Skip to content
SocialContests.com

Giveaway Picker

This giveaway picker draws a random winner from any list of entries. Paste the names or upload a spreadsheet, set your rules, pick a winner. Free, no signup.

Add entries

Up to 200,000 lines. Your list stays in this browser.

Add at least one name
How to export Google Forms responses
  1. Open your form and go to the Responses tab.
  2. Click the Sheets icon (Link to Sheets) to open the responses in Google Sheets.
  3. In Google Sheets, choose File › Download › Comma-separated values (.csv).
  4. Upload that file here. We pick the name and email columns for you.
How to export from Excel
  1. You can upload the .xlsx file as it is. We read the first sheet.
  2. To make a CSV instead, choose File › Save As and pick CSV UTF-8 (Comma delimited).
  3. Upload the .csv file here.

Set up the draw

Total rows

0

Duplicates removed

0

Excluded

0

In the draw

0

Alternates, in case a winner doesn't reply.

One prize per person

Someone with several entries can still win only once.

Your followers see it when they open the draw link.

Use a public random number

Optional. A number nobody knows before the draw, not even you.

Reveal options

Full screen and 9:16 are made for screen recording.

Your list stays in this browser. You get a winner post and a draw link to share.

How it works

  1. Paste your entries, upload a CSV or Excel file, or enter a range of ticket numbers.
  2. Clean the list: remove duplicates, merge bonus entries and exclude staff or past winners.
  3. Set the number of winners and backup winners, then pick your winners.
  4. Share the draw link. Your followers can open it and watch the same winner come up.

Questions and answers

Is the giveaway picker really random?

Yes. Each draw starts from a random seed made by your browser's secure random number generator (the Web Crypto API), and every ticket in the pool has the same chance. The seed goes into the proof link, so anyone can re-run the draw and get the same winners. For extra trust, choose Public randomness (drand): your list is locked first, then a public random number that nobody knew in advance decides the draw.

How do I prove the giveaway draw was fair?

After the draw, copy the proof link and share it with your audience. It opens the verify page, which re-runs the draw from the saved seed and checks that the winners match. With Public randomness (drand), the seed comes from a drand round published after you locked the list, so you couldn't choose it. If you use Redraw one, the new link records that too.

Do you store my list of entries?

No. The list is read and drawn in your browser and is never uploaded to us. To save you retyping, the last pasted list stays in this browser's storage until you press Clear. Uploaded files are never saved. The proof link includes the entry names when the list is short enough to fit, so share it only where that's fine.

Can I give some people extra entries?

Yes. Add an entries column (for example Entries, Tickets or Bonus) with a whole number for each row, and that person gets that many tickets in the draw. You can also choose Merge into extra entries, so a duplicate row adds its entries to the first one instead of being removed. Keep One prize per person on if nobody should win twice.

How do I pick a giveaway winner from Google Forms?

In Google Forms, open the Responses tab and click the Sheets icon to link the responses to Google Sheets. In Sheets, choose File › Download › Comma-separated values (.csv). Upload that file here: we pick the name and email columns for you, and you can change either one.

How many entries can the giveaway picker handle?

Up to 200,000 rows, pasted or from a file of up to 50 MB, with no signup and no fee. Bonus entries can add up to 2,000,000 tickets in total. For numbered raffle tickets, a range can hold up to 1,000,000 numbers.

What are alternates in a giveaway?

Alternates are backup winners, drawn in order at the same time as the winners. If a winner doesn't reply or can't accept the prize, press Redraw one next to their name: the first alternate takes their place, and the proof link records the change.

Related tools