How do I use a wheel of names to call on students?

Paste one name per line or separate them with commas. Check the repeated-entry count before drawing: with each student entered once, Set aside selects each person at most once until Reset. Adding or removing actual entries starts a new pool and clears the shown history. Keep in wheel is suitable for independent questions where a student may be chosen again. Put a label in double quotes to keep a comma inside it, such as "As I see it, yes". Inside a quoted label, two double quotes represent one literal quote.

Can I use duplicate names as raffle tickets?

Yes. Every occurrence is one ticket, so two copies give the participant twice the initial chance of someone listed once. Set aside removes only the ticket drawn; another copy can still win later. The tool does not verify identities, administer a promotion, transfer money or certify an organizer’s browser. Copy the displayed results if you need a record; this page keeps only the latest 100 spins.

How do I make a random playing or speaking order?

Enter each person once and use Set aside. Spin repeatedly, then copy the shown history in chronological order. Reset restores the list for the next round. If you want balanced groups rather than a sequence, use the random team generator, which actually allocates the supplied participants into teams.

How many names fit, and can I paste a spreadsheet column?

The wheel supports at most 500 entries. Paste a column as text or type a comma-separated list; blank entries are ignored. Long labels can be abbreviated on the canvas but remain complete in the displayed winner and text copies. For a longer supplied list, use the random name picker without a wheel. There is no workbook upload, Google Slides integration or shared cloud list.

Can I set a winner or enter percentage weights?

There is no programmed-winner control or percentage editor. All remaining entries have equal odds, while duplicate labels represent extra tickets. Shuffle only changes the order shown on the wheel. A result image shows the label and the number of tickets in that draw; it is not proof that another person used an unmodified browser.

Is this a native app or the wheelofnames.com service?

This is GizmoBench’s browser-based name wheel. It does not provide another service’s login, stored wheels, bots or downloads. The names preset opens the list editor, and your previously saved list is retained when available. You can copy or save a result card through the browser after a draw.

Wheel of Names

Paste a classroom register, raffle tickets or the people in the room, then spin to choose one entry. Each remaining ticket has an equal chance, and the browser chooses it before the wheel moves. Leave Winner on Set aside for a running order when every name appears once. Repeated names are extra tickets, so removing one winning ticket can leave another copy on the wheel. Reset restores the original list. Your list stays in this browser unless you explicitly copy or share a result.

Wheel entries

Wheel of names

Entries appear on the wheel

Namesone per line, or commas

Nothing on the wheel yet.

Decided before the wheel movesSet aside really removes an entryEntries stay here unless you shareNo account, up to 500 entries

Winner

Spin length

Sound

Ready. Press Spin, or the space bar.

Press Space to spin without reaching for the mouse. Entries are separated by line breaks and by commas, so a column pasted from a spreadsheet and a comma list both work. Editing the list rebuilds the wheel and clears the history. Reset puts every entry back without touching the list, and Shuffle changes the order on the wheel without changing anyone's chance.

The spin decides nothing. The winner is drawn from crypto.getRandomValues the moment you press Spin, and the angle the wheel stops at is worked out from that winner's segment before the first frame is drawn. Watching it slow down cannot change who came out. Each entry on the wheel has the same chance: the index is taken by rejection sampling rather than a remainder, so no position in your list is favoured, and the spin length changes how many turns you watch, not the odds. An entry typed twice is two segments, which is how you give someone two chances, and the header over the list counts the repeats so it is never a surprise.

Accuracy. The winner is drawn from the browser's cryptographic random generator before the wheel begins to turn, with every entry given the same chance, and the spin only shows a result that has already been decided. A name typed twice is two entries and has two chances.

Common questions

How do I use a wheel of names to call on students?: Paste one name per line or separate them with commas. Check the repeated-entry count before drawing: with each student entered once, Set aside selects each person at most once until Reset. Adding or removing actual entries starts a new pool and clears the shown history. Keep in wheel is suitable for independent questions where a student may be chosen again. Put a label in double quotes to keep a comma inside it, such as "As I see it, yes". Inside a quoted label, two double quotes represent one literal quote.
Can I use duplicate names as raffle tickets?: Yes. Every occurrence is one ticket, so two copies give the participant twice the initial chance of someone listed once. Set aside removes only the ticket drawn; another copy can still win later. The tool does not verify identities, administer a promotion, transfer money or certify an organizer’s browser. Copy the displayed results if you need a record; this page keeps only the latest 100 spins.
How do I make a random playing or speaking order?: Enter each person once and use Set aside. Spin repeatedly, then copy the shown history in chronological order. Reset restores the list for the next round. If you want balanced groups rather than a sequence, use the random team generator, which actually allocates the supplied participants into teams.
How many names fit, and can I paste a spreadsheet column?: The wheel supports at most 500 entries. Paste a column as text or type a comma-separated list; blank entries are ignored. Long labels can be abbreviated on the canvas but remain complete in the displayed winner and text copies. For a longer supplied list, use the random name picker without a wheel. There is no workbook upload, Google Slides integration or shared cloud list.
Can I set a winner or enter percentage weights?: There is no programmed-winner control or percentage editor. All remaining entries have equal odds, while duplicate labels represent extra tickets. Shuffle only changes the order shown on the wheel. A result image shows the label and the number of tickets in that draw; it is not proof that another person used an unmodified browser.
Is this a native app or the wheelofnames.com service?: This is GizmoBench’s browser-based name wheel. It does not provide another service’s login, stored wheels, bots or downloads. The names preset opens the list editor, and your previously saved list is retained when available. You can copy or save a result card through the browser after a draw.

The winner is drawn from the browser's cryptographic random generator before the wheel begins to turn, with every entry given the same chance, and the spin only shows a result that has already been decided. A name typed twice is two entries and has two chances.