What is Spin the Wheel?
Spin the Wheel is an online random wheel spinner generator from GoSpinWheel. As
an online wheel spinner, it turns a list of choices into a visible wheel, spins
in front of the group, and lands on one selected slice. Use Spin the Wheel
for names, prizes, raffles, classroom prompts, food decisions, game challenges,
colors, numbers, chores, or any quick choice where people need to see a fair
random result.
This page is broader than a name-only tool. The same editor can work as a
Wheel of Names, raffle wheel, food wheel, decision wheel,
custom wheel spinner, or simple random picker. You can type a short list, paste
rows from a spreadsheet, import CSV/TSV data, adjust weights, remove winners,
spin multiple wheels, export a JSON backup, or create a public share link.
Random Wheel Spinner Generator
The random wheel spinner generator is built for fast setup. Add entries in List
mode when you want direct control over labels, colors, duplicates, hidden slices,
and sorting. Use Text mode when your options already live in a document or
spreadsheet. One line becomes one slice, so the online wheel spinner can become
a list picker, name picker, or prize picker without extra setup. Weighted text
works in formats like 3, Pizza, Pizza, 3, or 3: Pizza.
For larger lists, use CSV import in Text mode. GoSpinWheel accepts CSV or TSV
files up to 300KB, reads headers such as input, name, option, weight,
chance, and probability, and caps each wheel at 1,100 slices. The goal is to
make the wheel generator useful for both small everyday choices and large lists
such as rosters, ticket entries, prize pools, or game options.
How to Spin the Wheel
To spin the wheel, add your choices, review the slices, and press Spin the
Wheel. You can also hit Space when you are not typing in a field. The wheel
spins with visible motion, picks a random result, and keeps recent winners in
the result history so the decision is easy to confirm.
Before spinning, choose the rule that fits the task. Keep all weights equal for
a normal random picker, use weighted slices when some options should appear more
often, or turn on elimination mode when each winner should be removed after a
spin.
Use It as a Random Picker
Use the wheel as a random picker when a list needs one clear result. Teachers
can pick students, questions, reading turns, or classroom rewards. Teams can
pick meeting icebreakers, draft order, chores, workouts, lunch ideas, or tie
breakers. Streamers can spin giveaways, viewer challenges, subscriber rewards,
and OBS overlays.
Because the random picker is visual, everyone can watch the wheel spin before
the result appears. That makes it easier to use with groups than a hidden text
generator, especially when the decision affects a classroom, live audience,
party, or team.
Create a Wheel of Names
A Wheel of Names is one of the most common ways to use Spin the Wheel. Paste a
roster, participant list, team list, or giveaway entry list, then spin to choose
one name. If you need multiple unique winners, enable elimination mode so the
winning name is removed from the wheel after each spin.
You can also use the same name wheel with a second wheel. Spin a name wheel and
a prize wheel together, or combine people, teams, challenges, and outcomes for
party games, classroom activities, or live streams.
Custom Wheel Spinner with Weights
The custom wheel spinner supports weighted slices, hidden slices, custom colors,
wheel styles, sound controls, countdown mode, mystery wheel, mystery result,
public share links, import/export, mobile use, and OBS mode. These controls help
when a basic spinner is too limited for the job.
Weights are useful when equal odds are not the right rule. A fundraiser can
import a weight,input CSV from ticket data, a game host can create rare prize
tiers, and a teacher can balance repeated turns without rebuilding the wheel.
Keep the rules visible before spinning so the result is easy to explain.
Popular Wheel Templates
If you do not want to build a list from scratch, start from a wheel template.
Popular options include Wheel of Names, food wheel, raffle wheel, truth or dare,
student picker, random team generator, number wheel, color wheel, sports wheel,
gaming wheel, and decision maker templates. Each template opens as an editable
wheel, so you can spin immediately or customize the list first.
Fairness, randomness, and weighted wheels
Every Spin the Wheel result uses browser-native crypto.getRandomValues().
For normal choices, keep weights equal. For raffles or ticket-based entries,
document the rule, set visible weights, and avoid rerolls unless the group agreed
before the spin. Elimination mode removes a winning slice after it lands, which
helps with multiple unique winners or classroom turns.
Local editing stays in the browser, but public share links and cloud saves store
the wheel so others can open it. Avoid putting private student data or sensitive
participant details in a public link. These controls do not replace legal rules
for regulated contests, but they make everyday random selection easier to
explain and trust.