My brother won £400k lottery prize but gave me & my mum NOTHING – he let the jackpot sit in his already fat bank account
A PERSON whose brother won a big lottery prize didn’t give any of their winnings to them or their mother – simply keeping the money in their bank account.
According to the claims made by the anonymous person, their brother was part of a lotto syndicate with around 10 people in it.
Even though they won around £400,000 they didn’t give any of it to their family but simply put it in their “already massive” bank account.
Taking to Reddit, the person said: “My brother won the lottery in a syndicate of 10-ish people.
“I think he got about £400,000.
“He gave me nothing and gave my mum nothing. Didn’t even buy her a car.
“He just added the money to his already massive bank balance.”
They added: “The people who win the lottery always seem to not need it.
“One of those d**kheads who says ‘it won’t change me, I’ll still work’ – infuriating.
“If I won, I’d instantly jack in my job before setting off for London to buy a fur coat and top hat.
The social media post though attracted some criticism with people saying that they couldn’t have the expectation that the money would be given away or that £400,000 was enough to retire early, especially if the person who won was fairly young.
One person wrote in reply: “No offence but after all it is his money, you can’t really have an expectation of him to give it away.
“How massive is his bank balance exactly anyway? 400 grand is not enough to just pack everything in and stop working straight away if you’re young or even middle aged.”
They added: “Sounds like your brother just made a good financial decision but one you disagree with.”
However, in response, the original poster said: “The point was more than he didn’t give myself or my mum a penny of it.
“If I won that, I’d buy my mum a new car at least. He didn’t get her a packet of Jaffa Cakes.”
It comes after another lottery winner revealed that they didn’t trust their family and wouldn’t be sharing their massive win with them.
Hastings man Mark Gardiner claimed a mammoth £22million win in 1995 alongside his 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.
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.