Spin the Wheel

Type names or choices and spin the wheel for a fair random pick. Use it as a random name picker, a yes or no wheel or a number wheel.

The wheel

8 entries

Wheel settings

Entries
8 of 1,000

One per line. Add *3 after an entry to give it three chances.

Spin time
5 seconds

Each winner is drawn from your browser's secure random source before the wheel starts to turn, so the spin only reveals it.

Free, with no sign-up and no limit on spins. Your list stays in this browser for next time and is never sent anywhere.

  • Up to 1,000 entries
  • Secure, weighted random picks
  • Full screen for class or stream

How to make a spin the wheel

Make a wheel to spin in three steps. A sample wheel of eight names is ready when the page opens.

  1. Add names or choices

    Type or paste one entry per line under Entries, up to 1,000. The name wheel redraws as you type, a slice for each.

  2. Spin the wheel

    Press Spin the wheel or click the wheel itself. It turns for five seconds by default, ticking past every slice.

  3. Pick a winner

    The random winner shows in large type under the wheel. Remove it so it cannot win twice, or spin again at once.

A random name picker for class

Teachers use a classroom spinner to choose who answers next, who reads aloud or which group presents first. Paste the class list once and it stays in this browser, so the same random name picker is ready for every lesson.

Turn on Remove the winner and each student leaves the wheel after their turn, so nobody is called twice until everyone has had a go. The Results list keeps the order of every pick, handy for a speaking rota.

On a projector or a shared Zoom screen, press Full screen: the wheel fills the display, the labels grow and Space spins it. A random student selector everyone can watch feels fairer than a name pulled from a teacher's list.

How the random wheel stays fair

The winner is drawn before the wheel moves. Your browser's secure random source, the one used for passwords, picks a slice, and the spin is aimed to stop inside it. How hard you click, when you click and the spin time cannot change who wins.

Every entry has the same chance unless you give it more. Writing *3 after a name makes its slice three times as wide and its chance three times as large, so the odds always match the slices you can see on the wheel.

Picks use rejection sampling, which removes the small lean a plain remainder gives to the first entries of a list. Spin a ten name wheel 10,000 times and each name wins close to 1,000 times, give or take ordinary chance.

Yes or no wheel and decision wheel

Open the Yes or no tab for a wheel with two answers, split into alternating slices so each one covers exactly half. Add Maybe for a third answer when a choice can wait; all three then share the wheel equally.

For choices with more options, such as where to eat or which film to watch, list them under Names instead. A decision wheel cannot know which option is best, but when every one is fine, it ends the debate in seconds.

Custom wheel spinner features

  • Elimination wheel

    Turn on Remove the winner and each pick leaves the wheel as the next spin starts, until one is left.

  • Random number wheel

    Spin numbers from 1 to 10 or any range of up to 1,000, with drawn numbers kept off the wheel.

  • Weighted wheel spinner

    Write *2 or *5 after an entry to give it more chances. Its slice grows to match, so the odds show.

  • Raffle wheel

    Paste up to 1,000 names for a raffle or a giveaway picker, then draw one winner per prize in turn.

  • Saved on this device

    Entries, the open tab and your settings stay in this browser, ready the next time you open the page.

  • Full screen and sound

    Fill the screen for a class or a live stream, with a soft tick each time a slice passes the pointer.

A free wheel of names, kept private

The names, the spins and the winners all stay inside your browser.

  • Processing

    The wheel is drawn and spun by code in this tab, never on a server. Once loaded, it works offline.

  • Storage

    Your list and settings are kept in this browser only. Clear the entries and they are gone for good.

  • Account

    A free wheel spinner with names, with no sign-up and no limit on how many times you spin it.

Wheel spinner questions

Is spin the wheel rigged?

No. The winner comes from your browser's secure random source, and only a weight you type with * changes the odds.

How does the random wheel pick?

It draws a winner by weight with crypto.getRandomValues, then turns the wheel so the pointer stops inside that slice.

What is an elimination wheel?

A wheel that drops each winner before the next spin. Turn on Remove the winner, or press Remove after a single pick.

How many names can the wheel hold?

Up to 1,000. Labels show while slices are wide enough to read; past that, the name under the pointer shows below.

How do I spin a wheel for yes or no?

Open the Yes or no tab and press Spin the wheel. Yes and No each cover half, like a coin flip you can watch.

How do I make a number wheel?

Open Numbers, set From and To, such as 1 and 100, and spin. Turn on Remove the winner to draw each number only once.

How does a weighted wheel spinner work?

Each entry's slice grows with its weight. Ava *3 beside Ben has a 75% chance and covers three quarters of the wheel.

Is this wheel spinner free?

Yes. There is no sign-up, no limit on spins and nothing to install, and your list is kept in this browser for next time.

Still stuck, or found a problem? Email dobliquestudio@gmail.com and we will help.

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