Susan Watkins is planning her first holiday for six years after winning £25,000 in the Daily Mail ’ s Scrabble competition . Mrs Watkins , 56 , landed the prize after completing three words using the letters she was given on her Scrabble game card in Saturday 's Weekend magazine . She said she 'felt stunned ' by her magnificent win . ' I don ’ t think it has quite sunk in yet , ' she added . 'It will mean a lot to me . It will change my life , literally . ' Susan Watkins plans to spend her winnings on a holiday to Holland . She won the money with three words . Mrs Watkins , a community healthcare assistant , will use some of her winnings to pay for a holiday - her first since her husband Eddie died in 2009 . She plans to go to Holland where her husband 's brother is buried . He died in 1943 during the Second World War when the Lancaster bomber he was in was shot down over a Dutch village . If you 've had any problems claiming a prize in our big money Scrabble game since Saturday , we 're happy to help . Just call 0808 272 0808 . 'The Dutch have their remembrance day on May 4 so I would like to be there this year for it , ' she said . Mrs Watkins struggled to find a well-paying job after her husband died and will use the rest of her winnings to pay off bank loans . ‘ I have been one wage packet away from the street for the last few years , ’ she said . 'Wages are a bit unsure at the moment , so winning will certainly help , ' she added . Mrs Watkins used the letters on her Scrabble game card to spell out 'heal ' , 'amiss ' , and 'badger . She said : ' I thought I had got one word and then I saw I 'd got two and then I realised I 'd got three . '
mark Watkins , 56 , wins the prize money with three wins . She will spend the money on a holiday to Holland , her first in seven years .