Raffle Wheel

What this Raffle Wheel is set up to do

This preset is built for a multi-prize draw where the wheel selects people and a separate Queue keeps track of the prize being awarded. The eight names are examples, not a recommended guest list. Replace them with eligible participants, then edit the three Queue rows to match the prizes you actually have. The starter order schedules third prize for three spins, second prize for two, and first prize for one.

Prepare a participant list people can verify

Set the eligibility rule before loading names: registration deadline, age or attendance requirements, staff exclusions, and whether one person can hold more than one valid entry. Two participants may share a name, so add a short, non-sensitive identifier such as “Alex K. — Table 4” when the host needs to tell them apart. Do not display email addresses, phone numbers, ticket codes, or other private data on a wheel that may be projected or shared.

Options accepts up to 100 items, with labels up to 36 characters. For a short list, edit the names directly. For a prepared list, paste values separated by lines, commas, semicolons, or tabs. File import accepts an Excel .xlsx or .xls workbook up to 5 MB and lets you choose the worksheet and name column. The current editor does not upload CSV files; CSV is the result download format.

Build prize tiers in Turn Queue

Keep people in Options and prizes in Queue. Mixing both into one wheel can produce a prize name when the host needs a winner. Each Queue item has a label and a turn limit: “Door prize” with five turns schedules five winners before the next Queue item begins. A label can contain up to 36 characters, one item can receive 1–99 turns, and a Queue can contain up to 200 items. Those are product limits, not a suggestion to run a 200-tier live event.

Lower-value prizes often come first so previous winners can leave the eligible pool before the headline prize. That order is not universally correct. Use the sequence stated in your event rules, and do not reorder prizes after seeing a result.

Decide the repeat-winner rule before the first spin

This template opens with Remove winner enabled. After a completed result, the selected option is removed before the next spin, which supports one-prize-per-person events. The setting can be turned off when the published rules allow the same participant to win again. Before starting, compare the total scheduled Queue turns with the number of eligible names: six no-repeat prizes need at least six valid Options.

Clear host wording: “The final list contains 96 eligible names. Remove winner is on, so each person can win once. An absent winner has two minutes to respond before one announced redraw.”

Run the draw so the room can follow it

1. Show the final participant count and explain how duplicate names are distinguished.
2. Open Queue and read the prize order and winner count for each tier.
3. Confirm the Remove winner setting and the redraw rule on screen.
4. Check that Now Playing names the correct prize, then spin once.
5. Read the result card aloud and wait for the round to appear in Results.
6. Confirm the Queue progress before moving to the next winner.
7. After the final tier, open View all rounds and download the CSV if a record is needed.

Full screen can make the wheel easier to follow on a projector. Sound may add energy in a busy room, but it should remain optional for quiet venues and people sensitive to repeated audio.

Write a redraw rule for real event problems

“We will redraw if needed” leaves too much room for improvisation. State whether a redraw applies to an ineligible entry, a duplicated record, an absent winner after a defined claim period, or a technical interruption before the result was recorded. A spelling correction does not normally invalidate an otherwise eligible winner. If the host makes a change, explain it to the room and keep a note beside the downloaded results.

What Results records—and what it cannot prove

Results preserves the round order, selected entry, active Queue item, its turn number, run mode, and recorded time. View all rounds makes the sequence easier to review, and CSV export gives the organizer a file for event notes. This is useful operational history, but it does not prove that the imported list was complete, verify a winner identity, store published rules, or provide an independent audit.

For a regulated promotion, paid raffle, public fundraising draw, or high-value prize, check the rules that apply in the relevant jurisdiction and use an approved process where required. Spinanywheel is a browser-based random picker for informal events; it is not certified lottery or gambling software.

Where this template is a practical fit

• Company celebrations: draw several recognition gifts from one attendee list.
• Conference door prizes: keep sponsor prizes in a visible, announced order.
• Community events: run an informal no-repeat giveaway after eligibility has been checked.
• Livestream giveaways: show the active prize and preserve the result sequence for the host team.

For a single winner or a list that can repeat freely, Classic mode is simpler. Turn Queue earns its place when the event has an ordered prize plan and the host needs the interface to remember which tier is active.

Why use the Spinanywheel Raffle Wheel

The practical advantage is coordination, not a claim of “better randomness” than every other method. Names, prize order, no-repeat behavior, live progress, and the result sequence stay in one interface. That means fewer handoffs between a paper prize sheet, a separate spinner, and a results spreadsheet. You can rehearse with the sample names, reset the template, then load the final list when the rules and Queue are ready.