Random Spinning Wheel

About this random spinning wheel

Type a list of names or options — one per line — and spin the animated wheel to randomly select a winner. The wheel is drawn on a canvas with colorful slices, each labeled with one entry. A smooth deceleration animation makes the spin feel physical and satisfying, and a fixed pointer at the top shows the final pick.

The wheel uses the Web Crypto API (crypto.getRandomValues) for true randomness, not the weaker Math.random. The winner is decided before the animation starts, then the wheel is spun to land precisely on that slice. This guarantees uniform probability: every entry has an exactly equal chance, no matter where the wheel was last time.

Teachers use it for cold-calling students fairly, event organizers for raffle draws, teams for assigning tasks or choosing a lunch spot, and families for settling disputes. The visual spectacle of the spin makes the result feel more fun and legitimate than just picking a name from a hat — even though the math is the same.

The wheel supports 2 to 50 entries. Colors cycle through a 12-color palette, and long labels are truncated to fit inside the slices. Everything runs in your browser — no entries are sent to a server, and no account is needed.