diff --git a/contracts/counter/artifacts/checksums.txt b/contracts/counter/artifacts/checksums.txt
index 17a0d8e..b6a9b70 100644
--- a/contracts/counter/artifacts/checksums.txt
+++ b/contracts/counter/artifacts/checksums.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-9c11206ae9184a6c56fea84d97c362971ebfce471c080a45b435a002146e18e1  counter.wasm
+e82335a5bc6a618e7e7d5a70b7581475af25e434cc69dd10744d20a72730e929  counter.wasm
diff --git a/contracts/counter/artifacts/checksums_intermediate.txt b/contracts/counter/artifacts/checksums_intermediate.txt
index 14be890..795d552 100644
--- a/contracts/counter/artifacts/checksums_intermediate.txt
+++ b/contracts/counter/artifacts/checksums_intermediate.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-08e18ced1337e3a64711dc4ecbeecb8abb5fc677ba99167697248450bff6d0f5  ./target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/counter.wasm
+919f0f03ccd5dcf907d768d9691034204ba89c7fc6322c7ef0af03297232870d  ./target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/counter.wasm
diff --git a/contracts/counter/artifacts/counter.wasm b/contracts/counter/artifacts/counter.wasm
index f18b383..59f9122 100644
Binary files a/contracts/counter/artifacts/counter.wasm and b/contracts/counter/artifacts/counter.wasm differ
diff --git a/contracts/counter/examples/schema.rs b/contracts/counter/examples/schema.rs
index fdf606f..0bcc70f 100644
--- a/contracts/counter/examples/schema.rs
+++ b/contracts/counter/examples/schema.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::fs::create_dir_all;
 
 use cosmwasm_schema::{export_schema, remove_schemas, schema_for};
 
-use counter::msg::{CountResponse, ExecuteMsg, InstantiateMsg, QueryMsg};
+use counter::msg::{totalPayersResponse, ExecuteMsg, InstantiateMsg, QueryMsg};
 use counter::state::State;
 
 fn main() {
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ fn main() {
     export_schema(&schema_for!(ExecuteMsg), &out_dir);
     export_schema(&schema_for!(QueryMsg), &out_dir);
     export_schema(&schema_for!(State), &out_dir);
-    export_schema(&schema_for!(CountResponse), &out_dir);
+    export_schema(&schema_for!(totalPayersResponse), &out_dir);
 }
diff --git a/contracts/counter/src/contract.rs b/contracts/counter/src/contract.rs
index cfecc34..4c674d7 100644
--- a/contracts/counter/src/contract.rs
+++ b/contracts/counter/src/contract.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 #[cfg(not(feature = "library"))]
 use cosmwasm_std::entry_point;
-use cosmwasm_std::{Order, Uint128, Coin, BankMsg, CosmosMsg, Uint256, to_binary, Binary, Deps, DepsMut, Env, MessageInfo, Response, StdResult};
+use cosmwasm_std::{Order, Uint128, Coin, BankMsg, CosmosMsg, Uint256, to_binary, Binary, Deps, DepsMut, Env, MessageInfo, Response, StdResult, Api, Addr};
 use cw2::set_contract_version;
 
-use cw20::Cw20Coin;
-
-
 use crate::error::ContractError;
-use crate::msg::{CountResponse, ExecuteMsg, InstantiateMsg, QueryMsg};
-use crate::state::{State, STATE, BALANCES, PAYERS};
+use crate::msg::{ExecuteMsg, InstantiateMsg, totalPayersResponse, QueryMsg};
+use crate::state::{State, STATE, BALANCES};
 
 // version info for migration info
 const CONTRACT_NAME: &str = "crates.io:counter";
@@ -23,18 +20,10 @@ pub fn instantiate(
 ) -> Result<Response, ContractError> {
     let state = State {
         storeowner: info.sender.clone(),
-        bill: msg.bill
-        /*logic to split the bill
-        put contract callers into 
-        store owner specifies bill amount
-        and users call join. 
-        Need join function: join function adds their addresses to map
-        then once everyone joins have the pay up method split bill
-        based on map length 
-        
-        */
-
+        bill: msg.bill,
+        TotalPayers: 0,
     };
+
     set_contract_version(deps.storage, CONTRACT_NAME, CONTRACT_VERSION)?;
     STATE.save(deps.storage, &state)?;
 
@@ -53,18 +42,16 @@ pub fn execute(
 ) -> Result<Response, ContractError> {
     match msg {
         ExecuteMsg::Payup {} => try_payup(deps, info),
+        ExecuteMsg::Createaccounts {} => create_accounts(deps, info),
     }
 
