Lots of Canadians are collecting Monopoly game pieces on their food and drinks at McDonald’s as of late. Some on Facebook have taken to posting what pieces they are looking for and willing to trade some of the most common pieces for them.
There are a few pieces, if you find them on your food, you should start buying lottery tickets, because you’re a very lucky person… and we mean a very lucky person.
The odds of winning the Lotto Max Jackpot by matching all seven numbers is 1 in 33,294,800 on a $5 ticket. The odds of winning some of the McDonald’s prizes are astronomical. We are talking 1 in 269,636,251 to win $10,000 or 1 in 257,368,931 to win a family vacation to Universal Studios in Florida.
The odds broken down
PRIZE: 2022 Chevrolet Equinox RS (8 available, 2 game pieces needed)
- Rare piece: Rideau Canal
- Other piece: Parliament Hill
- Odds of collecting both: 1 in 14,417,588
- Average retail value of prize: $37,478
PRIZE: Polaris Adventure Vehicle (4 available, 3 game pieces needed)
- Rare piece: Mackenzie River
- Other pieces: Lake Louise, Lake Athabasca
- Odds of collecting all 3: 1 in 170,752,118
- Average retail value of prize: $15,399 to $16,199
PRIZE: $10,000 (10 available, 3 game pieces needed)
- Rare piece: Percé Rock
- Other pieces: Miles Canyon, Columbia Icefield
- Odds of collecting all 3: 1 in 269,636,251
- Average retail value of prize: $10,000
PRIZE: HyperX PC Gaming Bundle (5 available, 3 game pieces needed)
- Rare piece: Tunnels of Moose Jaw
- Other pieces: Signal Hill, Peggys Cove
- Odds of collecting all 3: 1 in 136,601,680
- Average retail value of prize: $2,720
PRIZE: $5,000 in Vanilla Mastercard Prepaid Cards (5 available, 3 game pieces needed)
- Rare piece: Confederation Bridge
- Other pieces: Baffin Island, Bay of Fundy
- Odds of collecting all 3: 1 in 129,412,194
- Average retail value of prize: $5,000
PRIZE: Ryobi Dream Power Tool Pack (50 available, 3 game pieces needed)
- Rare piece: Whistler
- Other pieces: Algonquin Provincial Park, Wapusk National Park
- Odds of collecting all 3: 1 in 48,400,317
- Average retail value of prize: $1,500
PRIZE: $2,000 Hudson’s Bay Gift Card (5 available, 3 game pieces needed)
- Rare piece: Portage and Memorial
- Other pieces: Robson Street, Sainte-Catherine Street
- Odds of collecting all 3: 1 in 136,601,694
- Average retail value of prize: $2,000
PRIZE: 5,000,000 RBC Rewards Points or $50,000 (6 available, 2 game pieces needed)
- Rare piece: Fairmont Le Château Frontenac
- Other pieces: Niagara Falls
- Odds of collecting both: 1 in 19,223,451
- Average retail value of prize: $50,000
PRIZE: Family Vacation for 4 to Universal Orlando Resort (10 available, 4 game pieces needed)
- Rare piece: Vancouver Airport
- Other pieces: Montréal Airport, Toronto Airport, Halifax Airport
- Odds of collecting all 4: 1 in 257,368,931
- Average retail value of prize: $4,566
PRIZE: Rolling Vacations RV Rental (13 available, 2 game pieces needed)
- Rare piece: Transcan Highway
- Other pieces: Sea to Sky Highway
- Odds of collecting both: 1 in 8,872,362
- Average retail value of prize: $3,281
PRIZE: $1,000 for you and $1,000 for Ronald McDonald House Canada (100 available, 3 game pieces needed)
- Rare piece: RMHC Toronto
- Other pieces: RMHC Montreal, RMHC Alberta
- Odds of collecting both: 1 in 26,963,905
- Average retail value of prize: $2,000