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Spinner Wheel: Spin to Pick a Random Winner

Type one option per line, press Spin, and a colorful wheel turns for a few seconds before landing on a random winner under the fixed pointer. Each entry gets an equal slice, and the winning slice is chosen fairly before the animation even starts. After the wheel stops you can spin again or remove the winner to draw the next one.

How to use the spinner wheel

  1. Type your choices into the Options box, one per line; blank lines are ignored.
  2. Watch the option counter under the box confirm you have at least two entries.
  3. Press the Spin button and let the wheel decelerate onto a slice.
  4. Read the highlighted Winner panel to the right of the wheel.
  5. Press Spin again for another draw, or Remove winner to take that option out and re-spin the rest.

Examples

Pick where to eat

Pizza
Sushi
Tacos
Thai food
Burgers
Salad
Six equal slices; the wheel spins and highlights one, for example Tacos, in the Winner panel.

Draw a raffle name

Ada
Grace
Linus
Margaret
Dennis
Five slices; after the spin a single name, such as Grace, is shown as the winner.

Settle a yes or no call

Yes
No
Two equal halves; each press lands on Yes or No with a 50/50 chance.

Frequently asked questions

How many options can the wheel hold?

You need at least two options before the Spin button activates, and there is no fixed upper limit. Every entry gets an equal slice, so the more you add the thinner each wedge becomes, though the odds stay even.

Is the spin actually random and fair?

Yes. The winning slice is selected with your browser's random number generator the moment you press Spin, before the wheel animates. Every option has exactly the same chance, and the animation only reveals a result that was already chosen.

Can I remove a winner and keep drawing?

Yes. After a spin, the Remove winner button deletes that option from the list and leaves the rest in place, which is ideal for drawing several raffle winners or building a running order one name at a time.

What happens with duplicate options?

Duplicates are kept as separate slices, so listing an option twice doubles its share of the wheel and its odds of winning. Delete the repeated lines first if you want every choice to be equally likely.

Why is a long option shortened on the wheel?

Labels are trimmed to fit inside their slice, so a very long entry shows a shortened form with an ellipsis on the wheel itself. The Winner panel always displays the full, untrimmed text, so nothing is actually lost.

Do blank lines or spaces become slices?

No. Empty lines are dropped and each entry is trimmed of surrounding spaces before the wheel is built, so stray newlines never turn into an invisible slice or a blank winner.

Can I edit the list while the wheel is spinning?

You can, but the in-progress spin uses a snapshot of the options taken when you pressed Spin, so mid-spin edits will not change or desync the current result. Your edits apply to the next spin.

Are my entries saved or uploaded anywhere?

No. Everything runs in your browser and nothing is sent to a server, so your names and options stay private and are cleared when you close or refresh the page.

Can I use it to shuffle a whole list instead of picking one?

This wheel is built to pick a single winner per spin. To reorder a full list at once, a list randomizer or random picker is a better fit, though you can approximate it here by spinning and removing the winner repeatedly.

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