How do teachers pick a student at random?
Paste the class list once, put it on the board, and run a Race to pick who answers next. The class watches the same draw the teacher does, which removes the usual complaint that the teacher chose. 18 students free, a full register of thirty on the paid plan.
A random student picker earns its place for one reason: it takes the choice out of your hands in front of the class. "The computer picked you" ends a negotiation that "I picked you" starts.
This one is built to be watched on a projector. The names become baby zodiac animals, they race or tumble, and the class sees the result arrive rather than appear. It takes about fifteen seconds and it reliably gets a room's attention back.
What teachers use it for
- Who answers next. Run a race and take the winner. Run it again for the next question.
- Group work. One race with the whole class, then deal the finishing order out across the tables.
- Presentation order. Settle who presents when, before anyone can claim the last slot.
- Jobs and monitors. The order the classroom jobs get handed out in, decided in public.
- A reward at the end of a lesson. It is genuinely fun to watch, which is not nothing on a Friday afternoon.
Fits a real class
18 names in one run on the free plan, which covers a table, a reading group or a set. A full register of up to 30 needs the paid plan. Either way, paste it straight out of your spreadsheet — the parser finds the name column and ignores the ID and attendance columns beside it.
It runs in the browser, so there is nothing to install on a locked-down school machine and no student data leaves the device. Nothing you paste is stored anywhere unless you sign in and deliberately save the class as a crew.
Saving your classes
If you use it every day, retyping the register every day is the thing that will make you stop. A paid account saves crews, so each class is one click away, and it lets you assign a specific animal to each student — which classes get attached to faster than you would expect.
Every game mode, weighted odds and shareable links are free and always will be, for up to 18 students at a time.
How it works
Paste the register
Straight out of your spreadsheet is fine.
Put it on the board
Run a race and let the class watch it decide.
Go again
One click re-runs it with the same class.
Put it on your own site
Teachers put it on a class page, leagues on their league site, streamers on a giveaway page. Paste this code where you want the picker; your visitors use it free, with no sign-up.
Questions
Is it free for teachers?
Free for up to 18 students at a time, with all three modes, no sign-up and no ads-wall. A full class of up to 30, saved registers you do not re-paste every morning, choosing from all twelve characters, choosing your own colors, and putting each student's photo on their competitor are the paid features.
Does it store my students' names?
No. The match runs in your browser and nothing is uploaded. Names are only stored if you sign in and save a class as a crew on purpose.
How many students can it handle?
18 in a single run on the free plan, 30 on the paid one — so a full class fits without splitting it.
Will it work on a school computer?
It is a website with nothing to install. If the site loads, it works.
Can I stop the same student being picked twice?
Run one race and read the finishing order top to bottom — that gives you a full no-repeat sequence for the whole class from a single draw.