Pick and Tick

Spin the name wheel

Your lists stay in your browser.

8 entries. End a line with *3 to give it three shares.

Saved lists

Saved in this browser only.

Options

How we pick: the winner is chosen first by your browser's secure random number generator, with every entry equally likely (or in proportion to its weight). The wheel is then turned to land on that winner.

How to use the spin the name wheel

  1. Type or paste your entries, one per line, or import a .txt or .csv file.
  2. Press Spin, or Enter.
  3. The wheel slows down and lands on the winner, shown big below it.
  4. Remove the winner, or spin again. Save the list to use it next time.

Questions

Is the wheel fair?

Yes. The winner is chosen by your browser's secure random number generator before the wheel moves, with every entry equally likely. The spin is only the show. Where the wheel stops inside the winner's slice is random too, so it doesn't look staged.

How do I give an entry a bigger slice?

End its line with a star and a number. "Pizza *3" gets three times the space, and three times the chance, of an entry with no number.

Can I make sure everyone gets picked once?

Turn on "Everyone once before anyone twice". Picked entries fade on the wheel and can't win again until everyone has had a turn. Or turn on "Remove each winner from the list" to take winners off for good.

How many entries can the wheel hold?

Up to 1,000. With many entries the slices get thin, so labels only show where they fit; the winner is always shown in full below the wheel.

How do I share a list or keep it for next time?

Copy share link puts the list in the link itself, after the

Does the wheel spin if I prefer less motion?

No. If your device is set to reduce motion, the wheel jumps straight to the winner, with no spin and no confetti.

Is my list sent anywhere?

No. Your lists stay in your browser. The wheel runs on this page and nothing you type is sent to a server.

Can I put the wheel on my own page, a slide, or a stream?

Yes. Go to pickandtick.com/embed, set up the wheel, and copy the code into your page. There's a transparent background option for OBS, and your page can control it with postMessage. Embeds have no ads.