Spin the Wheel Random name picker

Type names or options, one per line, then tap the wheel. Free and no sign-up.

Your wheel

Secure random

The link contains your list, so whoever opens it sees the same wheel.

Results

    Winners will be listed here, newest first.

    Your list stays in this browser and is never uploaded.

    How to use this wheel spinner

    Add your entries

    Type one name or option per line, or paste a column straight from a spreadsheet. Each line is one slice, so a name typed twice gets two slices. The wheel redraws as you type.

    Shuffle mixes the order of the slices and Sort A–Z puts them in alphabetical order. Neither changes anyone's chance of winning.

    Spin and read the result

    Tap the wheel or press Spin. While you are typing in the list, Ctrl+Enter (⌘+Enter on a Mac) spins as well. Spin time sets how long the wheel turns.

    The winner appears under the wheel and is added to Results, newest first. Press Remove to take that winner off the list, or tick the box to do it after every spin.

    Share or present

    Copy share link puts the whole list into the link itself, so nothing is stored on a server and the person who opens it gets the same entries.

    Full screen enlarges the wheel for a projector or a shared screen in a class or meeting. Press Esc or Exit full screen to go back. On iPhone the wheel fills the browser window instead.

    Is the wheel fair? How it picks a winner

    A secure random number decides

    The moment you spin, the winner is drawn with crypto.getRandomValues, the random number generator browsers provide for security work. The animation then turns the wheel to that slice. How fast you tap or how the wheel looks has no effect on the draw.

    The draw runs on your device. No server sees the list or chooses the result.

    Slice size is the chance

    Each entry's chance is its share of the wheel. With eight equal entries, every one has a 1 in 8 chance on every spin, whatever happened on earlier spins.

    The stopping point inside the winning slice is random as well, so a pointer that lands close to an edge does not mean the result was close.

    Ways to use a random name picker

    In the classroom

    Pick who answers next, set a reading order or split the class into groups. With removal on, every student gets a turn before anyone is picked twice.

    Giveaways and raffles

    Paste the entrants, spin on a shared screen or a live stream so everyone sees the draw, and keep the Results list as a record. If your prize draw has legal rules, follow the ones that apply where you run it.

    Decisions and games

    Settle what to eat, who presents first, whose turn it is for a chore or the order of players in a game. Add Yes and No for a quick coin flip with more suspense.

    Spin the wheel FAQ

    Can the same name be picked twice?

    Yes, as long as it stays on the wheel. Each spin is a fresh draw that does not remember earlier results. To give everyone exactly one turn, remove each winner, and the wheel works through the list until it is empty.

    How do I give an entry a bigger chance?

    Add an asterisk and a number to the end of its line, such as Mia *3. That entry gets a slice three times the normal size and three times the chance. Decimals such as *0.5 work too, and *0 keeps a line in the list without putting it on the wheel.

    How many entries can the wheel hold?

    Up to 1,000 lines. With many entries some slices become too thin to print a name on, so those labels are hidden, but the winner is always shown in full under the wheel.

    Is my list saved or uploaded?

    It is saved in this browser on this device so it is still there next time, and it is never sent to us. Clearing your browser's site data deletes it. A share link carries the list inside the link, so anyone you send it to can read the names.

    Why can't I hear the wheel?

    Check that Sound is ticked and your volume is up. On iPhone, the Ring/Silent switch also mutes web pages, so switch it to Ring. The first sound plays only after you tap, because browsers block audio until you interact with the page.