Mcmillions — - Season 1
The Big Mac Con: Inside the Wild World of HBO’s McMillion$
The HBO docuseries (Season 1) dives into the stranger-than-fiction true story of how one man rigged the system, stealing $24 million and building a criminal empire based on fast-food game pieces. The Mastermind: "Uncle Jerry" McMillions - Season 1
The series shines by focusing on the investigators from the Jacksonville FBI office who cracked the case after receiving an anonymous tip in 2000. The Big Mac Con: Inside the Wild World
He then distributed these prizes through a vast network of "winners" who were actually family, friends, or associates of the mob. These recruits would pay Jacobson a cut of their prize money in exchange for the winning piece. The FBI’s Quirky Investigation These recruits would pay Jacobson a cut of
If you grew up in the 90s, you probably remember the thrill of peeling a Monopoly sticker off a McDonald’s fry box, hoping to see "Boardwalk" staring back at you. For over a decade, millions of Americans played this game, unaware that the odds weren't just slim—they were zero.
At the center of the chaos is , an ex-cop turned security officer for the firm that printed McDonald's game pieces. Jacobson found a way to swap high-value winning stickers for regular ones in airport bathrooms before they ever reached the public.
