CALGARY - He had already won four other lottery prizes --- including two $1-million payouts -- but Seguro Ndabene appears to have finally hit it really big.

His fifth and biggest win of all -- $17 million in a Super 7 draw in January -- was being disputed after someone else claimed a share of his ticket. But an official with Alberta's Court of Queen's Bench was told Monday that there is no longer anyone else disputing the prize.

"The judges don't lie in a court like this one. I feel good. I feel I have been respected and my wishes come true," said Ndabene moments after the court case ended.

Tony Koprnicky originally complained he and Ndabene were part of a group buy in Airdrie, Alta., and that he and other members were entitled to a share of the money.

But lawyer Tyler Derksen informed the court there were no longer any conflicting claims on the prize money.

"We're not resisting Mr. Ndabene's claim to have payments made out of court," he said.

That prompted master-in-chambers John Prowse to determine that the money will go to Ndabene once he completed the proper court paperwork.

"I feel good that this problem is almost coming to an end but it hasn't come to an end yet. I still have another process to go through," explained Ndabene. "I'm talking about Western Canada Lottery Corp. ... torturing me for all these months, denying me of the payment that I was entitled (to)."

The lottery corporation investigated Ndabne's ticket earlier this year and actually named him the winner. But once a competing claim came forward the matter was turned over to Court of Queen's Bench and the prize money put into an interest-bearing account.

But there was no interest paid on the winnings during a six-month period and Ndabne is still angry over that. He said he plans to sue the lottery corporation for the missing interest, as well as for pain and suffering.

"This was amounting to torture, to torture me because I won several times. I cannot refuse to accept the money that I won rightfully. I played the ticket. They advertised the money. I paid for the ticket. I won the money and they refused to pay me right away."

Yves Blanchette, owner of the Airdrie lottery kiosk where the winning ticket was purchased, said he is happy, albeit shocked, that Ndabene is getting another lottery prize.

"You know, I like this guy's horseshoes," he said. "This will be good for my business. They give you a picture of the winning guy to put on the wall and if I have his picture on the wall I can double my income."

"I feel good. How many people win a small-town big jackpot like this?"

But Blanchette just shook his head when he discussed his brother-in-law, Koprnicky, who challenged the validity of the winning ticket.

"My brother-in-law has lots of problems and tried maybe with this to try and help himself," Blanchette said. "He was trying and then seemed to wake up and he realized, 'What the hell am I doing?"'

Ndabne said there is no magic involved in winning the lottery. The key is just to keep buying tickets. He hasn't revealed how many tickets he actually buys. He intends to keep purchasing them even with his success.

"I am a Canadian. I live here. I have family here and I will continue buying as long as they want the public to buy their tickets," said Ndabne, who hasn't planned any kind of party to celebrate his $17-million windfall.