raffle-winner-picker

• Running social media giveaways
• Picking raffle winners at events
• Randomly selecting participants for surveys or tests
• Choosing winners from contest submissions
• Fair distribution of limited spots or resources
• Random team assignments

1. Random Selection: Uses cryptographically random selection
2. Multiple Sources: Works with CSV, Excel, Google Sheets, or plain lists
3. Multiple Winners: Can pick one or multiple winners
4. Duplicate Prevention: Ensures the same person can't win twice
5. Transparent Results: Shows the selection process clearly
6. Winner Details: Displays all relevant information about winners

From Google Sheets

```

Pick a random row from this Google Sheet to select a winner

for a giveaway: [Sheet URL]

```

From Local File

```

Pick 3 random winners from entries.csv

```

From List

```

Pick a random winner from this list:

• Alice (alice@email.com)
• Bob (bob@email.com)
• Carol (carol@email.com)

...

```

Multiple Winners

```

Pick 5 random winners from contest-entries.xlsx,

make sure no duplicates

```

User: "Pick a random row from this Google Sheet to select a winner for a giveaway."

Output:

```

Accessing Google Sheet...

Total entries found: 247

Randomly selecting winner...

🎉 WINNER SELECTED! 🎉

Row #142

Name: Sarah Johnson

Email: sarah.j@email.com

Entry Date: March 10, 2024

Comment: "Love your newsletter!"

Selection method: Cryptographically random

Timestamp: 2024-03-15 14:32:18 UTC

Would you like to:

• Pick another winner (excluding Sarah)?
• Export winner details?
• Pick runner-ups?

```

Inspired by: Lenny's use case - picking a Sora 2 giveaway winner from his subscriber Slack community

Fair Selection

• Uses secure random number generation
• No bias or patterns
• Transparent process
• Repeatable with seed (for verification)

Exclusions

```

Pick a random winner excluding previous winners:

Alice, Bob, Carol

```

Weighted Selection

```

Pick a winner with weighted probability based on

the "entries" column (1 entry = 1 ticket)

```

Runner-ups

```

Pick 1 winner and 3 runner-ups from the list

```

Social Media Giveaway

1. Export entries from Google Form to Sheets
2. "Pick a random winner from [Sheet URL]"
3. Verify winner details
4. Announce publicly with timestamp

Event Raffle

1. Create CSV of attendee names and emails
2. "Pick 10 random winners from attendees.csv"
3. Export winner list
4. Email winners directly

Team Assignment

1. Have list of participants
2. "Randomly split this list into 4 equal teams"
3. Review assignments
4. Share team rosters

• Document the process: Save the timestamp and method
• Public announcement: Share selection details for transparency
• Check eligibility: Verify winner meets contest rules
• Have backups: Pick runner-ups in case winner is ineligible
• Export results: Save winner list for records

✓ Uses cryptographically secure randomness

✓ No manipulation possible

✓ Timestamp recorded for verification

✓ Can provide seed for third-party verification

✓ Respects data privacy

• Newsletter subscriber giveaways
• Product launch raffles
• Conference ticket drawings
• Beta tester selection
• Focus group participant selection
• Random prize distribution at events