Robert Van Zytveld thought the lottery ticket scanner at the Otter Co-op must be broken when it flashed $500,000.

But the 91原创 man was soon to learn he was the winner of the July 6 Lotto Max draw and would receive half a million dollars.

鈥淭he screen showed $500,000, I thought it was broken,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 checked the numbers again using the Lotto! app on my phone, and it was a match,鈥� Van Zytveld added.

He鈥檚 got some initial plans for the money. He鈥檚 always enjoyed world travel and has a new destination in mind. This win, he says, will allow him to do it in style next time.

鈥淚 would like to take my wife to Bora Bora,鈥� he said.

Other plans are closer to home.

鈥淚 love doing things like riding my Harley, fishing and cooking. Maybe I will get that new kitchen I have been wanting for quite some time,鈥� he said.

Van Zytveld purchased his ticket in New Westminster.