 }
 
-pub fn create_accounts(deps: &mut DepsMut, accounts: &[Cw20Coin]) -> StdResult<Uint128> {
-    let mut total_supply = Uint128::zero();
-    for row in accounts {
-        let address = deps.api.addr_validate(&row.address)?;
-        BALANCES.save(deps.storage, &address, &row.amount)?;
-        total_supply += row.amount;
-    }
-    Ok(total_supply)
+pub fn create_accounts(deps: DepsMut, info: MessageInfo) -> Result<Response, ContractError> {
+        let paid = false; 
+        let address = deps.api.addr_validate(&info.sender.to_string())?;
+        BALANCES.save(deps.storage, &address, &paid)?;
+        Ok(Response::new())
 }
 
 pub fn try_payup(deps: DepsMut, info: MessageInfo) -> Result<Response, ContractError> {
@@ -73,23 +60,10 @@ pub fn try_payup(deps: DepsMut, info: MessageInfo) -> Result<Response, ContractE
     .range(deps.storage, None, None, Order::Ascending)
     .collect();
 
-    let payers = all.iter().len();
-
-    /*
-    //- code below takes entire amount from one user
-    our bill is known, and our total payees is known 
-    int each_pays = bill/payers; 
-
-    deposit_amount = 0; 
-
-    for (i = 0 to payers){
-        address_of_a_payer = BALANCES[i].Addr
-        fund taken out = each_pays 
-        deposit_amount += funds taken out
-
-    }
-
-    */
+    STATE.update(deps.storage, |mut state| -> Result<_, ContractError> {
+        state.TotalPayers += all.iter().len();
+        Ok(state)
+    })?;
 
     let config = STATE.load(deps.storage)?;
     let deposit_amount: Uint128 = info
@@ -118,6 +92,12 @@ pub fn try_payup(deps: DepsMut, info: MessageInfo) -> Result<Response, ContractE
         Ok(Response::new().add_message(msg))
 }
 
+pub fn QueryPayers(deps: Deps) -> StdResult<totalPayersResponse> {
+    let state = STATE.load(deps.storage)?;
+    Ok(totalPayersResponse { payers: state.TotalPayers})
+}
+
+
 //pub createorder(deps: DepsMut, info: MessageInfo: i32) -> Result<Response, ContractError>{
 //}
 
diff --git a/contracts/counter/src/msg.rs b/contracts/counter/src/msg.rs
index fc5b734..651c147 100644
--- a/contracts/counter/src/msg.rs
+++ b/contracts/counter/src/msg.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ pub struct InstantiateMsg {
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, JsonSchema)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum ExecuteMsg {
-    Payup {}
+    Payup {},
+    Createaccounts{}
 }
 
 
@@ -18,12 +19,14 @@ pub enum ExecuteMsg {
 pub enum QueryMsg {
     // GetCount returns the current count as a json-encoded number
     GetCount {},
+    QueryPayers{},
+
 }
 
-// We define a custom struct for each query response
+//We define a custom struct for each query response
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, JsonSchema)]
-pub struct CountResponse {
-    pub count: i32,
+pub struct totalPayersResponse {
+    pub payers: usize,
 }
 
 //initiate balances?
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/contracts/counter/src/state.rs b/contracts/counter/src/state.rs
index f9b2aa3..96423f8 100644
--- a/contracts/counter/src/state.rs
+++ b/contracts/counter/src/state.rs
@@ -4,16 +4,15 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use cosmwasm_std::{Uint128, Addr};
 use cw_storage_plus::{Item, Map};
 
-use crate::msg;
-
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, JsonSchema)]
 pub struct State {
     pub storeowner: Addr,
     pub bill: i32, 
+    pub TotalPayers: usize,
 }
 
+
 pub const STATE: Item<State> = Item::new("state");
 
-pub const BALANCES: Map<&Addr, Uint128> = Map::new("balance");
+pub const BALANCES: Map<&Addr, bool> = Map::new("balance");
 
-pub const PAYERS: Item<Uint128> = Item::new("payers");
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/refs.terrain.json b/refs.terrain.json
index 4192948..50fc609 100644
--- a/refs.terrain.json
+++ b/refs.terrain.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
   "localterra": {
     "counter": {
-      "codeId": "6",
+      "codeId": "7",
       "contractAddresses": {
-        "default": "terra1xzlgeyuuyqje79ma6vllregprkmgwgavjx2h6m"
+        "default": "terra1y45vkh0n6kplaeqw6ratuertapxupz53wdg6vd"
       }
     }
   }