I don't know how the folks at The Daily Beast missed the opportunity to use a headline referencing "The Real Hamburglar" or something of that sort but I'm going to chalk it up to journalistic integrity and a desire to be better than clickbait.

Regardless, this long piece on How an Ex-Cop Rigged McDonald's Monopoly Game and Stole Millions is absolutely bonkers. You know all those times you thought to yourself "this is rigged, no one can win"? You were right! Well, it wasn't rigged but it was being manipulated to prevent anyone from naturally winning by one "Uncle Jerry" aka Jerome Jacobson.

It's a detailed tale on how the manipulation came to be, how it got tied into mob activity and how it, inevitably, spiraled out of control with payoffs for winners.

Take note of just how many times they mention Jacobson giving someone a "million dollar gamepiece" - it seems like he hands more out than they should have ever printed! Just one more baffling piece of the fascinating puzzle.