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<!DOCTYPE html><html lang=en><head><base href=/ ><title>Wheel of Names</title><meta charset=utf-8><meta name=description content="Free and easy to use spinner. Used by teachers and for raffles. Enter names, spin wheel to pick a random winner. Customize look and feel, save and share wheels."><meta name=format-detection content="telephone=no"><meta name=msapplication-tap-highlight content=no><meta name=viewport content="initial-scale=1,width=device-width"><meta name=theme-color content=#3369e8><meta name=wot-verification content=95cd5db0576bcf925e08><meta property=og:url content=https://wheelofnames.com><meta property=og:type content=website><meta property=og:title content="Wheel of Names"><meta property=og:description content="Enter names, spin wheel to pick a random winner. 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Enter names, spin wheel to pick a random winner. Customize look and feel, save and share wheels.</h1></div><div class=preload-col-6 style="position: relative;"><img style=width:100% src=/images/gray-wheel.jpeg><hr><div class="q-pa-md row items-start q-gutter-md"><div class=col-md><div class=q-card><div class="q-card__section q-card__section--vert"><div style="display: flex; align-items: center;"><img src=/icons/favicon-32x32.png style="height: 1.5em;"> <span class=text-h5>What is the wheel spinner for?</span></div></div><div class="q-card__section q-card__section--vert">Every day we hear from people who use our website in new ways:<ul><li>Random name picker in the classroom: pick which student will answer the next question. <a href=/how-to-use-in-the-classroom class="">How to use it in the classroom</a></li><li>If you are a retailer, spin the wheel to pick which loyal customer will get the monthly giveaway.</li><li>When you give a presentation, use the wheel spinner to pick a lucky winner among the attendees who turned in the survey.</li><li>Random name picker at work: in your daily standup meeting at work, randomize who speaks first.</li><li>If you are overwhelmed by your to do items, put them on a wheel and spin to find which one to start with.</li><li>If you can't agree on what to have for dinner, put the alternatives on the wheel and spin.</li></ul></div></div> <div class=q-card><div class="q-card__section q-card__section--vert"><div style="display: flex; align-items: center;"><img src=/icons/favicon-32x32.png style="height: 1.5em;"> <span class=text-h5>Does it use renewable energy?</span></div></div><div class="q-card__section q-card__section--vert"><p>We are proud to share that 100% of the electricity that powers our servers is renewable, and 93% comes from carbon-free energy sources.</p><p><a href=/faq/sustainability class="">Sustainability</a></p></div></div></div><div class=col-md><div class=q-card><div class="q-card__section q-card__section--vert"><div style="display: flex; align-items: center;"><img src=/icons/favicon-32x32.png style="height: 1.5em;"> <span class=text-h5>How to use the wheel spinner</span></div></div><div class="q-card__section q-card__section--vert"><p>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</p><div class="q-badge flex inline items-center no-wrap q-badge--single-line bg-primary" role=alert><i class="fas fa-palette"></i> Customize</div>at the top of the page.<p></p><p><a href=/user-reviews-and-tutorials class="">Video reviews and tutorials by users</a></p></div></div> <div class=q-card><div class="q-card__section q-card__section--vert"><div style="display: flex; align-items: center;"><img src=/icons/favicon-32x32.png style="height: 1.5em;"> <span class=text-h5>Activity in 2022</span></div></div><div class="q-card__section q-card__section--vert"><div data-v-e9540f52="" style="height: 4em;">Wheel spins<p class="text-h3 fade-enter-active fade-enter-to" data-v-e9540f52="" style="position: absolute; color: rgb(52, 168, 83);">387,594,761</p><p class="text-h3 fade-leave-active fade-leave-to" data-v-e9540f52="" style="position: absolute; color: rgb(52, 168, 83);">387,594,682</p></div><br><div data-v-e9540f52="" style="height: 4em;">Hours of spinning<p class=text-h3 data-v-e9540f52="" style="position: absolute; color: rgb(52, 168, 83);">1,076,652</p></div><br></div></div></div><div class=col-md><div class=q-card><div class="q-card__section q-card__section--vert"><div style="display: flex; align-items: center;"><img src=/icons/favicon-32x32.png style="height: 1.5em;"> <span class=text-h5>Is my data private?</span></div></div><div class="q-card__section q-card__section--vert"><p>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.</p><p><a href=/privacy-policy.html class="">How we safeguard your privacy</a></p></div></div> <div class=q-card><div class="q-card__section q-card__section--vert"><div style="display: flex; align-items: center;"><img src=/icons/favicon-32x32.png style="height: 1.5em;"> <span class=text-h5>Can the wheel be rigged?</span></div></div><div class="q-card__section q-card__section--vert"><p>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.</p><p><a href=/faq/randomness class="">Randomness of the wheel</a>.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fade-in-text content">The page is slow to load and there may have been an error. To fix it, please refresh the page.<ol><li>Windows, Linux or Chromebook: press <b>Ctrl F5</b>.</li><li>Mac computer:<ul style=margin-top:0.2em><li>Safari: press <b>Option Command E</b> and then <b>Command R</b>.</li><li>Other browsers: press <b>Command Shift R</b>.</li></ul></li><li>Phone or tablet: swipe down from the top of the page.</li></ol>If this doesn't work, try going to <a href=https://old.wheelofnames.com>old.wheelofnames.com</a>.</div></div><div class=preload-col-3></div></div></div><script src=https://apis.google.com/js/api.js></script></body></html>