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Tuesday, November 6, 2007

A-Rod's Agent Boras Asks for $350 Million - More Than 11 MLB Teams Value

The Yankees were told by agent Scott Boras that they could not meet with Alex Rodriguez unless they presented an extension offer that guaranteed the star $350 million "as a floor." That is more than 11 MLB teams are actually valued at. (In his defense, the Yankees are valued at more than $1+ BILLION)

1. Toronto Blue Jays $344 million
2. Arizona Diamondbacks $339 million
3. Colorado Rockies $317 million
4. Cincinnati Reds $307 million
5. Oakland Athletics $292 million
6. Minnesota Twins $288 million
7. Milwaukee Brewers $287 million
8. Kansas City Royals $282 million
9. Pittsburgh Pirates $274 million
10. Tampa Bay Devil Rays $267 million
11. Florida Marlins $244 million

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

2007 McDonalds Monopoly: Odds of Winning $1 Million

The odds are against you! Approximately 557,111,800 total Game Pieces are available throughout the world.



  • Instant Win $1 million - 1 in 557,111,800 - chances are 0.000000179% - One (1) Instant Giveaway Prize is available. The Instant Giveaway Prize consists of a one million dollar ($1,000,000) annuity payable as $50,000 per year over 20 years with no interest.


  • Instant Win food prizes - 1 in 6 - 17% - The odds of winning a McDonald's Food Prize over the course of the Game are approximately 1 in 6.


  • Instant Win $50 - 1 in 74,282 - Seven thousand five hundred (7,500) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a check in the amount of fifty dollars ($50). Odds of winning approximately 1 in 74,282.


  • Instant Win $50 Arch Card®. - 1 in 222,845 - Two thousand five hundred (2,500) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a fifty dollar ($50) McDonald's Arch Card. Odds of winning approximately 1 in 222,845.


  • Instant Win $25,000 - 1 in 111,422,360 - Five (5) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a check in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). Odds of winning approximately 1 in 111,422,360.


  • $50 Purple Stamps - Mediterranean Avenue (Stamp #801) & Baltic Avenue (Stamp #802) - 1 in 33,616 - Fifteen thousand (15,000) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a check in the amount of fifty dollars ($50). Odds of winning approximately 1 in 33,616.


  • $100 Railroad Stamps - Reading Railroad (Stamp #823), Pennsylvania Railroad (Stamp #824), B&O Railroad (Stamp #825) & Short Line (Stamp #826) - 1 in 2,094,076 - One thousand five hundred (1,500) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a check in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100). Odds of winning approximately 1 in 2,094,076.


  • $500 Light Blue Stamps - Oriental Avenue (Stamp #803), Vermont Avenue (Stamp #804) & Connecticut Avenue (Stamp #805) - 1 in 33,752,584 - Two hundred fifty (250) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a check in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500). Odds of winning approximately 1 in 33,752,584.


  • $1000 Maroon Stamps - St. Charles Place (Stamp #806), States Avenue (Stamp #807), & Virginia Avenue (Stamp #808) - 1 in 33,752,584 - Two hundred fifty (250) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a check in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000). Odds of winning approximately 1 in 33,752,584.


  • $5000 Orange Stamps - St. James Place (Stamp #809), Tennessee Avenue (Stamp #810), & New York Ave (Stamp #811) - 1 in 168,762,143 - Fifty (50) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a check in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000). Odds of winning approximately 1 in 168,762,143.


  • $10000 Red Stamps - Kentucky Avenue (Stamp #812), Indiana Avenue (Stamp #813) & Illinois Avenue (Stamp #814) - 1 in 56,069,351 - Thirty (30) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a check in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Odds of winning approximately 1 in 56,069,351.


  • $25000 Yellow Stamps - Atlantic Avenue (Stamp #815), Ventnor Avenue (Stamp #816) & Marvin Gardens (Stamp #817) - 1 in 186,829,657 - Five (5) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a check in the amount of twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000). Odds of winning approximately 1 in 186,829,657.


  • $50000 Green Stamps - Pacific Avenue (Stamp #818), North Carolina Avenue (Stamp #819) & Pennsylvania Avenue (Stamp #820) - 1 in 186,829,657 - Five (5) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a check in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). Odds of winning approximately 1 in 186,829,657.


  • $1 Million Blue Stamps - Park Place (Stamp #821) & Boardwalk (Stamp #822) - 1 in 184,698,474 - Three (3) prizes are available over the course of the entire Game, seeded one (1) per week beginning in the second week in accordance with the following schedule: Week # 2 - 10/9/07 to 10/15/07; Week #3 - 10/16/07 to 10/22/07; and Week #4 - 10/23/07 to 10/29/07. If game piece supplies run short such that the Game may end prior to the planned end date for the In-Store Game (10/29/07), the weekly schedule may be subject to a corresponding adjustment. Each winner will receive a one million dollar ($1,000,000) annuity payable as $50,000 per year over 20 years with no interest. Odds of winning approximately 1 in 184,698,474.


  • $250 Foot Locker Gift Card - Sixty (60) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a two hundred fifty dollar ($250) Foot Locker Gift Card. Odds of winning are approximately 1 in 1,436,253.


  • $500 Toys"R"Us Gift Card - Sixty (60) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a five hundred dollar ($500) Toys"R"Us Gift Card. Odds of winning approximately 1 in 1,436,253.


  • $1 Toys"R"Us Buck - Forty million (40,000,000) $1 Toys"R"Us Bucks are available. Odds of collecting are approximately 1 in 2.


  • $3 Toys"R"Us Buck - Three million (3,000,000) $3 Toys"R"Us Bucks are available. Odds of collecting are approximately 1 in 29.


  • $5 Toys"R"Us Buck - Two million (2,000,000) $5 Toys"R"Us Bucks are available. Odds of collecting are approximately 1 in 43.


  • Foot Locker 10% Discount - Eighteen million four hundred forty thousand (18,440,000) 10% discount offers are available. Each offer is good for 10% off the total cost of all items included in a single purchase at any participating Foot Locker Stores, or online at the Foot Locker Websites. Up to two 10% discounts can be combined (i.e., are "stackable") per purchase (20% off). Odds of collecting are approximately 1 in 5.


  • Foot Locker 20% Discount - Eighteen million four hundred forty thousand (18,440,000) discount offers are available. Each offer is good for 20% off the total cost of all items included in a single purchase at any participating Foot Locker Stores, or online at the Foot Locker Websites. Odds of collecting are approximately 1 in 5.

    Lister: RyanPratt
    Source: McDonalds Monopoly Official Rules

    Monday, October 1, 2007

    If I Had a Million Dollars...

    What would you do if you had a million dollars? Finish this phrase... "If I had a million dollars, I would..."