diff --git a/google-apps-scripts/gh-requests/Code.js b/google-apps-scripts/gh-requests/Code.js
index 2c14f52af2..2207666f78 100644
--- a/google-apps-scripts/gh-requests/Code.js
+++ b/google-apps-scripts/gh-requests/Code.js
@@ -12,19 +12,27 @@ const ACCEPT_HEADER = {
 
 /************************************************** FUNCTIONS USING THE FETCH REQUESTS ********************************************************************/
 
-// Retrieves a GitHub file's SHA
-function getSHA(fileName) {
+// Retrieves a GitHub file's SHA and associated wins (in JSON format)
+function getWins(fileName) {
   const branch = "update-wins-data";
   const url = `https://api.github.com/repos/elizabethhonest/website/contents/_data/external/${fileName}?ref=${branch}`;
   const response = getRequest_(url, ACCEPT_HEADER.Repository);
 
   if (response === false ) {
     console.log('SHA retrieval failed.')
-    return false;
+    return [null, null];
   }
 
+  let decodedContent = JSON.parse(decode(response.body.content));
+
   console.log('SHA retrieved.')
-  return response.body.sha;
+  return [response.body.sha, decodedContent];
+}
+
+function testGetWins() {
+  const fileName = "_wins-data.json";
+  const [sha, content] = getWins(fileName);
+  console.log(content.length);
 }
 
 // Updates Github File given a payload
@@ -119,7 +127,8 @@ function setToken_() {
   }
   
   const doc = DocumentApp.openById(id);
-  documentProperties.setProperty('TOKEN', doc.getBody().getText())
+  documentProperties.setProperty('TOKEN', doc.getBody().getText());
+  console.log(documentProperties.getProperty(`TOKEN`))
 }
 
 // Uses base64 to decode an input
diff --git a/google-apps-scripts/wins-form-responses/Code.js b/google-apps-scripts/wins-form-responses/Code.js
index e676a55b83..f34092f56e 100644
--- a/google-apps-scripts/wins-form-responses/Code.js
+++ b/google-apps-scripts/wins-form-responses/Code.js
@@ -68,20 +68,33 @@ function main() {
   const cleanedAndFormattedKeyValueData = JSON.stringify(sortedKeyValueData, null, 5);
   const encodedKeyValueData = Utilities.base64Encode(`${cleanedAndFormattedKeyValueData}`, Utilities.Charset.UTF_8);
 
-    // Retrieves latest sha of the _wins data file, which is needed for edits later
+    // Retrieves latest sha and content of the _wins data file, which is needed for edits later
   const keyValueFile = "_wins-data.json"
-  const keyValueSha = ghrequests.getSHA(keyValueFile);
+  const [keyValueSha, keyValueContent] = ghrequests.getWins(keyValueFile);
   if (keyValueSha === false) {
-    console.log('Ending script...')
+    console.log('Ending script due to lack of returned SHA from getWins().');
     return 1;
   }
 
-  const writeResponse = ghrequests.updateWinsFile(keyValueFile, encodedKeyValueData, keyValueSha);
-  if (writeResponse === false) {
+  // detect any changes to Wins-form (Responses) by comparing performing a string comparison
+  if (!arrEq(sortedKeyValueData, keyValueContent)) {
+    console.log("Entry difference detected. Updating wins file...");
+    const writeResponse = ghrequests.updateWinsFile(keyValueFile, encodedKeyValueData, keyValueSha);
+    if (writeResponse === false) {
+      console.log('Ending script...')
+      return 1;
+    }
+  }
+  else {
+    console.log("No new entry difference detected.");
     console.log('Ending script...')
     return 1;
   }
 
+  function arrEq(arr1, arr2) {
+    return JSON.stringify(arr1) === JSON.stringify(arr2);
+  }
+
   /*
   ** This section deals with the array of data for wins-data.json
   ** Eventually, lines 91-107 below should be deleted (EXCLUDING createPrResponse) when the team fully migrates from using wins-data.json to _wins-data.json
@@ -95,7 +108,7 @@ function main() {
 
   // Retrieves latest sha of the wins data file
   const arrayFile = "wins-data.json"
-  const arrayDataSha = ghrequests.getSHA(arrayFile);
+  const [arrayDataSha, arrayDataContent] = ghrequests.getWins(arrayFile);
   if (arrayDataSha === false) {
     console.log('Ending script...')
     return 1;