McDonald’s Monopoly is back and these are the rare pieces AKA the only ones that matter

It’s McDonald’s Monopoly season, but you have a better chance at winning the lottery than most of these prizes.

Sure, it’s fun to peel the game pieces off your Big Mac box and collect them on the little fold up Monopoly board, but what are your actual chances of winning?

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They may seem high when you collect all but one piece from a certain part of the board, but that’s how they get you.

The odds of collecting any McDonald’s Monopoly piece is 1-in-11, except for one piece from every section.

So when you’re “just one piece away,” the reality is that thousands of others are probably looking for that same piece.

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On the other hand, if you manage to somehow find one of the rare pieces, collecting the rest of that section’s pieces to win a big prize will be quite easy.

With that being said, all you have to know if you actually want to play McDonald’s Monopoly is what 11 rare pieces you need to look out for and make sure you don’t throw out if you find them.

Below is a list of the prizes available, their value, the odds of winning, the pieces needed to win and what the rare piece is:

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 (obviously)

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 (obviously)

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 (obviously)

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 (obviously)

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

So there you have it, the odds of winning the Lotto Max jackpot are 1 in 33,294,800 per $5 play, which means you have a better chance at winning millions in the lottery than winning seven out of 11 of these McDonald's Monopoly prizes.

Here's where you can find all the information on prizes, game rules and odds to win.