What is spin the wheel?

It is a visual random picker. You add options, the wheel divides into slices, and one slice is selected when the spin stops. This page is a free online spin the wheel for names, prizes, and everyday choices.

How does spin the wheel work?

Each line becomes a slice. When you click, your browser picks the winner first. The wheel then turns until the pointer sits on that slice. Watching it spin does not pick someone else.

Is the spin wheel truly random?

Yes. The winner is picked on your device before the wheel moves, using your browser’s secure random numbers. We cannot swap the winner while it spins. The same name can win twice in a row. That is normal. Use Remove winner if you need unique results.

How many entries can I add to the wheel?

You can paste a long list. Labels stay readable for roughly twenty to fifty slices on a typical screen. After that the wheel still spins, but the text on each slice gets smaller. For huge raffles, keep the list and watch the winner card.

Can I use this on a phone?

Yes. On a phone the wheel sits above the list, and you tap the center to spin. You do not need to install an app. Open this page in the browser you already have.

Do I need to install anything to use the wheel?

No. This is a free online spin the wheel. It loads in the browser, stores the last list locally, and never asks you to download a desktop program or browser extension.

Can I use the wheel for giveaways?

Yes. Paste the names or ticket numbers, share the screen, and spin once. Everyone can see the slices before the draw. Remove the winner if you are picking first, second, and third place from the same pool.

Is this spin the wheel free?

Yes. You can spin without signing up or paying. Ads, if they appear, sit beside the wheel and do not change who wins.

How do I spin the wheel?

Put at least two lines in the entries box. Click the wheel to spin it. Wait until it stops, then read the winner. Click again for another independent result, or remove that name first.

Can I customize colors, images, or weights?

Yes. Open Customize for colors, sounds, and spin time. Add images from the list, or turn on Advanced to set a weight so one slice is larger. Leave every weight at 1 for a fair spin the wheel.

Does the list stay after I refresh?

Yes, on this device. A classroom computer or your own phone can reopen the same list after a refresh. Clearing this site’s data in the browser deletes it. Other devices will not see it unless you share or save it.

Can I spin multiple wheels at the same time?

You can add extra wheels as tabs, up to twelve, and switch between them. Only one wheel spins at a time. If you need two spinning together, open a second browser tab.

Can I share this spin the wheel?

Yes. Use Share to copy a link with the current list. The other person opens it in their browser and can spin. Pictures stay local until you save the wheel to an account.

Can I use this as a yes or no spin the wheel?

Yes. Put Yes and No on the list, or load the Yes or No starter from the gallery, then spin the wheel once. Add Ask again if you want a third slice. The result is one fair pick, the same as any other spin the wheel.

Can I spin the wheel for a number?

Yes. Type one number per line, such as 1 through 6 for a die, or a custom range. The spin the wheel treats each number as one slice. Watch the winner card if the list is long and the labels get small.

Is this wheel of names rigged?

No. Your browser picks the winner before the wheel starts turning. The spin only moves to that slice. Ads and login do not change the draw. Chance matches the slice size you see, unless you make a slice bigger in Advanced. The same name can win twice because each spin starts fresh.

Do I need a wheel of names app?

No. This is a free online spin the wheel in the browser. Open the page on a phone or laptop and spin. You do not need to install an app or an extension.

Spin the Wheel

Add names or options, then spin the wheel to pick one at random. This free online spin the wheel runs in the browser. The list stays local unless you save or publish.

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What it is

What is a spin the wheel?

A spin the wheel is a random picker the room can watch. Each name, prize, or choice becomes a slice. Before you click, everyone can see how big each slice is. When you click, your browser picks the winner first, then the wheel turns to that slice, so nobody can swap the result while it is spinning. People also look for it as a wheel spinner, random wheel, or wheel of names. Spin again with the same list, or remove the winner and keep going with who is left.

A colorful spin the wheel on a dark desk, divided into equal slices, with a white pointer at the top so a room can watch one name get picked.

