If you have been playing Monopoly GO recently, you already know how fast-paced the game gets when a major crossover event drops. From June 19, 2026, at 1 PM ET until June 21, 2026, at 1 PM ET, players were treated to the Radioactive Riches banner event. Tied to a highly anticipated, special The Simpsons crossover theme, this two-day event wasn’t just about rolling dice—it served as a critical lifeline for players hunting for pickaxes to use in the concurrent Mr. Burns' Treasures Dig Event.
Navigating through banner events requires a solid grasp of where to aim your rolls and what milestones lie ahead. Below, we break down exactly how the scoring worked, the schedule details, and the staggering rewards available to those who pushed through all 62 milestones.
Event Schedule & Scoring Mechanics
Radioactive Riches was a sprint rather than a marathon, lasting exactly 48 hours. To maximize your efficiency during this window, understanding the board real estate was essential. Points were earned by landing on specific board tiles, which means adjusting your dice multiplier as you approached these hot zones was the key to racking up massive scores:
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Tax Tiles: Yielded 3 base points.
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Chance Tiles: Yielded 2 base points.
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Utility Tiles (Water Works / Electric Company): Yielded 2 base points.
As always, these base points were multiplied by your active dice multiplier. Safely cruising with a low multiplier and cranking it up when you were 6 to 8 spaces away from a cluster of Tax or Chance tiles was the premier strategy for climbing the ranks quickly.
Key Event Highlights
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Total Available Dice: Up to 20,045 free dice rolls for completing the entire milestone track.
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Total Pickaxes: Between 181 to 199 Pickaxes, depending on minor regional event variations.
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Flash Boosters Included: Cash Boost, Builder's Bash, and Color Wheel Boost.
Full Milestone Rewards Progression Breakdown
Completing all 62 milestones offered a mountain of rewards, but the progression was designed to scale naturally from accessible early gains to heavy-duty endgame tiers. Let’s look at how the rewards were distributed across the event:
The Early Stages (Milestones 1–9): Designed to get your momentum going right out of the gate. Notable early check-ins included a quick 5 Pickaxes at Milestone 1, 25 free dice at Milestone 2, and a Green Sticker Pack at Milestone 4 to kickstart your album collections.
The Mid-Tier Grind (Milestones 10–34): As the point requirements began to climb, the rewards scaled up significantly to match your efforts. Heavy influxes of hundreds of dice and critical pickaxe bundles dropped at regular intervals, specifically anchoring around milestones 10, 15, 20, and 25. This phase also featured recurring Mega Heist triggers and cash drops to keep your bank rolling.
The High-Value Stretch (Milestones 35–48): This was where dedicated players truly reaped the benefits. If you managed to push past milestone 34, every single milestone from 35 through 48 provided over 1,000 dice each, alongside vital chunks of pickaxes, heavy cash payouts, and active board boosters like Builder's Bash and Color Wheel Boost.
The Grand Finale (Milestones 49–62): The final stretch was reserved for high rollers and strategic savers. These ultimate tiers loaded your inventory with Blue and Purple sticker packs—essential for completing those rare, late-stage sticker sets. Crossing the final finish line unlocked a massive grand prize exceeding 7,000 dice, bringing the total event haul to a whopping 20,045 dice.
Strategic Takeaways for Future Events
Because Radioactive Riches was directly tied to the Mr. Burns' Treasures Dig Event, the pickaxes collected here were arguably more valuable than the dice itself for anyone trying to uncover the final boards of the dig minigame. Balancing your milestone goals against your available dice reserve is a core skill in Monopoly GO. Pushing deep into the late 30s and 40s gave the best return on investment for high-end rewards, while casual players found a comfortable stopping point around milestone 25 to walk away net-positive on dice.
