Faced with two distinct choices, a Guelph man decided to become half a million dollars richer.

William Martin matched five numbers on a new lottery game called Daily Grand.

Had the 73 year old matched the bonus number too, he would have received the game’s top prize -- $1,000 a day for the rest of his life.

As it was, he had won $25,000 for life – or, if he preferred, $500,000 all at once. He opted for the latter.

He plans to use some of his winnings to take his wife on a trip through the Rocky Mountains, and share some with his family.