Wheel Spinner
The wheel spinner lets you add any list of names, items, or options and spin for a random result. Used daily by teachers for student selection, streamers for giveaways, and teams for random decision making. Add your entries, spin the wheel, and get an instant unbiased result. No signup, no install, runs entirely in your browser.
👆 Tap wheel to spin
How to use the wheel spinner
Type or paste your list of names or options into the entry field, one item per line. Each entry becomes a segment on the wheel with equal probability. Click the Spin button and the wheel animates to a random stop. The winning entry is highlighted and announced when the spin completes. You can spin as many times as you need without re-entering your list.
To remove a name after it has been picked, useful when running a giveaway or drawing without replacement, delete the entry from your list between spins. The wheel regenerates with the remaining entries so each subsequent spin is fair among the remaining options. The random name picker supports any number of entries and displays all segments proportionally on the wheel face.
Wheel spinner for classrooms and giveaways
Classroom wheel spinner use is one of the most common applications. Teachers add every student's name to the wheel at the start of the year and use it for cold calling, group assignment, activity selection, and homework checks. Because the result is visibly random and students can see the spin, it removes the perception of teacher bias in selection.
For giveaway use, the wheel spinner works on any screen including a shared display or stream overlay. Streamers add subscriber or viewer names, spin live on camera, and the result is impossible to predict or manipulate. Spin wheel for giveaway functionality requires no external service or plugin, paste your list and spin. The wheel of names approach has become standard practice in online communities because it requires no specialized software.
Frequently asked questions
Type or paste your list into the entry field, one item per line. Each entry creates one segment on the wheel with equal size. You can add or remove entries at any time. Changes take effect on the next spin. There is no limit to the number of entries you can add.
Yes. The spin duration and stopping position are determined using the browser's random number source, which produces statistically uniform outcomes. No entry is weighted higher than another unless you add more than one line for the same name, which effectively gives that entry more segments.
Delete the entry from your list after the spin result is announced. The wheel automatically recalculates and redistributes the remaining entries into equal segments. This remove-after-pick approach is the standard way to run a draw without replacement using the wheel spinner.
Yes. The wheel spinner is widely used by teachers for student selection, group assignment, activity picking, and random question drawing. Add every student name to the list at the start of class. Each student has the same probability of being selected on each spin, and the visible animation makes the selection transparent to the entire class.