Name picker wheel. Let the wheel call the name
Type your names, press SPIN, and the wheel picks one at random, every name gets an exactly equal slice. It's the fastest fair way to choose a winner, a volunteer, or who goes first, and every result comes with a replay link anyone can open to verify the spin.
Anything can win. That's the deal.
- Maya
- Leo
- Sofia
- Noah
- Ava
- Lucas
- Zara
- Theo
How do you pick a name fairly with a spin wheel?
Add each name once and the wheel gives it an equal slice: eight names means a one-in-eight chance each, no exceptions and no favorites. The result comes from a random seed generated at the moment you press SPIN, and that seed is baked into the share link, so the exact same spin can be replayed by anyone who doubts it.
Replace the sample names with your own: the × on a chip removes it, the box above adds more, up to 48 names. Your list stays on your device. It's saved in your browser, not on a server, so you can close the tab and your names are still there next time.
What is a name picker wheel good for?
Classrooms use it to pick who reads next or presents first: spinning on the projector feels like an event, and nobody can claim the teacher plays favorites. Giveaways use it to draw a winner in front of the audience: spin on a screen share, or send the replay link to the group afterwards as the receipt.
It also settles the small stuff fast: whose turn to take out the bins, who picks the playlist, which of your five-a-side regulars goes in goal first. If a decision needs a name and the group can't agree, the wheel can.
How do you pick more than one name?
Open Wheel settings and turn on "Remove the winner after each spin". The wheel then works like drawing names from a hat: the first spin picks the first winner and removes them, the second spin picks from whoever's left, and so on until the wheel is empty. That's the clean way to draw first, second, and third place, or to build a full presentation order with zero arguing.
Fair questions
- Is the name picker actually random?
- Yes. Every name gets an exactly equal slice, and the result comes from a random seed generated when you press SPIN. The seed rides inside the share link, so anyone can replay the exact spin and confirm nothing was nudged.
- How many names can I add?
- Up to 48, the same as a full World Cup field. For a bigger group, run heats: split the names across two or three wheels, spin each, then spin a final wheel of the heat winners.
- Are the names I type saved anywhere?
- Only on your device and inside the link you share. The list lives in your browser's local storage and in the share URL itself. Nothing is sent to a server, and there's no account.
- Can a name be removed once it's been picked?
- Yes. Switch on "Remove the winner after each spin" in Wheel settings and each pick leaves the wheel automatically, so nobody is chosen twice.