October 15, 2006
2006 McDonalds Monopoloy Rare Pieces
A few annual traditions in the food industry is going to shorten my life by about 30 years.
First you get the never ending pasta bowl at Olive Garden. This year I packed away about 4 bowls of pasta plus salad and breadsticks.
Soon after Red Lobster comes along with their shrimp feast. I tried it for the first time this year, and due to some misunderstanding with the waitress, I ended up shaming myself and eating ~120 shrimp.
Stumbled upon the third one a week later. Tony Roma's has never ending ribs. Being as I was still recovering from exhibit A and B and the greatest all you can eat sushi buffet known as Minado, I decided to just observe as my eating companions devoured an unhealthy amount of ribs.
Now we are upon Monopoly Season at McDonalds, as French Fries, Happy Meals and Big Mac's weren't enough to get tubby American's in the door, they also make it a contest to try and eat your way to 5 million dollars. This year they're forgoing the usual prizes and instead only offer cash and Best Buy bucks.
For those of you who don't know, the way the game works is, there are essentially 9 winning game pieces, the rest are filler.
The winning game pieces this year are
Mediterranean Avenue - Win $50
Vermont Avenue - Win $500
Virginia Avenue - Win $1,000
Tennessee Avenue - Win $1,500
Kentucky Avenue - Win $5,000
Ventnor Avenue - Win $10,000
Pennsylvania Avenue - Win $50,000
Boardwalk - Win $1,000,000 ($50,000 per year for 20 years)
Short Line - Win $5,000,000 ($250,000 per year for 20 years)
So best of luck to everyone and remember, only one of these eating contests has a payout.
Posted by Bryant at October 15, 2006 01:52 PM
Comments
I commented on this in comments on my blog. It's easy to get hooked with those little pieces until you realize the true cost.
Posted by: Adorable Girlfriend at October 21, 2006 11:04 PM
i have park place who has a board walk and we can go half
Posted by: luna at November 11, 2007 05:38 PM