Prize wheel

Q: How do I take a prize off once it has been won?

Click Remove on the winner card. For one-of-a-kind prizes you can turn on “Remove the winner after each spin”, but on a wheel of stickers and pens that would empty it fast, so lower weights by hand instead.

A spin-to-win template with sample prizes and weights already set, so small items come up often and the grand prize stays rare. Swap in what you are really giving away.

Wheel title

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Entries, one per line

One entry per line. Add *3 after a name to give it three times the chance.

Ready-made list. Edit it to make it yours: changes stay on this device, and Reset brings the original back.Open in the main spinner →

Set the odds to match your stock

Weights are the heart of a good prize wheel. “Sticker *6” is six times as likely as an entry with no weight. Add up all the weights (a line without one counts as 1): each prize’s chance is its weight divided by the total. In the sample list the total is 31, so the grand prize comes up about once in 31 spins and a sticker about once in 5.

Work backwards from what you have. If you expect 300 spins in a day and own 30 tote bags, tote bags need about a tenth of the total weight.

Out of stock: change the line to “Tote bag *0” and it drops off the wheel while staying in your list.
Odds that follow stock: set each weight to the number you have left and lower it by one each time that prize is won.

At a booth or event

Run it on a laptop or tablet in full screen (press F), facing the visitors. A big wheel on a screen draws people over.
Let each visitor press Space or tap the wheel. People trust a spin more when they started it themselves.
Turn sound on in Options if the space allows; the ticking pulls in a crowd.
Save the final setup under My wheels before the event, and keep the Share link on a second device as a backup.
At the end of the day, the Results tab shows every spin, which helps you count what went out.

Rules worth knowing

A free spin for small items is a common promotion. Once people must pay or buy something to spin, or the prizes are valuable, it can count as a lottery or regulated sweepstakes, and some of those need a certified or supervised draw. This wheel is a fair random picker, not a certified one, so check local rules before charging for spins or offering a big prize.

Be honest about the odds if anyone asks, and never show a grand prize that is set to “*0”.

Questions and answers

Can I use it as a classroom prize wheel?

Yes. Replace the items with classroom rewards, such as choosing the read-aloud or sitting at the teacher’s desk. The classroom reward wheel has a ready-made list.

How do I take a prize off once it has been won?

Click Remove on the winner card. For one-of-a-kind prizes you can turn on “Remove the winner after each spin”, but on a wheel of stickers and pens that would empty it fast, so lower weights by hand instead.

Should I include “Try again”?

It stretches limited stock over a long day and keeps a bit of suspense. Keep it to a small share, about one spin in eight as in the sample list, or people stop enjoying the game.