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SHAWNEE, Kan. — A suburban Kansas City man says he discovered he had won $22,000 in the Kansas Lottery when he was bickering with his wife about how much he spends on lottery tickets.

Shawnee resident and avid lottery player Louis Kronawitter tells the Topeka Capital-Journal that he and his wife were surprised when he found the winning 2by2 Quick Pick ticket last week. The Kansas Lottery confirmed the jackpot Tuesday.

“I was sitting at my computer checking my stack of 2by2 and Pick 3 tickets when my wife came in the room bickering at me about how much I’d spent playing the Lottery,” Kronawitter said in an interview with the Topeka Capital-Journal.

“When I showed my wife how much I had won, she immediately quit bickering. We were both very surprised.”

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Lottery officials say 2by2 is a daily game that offers players eight ways to win. It has a top prize of $22,000.

Kronawitter says he’s always known he would win a jackpot and that he believes he’ll win again someday.

“It’s hard to explain, but I’ve always known I’d win a big prize and I still have that feeling.”

Kronawitter says he plans to give a portion of his winnings to his church and use the rest to help his family.