    Me: "So you chose to bring him to...MCDONALD'S???"

    • @beepusboop8678
      @beepusboop8678 Před 3 lety +22

      Ah yes McDonald's the place of the healthy.

    • @beepusboop8678
      @beepusboop8678 Před 3 lety +9

      @SunOnShine Wait. So you mean to tell me that I've been EATING SATAN?!! WHAT HAVE I DONE?!!

    • @hoziersexual
      @hoziersexual Před 3 lety +3

      @SunOnShine the devil tastes good then. 😏

    • @abhatripathitripathi6156
      @abhatripathitripathi6156 Před 3 lety

      @SunOnShine good I hate burgers. Only roadside street food

    • @alaiaomanu6318
      @alaiaomanu6318 Před 3 lety

      mcdonalds live action canceled movie czcams.com/video/CeCKWLyhUBg/video.html

  • @channart374
    @channart374 Před 3 lety +263

    about the game being rigged, there’s actually a very interesting docuseries on hulu called mcmillions. you should check it out.

    • @DbladeMedic
      @DbladeMedic Před 3 lety +12

      Yea i saw that. I also recommend this. It is extremely interesting and also kinda amazing at how simple it was to rig it

    • @retrogamerfan123
      @retrogamerfan123 Před 3 lety +6

      yup games like those always has an inside job to make sure you don’t win

    • @Saitaina
      @Saitaina Před 3 lety +1

      I was HIGHLY pissed when I found that out because they rigged it during my prime playing years. So many cals given you that game.
      ...got a lot of free food though...

    • @Saitaina
      @Saitaina Před 3 lety

      Bearty Uh, no. Odds are rare but it wasn't rigged by the company. It was a person who worked at the piece printer or other associated co who knew where they were going and got friends to claim Boardwalk and Park Place.

  • @poketrainer5221
    @poketrainer5221 Před 2 lety +3

    I remember getting boardwalk a few years ago just by getting regular food because we were hungry. My parents didnt care about it so we threw it away. (No, park place was not found a few days later.) So I guess it was lucky, but not really since you need the two to get the win.

  • @capelife2665
    @capelife2665 Před 2 lety +3

    2 years later and there still isn't a part 2

  • @willcowan8487
    @willcowan8487 Před 3 lety +675

    🔔 Food Theory Idea (for a little later on in the year)🔔 How many calories would Santa consume given that he eats every 🍪cookie🍪 put out by everyone who celebrates 🎄Christmas🎄? What would be the repercussions of this? Knowing that he still has to travel the entire (Christmas celebrating) world, would be actually burn off more than he ate?

    • @grace8775
      @grace8775 Před 3 lety +12

      Good idea

    • @abuBrachiosaurus
      @abuBrachiosaurus Před 3 lety +14

      Underrated comment

    • @c0smic_eve
      @c0smic_eve Před 3 lety +14

      Except he doesn't physically travel he goes by sleigh all the weight lost would be from not wating

    • @generalcodsworth4417
      @generalcodsworth4417 Před 3 lety +19

      @@c0smic_eve But assuming it only takes a single second to get from house to house by sleigh, how much time would he have to go down each chimney and do all his work? How many calories would be spent by running faster than Usain Bolt to make it in time?

    • @c0smic_eve
      @c0smic_eve Před 3 lety +5

      @@generalcodsworth4417 Good point but as i said the main travel isnt by him its by the reindeer so the majority of the calorie burning would be at the houses not sure how much that would be

  • @PansyPops
    @PansyPops Před 3 lety +577

    MatPat: “The Blue whale is the biggest creature on this planet”.
    2020: “The biggest creature on this planet *so far”*

  • @Fiasc_O_Phobia
    @Fiasc_O_Phobia Před měsícem

    11:00 To me, the appeal of things like nuggets and fries was the dipping it in stuff ( and eating the bread off the nuggets because my sensory issues did not like biting straight into it) so absolutely it is

  • @alexisislas-gonzalez5991
    @alexisislas-gonzalez5991 Před 2 lety +2

    1:42 a g2 fan
    Thew: Oh my lord it’s happening

  • @channelknightfadran7901
    @channelknightfadran7901 Před 3 lety +199

    Mat: Why did you never hear of this scam?
    Me: Do tell
    Date appears on screen: Sept 10, 2001
    Me: Ooooh, frick.

