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Random name picker

Paste a list of names — a classroom roster, a raffle entry list, a team standup order — and spin the wheel to pick one fairly, with the actual selection made by cryptographic randomness before the spin animation even starts. Remove a winner and spin again for a raffle with multiple prizes, and save your lists in this browser for next time.

  • Nothing you type leaves this page
  • Works offline once loaded
  • Free forever, no signup

Winner

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Add at least two entries to spin.

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{{ entries.length }} entries on the wheel.

Save this list
  • {{ name }}

How to use this tool

  1. Type or paste names, one per line

    The wheel redraws live as you edit the list.

  2. Tap the wheel or the Spin button

    The winner is already chosen with true randomness — the animation just reveals it dramatically.

  3. Remove the winner and spin again, or save the list

    For multi-prize draws, or to reuse the same class or team roster next time.

Questions people ask

Is the wheel actually random, or does the animation just look fair?

The winner is selected with crypto.getRandomValues — your browser's cryptographically secure random source — before the wheel starts spinning at all. The spin animation is purely theatre revealing an already-decided, genuinely fair result, not the mechanism that decides it.

How do teachers use this to pick random students?

Paste a class roster, one name per line, and spin whenever you need to call on someone at random rather than always picking the same eager hands — remove each student after they are picked if you want everyone to get a turn before anyone repeats.

Can I save my class or team list for next time?

Yes — name your list and hit Save; it is stored in this browser's local storage on your device, not uploaded anywhere, and you can load it back instantly on a future visit from the same browser.

How many names can the wheel hold?

Up to 500. Labels automatically shrink as the list grows so the wheel stays readable, though for genuinely huge lists a plain random pick is more useful than trying to read 500 slice labels at once.

Does the wheel spinner work offline, like in a classroom with no Wi-Fi?

Yes — once the page has loaded once, spinning and picking a winner works entirely offline, since there is no server call involved in the actual selection.

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Bookmark this page — the tool keeps working offline, and your settings stay in this browser. Built by Dynamb Technologies, who make software for a living.