McMillion$(TV show/series, 2020)

Name: McMillion$
Genre: Documentary, Crime, Drama
Released: 2020
Rating: 3.5

FSK: 18+ years

| 56min per episode | Genres: Documentary, Crime, Drama

Mini series in 1 season with 6 episodes

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 46 votes)

McMillions (stylized as McMillion$) is a documentary miniseries about the McDonald's Monopoly promotion scam that occurred between 1989 and 2001. Directed by James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte, the series details how the scam was perpetrated by Jerry Jacobson, the head of security for the agency that ran the promotion, and how he recruited a wide range of accomplices. The series premiered in the US on February 3, 2020, on HBO, and all episodes were made available in the UK on May 27, 2020, on Sky Documentaries. McMillions was nominated for five Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. ()

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About McMillion$

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.

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Trailer for McMillion$ + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

MCMILLIONS Official Trailer (HD) HBO Docuseries(Trailer, 2:21)

MCMILLIONS Official Trailer (HD) HBO Docuseries (Trailer) | McMillion$ (2020):Doug Mathews Critics Spot (Promo) | HBO (Clip)

McMillion$ Seasons and Episodes

02/03/2020Miniseries - 6 episodes

#1 | 02/03/2020Episode 1

4.0/5 (with 8 votes)

An anonymous tip to FBI agent Doug Mathews speaks of a con surrounding the much-beloved McDonald's Monopoly game and its mysterious mastermind, a man going by the moniker of “Uncle Jerry.”

#2 | 02/10/2020Episode 2

4.0/5 (with 7 votes)

Hoping to unmask “Uncle Jerry,” the FBI investigates two prominent figures they believe are connected to the scam; Agent Mathews and McDonald's employee Amy Murray pay a visit to a prior winner, who sweats and mumbles as their cameras roll.

#3 | 02/17/2020Episode 3

3.5/5 (with 6 votes)

Frank Colombo reveals how “Uncle Jerry” would sell the winning tickets to his brother, Gennaro “Jerry” Colombo, for a premium. The undercover FBI video crew interviews a winner who tries to obscure the origins of her million-dollar game ticket.

#4 | 02/24/2020Episode 4

3.4/5 (with 6 votes)

Gennaro “Jerry” Colombo lands in the ICU, leading Jerome “Jerry” Jacobson to scout for new recruiters. Dwight Baker and others join the operation. The FBI gathers intel on “Uncle Jerry's” middlemen and ends up tailing Dwight to the airport.

#5 | 03/02/2020Episode 5

3.9/5 (with 6 votes)

Focusing their attention on Dwight Baker, the FBI intercepts a call with “Uncle Jerry” that leads them to capture evidence of a game piece exchange. The FBI works overtime to launch a coordinated cross-country day of indictments.

#6 | 03/09/2020Episode 6

3.5/5 (with 3 votes)

As 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.

Additional Information

Official websites:

www.hbo.com

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: Home Box Office (HBO), HBO Documentary, Unrealistic Ideas

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 16 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 02/03/2020

Last episode released on: 03/09/2020

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"McMillions"

Keywords: conspiracy, true crime, scam

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