Random Picker Wheel
Add names, items or choices to the wheel, spin and let the picker choose. Great for classrooms (pick a student to answer), teams (pick today's standup leader), giveaways (pick a winner), decisions (where to eat for lunch) and games. Lists are saved locally so you can reuse them.
About the random picker wheel
A random picker wheel is the digital version of writing names on slips of paper, putting them in a hat and asking someone to pick. ClockAura's wheel takes a list, mixes it on a colourful spinning disk and lands on one entry at random. Teachers love it for cold-calling without bias. Coaches use it for fair team picks. Friends use it for deciding where to eat. The list saves with one tap so you can come back to your class roster, your dinner-rotation or your raffle entries any time.
When to use the random picker
- Classroom — pick a student to answer next, fairly and visibly.
- Office — choose who presents in stand-up or who orders the coffee.
- Friends — settle on a restaurant when nobody can decide.
- Raffles, prize draws and giveaways at events.
- Team picks — split the group into teams, captains-and-all.
- Family chores — fair selection of who does the dishes tonight.
- Brainstorming — pick a random topic from a prompt list.
- Game nights — random spinner for charades categories or icebreaker questions.
How to use the random picker
- Type one entry per line in the names box. Add as few or as many as you like.
- Press Spin the wheel. The wheel rotates with a smooth animation and lands on a single entry.
- The winner is shown below the wheel and the chime plays.
- Type a name in 'Save list as' and click Save to keep the list for next time.
- Click Use on a saved list to load it back into the box, then spin again.
Tips for the random picker
- Cast your screen to a big TV in classrooms — kids love watching the wheel land on a name.
- Saved lists are tied to your browser, so save the class roster on your teaching laptop and your family list on your home one.
- For very long lists (50+ names) the wheel still works but the slices get small. Use a search-and-shortlist approach if you have hundreds.
- Use the wheel as an icebreaker — add fun questions instead of names and let the wheel ask one of the team.
- For classroom fairness, set up a "no repeats" pattern by removing the chosen name from the list manually before the next spin.
Random picker FAQ
How random is the wheel really?
Selection is made with the browser's Math.random function and is uniform across all entries. The spin animation is just for fun — the winner is decided up front using a fair random draw.
Is there a maximum number of entries?
No hard limit. The wheel works smoothly with up to ~100 names. Beyond that the slice labels get hard to read but the random pick is still fair.
Can I make the wheel pick more than one name?
Currently it picks one per spin. To pick a second, remove the first winner from the list and spin again — that mirrors how a real raffle works.
Are saved lists private?
Yes — they are tied to an anonymous client ID stored in your browser. They never appear in any public list and never include your name or email.
Can I share a saved list?
Lists stay on your device by design. To share with someone, copy the names and have them paste them in their own picker.