▁a ▁twenty - question ▁qu iz ▁on ▁Mon opol y ▁strategy ▁and ▁rules ▁and ▁submitted ▁a ▁hundred - word ▁ess ay ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁Mon opol y ▁tournament . ▁Has bro ▁then ▁selected ▁Brian ▁Valent ine ▁of ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁U . S . ▁representative . ▁ ▁World ▁Championship ▁Has bro ▁conduct s ▁a ▁world wide ▁Mon opol y ▁tournament . ▁The ▁first ▁Mon opol y ▁World ▁Championships ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁G ross inger ' s ▁Res ort ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁but ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁include ▁compet itors ▁from ▁outside ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁a ired ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁ESP N . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁forty - one ▁players ▁competed ▁for ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Mon opol y ▁World ▁Champion ▁and ▁a ▁c ash ▁prize ▁of ▁$ 2 0 , 5 8 0 ▁( US D ) — the ▁total ▁amount ▁of ▁Mon opol y ▁money ▁in ▁the ▁current ▁Mon opol y ▁set ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁tournament . ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁World ▁Championship ▁took ▁place ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁in ▁Mac au . ▁Italian ▁Nicol ò ▁Fal con e ▁defeated ▁the ▁def ending ▁world ▁champion ▁and ▁players ▁from ▁twenty - six ▁other ▁countries . ▁Mon opol y ▁Dream s ▁at ▁The ▁Pe ak ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁world ▁championship ▁in