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Random Name Picker

Paste a list of names or items, choose how many to draw, and get one or more picked at random with no repeats in a draw.

About Random Name Picker

A random picker chooses one or more entries from a list so that every line has the same chance. You enter names or items one per line and set how many to draw. The page shuffles the whole list with a Fisher-Yates shuffle driven by the cryptographic generator of your browser, then takes the first entries. The list is not saved or sent anywhere, and there is no record of past draws.

Also known as: Random Picker, Random Winner Picker, Random Item Picker, Pick a Random Item, Yes or No Wheel.

How to use Random Name Picker

  1. Type or paste into the "List of choices (one per line)" box, or press "Use example" to try it with sample data.
  2. Set "How many to draw" if the defaults do not fit.
  3. The result appears below. Press "Draw again" for a new one.
  4. Copy the result with the copy button, or download it as a file where that is offered.

Questions about Random Name Picker

Can the same name be picked twice?

Not within one draw, unless the name appears on more than one line. Each press of the button is a fresh draw from the full list, so a name can win again in a later draw unless you remove it.

How do I give one entry a higher chance?

Enter it on several lines. Every line counts as one ticket, so a name listed three times is three times as likely to be drawn as a name listed once. Blank lines are ignored.

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