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Random Picker

Pick a random winner from a list.

Free online random picker

Need to choose a winner fairly? Paste your list of names or items — one per line — decide how many to pick, and let the random picker draw for you. It's ideal for giveaways, raffles, prize draws, choosing who goes first, splitting into teams, or just making a hard decision. Every draw uses your browser's cryptographically secure randomness, so the outcome is genuinely unpredictable and impossible to rig. Nothing is uploaded — it all runs on your device.

How to pick a random winner

  1. Type or paste your entries into the box, putting each name or item on its own line.
  2. Set how many to pick — leave it at 1 for a single winner, or raise it to draw several.
  3. Tick Remove picked items if you want each winner excluded from the next draw.
  4. Press Pick, then hit Copy result to grab the winner(s).

Fair, unbiased draws

Winners are drawn with crypto.getRandomValues and an unbiased Fisher–Yates shuffle, so every remaining entry is equally likely and no item is ever picked twice in the same draw. If you'd rather work with numbers — say raffle ticket numbers — try the random number generator, or roll for a decision with the dice roller.

Private and free

Your list never leaves your browser, so you can run private giveaways and confidential draws with confidence. There's no sign-up and no limit — bookmark this page for the next time you need to pick a name at random.

Frequently asked questions

How does the random picker choose a winner?

Type or paste one name or item per line, choose how many to pick, and press Pick. The tool trims each line, ignores blank lines, and then draws your winners using your browser's cryptographically secure crypto.getRandomValues — not the predictable Math.random. Every remaining item has an exactly equal chance of being chosen.

Is the draw really fair and unbiased?

Yes. Winners are drawn with a partial Fisher–Yates shuffle powered by crypto.getRandomValues and rejection sampling, which removes the modulo bias that skews naive random pickers. When you pick more than one, each winner is distinct and no item can be selected twice in the same draw.

What does "Remove picked items from the list" do?

When it is on, every winner is deleted from the list after the draw, so your next Pick chooses only from the people or items that have not won yet. Leave it off and the full list stays intact, so the same item can win again on a later draw. It is perfect for drawing multiple prize tiers one at a time.

What if I ask to pick more items than the list contains?

The tool simply picks every item on the list (each appears once) and tells you it selected all of them. You can never draw more distinct winners than there are entries.

Is my list sent to a server?

No. The entire picker runs locally in your browser with JavaScript. Your names and items are never uploaded, logged, or stored, so it is safe to use for private giveaways and confidential lists. Refresh the page and everything is cleared.

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