diff --git a/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java b/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java
index f56452f..1d3c3d1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java
@@ -1,26 +1,80 @@
 package rocks.zipcodewilmington.tictactoe;
 
+
 /**
  * @author leon on 6/22/18.
  */
+
 public class Board {
+
+    Character[][] board;
+    boolean isWinner = false;
+    String winner = "";
+
+
     public Board(Character[][] matrix) {
+        this.board = matrix;
     }
 
     public Boolean isInFavorOfX() {
-        return null;
+        return getWinner() == "X";
     }
 
     public Boolean isInFavorOfO() {
-        return null;
+        return getWinner() == "O";
     }
 
     public Boolean isTie() {
-        return null;
+        return getWinner() == "";
     }
 
+
     public String getWinner() {
-        return null;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            //checking for rows
+            checkValues(board[i][0], board[i][1], board[i][2]);
+            if (isWinner) {
+                return winner;
+            }
+        }
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            //checking for columns
+            checkValues(board[0][i], board[1][i], board[2][i]);
+            if (isWinner) {
+                return winner;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // checking diagonal
+        checkValues(board[0][0], board[1][1], board[2][2]);
+        if (isWinner) {
+            return winner;
+        }
+
+        checkValues(board[0][2], board[1][1], board[2][0]);
+        if (isWinner) {
+            return winner;
+        }
+
+        return "";
+
     }
 
+    private void checkValues(Character charOne, Character charTwo, Character charThree) {
+
+        if (charOne == charTwo && charTwo == charThree && charOne != ' ') {
+            if (charOne == 'X') {
+                isWinner = true;
+                winner = "X";
+            } else if (charOne == 'O') {
+                isWinner = true;
+                winner = "O";
+            } else {
+                winner = "";
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
 }