How do you use the prize wheel?
Add your prizes, press spin, and read the slice under the pointer. It takes under a minute.
- Enter your prizes. One per slice. Short names read best on a projector.
- Add a blank slice. Add a "Try again" or "No prize" slice if not every spin should win.
- Pick your colors. Choose a color theme, or set each slice's color by hand, so neighboring slices are easy to tell apart.
- Press spin. The wheel slows on its own and lands on a slice.
- Hand over the prize. If each prize can only be given once, press Eliminate to take the winning slice off the wheel, or set the spin mode to Elimination to do it after every spin.
What should you put on a prize wheel?
Put prizes people actually want, in a mix of sizes, with a few easy wins to keep energy up. Start from the table below.
| Occasion | Prize ideas | Suggested slices |
|---|---|---|
| Classroom | Sticker, homework pass, pick the next game, sit in the teacher's chair, five-minute break | 6–10 |
| Giveaway or livestream | Gift card, shoutout, free product, discount code, early access | 6–8 |
| Party or carnival | Candy, small toy, truth or dare card, bonus game ticket, "spin again" | 8–12 |
| Fundraiser | Raffle ticket, baked goods, free coffee, VIP seat, grand prize | 8–12 |
| Team recognition | Extra break, team lunch, pick the next team activity, a handwritten thank-you | 6–8 |
A good rule is 6 to 12 slices. Fewer than 6 feels thin. Past 12, labels get hard to read on a screen.
How do you make one prize rarer than the others?
Give that prize a lower weight. Every slice has a weight from 0.1 to 10, the slice shrinks or grows to match, and the editor shows its chance of landing.
With 10 equal slices, each prize has a 10% chance per spin. Change the weights to shift the odds. A three-prize example:
| Prize | Weight | Chance per spin |
|---|---|---|
| Sticker | 7.5 | 75% |
| Snack | 2 | 20% |
| Grand prize | 0.5 | 5% |
Chance = weight for that prize ÷ total weight. You can get the same odds by repeating a prize on more slices instead. Either way the audience can see the bigger and smaller slices, and you can say the odds out loud before the first spin.
Is an online prize wheel really random?
Yes, when a random number generator picks the result and no spin changes the odds of the next one. SpinDeWheel picks where the wheel stops with your browser's cryptographic random number generator (the Web Crypto API), and the prize under the pointer is the result.
That second part surprises people. A prize with a 20% chance still has a 20% chance on spin two, spin ten and spin one hundred. The wheel has no memory and doesn't "balance out." Five 20% wins in a row is rare (about 0.03%), but it can happen and doesn't mean the wheel is broken. Refreshing the page doesn't help either, because each spin is its own draw.
How do you run a fair giveaway with a prize wheel?
Tell people the prizes and odds before you spin, spin in front of everyone, and keep a record.
- Announce the rules first. Prizes, odds, spins per person.
- Spin live or record it. A screen recording is enough proof for an online audience. The results list can also be downloaded as a CSV with the time of each spin.
- Limit top prizes. Remove the grand prize slice once it is won, if you only have one.
- Check local rules. Contests that involve payment or chance can fall under raffle or sweepstakes law, and rules vary by country and region. If money is involved, ask a local authority or lawyer first. This page is not legal advice.