Why is the wheel limited to 24 entries?

The limit keeps segment labels visible and the animated wheel usable. Larger lists can be drawn with Random Name & List Picker instead.

Does a larger segment have a greater chance of winning?

No. Every available entry occupies one equal segment. Duplicate lines can create separate equal chances unless duplicate removal is enabled.

Can a winner be prevented from appearing again?

Yes. Enable Remove selected entry after each spin. The wheel updates its available segments, and Reset available entries restores them without erasing history.

Is the visible stopping animation the source of randomness?

No. The winner is chosen securely before the wheel animates, and the rotation is calculated to finish with that entry at the pointer.

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Spin the Wheel

Turn up to 24 names or choices into an animated wheel, remove winners between spins and preserve a readable result history.

Wheel entries

Total entries

Unique entries

Available entries

Remove duplicate entries

Duplicate entries are treated as separate chances.

Remove selected entry after each spin

Drop one UTF-8 TXT file

Entries and TXT files stay in your browser and are not uploaded or stored.

How to use Spin the Wheel

1
Enter one wheel entry per line or import a UTF-8 TXT list.
2
Choose whether to remove duplicate entries and whether each selected entry leaves the wheel.
3
Click Spin the wheel and wait for the pointer to identify the selected segment.
4
Continue spinning, or reset available entries while keeping the existing history.
5
Copy the current selection or the complete spin history when finished.

Frequently asked questions

About Spin the Wheel

A wheel makes a random choice visible to everyone in the room. Each accepted line becomes an equal colored segment, and the animation lands on a securely chosen entry rather than deriving the outcome from frame timing. Live counts clarify how duplicates and prior selections affect the current wheel.

Removal mode suits elimination rounds, classroom turns and prize drawings where an entry should win once. Because resetting availability does not erase the numbered spin history, a new round can begin without losing the earlier record. Lists and outcomes are processed locally.