The winner leaves
As soon as the wheel stops, that line is deleted. The next spin is among who is left. You can still see the name on the winner card and in History.
Raffle Wheel
Eight entrants are on the wheel, and the winner is removed as soon as the spin stops. Spin again for the next prize without drawing the same person.
What this raffle wheel does
A raffle wheel draws one entrant, then takes that person off the wheel so the next prize goes to someone else. This page opens that way. Priya, Mei, Luis, Amina, Hana, Felix, Nora, and Hugo are sample entrants you can draw right now. Replace them with your real entrants before a draw that counts.
Removing the winner is already turned on for this page only. You do not have to open Customize and hunt for the setting. The home page is unchanged. A second spin uses only the people still in the box.
Show the wheel on a projector or a shared screen so everyone can see the slices before it moves. The winner is chosen in the browser first. The animation shows that result. It is not a second, secret draw.
This is a party, classroom, or community draw. It is not a licensed lottery, and it does not sell tickets.
How to run the draw
For a practice draw, spin the eight names that are already here. For a real raffle, replace those lines with your entrants or ticket numbers, one per line.
Click the wheel once and wait until it stops. Read the name on the winner card. That name leaves the list on its own.
Spin again for second place. Each spin can only land on someone who is still listed. When you need the full group back, paste the entrants in again.
The sample draw you can run now
The eight names are stand-ins so you can see a raffle without typing. After the first spin, the box has seven names. This browser remembers that shorter list, which is what you want in the middle of a real draw and what you should replace before the next event.
The names from this raffle are not mixed into the wheel of names page or the classroom page. Each of those keeps its own list.
How the raffle stays one-winner-each
Fair here means every remaining entrant has the same size slice, and a winner cannot be drawn again.
Equal odds among who remains
Eight people means each has one eighth. After one winner leaves, each of the other seven has one seventh. Nobody keeps a larger slice unless you set a weight.
Ticket numbers work the same way
If the raffle is numbered, put one ticket number on each line instead of a name. The wheel draws a number and then removes it.
Use your entrants, not the sample
Before a draw that people are watching, delete the sample and paste the real list. Check the Entries number above the box against your signup sheet. A missing line is a missing chance.
Leave weights alone unless one entrant is supposed to have extra entries. Extra chances should be extra lines, or an obvious weight, so the room can see them before you spin.
Same spinner
Other ready wheels
- Yes or No WheelYes and No are already on the wheel, four of each. Ask your question, then spin. You do not need to type anything first.
- Wheel of NamesTen names are already on the wheel. Spin to see a pick, or replace the lines with the people you actually need to choose from.
- Random Number WheelThe numbers 1 through 20 are already on the wheel. Spin to pick one. The number stays on the wheel, so the next spin can land on it again.
- Classroom Name PickerTwelve students are already on the wheel. Spin to call one. That student is removed, so the next question goes to someone else.