Giveaway Winner Picker

About this tool

About the Giveaway Winner Picker

When a giveaway ends, the draw is the moment your audience scrutinizes most. This wheel makes it public: paste every entrant's username, spin, and the winner is chosen in full view. Screen-record the spin and post it with the results so entrants can see their own handle on the wheel and watch the selection happen.

Winner removal is on by default, which matters for real giveaways. The first spin picks your winner, and each further spin picks a backup from the remaining entrants, in case the winner never replies to your message. Before pasting your list, deduplicate it; if your rules allow multiple entries per person, leave the duplicates in, since each extra line is effectively an extra ticket.

What is on the wheel

The eight handles are placeholders you replace with your own entrants; each note covers something worth knowing about the list you paste in.

@sunny_day

The first line of the sample list. Paste order does not affect the odds, so there is no advantage to sitting at the top or the bottom of your file.

@pixel_fox

Handles keep the @ so entrants can spot themselves on a recording. Use the exact spelling your platform exports, including underscores, numbers and capitals.

@mint_leaf

Eight names give eight readable segments. Real lists run longer, and past a few dozen entrants the labels get too thin to read, though the draw itself is unaffected.

@blue_orbit

Winner removal is on by default, so whichever handle lands first leaves the wheel, and your second spin draws a backup from everyone still on it.

@daisy_lane

If your rules give bonus entries for sharing, either paste a name twice or set a weight of two on it. Both do the same thing; weights keep the list shorter.

@night_owl_7

Numbered variants of a handle are usually different people, so resist tidying them. Deduplicate on exact matches only, or you will delete a genuine entrant.

@cosmic_kiwi

Nothing in this list is uploaded anywhere; it stays in your browser. That also means keeping the tab open until the winner and the backups have all been drawn.

@river_stone

The last sample handle, and a reminder to check the end of your pasted file for blank lines or a trailing header row, which would otherwise get a segment.

Frequently asked questions

How do I prove the draw was fair?

Record the spin. Every entrant occupies an equal segment, the wheel is visible throughout, and the result cannot be edited after the fact, so the recording itself is the proof.

What if someone entered more than once?

Duplicate lines mean duplicate chances. If your rules say one entry per person, deduplicate before spinning. If bonus entries are part of the promotion, keep the duplicates deliberately.

Why should I draw backup winners?

Winners sometimes never respond. Because picked names are removed automatically, spinning two or three extra times gives you an ordered backup list from the same fair draw.

Is there a limit on how many entrants I can paste in?

Long lists spin fine, but segments get thinner as the list grows and individual handles stop being legible on a recording. The winning name is still shown clearly when the wheel stops, so for a large draw rely on that rather than on reading the rim.

Do entrant names get uploaded anywhere?

No. There is no account and nothing leaves your browser; the pasted list is saved locally on your own device. That is worth saying in your announcement post, since entrants are handing you their handles and sometimes ask what happens to them.

Can I give some entrants extra chances without pasting them twice?

Yes. Turn on weighted odds and give each entry a weight matching the number of tickets it earned. A weight of three behaves exactly like three pasted lines, and it keeps the wheel readable when bonus entries are common.

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