diff --git a/src/controllers/challenges.js b/src/controllers/challenges.js
index f34c55f6de..0d3e78008e 100644
--- a/src/controllers/challenges.js
+++ b/src/controllers/challenges.js
@@ -206,32 +206,71 @@ api.update = function(req, res){
   })
 }
 
-// DELETE
-api['delete'] = function(req, res){
+/**
+ * Called by either delete() or selectWinner(). Will delete the challenge and set the "broken" property on all users' subscribed tasks
+ * @param {cid} the challenge id
+ * @param {broken} the object representing the broken status of the challenge. Eg:
+ *  {broken: 'CHALLENGE_DELETED', id: CHALLENGE_ID}
+ *  {broken: 'CHALLENGE_CLOSED', id: CHALLENGE_ID, winner: USER_NAME}
+ */
+function closeChal(cid, broken, cb) {
   var removed;
   async.waterfall([
-    function(cb){
-      Challenge.findOneAndRemove({_id:req.params.cid}, cb)
+    function(cb2){
+      Challenge.findOneAndRemove({_id:cid}, cb2)
     },
-    function(_removed, cb) {
+    function(_removed, cb2) {
       removed = _removed;
-      User.find({_id:{$in: removed.members}}, cb);
+      User.find({_id:{$in: removed.members}}, cb2);
     },
-    function(users, cb) {
+    function(users, cb2) {
       var parallel = [];
       _.each(users, function(user){
         _.each(user.tasks, function(task){
           if (task.challenge && task.challenge.id == removed._id) {
-            task.challenge.broken = 'CHALLENGE_DELETED';
+            _.mege(task.challenge, broken);
           }
         })
-        parallel.push(function(cb2){
-          user.save(cb2);
+        parallel.push(function(cb3){
+          user.save(cb3);
         })
       })
-      async.parallel(parallel, cb);
+      async.parallel(parallel, cb2);
     }
-  ], function(err){
+  ], cb);
+}
+
+// DELETE
+api['delete'] = function(req, res){
+  closeChal(req.params.cid, {broken: 'CHALLENGE_DELETED'}, function(err){
+    if (err) return res.json(500, {err: err});
+    res.send(200);
+  })
+}
+
+api.selectWinner = function(req, res) {
+  if (!req.query.uid) return res.json(401, {err: 'Must select a winner'});
+  var chal;
+  async.waterfall([
+    function(cb){
+      Challenge.findById(req.params.cid, cb);
+    },
+    function(_chal, cb){
+      if (!_chal) return cb('Challenge ' + req.params.cid + ' not found.');
+      chal = _chal;
+      User.findById(req.query.uid, cb)
+    },
+    function(winner, cb){
+      if (!winner) return cb('Winner ' + req.query.uid + ' not found.');
+      _.defaults(winner.achievements, {challenges: []});
+      winner.achievements.challenges.push(chal.name);
+      winner.balance += chal.prize/4;
+      winner.save(cb);
+    },
+    function(saved, num, cb) {
+      closeChal(req.params.cid, {broken: 'CHALLENGE_CLOSED', winner: saved.profile.name}, cb);
+    }
+  ], function(){
     if (err) return res.json(500, {err: err});
     res.send(200);
   })
diff --git a/src/models/task.js b/src/models/task.js
index 3935e0f232..97a46cdb94 100644
--- a/src/models/task.js
+++ b/src/models/task.js
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ var TaskSchema = new Schema({
   streak: {type: Number, 'default': 0},
   challenge: {
     id: {type: 'String', ref:'Challenge'},
-    broken: String // CHALLENGE_DELETED, TASK_DELETED, UNSUBSCRIBED, etc
+    broken: String, // CHALLENGE_DELETED, TASK_DELETED, UNSUBSCRIBED, CHALLENGE_CLOSED
+    winner: String // user.profile.name
     // group: {type: 'Strign', ref: 'Group'} // if we restore this, rename `id` above to `challenge`
   }
 }, {
diff --git a/src/models/user.js b/src/models/user.js
index 78d2276fb3..23dee6f247 100644
--- a/src/models/user.js
+++ b/src/models/user.js
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ var UserSchema = new Schema({
     helpedHabit: Boolean,
     ultimateGear: Boolean,
     beastMaster: Boolean,
-    streak: Number
+    veteran: Boolean,
+    streak: Number,
+    challenges: Array
   },
   auth: {
     facebook: Schema.Types.Mixed,
diff --git a/views/shared/profiles/achievements.jade b/views/shared/profiles/achievements.jade
index 3678d69696..e85f222929 100644
--- a/views/shared/profiles/achievements.jade
+++ b/views/shared/profiles/achievements.jade
@@ -74,4 +74,14 @@
       h5 Original User!
       small
         | One of the <em>very</em> original early adopters, Talk about alpha tester!
-    hr
\ No newline at end of file
+    hr
+
+  div(ng-if='profile.achievements.challenges || user._id == profile._id')
+    // This is a very strange icon to use. revisit
+    .achievement.achievement-karaoke(ng-show='profile.achievements.challenges')
+    div(ng-class='{muted: !profile.achievements.challenges}')
+      h5 Was the winner in the following challenges
+      ul
+        li(ng-repeat='chal in profile.achievements.challenges') {{chal}}
+    hr
+
diff --git a/views/shared/tasks/task.jade b/views/shared/tasks/task.jade
index f88d9a238f..fde272458e 100644
--- a/views/shared/tasks/task.jade
+++ b/views/shared/tasks/task.jade
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ li(ng-repeat='task in obj[list.type+"s"]', class='task {{taskClasses(task, user.
           a(ng-click='unlink(task, "keep-all")') Keep Them
           | &nbsp;|&nbsp;
           a(ng-click='unlink(task, "remove-all")') Remove Them
+      div(ng-if='task.challenge.broken=="CHALLENGE_CLOSED"')
+        p. This challenge has been completed, and the winner was <span class='badge'>{{task.challenge.winner}}</span>!. What to do with the orphan tasks?
+        p
+          a(ng-click='unlink(task, "keep-all")') Keep Them
+          | &nbsp;|&nbsp;
+          a(ng-click='unlink(task, "remove-all")') Remove Them
       //-div(ng-if='task.challenge.broken=="UNSUBSCRIBED"')
         p Broken Challenge Link: this task was part of a challenge, but you have unsubscribed from the challenge. What to do with the orphan tasks?
         p