Running a clean draw
For a giveaway that survives scrutiny: announce the entry list (or its size) before drawing, pick in one take, and screen-record the moment. Winners are drawn by shuffling the full list with cryptographic randomness and taking the top N — every name has an identical chance, and duplicates count as extra entries only if you paste them twice (which is also how you weight entries deliberately).
Classroom mode
Teachers use "remove winners from list" to cycle through a class without repeats — every student gets called exactly once per round, and the suspense animation does more for attention than any seating chart. Paste once at the start of class; the list lives only on your screen.
Frequently asked questions
How are winners chosen?
The full list is shuffled with a Fisher-Yates shuffle driven by the browser's cryptographic random source, then the first N names win. Every entry has an exactly equal chance.
Can I weight some entries to win more often?
Paste a name multiple times — three lines of 'Alex' gives Alex three entries. This mirrors how physical raffle tickets work and stays transparent to anyone auditing the list.
Is this legally suitable for real giveaways?
The randomness is fair, but promotion rules (eligibility, disclosure, jurisdiction) are your responsibility — for high-value or regulated sweepstakes, follow the platform's official rules and keep evidence of the draw.
Do names get uploaded anywhere?
No — the list stays in your browser and disappears on refresh. Nothing you paste is transmitted, stored, or visible to us.