DRAW WINNERS
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Random Picker makes it easy to draw winners for your contests, giveaways, and raffles with complete fairness. Trusted globally as one of the most popular independent services for random drawings. For small events or large-scale promotions.
Try our free plan for personal and non-profit use.
703 271 drawings conducted
to date in 150+ countries
How Random Picker Works
Use our random name picker to choose winners of your competition, contest, raffle*, sweepstake, to draw from fans, Twitter followers or survey participants. You can even conduct random sport drawings. Random Picker is a service that guarantees a proper and independent drawing.
Setup
Create a new project and select type
Add Prizes
Add prizes and number of winners
Add Entries
Add entries or let people submit them
Start Drawing
Use a quick randomizer or a live event module
Our system is user-friendly and designed to handle even complex prize drawings. Each project can feature multiple prize categories with varying quantities, like 10 TVs and 999 books. You can draw winners using different methods, including true random numbers or pseudorandom algorithms, ensuring flexibility and fairness for your giveaways.
You can run multiple test draws before the final drawing to familiarize yourself or your audience with the system and ensure the results are consistently random.
Curious about how the app works?
Explore our product tour to see its workflow.
Results and Outputs of Random Drawings
What you get after the drawing? RandomPicker selects winners and generates a public record for each drawing.
Winners
You get winners selected by the random number generator.
Public record
Online certificate that proves unbiased draw and all details.
Entry search
Participants can check whether they were included in the draw.
Anonymized list
Anonymized list of entries for (only first and last letter of each entry visible).
Anti-Fraud Controls for Unbiased Drawings
RandomPicker includes both technical and non-technical measures to detect suspicious activities. They help increase trust in our community and your drawing projects.
Project lock
No additional changes are possible after the final drawing.
Check participation
Participants can check whether they were involved in the draw.
List of entries
Anonymized participant list available for each draw with duplicates and weights.
Public records
An online record is generated for each drawing with all details.
Recent drawings
Organizer’s recent drawings and their status available.
And more …
Audited selection algorithms, internal rating system and other controls available.
Various Drawing Mechanisms
Campaign rules can vary greatly, and that’s why our random picker tool offers multiple drawing mechanics to suit different needs.
Simple Random Drawings
Most projects choose winners using the standard method. The system takes all participants, randomly selects a winner, and assigns a prize randomly. Every participant has an equal chance of winning.
Weighted Drawings
In some cases, adjusting the odds of winning is beneficial. For example, in a charity event where participants buy tickets, the more tickets a donor buys, the higher their chances of winning. Our weighted drawing method accommodates these scenarios more effectively than the standard method.
Preferred Prizes
Sometimes, raffle organizers offer multiple prizes and allow participants to choose which prize they are most interested in. Our Preferred Prizes module supports this type of drawing, making it easy to manage and customize.
Participants and Entries
Our customers usually choose a winner from:
- Product purchasers
- Blog readers
- Magazine subscribers
- Instagram followers
- Twitter followers
- Survey participants
- Loyalty club members
- YouTube comments
- and much much more…
* Do not use RandomPicker for regulated draws (lotteries, betting projects etc.) to avoid legal problems. We recommend checking local laws as there are many various legal regulations and requirements in different countries.
Free Plan Available For:
- Small personal non-profit usage
- Testing purposes
- Limit of 100 entries per project
We Support Charity and Nonprofits
If you work for a great cause, we want to help! Nonprofits can use RandomPicker for free. Learn more here.
Pricing
If you need higher limits, more features, or you use RandomPicker for business purposes, we charge a reasonable fee – see Pricing for details.
Frequently Asked Questions
What random method does your draw generator use?
Our random drawing generator offers two different methods: (1) Genuine random numbers are produced by a special hardware randomizer. (2) The second algorithm is based on GUID numbers generated by server CPUs.
How is your random picker app different from other random drawing apps?
RandomPicker has been created to help organizers make their raffles and contests transparent. The software includes many measures how to prove the correctness of drawings.
Can I install RandomPicker to my computer?
No, RandomPicker is a server-side (online) application. The app runs on our servers to provide the highest transparency and trustworthiness of random drawings. You only need an internet browser to use our platform, there is no need to install anything on your computer.
Can RandomPicker select multiple winners in a drawing?
Yes, you can add many prizes to a single drawing, and also define number of winners for each prize. The winners will be generated at the same time, in the same drawing.
What is the difference between quick drawings and live events?
Sometimes, you may need to import entries and quickly select winners, nobody is watching the drawing process. In this case, the quick drawing saves your time – it only generates winners and a public record, without any visual effect. Sometimes, you have a live audience, and need to present the winners – that’s when live event drawings come in handy.
What is the public record?
RandomPicker app generates a public record for each drawing. It’s an online document that summarize the whole drawing process – number of entries, their weights, number of prizes and winners, drawing time and date, winners, etc. Participants can also check whether their entry was included. The record is publicly accessible by anybody who knows its URL address. Most organizers publish the link to the public record on their website, social media, or in their email campaign, so the participants can check the drawing.
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