A Lottery winner whose £4million prize money is being withheld is now on the streets sleeping rough, according to a pal.
Mark Goodram , a suspected "scratchcard scammer", is now homeless after his pal said she had kicked him out of her flat.
Since scooping the money Camelot refused to pay Goodram the cash.
The serial criminal was seen hunched up in a backstreet, downing extra-strong cider and eating a £1 packet of Swedish meatballs.
Pals splash the cash after £4 million scratchcard win - but Camelot might not pay out
It comes just a week after Goodram and his pal Jon-Ross Watson were snapped on a four-day bender in London with magnums of Champagne and a fistful of £50 notes.
But Camelot, which runs the Lottery, fears the scratchcard was bought with a stolen debit card and will not hand over any cash until an investigation is completed.
A friend told the Mirror said: “You hear about rags to riches, but he has gone from the champagne lifestyle, thinking he was a millionaire, to being on the street, drinking cheap cider and hanging with beggars.
“He came out of prison not long before his win, but he has been booted out and now he is on harder times than ever.
“He is really frustrated because of the hold on his winnings, but he still believes he’ll get the money and says he will take Camelot to court if they don’t pay.”
Camelot say checks show the scratchcard was bought at a Waitrose in Clapham, South London with a debit card, which are only issued to bank account holders.
Neither Goodram, 36, or Watson, 31, has an account. The pair claimed the ticket was bought for them and denied it was purchased with a stolen bank card.
The friends, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, both have criminal pasts.
Goodram has 22 convictions, and was jailed for eight months in November for stealing from a garage. When arrested he had someone else’s bank card.
Watson was jailed for 16 weeks in July for bank card fraud in Darwen, Lancs.
Last night Camelot said it would carry out a “thorough investigation” if there was any doubt about the validity of a claim.
