A PUNTER who won a £22million jackpot has no interest in sharing his riches with family members.
Hastings man Mark Gardiner claimed the mammoth win back in 1995 alongside former best friend Paul Maddison.
But Mark is estranged from his three sisters and mothers - both biological and the one who adopted him - so fed funds from the win to his mates instead.
Mark was married four times, splitting with his fourth and final wife - Brenda - in 2004.
He then vowed to stay single forever, only keeping contact with cousin June and uncle Jim.
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He previously told of how winning enormous piles of cash made him lose trust in those close to him.
Mark said: "I spent £500,000 buying five friends houses when I won.
"Do you think they are still my friends? Like hell.
"Not one speaks to me. Having so much money has made me suspicious of people's intentions.
"It's horrible, but when someone's being nice then it does cross my mind what they are up to.”
Mark also fell out with co-winner Paul following the bumper prize.
As of July last year, they hadn't seen each other since Paul failed to show for Mark's fourth wedding.
Paul was reported to have lived in a six-bedroom mansion in Scotland.
But any hopes of the pair rekindling their old bond were dashed when Paul died in November.
Mark continues to work for the double-glazing window businesses he managed before the life-changing lotto triumph, saying it has helped him retain some normality.
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He said: "What can be better than someone saying, 'Thanks. You've done a lovely job on my windows.'
“Now, if my money could buy comments like that I'd be a poor man because I'd buy them all the time."
He did, however, splash out on two football clubs, two boats, two houses in Barbados, an Aston Martin and a Harley Davidson.
Mark has previously spoken out about the dark side of huge lottery wins and the fame that his brought him.
In 2005, he said: "There are days when I curse my win and wish I'd never got involved.
“But I guess if I woke up one day and saw my rusty old van and bank loan and realised I'd dreamt all this up that would be pretty frightening, too.
"Sometimes I think it would have been better to have won a much smaller amount.
"I love going somewhere where no one knows me and I can be a normal person."
But Mark is trying his luck at striking lightning twice, continuing to play the lotto to this day.
He said to win the jackpot twice would be “amazing” and “you need money for a rainy day”.
