What is the wheel spinner for?
Every day we hear from people who use our website in new ways:
- Random name picker in the classroom: pick which student will answer the next question. How to use it in the classroom
- If you are a retailer, spin the wheel to pick which loyal customer will get the monthly giveaway.
- When you give a presentation, use the wheel spinner to pick a lucky winner among the attendees who turned in the survey.
- Random name picker at work: in your daily standup meeting at work, randomize who speaks first.
- If you are overwhelmed by your to do items, put them on a wheel and spin to find which one to start with.
- If you can't agree on what to have for dinner, put the alternatives on the wheel and spin.
Does it use renewable energy?
We are proud to share that 100% of the electricity that powers our servers is renewable, and 93% comes from carbon-free energy sources.
How to use the wheel spinner
It's easy: type in your entries in the textbox to the right of the wheel, then click the wheel to spin it and get a random winner. To make the wheel your own by customizing the colors, sounds, and spin time, click
Customize
at the top of the page.
Activity in 2022
Wheel spins
387,594,761
387,594,682
Hours of spinning
1,076,652
Is my data private?
We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy and the security of your data. We comply with GDPR, CCPA, SB 190, SB 1392, and we closely monitor changes to them. We follow industry best practices for data encryption and backups.
Can the wheel be rigged?
There is no functionality to determine which entry will win ahead of time. When you click the wheel, it accelerates for exactly one second, then it is set to a random rotation between 0 and 360 degrees, and finally it decelerates to a stop. The setting of a random rotation is not visible to the naked eye as it happens when the wheel is spinning quite fast.
The page is slow to load and there may have been an error. To fix it, please refresh the page.
- Windows, Linux or Chromebook: press Ctrl F5.
- Mac computer:
- Safari: press Option Command E and then Command R.
- Other browsers: press Command Shift R.
- Phone or tablet: swipe down from the top of the page.
If this doesn't work, try going to old.wheelofnames.com.