    • @baumbeanwing6146
      @baumbeanwing6146 Před 3 lety +18

      Did he just indirectly imply that Mac Donald’s did 911

    • @javihernandez8267
      @javihernandez8267 Před 3 lety +4

      @@baumbeanwing6146 THIS IS WHERE THE NEW CHANNEL CONSPIRACY THEORY SWOOPS IN

    • @spazmatism8421
      @spazmatism8421 Před 3 lety +1

      @@javihernandez8267 seriously that is such a good idea

  • @sweetestgravy9880
    @sweetestgravy9880 Před 3 lety +823

    Karen: my child's health is of the utmost importance
    Also Karen: not wearing a mask

    • @cutekitten1185
      @cutekitten1185 Před 3 lety +10

      Fax

    • @cutekitten1185
      @cutekitten1185 Před 3 lety +8

      Left me traumatized when i was only 10 years old standing right inside of the middle there was a bullet hole mama love stressing and crying cuz she lost a bro we ask who did it but n words act like they didn't know

    • @morgansteele3769
      @morgansteele3769 Před 3 lety +8

      This Karen meme is so stale at this point. It’s not even funny anymore

    • @dirtycheeto4350
      @dirtycheeto4350 Před 3 lety +8

      @@morgansteele3769 just like the boomer thing once it got popular it lost its meaning.

    • @BazookaLuca
      @BazookaLuca Před 3 lety +2

      @@morgansteele3769 It's about spreading a message

  • @denicegarcia2531
    @denicegarcia2531 Před rokem

    This was posted 2 years ago and I still haven't seen a part two anywhere

  • @masonmeow278
    @masonmeow278 Před 2 lety +4

    0:18 did anybody notice that the banana from peanut butter jelly time is in the background

  • @cuttingham_1232
    @cuttingham_1232 Před 3 lety +1223

    Funny. The monopoly game was a huge scam that the FBI investigated years back
    Edit: It’s McMillions

    • @robot7968
      @robot7968 Před 3 lety +35

      I watched that, think matpat already made a theory on that though, i think

    • @cuttingham_1232
      @cuttingham_1232 Před 3 lety +34

      Robot he made a reference to it . My mistake, my family watched a documentary about it

    • @garystinten9339
      @garystinten9339 Před 3 lety +12

      Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were supposed to be making a movie about it years ago

    • @robot7968
      @robot7968 Před 3 lety +3

      @@cuttingham_1232 thats the docu i watched its good

    • @JohnSmith-mk5jt
      @JohnSmith-mk5jt Před 3 lety +7

      Ah, yes. The McMillions documentary.

  • @DJ_Treu
    @DJ_Treu Před 3 lety +452

    When i was a kid and wanted to do contests like this my grandfather used to say "You'll never win." and when i asked him why he would say "Because the winning (X item needed to win w/e contest it may be) is sitting on the presidents desk" (As in the president of the company)

  • @GalaxyCrystals
    @GalaxyCrystals Před rokem +2

    Dang, this was in interesting episode.
    I just figured they never circulated one piece, like boardwalk, and let the rest go around
    "You *cant* have won! We never printed any boardwalks in the FIRST place, Steven!"

  • @grass8776
    @grass8776 Před rokem +1

    "My child's health is of my upmost concern"
    *Buys McDonalds*

  • @amaya0575
    @amaya0575 Před 3 lety +527

    That kid calling Jesus, George W Bush feels like a completely new Mood

    • @Son0v4l1ch
      @Son0v4l1ch Před 3 lety +11

      Depression is not a new mood though...

    • @danese1636
      @danese1636 Před 3 lety +14

      TFW people expect kindergarteners to be up-to-date in modern-day religion and not watching television...

    • @martianunlimited
      @martianunlimited Před 3 lety +9

      That's actually a picture of the portrait of Cesere Borgia imagined as Jesus Christ... A first century Jew would look nothing like a 15th century Italian

    • @lotgc
      @lotgc Před 3 lety +3

      This does make me really sad...

    • @alejandrorojas1423
      @alejandrorojas1423 Před 3 lety +1

      That mood is called October 2001.

