A Macomb County man threw his phone across the room after winning $60,000 playing the Michigan Lottery’s Queen of Diamonds instant game online.

“I logged into my account and started playing the Queen of Diamonds game,” said Josiph Stamevski, of Macomb. “When the message: ‘Big Win $60,000’ popped up I threw my phone across the room.

“I had to log off and back on to check my account balance and make sure it was real. Once I knew it was real, I went and told my fiancé: ‘I’m buying you a new car tomorrow!’”

Josiph Stamevski and his fiancée, Aneessa, smile after collecting the $60,000 prize.

The 36-year-old Stamevski recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim the big prize. With his winnings, he purchased a new car for his fiancé and plans to invest the remainder.

“It feels great to win! I still can’t believe it’s real,” Stamevski said.

Michigan Lottery players have a chance to win up to $500,000 instantly playing online. Players also may win prizes ranging from $1 up to multimillion-dollar jackpots playing Powerball, Mega Millions, Lotto 47, and Fantasy 5 online. Through its online platform, the Lottery offers players more than 50 different games with plays ranging in price from 5 cents to $20.

More than 1 million players have registered to play the Lottery’s online games, which were launched in 2014. For more information or to play online, visit http://bit.ly/MSLOnlineGames.

In 2018, Lottery players won more than $676 million playing games online.