Wheel of Misfortune

Add the names, give it a spin, and let fate pick the unlucky one.

Press Space to spin

How it works

Three steps between you and a fair decision.

1

Add your entries

Type one name per line, paste a whole list, or grab a ready-made template. Add *3 after a name to weight it.

2

Spin the wheel

Click SPIN or hit the spacebar. Every entry's chance is exactly proportional to its slice — the animation follows the result, never the other way around.

3

Crown the winner

Confetti, sound, and a results log with timestamps. Turn on elimination mode to remove each winner and keep spinning until one remains.

Why this wheel?

Everything the big wheel sites do — without the accounts, ads, or uploads.

Private by design

Your names never leave the browser. No accounts, no tracking, no server round-trips.

Share with a link

The entire wheel is encoded into the URL itself. Paste it in a chat and it opens instantly — no login on either end.

Weighted entries

Alice*3 triples Alice's odds — and her slice grows to match, so the wheel never lies.

Themes & mystery mode

Four color themes with auto-contrast labels, plus a mystery mode that hides every name until the reveal.

Elimination & history

Auto-remove winners for raffles and tournaments. Every result is logged with a timestamp you can copy out.

Made for the big screen

Fullscreen mode, spacebar control, and a dramatic 12-second spin setting for maximum suspense.

One wheel, a hundred uses

Wherever a fair pick is needed, spin instead of arguing.

Picking students in class Giveaways & raffles Live stream picks Whose turn to buy coffee Deciding dinner Party games Chore assignments Icebreakers
Browse ready-made templates →

Frequently asked questions

Is the wheel really random?

Yes. Each spin draws from the browser's random number generator, and every entry's chance is exactly proportional to its weight (equal by default). The winner is chosen first and the animation is built to land on it — the spin can't be nudged mid-flight.

Do you store my names anywhere?

No. Entries live only in your browser's local storage. Even share links keep the wheel data in the URL fragment (the part after #), which browsers never send to any server.

Can I make an entry more likely to win?

Yes — weights. Pizza*5 gives pizza five tickets in the draw and a slice five times as wide. Great for raffle tickets, or for settling arguments in your favor.

Is it free?

Completely. No signup, no premium tier, no ads. It's a static page — there's nothing to charge for.

Does it work on phones and offline?

It works in any modern browser, phone or desktop. After the first visit it typically loads from cache, so a flaky connection won't stop the wheel.

Ready to let fate decide?

Your names, one spin, zero arguments.

Spin the wheel

Winner

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