"Which company ran a promotion entitled ""When the US Wins, You Win"" during the 1984 Olympic Games, where customers scratched off a ticket, and if the US won that event, they would be given a free item from the menu?"
1984 Summer Olympics drug epidemic.To address this issue they heavily invested in militarizing the police to ensure the image of a “Good City” was in tact. They did not invest in work programs or addiction help for those that needed the help .The LAPD's execution of being forceful in their actions lasted even after the athletes left, having a great effect on the people of color and their communities. With these lasting effects eventually causing riots in the city of Los Angeles in the following decade. McDonald's ran a promotion titled, "When the U.S. Wins, You Win" where customers scratched off a ticket
1984 Summer Olympics with the name of an Olympic event on it, and if the U.S. won a medal in that event then they would be given a free menu item: a Big Mac for a gold medal, an order of french fries for a silver medal, and a Coca-Cola for a bronze medal. The promotion became more popular than expected due to the Soviet boycott which led to the U.S. winning far more Olympic medals than expected. This promotion was parodied in "The Simpsons" episode "Lisa's First Word", where Krusty Burger runs a similar offer. The promotion was intended to be rigged