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Quick start

How to spin the wheel

Type or paste one option per line in the entries box. Names, tasks, foods, and prizes all work.
Click the wheel to spin it. Open Customize if you want different colors, sounds, or spin time.
Read the winner when the card appears. Spin again, remove that winner, or hide it for this round.

A teacher standing by a classroom monitor that displays a spin the wheel, with a blank paper roster on the desk for calling on students in turn.

Use cases

Ways people use a spin wheel

Classroom name picker

Put the roster on the wheel. Spin the wheel to choose who answers, who presents, or who picks the next activity. Remove a winner after each turn so every student appears once before the list repeats.

Giveaway and raffle picker

Paste commenters, ticket numbers, or emails. Spin the wheel once on a shared screen so the room can watch the draw. Keep the full list visible so the result is easy to check.

Everyday decisions

Add dinner ideas, movie titles, or chores. Spin the wheel once when a group cannot agree. Everyone sees the same result, and the debate can stop.

Party and game turns

Load dares, prompts, or player names. Spin the wheel to set the order or the next challenge. Shuffle first if you want the slices in a new order before the spin.

What you can do

What this random picker does

A colorful spin the wheel with equally sized slices so every entry has the same chance to win.

Fair by default

Every name starts with the same slice size, so the chance is the same. The winner is picked in your browser first, then the wheel turns to that slice. Watching it spin does not change who already won.

A spin the wheel with mixed slice colors, showing weights, pictures, and colors can be changed in place.

Colors, weights, and pictures

Change colors and sounds for a class or a stream. Open Advanced to give someone a bigger slice, or put a picture on a slice. Leave every weight at 1 if you want a fair draw.

A spin the wheel with one darkened slice after the winner was removed so the next round picks someone new.

Remove a winner

After a result, you can drop that name so the next spin only uses who is left. That is how you pick first, second, and third without the same person winning twice.

A private browser-only spin the wheel with a lock in the hub, showing entries stay on this device unless you save them.

Save, share, or keep it here

Refresh and the list is still on this device. Send a share link if someone else should open the same wheel. Sign in only if you want it in your account or in the gallery.

Fairness

How this spin the wheel stays fair

A spinning wheel looks like it could stop anywhere, so people ask if it is rigged. The winner is already chosen when you click. The spin is only there so everyone can watch.

The winner is chosen first

The moment you click, your browser picks one name. Only then does the wheel turn to that slice. Slowing it down or changing colors does not pick someone else.

The pick happens on your device

Your browser makes a secure random choice here, on your phone or computer. Our server does not choose the winner.

Bigger slice, bigger chance

If every name is the same size, eight people each have a one-in-eight chance. Hide a name and that person cannot win. Make a slice bigger in Advanced, and that person is more likely to win.

Each spin starts fresh

The same name can win twice in a row. That is a fair wheel, not a bug. Use Remove winner if you do not want repeats.

Why a wheel

Why show a wheel, not just a name?

If you are choosing alone, any random pick is enough. If a class, a live chat, or a dinner table has to trust the result, they need to see the slices before you spin and the name after it stops. Teachers, streamers, and small giveaways use a spin the wheel for that reason: everyone watches the same draw.

Keep names short

Short names are easier to read on the wheel. For a long ticket code or email, put a short label on the slice and keep the full list in the box so people can still check it.

Pick places one at a time

For first, second, and third, spin, remove that winner, then spin again. Wait until the result appears before you change the list.

A new computer starts blank

Refresh keeps the list on this device. A classroom computer will not send it to your phone. Use a share link, save it to your account, or paste the list again.

A long list is still fair

With hundreds of names the text on the wheel gets small, so read the winner card. The pick is still fair.

Your list

Does the list leave this page?

Spinning does not upload the list. Names and results stay in this browser unless you sign in and save or publish a wheel. You can pick a winner without an account. Clear this site’s data in the browser if you want the local list gone.

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