Room for Chance

Shuffle a list

Randomise the order of names, topics or tasks while retaining every entry. Useful for presentation order and practice questions. Removing duplicate lines is optional.

How it works

Randomise the order of names, topics or tasks while retaining every entry. Useful for presentation order and practice questions. Removing duplicate lines is optional.

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.

Set a presentation order

Enter six speakers on separate lines and shuffle once. Read the result from top to bottom as the speaking order. Every name remains present, so nobody is omitted or added by the shuffle. Copy the complete order before the session. Shuffling again replaces the sequence rather than keeping the previous first speaker.

Example: Maya → Anna → Omar → Leo → Sofia → Luca.

Vary the order of revision questions

Label five questions Q1–Q5, keeping the same labels on your worksheet. Paste those labels and shuffle the list. Answer the questions in the resulting order to practise recalling topics without relying on their usual sequence. All five questions remain in the list; the tool changes order, not the question text or difficulty.

Example: Q4 → Q1 → Q5 → Q2 → Q3.

Order tasks with equal priority

Use A, B, C and D for four independent tasks with similar priority. Write the matching tasks next to those labels, then shuffle them to obtain a starting order. Keep required dependencies outside this random choice: a task that depends on another must still wait. The tool randomises order; it does not optimise a schedule.

Example: C → A → D → B: start with the task labelled C.

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