About the List Randomizer & Random Picker
Need to make a fair, random decision? The List Randomizer & Random Picker handles three common tasks. Shuffle puts your list in a completely random order, which is great for presentation orders, playlists or study questions. Pick winners selects one or more random items with no duplicates, ideal for giveaways, raffles and choosing who goes first. Make teams divides a list of people into balanced random groups for classrooms, sports, workshops and games.
The randomization uses the Fisher–Yates shuffle with a cryptographically secure random source, so every possible order is equally likely and results cannot be predicted. Just paste your names, one per line, and click Randomize.
Examples for teachers, giveaways and teams
Fair giveaway
Paste the names of everyone who entered, one per line, and pick 3 winners. Each person can only be picked once. Take a screenshot or record your screen while you draw, so followers can see the result was not chosen by hand.
Classroom groups
Paste the class list and choose Make teams with, for example, 5 teams. Students are spread as evenly as possible, so 23 students become three teams of 5 and two teams of 4.
Presentation order
Shuffle the list of speakers so nobody feels the order was planned against them.
Everyday decisions
Which restaurant tonight, who does the dishes this week, which chapter to revise first: put the options in and let the picker decide.
Tips
- Remove duplicate names first. If a name is on the list twice, that person has twice the chance.
- For a public draw, show the full list on screen before you click, so everyone knows they were included.
How to use the List Randomizer & Random Picker
- Enter your list with one item per line.
- Choose Shuffle, Pick winners or Make teams.
- Set the number of winners or teams.
- Click Randomize and copy the result.
Frequently asked questions
Is the picker fair?
Yes. It uses a cryptographically secure Fisher–Yates shuffle, so every item has an equal chance of being picked.
Can one person be picked twice?
No. Winners are taken from a shuffled list, so each item can only be selected once. Remove duplicates from your list first if needed.
How are team sizes decided?
Items are dealt one by one into each team in turn, so team sizes differ by at most one.