The winner only stayed in contact with his cousin and uncle.
Mark Gardiner has won a jackpot of £22 million (approximately 25 million euros) at the lottery in 1995. But he never shared even a tiny part of his wealth with members of his family. In fact, the Englishman simply cut ties with them since his victory.
ud83dudd34A house, a garage full of cars, 1 million dollars: after an argument, the big lottery winner decides to no longer give the gifts he promised his father #gameshttps://t.co/UYN5HkuyyH via @lindependant
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As reported The SunMark no longer speaks to his three sisters or his parents. “I just don’t trust them not to take advantage of me”, justifies the winner who only stayed in contact with his cousin June and his uncle Jim.
Happy in game, unhappy in love
He preferred to share his winnings with his friends. Even if it means falling from a height: “I spent £500,000 buying five friends’ houses when I won. ThoughtsDo you think they are still my friends? You speak ! No one speaks to me anymore. Having so much money made me suspicious of people’s intentions. It’s horrible, but when someone is nice, I wonder what they’re up to.”
On the love side, the British was married four times and separated from his fourth and final wife Brenda in 2004. Since then, he swore to remain single forever.
