How to Maximize Your Daily Entries in McDonald’s Monopoly (Especially If Money Is Tight)
When the world is folding in slow motion and the government decides to play chicken with paychecks, I do what I’ve done for years: I squeeze what I can out of the promotional world. I’ve been running AMOE and sweepstakes for over a decade — milking corporate promos for whatever they’ll cough up — so when paychecks vanish, I know how to keep my kids fed.
This isn’t a lifestyle blog flex. This is practical survival with a side of petty joy: a bowl of free fries, a free drink, a small win that buys a quiet minute. Here’s the clean, no-fluff routine I use every morning to get 10 legit plays in McDonald’s Monopoly — without buying a thing.
The exact AMOE ritual (what I do every morning)
This is the step-by-step that works for me. It takes a few minutes, it’s legal, and it actually delivers codes.
Go to https://amoe.playatmcd.com/ and fill out the AMOE form.
Repeat the form 5 separate times (yes — five submissions). Each submission triggers an email with a verification code (OTP).
Open each verification email and enter the OTP to verify the submission (the site requires verification the same day).
After you verify each submission, McDonald’s sends a second email for each one. Each of those second emails contains 2 game codes. That’s 5 submissions → 5 emails → 10 codes.
Enter the 10 codes into the McDonald’s app or at playatmcd.com and enjoy your 10 chances that day.
Simple. Mechanical. Legal. No purchase required — that’s the whole point.
Why this is allowed (short version)
Sweepstakes in the U.S. must offer a “no purchase necessary” alternate method of entry (AMOE) so the promotion isn’t an illegal lottery. McDonald’s provides that AMOE. Using it doesn’t mean you’re gaming something shady — it means you’re using the rules they publish. That’s the law working for folks who don’t want or can’t afford to buy a pile of food just to enter.
Quick tips so your morning runs smooth
Do it first thing. I do this with my coffee. Five form fills, five verifications — done.
Use a consistent email. It keeps you from losing verification emails in the noise.
Check spam if you don’t see the OTP. Sometimes the verification lands weird.
Enter codes right away. Don’t let emails pile up — you want those codes in before the promo deadlines.
Track everything. Small wins compound — if you’re getting free fries twice a week, that’s money not spent on groceries.
PRIZE TRACKER
I use Google Sheets because I can update it from my phone in line or at my desktop. Make a copy of my tracker to use it for your own winnings (File → Make a copy): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/8/d/1VbYKkGcnPBeEYf0M3TRf-WOhy0As8qEZsuyWZ6GywAo/edit?gid=987658113#gid=987658113
Food I’ve Won So Far — real snacks, real math
As of writing this I’ve redeemed two 4-packs of nuggets and three double cheeseburgers — at my nearest McD that would’ve cost $14.45 before tax. Small wins, but they add up when money is tight.
So far I’ve accrued 30 prizes from entries and AMOE submissions, which come to about $95 total depending on which menu items you pick (some prizes let you choose between two items). Play the options — sometimes taking the higher-dollar item makes the promo more worth your time, sometimes you grab whatever fills the engine that week.
Not glamorous. Not a bailout. Just practical: free bites, less out-of-pocket for real groceries, and proof that persistence pays.
Other prizes — real small wins, no nonsense
I’ve also pulled a few non-food prizes that actually turned into legit joy. Once I won a $10 Best Buy gift card and spent about $4 each on three packs of Pokémon cards — one for me, one for each kid. Favorite pull: Bewear.
I also scored a month of Peacock free. I was ready to cancel after the trial, but they offered a promo — 3 months for $2.99/month if I didn’t cancel — so I kept it and used the deal. There’ve been other offers along the way that didn’t appeal, and I skipped anything that required me to spend money “to save money.” That ain’t thrift; that’s debt by disguise. I only take what actually helps my family — free fries, a quick entertainment win, or a $10 card that buys some cheap dopamine.
Tiny manifesto
This is about using the system, not worshipping it. Free fries won’t fix structural problems — but they’ll quiet a storm for a minute. I don’t pretend corporate promos are charity; I just refuse to let them have my dignity. If you can learn the rules and use them, do it. Be kind. Be honest. Eat the free fries and keep fighting the real fight.
TL;DR
Go to amoe.playatmcd.com — fill the form 5 times, verify each, get 2 codes per verified form → 10 codes = 10 plays.
Track your submissions with the spreadsheet above (Link to spreadsheet).
Use free wins to cover snacks/meals during rough weeks.
Don’t stop fighting.
