Is the wheel genuinely random?

Yes — the winner is decided by the browser's random number generator, and the animation is arranged to stop on that result. The visible spin follows the outcome rather than producing it, but the outcome itself is unaffected by how fast or how long it spins.

How many names can the wheel hold?

Technically hundreds, but past roughly 30 the slices become too thin to read and the animation loses its point. For longer lists the giveaway winner picker is far more practical.

Can a spin be proven to an audience?

Not with this tool — a wheel offers visual transparency rather than re-checkable evidence. If you need to prove a result was not chosen after seeing the entrant list, use the giveaway winner picker, which publishes the draw's seed.

Pickers & Interactive

Spin the Wheel

Enter your names, spin the wheel, and let everyone watch the result land.

Names — one per line Remove a name once it wins

HISTORY

What this is

A spin-the-wheel picks one name at random from a list, with an animation people can watch. Functionally it is the same as choosing a random number, but the visual form is what makes it useful: when a draw happens in front of an audience, people accept a result they watched happen far more readily than a name that simply appears. It suits live streams and small decisions rather than high-value giveaways that need verifiable evidence.

How it works

Every name gets an equal slice, so the odds really are equal. A wheel with unevenly sized slices looks fair while not being fair — a distinction worth caring about when a prize is involved.

For a prize draw that has to be defensible, use the giveaway winner picker, which records a seed. This wheel produces no re-checkable evidence, so it cannot answer a fairness question raised after the result is announced.

How to use it

Enter the names One name per line. The wheel rebuilds whenever the list changes.
Spin it The animation runs for a few seconds before settling on one slice.
Continue, or remove the winner Removing a name once it wins is useful when drawing several winners in a row.

Common questions

Is the wheel genuinely random?: Yes — the winner is decided by the browser's random number generator, and the animation is arranged to stop on that result. The visible spin follows the outcome rather than producing it, but the outcome itself is unaffected by how fast or how long it spins.
How many names can the wheel hold?: Technically hundreds, but past roughly 30 the slices become too thin to read and the animation loses its point. For longer lists the giveaway winner picker is far more practical.
Can a spin be proven to an audience?: Not with this tool — a wheel offers visual transparency rather than re-checkable evidence. If you need to prove a result was not chosen after seeing the entrant list, use the giveaway winner picker, which publishes the draw's seed.

Notes

Your list of names never leaves the browser.