Monopoly Facts

More Monopoly money is printed each year than real US dollars. Parker Brothers (now Hasbro) prints about $30 billion in Monopoly money annually, while the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing produces around $500 million to $1 billion in new currency.

The Landlord's Game, the predecessor to Monopoly, was originally designed with a circular board.

The longest Monopoly game in a bathtub lasted 99.5 hours!

The longest Monopoly game in history lasted 70 straight hours.

In Monopoly, the character locked behind the bars is called Jake the Jailbird. Officer Edgar Mallory sent him to jail.