For many darts players, a key question needs to be answered at a crunch period of their careers. Job or full-time arrows?
Jonny Clayton was no different.
The Welshman spent many years switching between competing against the darting elite and working as a plasterer for Carmarthenshire County Council.
It was a work-life balance like no other but one that laid the foundations for his incredible rise to the pinnacle of the sport.
A wildcard for this year's Premier League of Darts, the 51-year-old was expected by many to finish bottom, let alone qualify for the finals at the 02 Arena on 28 May.
However, with four nightly wins - including back-to-back successes in the past two weeks - Clayton leads the way after 11 of the 16 pre-finals rounds.
Having previously won the event five years ago, BBC Sport considers how he got here - and whether the former decorator can be decorated again.