Random Name Picker
Add names to build your wheel.
Space to pick. Esc closes the result.
In the room
Built for a live draw, not a one-off spin
Undo, sit people out, save class lists on this computer, and show the odds — without an account.
Undo a spin
Press U if the room needs a do-over. The last winner can go back in the pool.
Sit someone out
Absent names leave the draw without being marked as winners. Reset leaves them out until you return them.
Save class lists here
Keep Period 1, Friday club, or a raffle list on this computer. Nothing is uploaded.
Show the odds
Each active name has a 1 in N chance. The wheel only reveals the result that was already chosen.
Why this wheel
Why this picker
Private by design, fair by construction, ready for a live room, and built for more than one spin.
Private by design
Names stay in this browser. There is no account, no upload, and no list data in the address bar.
Fair by construction
Every active name has an equal chance. Your browser’s cryptographic random generator chooses the result. The wheel only reveals it.
Made for live rooms
Presentation mode fills a projector or shared screen. Segment ticks follow the wheel, then applause and a large congratulations overlay.
Built for repeated draws
Remove winners as you go, sit people out, undo a spin, and keep a session history. Reset puts picked names back without deleting the list.
Instant when you need it
Spin a wheel for the room, or skip the animation for a quick private pick. Set how long the wheel turns either way.
Who it is for
Built for classrooms, contests, and groups
These are jobs for one name wheel, not a catalog of extra tools.
Classrooms
Call on students fairly, keep attention in the room, and leave the register on the classroom computer.
Giveaways
Paste entries, spin a random winner picker in front of the audience, and draw runners-up without a spreadsheet.
Contests
Show a contest draw as a wheel of names instead of a name popping out of a hidden list.
Group decisions
When a group needs a decision maker wheel — who presents, who goes first, who brings snacks — spin it in the open.
Prize nights
Spin the wheel for prizes with a spin length the room can actually watch, then celebrate the winner on screen.
Workshops
Pick a volunteer from the group in view of everyone. Same wheel, same list, no extra product to learn.
How it works
Turn a list into a moment
Four steps. Nothing to install. The spinning wheel picker does the rest.
- 01
Add names
Paste one name per line or type them in. Duplicate labels stay as separate people until you choose to combine them. Save named class lists on this computer when you have more than one group.
- 02
Choose your settings
Pick one winner or several. Remove names after they land. Set spin duration. Keep sound on for ticks and applause, or mute the room.
- 03
Spin
The random name wheel picker draws with your browser’s cryptographic randomness first, then the wheel spins to that person.
- 04
See the winner
The name lands under the pointer, the ticks stop, and a full-screen congratulations overlay makes the result obvious from the back of the room.
Privacy
Your names stay in your browser
A random name picker should not need a copy of your class, your contest, or your prize list. There is no account, no server upload of the list, and no list data in URLs.
- No account required
- Open the page and pick. There is no sign-up, email, or profile.
- Names stay in the browser
- Your list is saved in this browser’s local storage. It is not sent to a server.
- No list data in URLs
- Sharing a link cannot leak who was on the wheel. The address never contains your names.
Read the full privacy summary.
FAQ
Before you spin
Straight answers about the random name picker, the wheel, and what happens to your list.
Put your list on the wheel
Add names, spin a wheel picker online, and show a winner the room can actually see. No account. Nothing uploaded.
Spin with your names