Room for Chance

Random name picker

Paste a list and select one or more names at random. Each non-empty line is one entry; identical lines can be removed before selection. People with the same name can be distinguished with a label.

How it works

Paste a list and select one or more names at random. Each non-empty line is one entry; identical lines can be removed before selection. People with the same name can be distinguished with a label.

Up to 1,000 items; one item per line. Each run is independent. These selections do not predict lottery results or certify a public prize draw.

Values and lists stay in this page. They are not sent to a server or saved after you close it.

Practical use cases

These are example results. A random selection can produce a different result each time.

Invite two discussion starters

Paste six participants, one per line, and request two names. With duplicate removal enabled, each distinct entry can be chosen only once in that selection. Ask the two selected people to introduce a topic, then open the discussion to everyone. Copy the result if you need a record: the page does not retain the list after it closes.

Example: Maya and Leo begin the discussion.

Choose a meeting note-taker

Enter Anna, Luca, Maya and Omar on separate lines and select one name. The selected person takes notes for this meeting. A fresh draw may choose the same person next time: for a rotation without repeats, shuffle the four names once and work through that saved order.

Example: Luca takes notes for this meeting.

Handle identical names and pasted duplicates

Two different participants may both be called Alex. Label them Alex A and Alex B so they remain separate entries. If Maya was pasted twice by mistake, leave duplicate removal enabled. The example list then contains four distinct entries; requesting two picks two of those four, without giving Maya an extra entry.

Example: Alex B and Sofia: two people from four distinct entries.

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Shuffle a list

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