About this wheel
A draw people can watch, not just trust
Paper slips get folded unevenly, and asking someone to pick a number between one and ten just moves the choice to whoever is doing the picking. A visible spin fixes both problems: every enabled name gets an equal slice of the wheel, each spin uses a fresh random pick in your browser, and the whole group watches the pointer land. The winner also goes into the results history, so there is a record of every draw.
The example names are just placeholders — replace them with your own list, one name per line, and the wheel redraws as you type. It works the same whether you are drawing one person from five coworkers or one entrant from a list of hundreds, up to 2,000 entries.
Drawing more than one name? Turn on auto remove winner and each picked name drops off the wheel, so nobody is drawn twice. If the same group comes up again next week, save the wheel to My Wheels or send a Quick Share link so someone else gets an exact copy.
How to use
How to draw a name with the wheel
- Enter the names. Type or paste every name into the entries list, one per line. The wheel updates as you type.
- Spin to draw. Click Spin or click the wheel itself. The name under the pointer when it stops is your draw.
- Record or remove the winner. The picked name appears in the result box and the results history. Turn on auto remove winner if each person should only be drawn once.
- Repeat for more draws. Spin again for the next name. With auto remove on, the wheel shrinks with each draw until everyone has been picked.
Tip: announce how many names you are drawing before the first spin — with the rules set up front, nobody can question the draw afterward.
Ideas and use cases
Anywhere you would pull a name from a hat
Whenever one person has to be chosen and the choice must be visibly random, a spin does it cleanly:
Prizes
Drawing a winner
Paste the entrants, spin on screen, and the results history keeps a visible record of who won each draw.
Work
Assigning the unpopular task
Someone has to take meeting notes, cover the holiday shift, or handle the on-call week. A spin nobody controls is easier to accept than a manager pointing.
Groups
Who goes first
Board games, presentations, karaoke — draw a name to set the order instead of debating it. Auto remove winner turns one wheel into a full turn order.
Home
Family draws
Pick who chooses dinner, who gets the front seat, or draw names for a gift exchange with auto remove so everyone gives to exactly one person.
Events
Door prizes and raffles
Put the wheel on the big screen and let the room watch the draw happen — far more convincing than reading a name off a folded ticket.
Classrooms
Picking a volunteer
Draw one student for a demonstration or errand without anyone claiming you play favorites.
