Random Name Picker
Paste a list and pick a fair random winner in one click.
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Running a giveaway, choosing who presents first, or splitting a class into groups? Paste your list of names, one per line, and this tool picks a genuinely random winner using your browser's secure random generator. You can pick one winner at a time, pick several at once, or shuffle the entire list into a random order. Nothing is stored or uploaded.
Picking fairly, and being seen to
Running a giveaway, choosing who presents first, allocating a task nobody wants. In each case the result matters less than everyone believing it was fair. A person picking has to defend the choice; a random draw does not. That is the real value here, and it is why the process being visible matters as much as it being genuinely random.
Cleaning the list first
- Remove duplicate entries, or that person effectively gets multiple chances.
- Strip blank lines, which can otherwise be selected as a winner.
- Watch for the same person entered with different spellings.
- Check the entries meet whatever rules you set before drawing, not after.
Making a public draw credible
For anything with real value at stake, the draw being fair is not enough on its own. Record your screen while you do it, or run it live, so the entry list and the result are visible in one unbroken take. Announce the rules and the closing time before you draw rather than after. Most disputes about giveaways are not about the randomness at all; they are about people not being able to see what happened.
How to use Random Name Picker
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Paste your names, one per line.
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Choose how many winners to pick.
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Click pick and see the result, or shuffle the whole list.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. It uses your browser's cryptographically secure random generator, not a simple predictable one.