A name wheel picker gives every name an equal slice and draws one at random. With four names each has a 25% chance on the first spin. Take winners off the wheel to build a speaking order with no repeats, or leave them on when the same person may win again.
Teachers calling on students, managers choosing who presents first and streamers running a giveaway all need a draw nobody can argue with. Paste the names, one per line, or open a text file, and the picker draws as many as you ask for. The table lists each draw in order with the odds that spin had, so a full no-repeat draw doubles as a random running order. Repeated names can be merged so a person entered twice does not get two slices. The draw uses your browser's random source and is not a certified lottery, so it suits classroom and team use rather than prize draws with legal rules.
Type or paste one name per line, or open a .txt or .csv file from your device.
Use the − and + buttons to choose one winner or up to 100 draws.
Take it off the wheel for a no-repeat order, or leave it on so every spin has the same odds.
The winner appears at the top and the table lists every draw with its odds.
Result Winner: Chloe
Names on the wheel: 4
Chance per name, first spin: 25%
Names drawn: 1
Four equal slices give each person a 25% chance on the single spin.
Result Winner: Elena
Names on the wheel: 6
Chance per name, first spin: 16.67%
Names drawn: 6
Drawing all six without repeats gives a full random order; the odds rise as the wheel empties.
P(name on a spin) = 1 ÷ slices left on the wheel
slices leftPEach name is one equal slice, so a spin is a uniform random pick. When winners are removed, the wheel shrinks by one slice per spin: with six names the odds go 1/6, 1/5, 1/4 and so on, and every possible order is equally likely. When winners stay on, the odds are 1/n every time and the same name can come up twice.
Yes. Each name is one slice, so with ten names each has a 10% chance on the first spin. Removing winners keeps the draw fair: every possible order is equally likely.
Turn off Merge repeated names and enter that person on several lines. Someone listed twice among ten lines has a 20% chance on the first spin.
When winners leave the wheel, fewer slices remain. With five names the second spin is 1 in 4, or 25%, and the last spin is certain.
Up to 1,000 lines. Blank lines are ignored, and you can draw up to 100 names in one go.
No. Each change to the inputs runs a fresh random draw from your browser's random number source, so results differ between runs.
No. The list is processed in your browser, and a file you open is read locally rather than uploaded.
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