Ep 2. Episode 2

In McMillion$ season 1 episode 2, we continue to follow the FBI investigation into the McDonald’s Monopoly fraud scheme that took place in the 1990s. The episode kicks off with Special Agent Doug Mathews questioning a former McDonald’s employee, Beverly, who reveals that she was unaware of the fraud happening during her time working at the fast-food chain.

The episode also delves into the life of Robin Colombo, a young woman from Jacksonville, Florida who was the first person to win the $1 million prize in the Monopoly game. We learn about her background and how winning the prize changed her life. Colombo is portrayed as a sympathetic figure, and viewers get a glimpse of how the $1 million prize changed her life for the better.

We also meet Gloria Brown, a middle-aged woman from South Carolina who claims to have won the $1 million prize as well. However, her story is quickly unravelled by the FBI. Although Brown has multiple winning game pieces, she is unable to provide proof of purchasing the winning cup and straw necessary to claim the prize. The FBI agent on her case, Doug Mathews, suspects that she is part of the fraud scheme and is working with the mastermind behind it.

The episode also introduces us to Jerry Jacobson, who was the Director of Security at Simon Marketing, the company responsible for overseeing the Monopoly game. Jacobson is portrayed as a mysterious figure, with a quiet and reserved personality. However, we learn that he was the one who had access to the winning game pieces and had the power to hand them out to friends and family. Mathews suspects that Jacobson is behind the fraud scheme, but so far, the evidence is circumstantial.

As the investigation continues, Mathews and his team realise that the fraud scheme is much bigger than they initially thought. They discover that Jacobson has been giving out the winning game pieces to a wide network of people, including a group of friends in Florida who have won multiple prizes. The episode ends with Mathews and his team realising that they have a daunting task ahead of them, as they try to track down all the people involved in the fraud scheme.

Overall, McMillion$ season 1 episode 2 is a thrilling continuation of the investigation into the McDonald’s Monopoly fraud scheme. The episode provides viewers with a deeper insight into the lives of the people involved, and the scope of the crime is slowly revealed. Viewers are left with more questions than answers, and are sure to be hooked on the show’s fast-paced storytelling.