diff --git a/script.js b/script.js
index bbe8a29..fe64f21 100644
--- a/script.js
+++ b/script.js
@@ -1,4 +1,43 @@
+var CorrectGuessCounter = 0;
+var CorrectGuessToWin = 2;
+
 var main = function (input) {
-  var myOutputValue = 'hello world';
+  var SecretWord = chooseSecretWord();
+  console.log("selecting SecretWord");
+  console.log(SecretWord);
+  var myOutputValue =
+    "You selected '" +
+    input +
+    "' which is not the secret word. Please try again.";
+
+  //note that the sequence of the if functions matter as it determines the statement first
+  if (input == SecretWord && CorrectGuessCounter == 1) {
+    CorrectGuessCounter = CorrectGuessCounter + 1;
+    var CorrectGuessRemainingToWin = CorrectGuessToWin - CorrectGuessCounter;
+    console.log("counting correct guesses");
+    console.log(CorrectGuessCounter);
+    return `You guessed correctly twice. You win.`;
+  }
+
+  if (input == SecretWord) {
+    CorrectGuessCounter = CorrectGuessCounter + 1;
+    var CorrectGuessRemainingToWin = CorrectGuessToWin - CorrectGuessCounter;
+    console.log("counting correct guesses");
+    console.log(CorrectGuessCounter);
+    return `You guessed correctly. You need ${CorrectGuessRemainingToWin} more correct guess to win.`;
+  }
+
   return myOutputValue;
 };
+
+var chooseSecretWord = function () {
+  var randomDecimal = Math.random() * 3;
+  var randomSecretWord = Math.floor(randomDecimal);
+  if (randomSecretWord == 0) {
+    return "banana";
+  }
+  if (randomSecretWord == 1) {
+    return "chisel";
+  }
+  return "faucet";
+};