  • @maekristinemorales5613

    tbh matpat makes good intros and songs for the intros also so funny about random things happening and easter eggs i give it kid looking at the computer and looks at the cameraand shakes his head and gives a thumbs up

  • @optixcs7601
    @optixcs7601 Před rokem +4

    Couple moths back I bought a coke from McDonalds while they were hosting a competition here in Ireland and peeled off the sticker. It said I won the 10,000 they were giving away but the actual cup was outdated by like 2 months while the competition was only being held for something like 1. My friends and I were so excited before I realised the "expiration date" on my money

  • @amandawoo3093
    @amandawoo3093 Před 3 lety +98

    You should do a theory on the psychology and statistics of “deals” like buy one get one free etc.

  • @pinkgirl192
    @pinkgirl192 Před 3 lety +362

    “The one true zero calorie elixir of the gods, diet coke” Mr. D would be proud.

  • @thehighgamer1720
    @thehighgamer1720 Před 2 lety

    I know im late and idk if any one has all ready said this but some stamps don't get sent to stores in different areas so you actually have to drive around the country to have the best chance

  • @T0TALLYMOTH3YBUG
    @T0TALLYMOTH3YBUG Před rokem

    I love your intro
    It’s so chaotic
    Just like you!

  • @grazemusic845
    @grazemusic845 Před 3 lety +311

    Playing the McDonald’s Monopoly game could be considered a McStake.

  • @lofiseeker1790
    @lofiseeker1790 Před 3 lety +168

    So.....
    "Truth is, the game was rigged from the start"
    Mobster: *shoots*

  • @laiir2958
    @laiir2958 Před 2 lety +1

    In Australia the game plays much differently. Small menu items dont have a sticker, all medium items (as wells as hashbrowns, sausage mcmuffins, sausage and egg, as well as bacon and egg) all have 1 and all large menu items and gourmet burgers have 2. I don't remember but I think big macs, mcchickens, McAngus etc have 1

  • @thatcrazylife6490
    @thatcrazylife6490 Před rokem +3

    11:09
    Some people eat to live
    *I LIVE TO EAT*

  • @bcsdstudios7988
    @bcsdstudios7988 Před 3 lety +92

    Listening to all the schematics, research, and calculations that Matt and his team does makes me really appreciate all the hard work and effort that goes into each of his episodes. On top of that, he has three channels (4 if you include GTLive) and a family, plus he's trying to establish a new channel!
    Mad love and respect to the Theorists!

    • @tristanbowles7258
      @tristanbowles7258 Před 3 lety +6

      And he does a lot on the business side of things as well like help fellow you tubers with navigating the algorithm to helping LEGO with a thing I can’t remember. The man’s grind is something to be respected

    • @slushfabuloso5329
      @slushfabuloso5329 Před 3 lety +1

      Pound chest "RESPECT"

  • @mimey9659
    @mimey9659 Před 3 lety +456

    More people know Ronald McDonald than Jesus
    * Holy music stops *
    * Crusade music starts *

  • @rovacy9297
    @rovacy9297 Před rokem

    Theory idea: how long does it take for McDonald’s to make a chicken nugget meal? For instance, if i have a specific event that i dont want to be late to but want my McDonald’s to be warm and not have to opt to heating it up in a microwave, when would i have to be there and how long do i have time before the chicken nuggets get cold? How early do i have to be at the McDonald’s to have my meal be warm?

  • @djspacevader8685
    @djspacevader8685 Před 2 lety +2

    Waiting for part 2

  • @xxidkxx2092
    @xxidkxx2092 Před 3 lety +432

    Next up on food theory:
    “Does an apple a day really do keep the doctor away?”

    • @amberzhu1345
      @amberzhu1345 Před 3 lety +18

      If you throw it hard enough, then yes!

    • @squiggletrash
      @squiggletrash Před 3 lety +6

      @Withered Bonnie You can't eat apples because you're dead.

    • @rocksteadyish
      @rocksteadyish Před 3 lety +6

      @@squiggletrash an apple killed my family

    • @saturnsystem3167
      @saturnsystem3167 Před 3 lety +8

      fun fact: that was something said during prohibition to promote eating apples instead of drinking them in cider

    • @superjamie1247
      @superjamie1247 Před 3 lety +4

      No

  • @Mei-jr9xp
    @Mei-jr9xp Před 3 lety +191

    Mc Donald’s in 2021: “The contest is starting in 2 days!”
    Mukbang community: *”It is on!”*

  • @sharkkebunni
    @sharkkebunni Před 2 lety +1

    Australia's Macca's monopoly has TC where those who work with company or known associate can not enter the game. So that might be worth looking into.

