How it works
How to use the Spin Wheel Picker
A colorful random picker that runs entirely in your browser. Here is everything you need to spin your first wheel in under a minute — plus the pro tips power users rely on.
The 3-step quick start
Add your entries
Open the entries box and type one item per line — names, prizes, emojis, anything. Your list auto-saves in your browser so it is still there tomorrow.
Spin the wheel
Click the big Spin button, tap the wheel, or press the space bar. The wheel accelerates, decelerates, and lands on a fair, random slice.
Use the result
The winner appears in a bright modal with confetti. Turn on elimination mode to remove the winner before the next spin.
Customize your wheel
Pick one of the 10 curated color themes — Vibrant, Pastel, Neon, Ocean, Sunset, Forest, Mono, Valentine, and more — to match your mood or classroom. Themes are designed for readability on projectors and phones alike.
Need to weight the odds? Duplicate an entry to make it appear twice on the wheel. Want short slices to be easier to read? Use short first names or emojis. The wheel automatically rotates text on tall slices so nothing gets clipped.
Elimination mode explained
With elimination mode on, every winner is removed from the wheel after their spin. This is perfect for:
- Classroom cold-calling without repeats
- Team drafts and playoff brackets
- Assigning classroom jobs one-by-one
- Choosing the order of presentations
- Multi-winner giveaways
- Round-robin games and reviews
Tips for teachers
- Paste your class list once — it stays saved on that device across sessions.
- Project the wheel on a big screen for instant engagement.
- Use elimination mode so every student gets a turn.
- Pick a Pastel theme for quiet work, Neon for energy.
- Let a student press Spin — small agency, big buy-in.
- Save a separate wheel per class using the ready-made template pages.
Tips for parties & streams
- Fullscreen the wheel and enable the tick sound for suspense.
- Weight VIP entries by adding them twice.
- Share the URL of a template page so viewers can spin along.
- Combine with elimination mode for multi-winner giveaways.
Ready-made wheels to try
Skip the setup and open a pre-filled wheel — each one is a dedicated, SEO-optimized landing page with its own tips and FAQ.
Related guides
- Classroom guide for teachers — 10 lesson-ready scenarios with sample wheels.
- Wheel of Names alternative — how Spin Wheel Picker compares side-by-side.
- Back to the main spin wheel — start spinning right now.