How to Do a Raffle: Number the Tickets, Spin for Winners
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To do a raffle, give each person a numbered ticket, open a number wheel with one slice per ticket, and spin it on a big screen for each prize. Everyone can watch the draw, and you need no hat full of paper.
Hand Out the Tickets
Number the tickets from 1 and write down who has which, or use names if you know everyone. Decide on one ticket each or a set number before you start. Rules for selling tickets differ from place to place, so check yours if money is involved.
Spin for Each Prize
For up to 100 tickets, use the 1–100 wheel. For another number, type your own entries into a wheel, up to 200 of them. Start with the smallest prize, and save the biggest for last so people stay to the end.
Take Each Winner Off the Wheel
Press Hide & Respin on the winner card, and that ticket can’t come up again for the next prize. Press Share result if you’d like a link to the draw to send round afterwards.
Run It on a Big Screen
A laptop plugged into a TV or projector is enough. People enjoy watching the wheel slow down, and a draw everyone can see is easier to trust than a hat behind a table.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I run a raffle online?
Share your screen on a call or go live, and spin the wheel where everyone can see it. Then share the link to the result.
Can one person hold more than one ticket?
Yes. Each ticket is its own slice, so someone with three tickets has three slices. Just say so in your rules before the draw.
Run Your Draw on a Wheel
Paste your entrants, spin where everyone can see, and share a link to the result.
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