  • @Tunabreath2001
    @Tunabreath2001 Před 2 lety +1

    I HAD THIS THEORY WHEN I WAS LIKE 10 YEARS OLD!!!
    This is insane, I was screaming "I KNEW IT!!!" at my laptop screen lol...

  • @violettemissblood699
    @violettemissblood699 Před 3 lety +832

    2060: MrBeast: Winning every McDonald's Monopoly prize and solving world hunger

    • @nanxin2011
      @nanxin2011 Před 3 lety +31

      Mr Beast:Hey guys I'm buying $10000000000 worth of Mcdonlds and giving the food to africa today.I hope to win the monopoly $1000000 prize to prove its possible and give that away too!

    • @CJMapping
      @CJMapping Před 3 lety +2

      nan xin Africa might be like us now

    • @mrbananal7833
      @mrbananal7833 Před 3 lety +1

      He would be like 70-80 years old

    • @annaobrien7323
      @annaobrien7323 Před 3 lety +2

      While making everyone have a dad bod.

    • @manuelcjr52
      @manuelcjr52 Před 3 lety

      By causing inflation and obesity in poor people
      "I see this as an ABSOLUTE win"

  • @jasonjungreis203
    @jasonjungreis203 Před 3 lety +533

    MatPat: If you eat Chicken McNuggets without sauce, you’re a sociopath.
    *Mario runs to get Chicken NcNuggets without sauce

    • @bluexplays2353
      @bluexplays2353 Před 3 lety +4

      Umbrella Corporation same

    • @Og_ibr
      @Og_ibr Před 3 lety +7

      @@bluexplays2353 i too am a sociopath.

    • @bluexplays2353
      @bluexplays2353 Před 3 lety

      xxdragonslayerxx549 we are all sociopathes

    • @jasonjungreis203
      @jasonjungreis203 Před 3 lety +4

      @@bluexplays2353 I am not a sociopath, I would rather have no Chicken McNuggets than Chicken McNuggets without sauce

    • @bluexplays2353
      @bluexplays2353 Před 3 lety

      Jason Jungreis leave this reply section is for sociopaths only

  • @crystalk8902
    @crystalk8902 Před rokem +1

    “ it’s legally gambling “ had me lafing

  • @michellepijuan5521
    @michellepijuan5521 Před rokem +1

    Do one. About berry crunch and captain crunch all berries

  • @randomwonders6320
    @randomwonders6320 Před 3 lety +206

    Either way McDonald’s make billions with or without the monopoly’s it doesn’t make up

    • @frostymug9750
      @frostymug9750 Před 3 lety +2

      Am i just dumb for never hearing about this? I never knew McDonald's had a monopoly thing.

    • @Diego1Morales
      @Diego1Morales Před 3 lety +2

      @@frostymug9750 same, never heard of it until this video.

    • @eggjesus2813
      @eggjesus2813 Před 3 lety

      Me too but I think I remember having it on her fries but I don't remember what she got

    • @frostymug9750
      @frostymug9750 Před 3 lety

      @@Diego1Morales I know of the Safeway one though. My mom plays that every year. The amount of free salt we get is insane.

  • @tristiian500
    @tristiian500 Před 3 lety +375

    Me: Spends a billion dollars to win a million dollars
    *Not stonks*

  • @j3ttyYT
    @j3ttyYT Před 5 měsíci

    In Australia there are only 2 game tickets on the participating foods (In any size there is only to pieces) but if you scan a ticket that comes from a meal with 10 tickets it will tell you that you can play 10 times on the app.

