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Spin the Wheel

One entry per line. The wheel is fair — every segment is the same size, and the winner is chosen with cryptographic randomness. Entries live only on this page.

Enter names, prizes or decisions — one per line — spin the wheel with a realistic slowing spin, and get a fairly picked winner. Remove the winner and spin again for runner-up prizes.

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UNDERSTAND YOUR RESULTS

Spin the Wheel — A Fair Random Picker for Names & Choices guide

Enter names, prizes or decisions — one per line — spin the wheel with a realistic slowing spin, and get a fairly picked winner. Remove the winner and spin again for runner-up prizes.

How to use this tool

  1. Type or paste your entries in the box, one per line — names for a giveaway, dishes for tonight’s dinner, tasks nobody wants. The wheel redraws itself as you edit.
  2. Click SPIN (or the hub in the middle). The wheel spins for a few seconds, slows realistically, and stops on the winning segment, which is announced under the wheel.
  3. For a quick decision without the ceremony, click Pick one instantly and get a random entry immediately.
  4. Running a draw with several prizes? Click Remove winner & spin again: the winner leaves the wheel and the next spin picks from everyone remaining. Use Shuffle entries any time to rearrange the segments.

A worked example

A teacher pastes her 28 students’ names in on Monday morning. The wheel picks who presents first — and because she removes each winner, by Friday every student has presented exactly once, nobody can claim favouritism, and the class genuinely looks forward to the spin. The same flow runs office Secret Santas, raffle draws and “who makes the tea” disputes.

How it works

Every entry gets an equal-sized segment, and the winner is chosen before the wheel moves, using your browser’s cryptographic random generator — the same randomness source used for security keys — rather than anything predictable. The animation then eases out over about five seconds and lands precisely on the chosen segment; the deceleration is theatre, the fairness is maths. Instant picks use the same random source without the spin. Entries exist only in this page’s memory and are never sent anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

Is the wheel really random, or is the result decided by the spin?

The result is picked first, by a cryptographic random generator, and the wheel then animates to land on it. That is the honest way to build it: physics-style simulation can be accidentally biased by frame rates and segment positions, while choosing first and animating second guarantees every segment an exactly equal chance.

Can I use this for a public giveaway or raffle?

Yes — it is a fair picker, and the remove-winner flow is built for multi-prize draws. For a giveaway with legal or sponsor requirements, check your local rules too: some jurisdictions require published terms, audited draws or specific record-keeping that no web tool can provide for you.

What is the maximum number of entries?

There is no hard limit in the tool, but past roughly 40 entries the labels become hard to read and past 100 the wheel is more confetti than instrument. For big lists, draw in stages: split into groups, pick a winner from each group, then spin a final among the group winners.

Do my entries get saved or uploaded?

Neither. Entries live in the page while it is open and are gone when you close or refresh it. Nothing is transmitted — which also means nothing can leak, but also that you should copy an important list somewhere before closing the tab.

Can I rig the wheel for a joke?

Not secretly — and that is deliberate. There is no weighting option, hidden or otherwise, so a screenshot of a result is as trustworthy as this tool can make it. For a scripted joke, the honourable method is entering the “winner” several times in plain sight.