Wheel of Names

About this tool

About the Wheel of Names

The Wheel of Names is the general-purpose picker that every other name wheel here specializes from. Paste any list of people, one name per line, and spin to select someone at random. After each spin it asks whether to keep the winner on the wheel or remove them, so the same setup handles both repeated draws and one-per-person selections.

That flexibility is why it fits so many rooms. A team lead spins it to choose who runs the daily standup. A family spins it to decide who picks the restaurant. A workshop host spins it to pick who presents first. Anywhere a group needs one person selected without anyone doing the selecting, a visible random spin settles it in seconds.

Four quick steps

How to use it

  1. Clear the sample names and paste your own list, one per line.
  2. Spin the wheel to pick a person.
  3. Choose keep or remove when prompted, depending on whether they stay eligible.
  4. Keep spinning until your draw, rota, or order is complete.

Useful moments

Good for

  • Picking who goes first in any game or activity
  • Choosing a meeting facilitator or standup runner each day
  • Selecting a winner from a short list of raffle participants
  • Deciding which family member chooses this week's movie or meal

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Should I keep or remove a winner after the spin?

Remove them when everyone should get exactly one turn, like a presentation order. Keep them when every spin should be a fresh draw from the full group, like a daily standup pick.

How many names can the wheel hold?

Hundreds. Very long lists make individual segments thin, but the draw stays uniformly random, and the winner is always announced clearly regardless of segment size.

Does the wheel favor names in any position?

No. Position on the wheel has no effect on odds; each name gets an equal-sized segment and the stopping point is random on every spin.

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