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Random Name Picker

Pick names fairly with weighted entries, no-repeat modes, and a PIN lock that freezes a prepared draw until you reveal it.

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Weighted picks, honest math

Add a weight after any name — Ava*3 enters Ava three times into the pool — and the picker does a genuine weighted sample: each entry’s chance is exactly its weight divided by the total. There is no "boost the house favorite" dial, and the seed proves which draw actually happened.

  • No-repeat modes: session, daily and weekly rotations so every name is picked once per round.
  • PIN lock: prepare a draw, lock it with a PIN, and reveal it in front of the class — nobody, including you, can re-roll silently.
  • UTF-8 safe: accented and non-Latin names are handled correctly, byte for byte.
  • Receipts: every pick produces a copyable receipt line with its seed.

Built for classrooms and standups

Teachers use the daily mode to guarantee broad participation across the week, and the PIN lock to pre-commit a draw before first period — ending the "you picked on me twice" debate with a receipt instead of an argument.

Scrum masters and meeting leads use session mode for standup order: everyone speaks once, in a verifiably random sequence, and the seed settles any "that order was rigged" question instantly.

How do weighted entries work?

Write the name followed by * and a number, e.g. Ava*3. Ava then has three tickets in the pool. Weights of 1–20 are supported.

What is the PIN lock for?

It freezes a prepared draw. Enter a PIN when you set up the draw; the result only reveals when the same PIN is entered, so the draw cannot be re-rolled between preparation and reveal.

Can I use names with accents?

Yes — names are parsed as UTF-8, so María, José, 张三 and emoji all work correctly.

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