Wheel Spinner (Random Picker)
Spin a colorful wheel to pick a random name or option. Add entries one per line, spin, and get a fair winner — free online picker wheel.
About the Wheel Spinner (Random Picker)
This free wheel spinner turns any list into a colorful wheel of fortune. Type or paste your entries — names, restaurants, chores, prizes, anything — one per line, and each gets its own brightly colored segment. Hit Spin and the wheel whirls for a few suspenseful seconds before the pointer lands on a winner.
The winner is chosen by your browser's cryptographically secure random generator the moment you click Spin, so every entry has an exactly equal chance regardless of segment position — the animation is pure theatre. After a spin you can remove the winner and spin again, perfect for drawing multiple prize winners or building a random ordering.
Teachers use it to pick students fairly, streamers for giveaways, families to end the "where should we eat?" debate, and teams to assign tasks or choose who presents first. Everything runs locally in your browser; your list is never uploaded anywhere.
How to Use the Wheel Spinner (Random Picker)
- 1Type your entries in the box, one per line.
- 2Check the wheel preview — each entry gets a colored segment.
- 3Click "Spin the wheel" and wait for the pointer to stop.
- 4Read the winner banner, then optionally remove the winner and spin again.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the wheel spinner truly fair to every entry?
Yes. The winner is selected with crypto.getRandomValues — a cryptographically secure random generator — before the animation even starts, and every entry has an identical probability. The spinning wheel then simply animates toward that predetermined result. Segment position, entry length and where the wheel stopped last time have no influence at all.
How many entries can I put on the wheel?
There is no hard limit — add as many lines as you like. Labels stay readable up to roughly 20–30 entries; beyond that, segments get thin and text shrinks, though the spin remains perfectly fair. For very large draws (hundreds of entrants), a random number generator against a numbered list is often more practical.
Can I pick several winners without repeats?
Yes — after each spin the winner banner includes a "Remove winner & spin again" button. It deletes the winning entry from your list and immediately spins the smaller wheel, so nobody can win twice. Repeat until you have as many winners as you need, or use it to generate a complete random ordering of the whole list.
Does the wheel work with the reduced-motion accessibility setting?
Yes. If your device has "reduce motion" enabled, the wheel skips the multi-second spinning animation and reveals the randomly chosen winner instantly. The fairness is identical — the random selection is made the same way — you simply see the result without the rotation effect that can be uncomfortable for motion-sensitive users.
Is my list of names stored or shared anywhere?
No. The wheel is drawn and spun entirely by JavaScript in your browser — your entries are never sent to a server, logged or saved. Refresh the page and the list resets. That makes it safe to use with real student rosters, employee names or customer giveaway lists.