  • @Hatterway
    @Hatterway Před 2 lety

    i work at mcdonald’s in new zealand and you have to go to both islands (north and south) to get 1 of each colour for dark blue

  • @ghostcoffee1099
    @ghostcoffee1099 Před 3 lety +261

    Ronald McDonald: “The truth is, the game was rigged from the start”

    • @potatoman6243
      @potatoman6243 Před 3 lety +4

      He missed such a good opportunity

    • @silverink1824
      @silverink1824 Před 3 lety +6

      The sad Shame was it was rigged because of a guy that was working the security for the highest valued piecesand it took decades to actually realize this which was really surprising because he was giving all the highest pieces to friends and family at least that's what I heard

    • @kiwi3472
      @kiwi3472 Před 3 lety +1

      Silver Ink182 yeah. ive only heard a bit about the case, but there was a family that kept “winning” the games. it was just one family, and game pieces were passed around so that mostly only members of that family would win. there’s a documentary called mcmillions about the whole case if you’re interested in that kind of stuff. ☺️

    • @spuriouseffect
      @spuriouseffect Před 3 lety +1

      I don't remember getting paid back to that scam. You think someone would have filed a class action lawsuit.

    • @idkwhattoputhere4695
      @idkwhattoputhere4695 Před 3 lety +1

      *Ronald shoots a mailman*

  • @Super_XCVI
    @Super_XCVI Před 3 lety +61

    Never before would I thought I would hear "McDonalds" and stuff like "Psychics" and "Strip Club" in the same sentence.

  • @AwkwardCosplayChick
    @AwkwardCosplayChick Před rokem +2

    It's been 2 years where is the more in depth pt 2 you promised

  • @kaiwilliams2181
    @kaiwilliams2181 Před rokem +1

    matpat: **discovers that you can buy all the dinosaur transformers**
    also matpat: hippity hoppity, your toys are now my property

  • @MusicDecomposer
    @MusicDecomposer Před 3 lety +1664

    9/11 was a McDonald’s lawsuit cover-up, huh?
    Some people were saying they want a 4th theory channel called Conspiracy Theory, but I think we already have that.

    • @CyberNut930
      @CyberNut930 Před 3 lety +46

      JesseRoxII no one said 9/11 was a coverup for the McDonald’s scam. It just happened to come out right before the most world changing moment since the end of world war 2 sparked the Cold War. Security cameras went up everywhere, the patriot act was signed into law, airport security became a two plus hour process and are open border with Canada closed. Since then it’s been a slog of paranoia and data collection that would come to define the last 20 years. The advent of social media a few years after that didn’t help either.

    • @silentecho2312
      @silentecho2312 Před 3 lety +25

      The fourth channel should be Life Theory, about bio-tech, bio-hacking, and biology in general.

    • @vdbcorten8697
      @vdbcorten8697 Před 3 lety +24

      But hey, that's just a theory
      A CONSPIRACY THEORY

    • @emmixo
      @emmixo Před 3 lety +36

      CyberNut930 dude he was joking

    • @marthakeenan7203
      @marthakeenan7203 Před 3 lety +19

      @@CyberNut930 it was a joke my god shut up

  • @ItsJudeDude2
    @ItsJudeDude2 Před 3 lety +77

    Eat a friend. Heck, eat them all. Sounds like something matpat would say

  • @beepboop7748
    @beepboop7748 Před 2 lety +8

    13:59 Can someone link me this future episode?

    • @ahmadpickett
      @ahmadpickett Před 2 lety +1

      I don't think he made it yet

    • @beepboop7748
      @beepboop7748 Před 2 lety +1

      @@ahmadpickett it's been a LOOOOOOOOONG time

    • @Nightmare2.03
      @Nightmare2.03 Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@beepboop7748still not here😢

  • @CraftedCroix
    @CraftedCroix Před rokem +2

    I remember one time when I was on vacation, we went to McDonald’s during this event and this employee went around with a 5 gallon bucket throwing out stamps for free. My family got a TON that day

  • @1stAid
    @1stAid Před 3 lety +116

    Karen: "My child's health is of the utmost importance!"
    Me: "Then why are you at McDonald's?"

    • @Merennulli
      @Merennulli Před 3 lety

      In reality, they weren't at McDonalds. The healthier food options came from trying to get ahead of eating trends, not from anyone actually asking McDonalds for apple slices. That's why a lot of healthy options are short lived at McDonalds, the people who want to eat healthy enough to change their habits react the way you are. They don't go to McDonalds because they perceive it as inherently unhealthy without considering what some marketing grad just had them add to the menu.

    • @1stAid
      @1stAid Před 3 lety

      @@Merennulli But... the video showed a McDonald's at the beginning...
      and it's a Karen so they make no sense anyways