Most people play Solitaire to unwind. For Linda Tran, it turned into something much bigger.

As the winner of Skillz’s Mother’s Day Campaign, Linda walked away with a $4,000 Cartier Tank watch, a prize she earned not by luck, but by genuinely loving and mastering the game she’s been playing for years.

Her reaction when she found out? Pure disbelief.“When I won the Cartier Tank Watch, I was in shock,” she said. The first person she told was her boyfriend, and her message was straight to the point: “Look how good I am at solitaire!”

Linda plays across several Skillz titles (Bingo, Block Puzzle), but Solitaire by Skillz is where she’s built her edge. What drives her isn’t just the wins; it’s the puzzle of it. Finding the fastest path through a deck, shaving seconds off her time, and watching the consistency of her game compound into results. She’s the kind of player who treats every match as a chance to get sharper.

That mindset has given her real insight. Her top tip for anyone looking to level up: stop over-shuffling the top deck. Every unnecessary shuffle bleeds points, and in a game decided by margins, those small habits separate good players from great ones.

When we asked what she wanted to say to the Skillz community, her answer was classic Linda, competitive and completely self-aware:

“GGs. I’m not a bot, LOL. Let’s all keep playing and have fun!”

That line says everything. Behind every score and every leaderboard placement is a real person, competing, improving, showing up. Linda’s win is a reminder that the players who stay consistent and genuinely love what they’re doing are the ones who end up on top.

Congratulations, Linda. The watch looks good on you.

You could be next. Skillz runs campaigns with real prizes for real players, all the time. Follow us on social media to be the first to know when the next one drops, and start getting your reps in now.