Random Decision Picker

How the random pick works

Each option has exactly the same chance of being chosen. The winner is selected with crypto.getRandomValues, the browser's cryptographically secure random source, using rejection sampling so no entry is subtly favoured by rounding.

Ways to use it

• Giveaways: paste entrant names and draw a winner in front of your audience.
• Classrooms: pick a student to answer, removing each name so everyone gets a turn.
• Decisions: list the restaurants you cannot choose between and let chance settle it.
• Teams: shuffle the list, then split it into groups.

Shuffle versus pick

Shuffle reorders the whole list with a Fisher–Yates shuffle, which is ideal for setting a running order. Pick draws a single winner and, optionally, removes it so repeat draws never select the same name twice.