Who takes out the trash? Who goes first? Skip the broken broom bristles — add the names, draw, and let the short straw decide. Picked names drop out automatically.
"Drawing straws" is the oldest tie-breaker there is: everyone grabs a hidden straw, and whoever pulls the short one loses. It's how friends decide who pays, who drives, and who has to give the bad news. The only problem is you never actually have straws when you need them. This tool gives you the exact same fair, can't-argue-with-it draw — just add the names and let one come up. No prep, no props, no rigging.
It takes seconds: • Add everyone's name to the pool • Draw once — that name is the "short straw" (the chosen one) • Need to rank everyone? Keep drawing — picked names are removed, so the order is the full pulling order • Draw until one name is left if you want the "safe" person instead Because picked names drop out automatically, nobody can be drawn twice and every draw is a clean elimination.
Yes. Every draw uses cryptographically secure randomness — the same kind browsers use for encryption — so every remaining name has an exactly equal chance. There's no pattern and no hidden bias, which is the whole point: even the person who loses can't claim it was fixed.
Add your names and draw — the picked name is the one who's it.