Is the wheel actually random, or does it favor certain names?

It's genuinely random. Each name gets an equal-size slice of the wheel, the winner is chosen with the browser's Math.random() before the spin animation even starts, and the wheel is then animated to land on that pre-chosen slice. There's no weighting, no bias toward names typed first or last, and no hidden logic favoring any entry.

Are my names saved or sent anywhere?

No. Everything happens locally in your browser — the name list, the wheel, and the team shuffling never leave your device and nothing is uploaded to a server. Refreshing the page clears whatever you typed.

What is this useful for?

Common uses include raffles and giveaways, picking who goes first in a classroom or meeting, choosing a random presenter or standup order, deciding who gets a task, and splitting a group into teams for games, projects, or study groups.

How does team splitting handle a number that doesn't divide evenly?

Names are shuffled first (Fisher-Yates shuffle, so every ordering is equally likely) and then dealt out round-robin across the teams. For example, 7 names split into 2 teams becomes 4 and 3 — the extra names are spread across the earliest teams rather than dumped into one, so team sizes never differ by more than one person.

Is there a limit on how many names I can enter?

No hard limit — enter as many as you like. Once a list grows past about 30 names, the wheel stops rendering individual slice labels (they'd be unreadably thin) and each slice is still there and clickable-fair, just unlabeled; the winner announcement always shows the full name regardless of list size.

WHEEL OF NAMES

Spin an animated wheel to pick a random winner, or shuffle your list into balanced teams. Nothing leaves your browser.

Names (one per line)

6 names entered.

How to use the wheel of names

1
Type or paste your names into the box, one name per line.
2
Choose "Pick one" to spin an animated wheel for a single random winner, or "Split into teams" to shuffle everyone into balanced groups.
3
In Pick one mode, spin again or remove the winner and re-spin for a raffle draw. In Split into teams mode, set the number of teams and shuffle again for a new split.

Questions

Is the wheel actually random, or does it favor certain names?: It's genuinely random. Each name gets an equal-size slice of the wheel, the winner is chosen with the browser's Math.random() before the spin animation even starts, and the wheel is then animated to land on that pre-chosen slice. There's no weighting, no bias toward names typed first or last, and no hidden logic favoring any entry.
Are my names saved or sent anywhere?: No. Everything happens locally in your browser — the name list, the wheel, and the team shuffling never leave your device and nothing is uploaded to a server. Refreshing the page clears whatever you typed.
What is this useful for?: Common uses include raffles and giveaways, picking who goes first in a classroom or meeting, choosing a random presenter or standup order, deciding who gets a task, and splitting a group into teams for games, projects, or study groups.
How does team splitting handle a number that doesn't divide evenly?: Names are shuffled first (Fisher-Yates shuffle, so every ordering is equally likely) and then dealt out round-robin across the teams. For example, 7 names split into 2 teams becomes 4 and 3 — the extra names are spread across the earliest teams rather than dumped into one, so team sizes never differ by more than one person.
Is there a limit on how many names I can enter?: No hard limit — enter as many as you like. Once a list grows past about 30 names, the wheel stops rendering individual slice labels (they'd be unreadably thin) and each slice is still there and clickable-fair, just unlabeled; the winner announcement always shows the full name regardless of list size.