Ideas
- Pick a winner: use the Random name picker, or shuffle here and take the first name.
- Teams or groups: the Random team generator splits the list into even teams.
- Presentation or turn order: shuffle, then press Number them.
- Quiz questions or flashcards: shuffle so nobody can memorize the order.
- Secret Santa: shuffle the names; each person buys for the next name down, and the last buys for the first.
Is it really random?
It uses the Fisher–Yates shuffle, the standard method in which every possible order is equally likely, driven by your browser’s secure random number generator. Duplicates are kept, so remove them first with Remove duplicates if each name should only appear once.
Questions
Can I split a list into random teams?
Shuffle, then cut the list into groups from the top. For two teams, take the first half and the second half.
Is the shuffle recorded anywhere?
No. It happens in your browser, so nobody, including us, can see or influence the result.
How random is the shuffle?
Every order is equally likely. It uses your browser’s cryptographic random number generator, the same kind used for security, rather than a predictable one.