diff --git a/src/common/helper.js b/src/common/helper.js
index 255565ba..29802607 100644
--- a/src/common/helper.js
+++ b/src/common/helper.js
@@ -1097,6 +1097,22 @@ async function getMemberDetailsByHandles (handles) {
   return _.get(res.body, 'result.content')
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get topcoder member details by handle.
+ *
+ * @param {String} handle the user handle
+ * @returns {Object} the member details
+ */
+ async function getV3MemberDetailsByHandle (handle) {
+  const token = await getM2MToken()
+  const res = await request
+    .get(`${config.TOPCODER_MEMBERS_API}/${handle}`)
+    .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${token}`)
+    .set('Accept', 'application/json')
+  localLogger.debug({ context: 'getV3MemberDetailsByHandle', message: `response body: ${JSON.stringify(res.body)}` })
+  return _.get(res.body, 'result.content')
+}
+
 /**
  * Find topcoder members by email.
  *
@@ -1423,6 +1439,7 @@ module.exports = {
   getAuditM2Muser,
   checkIsMemberOfProject,
   getMemberDetailsByHandles,
+  getV3MemberDetailsByHandle,
   getMemberDetailsByEmails,
   createProjectMember,
   listProjectMembers,
diff --git a/src/services/PaymentService.js b/src/services/PaymentService.js
index 7d714f75..3143b936 100644
--- a/src/services/PaymentService.js
+++ b/src/services/PaymentService.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async function createPayment (options) {
   const challengeId = await createChallenge(options, token)
   await addResourceToChallenge(challengeId, options.userHandle, token)
   await activateChallenge(challengeId, token)
-  const completedChallenge = await closeChallenge(challengeId, token)
+  const completedChallenge = await closeChallenge(challengeId, options.userHandle, token)
   return completedChallenge
 }
 
@@ -146,14 +146,21 @@ async function activateChallenge (id, token) {
 /**
   * closes the topcoder challenge
   * @param {String} id the challenge id
+  * @param {String} userHandle the user handle
   * @param {String} token m2m token
   * @returns {Object} the closed challenge
   */
-async function closeChallenge (id, token) {
+async function closeChallenge (id, userHandle, token) {
   localLogger.info({ context: 'closeChallenge', message: `Closing challenge ${id}` })
   try {
+    const { userId } = await helper.getV3MemberDetailsByHandle(userHandle)
     const body = {
-      status: constants.ChallengeStatus.COMPLETED
+      status: constants.ChallengeStatus.COMPLETED,
+      winners: [{
+        userId,
+        handle: userHandle,
+        placement: 1
+      }]
     }
     const response = await helper.updateChallenge(id, body, token)
     localLogger.info({ context: 'closeChallenge', message: `Challenge ${id} is closed successfully.` })