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SocialContests.com

Social contests, start to finish.

Free tools for every kind of social contest: giveaways on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Facebook, raffles, Secret Santa, brackets, bingo, team picks and judged contests. No signup.

Try the random name picker with example names.

Change the names or paste your own, one per line. Then pick a winner.

Open the random name picker
ExampleOne per line

24 names

Run it start to finish.

Plan it, launch it, pick or judge the winner, announce it. A free tool for every step of a giveaway, raffle or contest.

  1. A maker at her workbench in a bright studio, paper shopping bags hanging on the wall behind her

    1 Plan.

    What to give away and when.

  2. 2 Launch.

    Post it with a countdown your followers can watch.

  3. 3 Pick.

    When it closes, pick a random winner, or have judges score the entries.

  4. A creator on a sofa filming herself with a phone on a tripod

    4 Announce.

    Post the winner: a winner image, a ready-to-paste announcement and a draw link.

    Your followers can open it and watch the same winner come up. No more “was it rigged?” comments.

Raffles, parties and classrooms.

Secret Santa for the office, raffles for the school fair, teams and bingo for the class. Same deal: free, no signup.

A woman smiling as a friend hands her a wrapped gift with a red ribbon

Secret Santa generator

Draw names for the office or the group chat, then send everyone their own slip.

Draw Secret Santa names
A bowl filled with green raffle tickets

Raffle generator

Print numbered tickets, then draw the winners on screen in front of the room.

Make raffle tickets
A teacher at the front of a classroom with students sitting at group tables

Random team generator

Split a class or an office into teams in one go. Put it on the projector.

Make random teams

Before you enter.

Got a “you won” message? Check it before you click.

Open the scam checker
Example message

lumen.studi0Congrats, you won our giveaway! Pay the $4.99 shipping to claim your prize: bit.ly/claim-prize-now

All 17 tools.

For every kind of social contest. Every one is free and works without an account.

Questions.

Short answers. The tool pages go deeper.

How do I pick a winner for an Instagram giveaway?

Open the post on a computer, copy the comments and paste them into the Instagram giveaway picker. Set your rules, like one entry per person, then press Pick a winner. It's free and you don't log in.

How do I run a raffle online?

Use the raffle generator. Add the names or ticket numbers, print numbered tickets if you need them, then draw the winners on screen. For a room full of people, put it on full screen.

Can I spin a wheel with my followers’ names?

Yes. Paste the names or the comments into the wheel spinner and spin. It works for prizes and raffle tickets too.

Is it really free?

Yes. All 17 tools are free, with no signup. Your lists stay in your browser unless you save them to your account.

Do I have to log in to Instagram?

No. Instagram doesn't let any site read your comments without your login, so you paste them. We never ask for your login.

How do I show my followers the winner was picked at random?

Share the draw link with the winner. Your followers can open it and watch the same winner come up from the same entries. No more “was it rigged?” comments. For extra peace of mind, turn on the public random number: the draw then uses a number nobody knows in advance, so nobody can redraw until they like the result.

Can I record the draw for Stories or TikTok?

Yes. Use full screen, or the vertical 9:16 layout, and screen-record the reveal. You can also download a winner image to post.