Public Giveaways: wheel, claw, races, fishing and Space Invaders

Shared setup: prepare a reliable name list

These are public browser tools. Visitors, creators, managers and owners use the same controls without signing in. View Public Tools returns to the public-tools area of the site. There is no account-specific giveaway setup page, entry-submission link, automatic TikTok-comment collection or prize-delivery form in these tools.

Each page opens with sample names. Select the Names text, replace it with your intended list, and check the displayed count before starting. Blank lines and leading/trailing spaces are ignored. Use a consistent, recognisable name or handle so you can identify the winner later.

Use one line for each entry. Repeating a name deliberately gives that person additional representation, but the effect differs by tool. If everyone should have one entry, remove duplicate lines first. Two different people with the same display name need distinct labels, such as their unique handles.

The animations and entry lists run in the current browser page. These screens do not provide a saved giveaway history or downloadable result log. Keep a separate copy of your approved list and record any outcome you need before refreshing, navigating away or resetting.

Entries, unique participants and displayed percentages

Duck Race, Racing Car, Horse Race, Fishing and Space Invaders combine repeated names into one visible participant, ignoring differences in letter case. Ava and ava therefore become one participant with two entries. The displayed spelling comes from the first matching name. These tools need at least two different grouped names to start.

Claw Machine creates one prize box per nonblank entry, including repeats. Spin the Wheel creates one segment per accepted line, including repeats. Those tools need at least two accepted entries.

In the races and Fishing, additional entries increase the name’s selection weight. In Claw Machine they create additional boxes. In Space Invaders they give the enemy additional lives. The percentages displayed in odds panels are rounded shares of the entry list; rounded percentages may not add to exactly 100%. In Space Invaders that percentage describes entry/life share, not an independently calculated probability of surviving the animation.

Names

The source list. Editing it rebuilds the participants for the selected tool.

Shuffle Names / Shuffle Entries

Reorders the current list. It preserves entries, including repeats; it is not a remove-duplicates action.

Again controls

Start a fresh round from the current entered list. A previous winner is not automatically excluded.

Reset controls

Restore the original sample names loaded with that page. Copy your custom list elsewhere first if you need to retain it.

Spin the Wheel: choose first-pick or elimination mode

The wheel updates as you type. It accepts up to 500 nonblank entries, with up to 64 characters used per name. If you paste a tab-separated spreadsheet row, only its first cell is used for that line. Check the name count if the source contains more than 500 rows. Larger wheels simplify labels and enable a performance mode, so not every segment may have a fully readable name.

First picked name wins selects one winner when you tap the wheel. The selected name remains part of the entry list, so Spin Again can select the same name in a new round.

Last name on wheel wins is an elimination mode. Each spin removes one segment and adds its name to Picked so far. That list records eliminated picks; those names are not the final winner. Continue until one segment remains. Repeated names occupy separate segments, so the same name can be eliminated more than once while another segment with that name remains.

Auto Spin automatically switches to Last name on wheel wins and continues the elimination sequence. Stop Auto Spin stops further automatic spins; a spin already under way may finish. Large lists may use shorter animations and skip intermediate removal popups to keep the sequence responsive.

Changing the Names text, changing winner mode or using Shuffle Names rebuilds the active wheel from the text and clears the elimination progress. Reset Wheel goes further and restores the sample list. Copy your original list and finish a round before making setup changes.

1. Replace the sample names and check the count.
2. Choose First picked name wins for one draw, or Last name on wheel wins for elimination.
3. Tap the wheel’s Spin control, or use Auto Spin for automatic elimination.
4. Read the winner/result label and, in elimination mode, the remaining-name count.
5. Use Close to dismiss a result, Spin Again when available for another spin, or Stop Auto Spin to halt automatic continuation.

Claw Machine Giveaway: follow the elimination sequence

Each line becomes a separate prize box. Prize odds groups the names to show their entry count and rounded entry share, while the machine contains all the individual boxes. Drop Claw begins an automatic sequence: the claw picks boxes for the loser bin, then delivers the last remaining box to the winners chute.

The first box picked up is therefore not the final winner. Watch the status messages and remaining-prize count until the Claw Machine Winner result appears. A larger entry list requires more box-elimination steps, so allow time for the sequence.

Grab Again starts another draw using the same entered list and includes the previous winner again. Reset Machine restores the original sample names and returns to setup. There is no manual claw-steering or individual box-selection control.

1. Paste one line per prize entry and inspect Prize odds.
2. Optionally select Shuffle Entries.
3. Select Drop Claw once and let the elimination sequence finish.
4. Record the name in Claw Machine Winner.
5. Choose Grab Again for another round, or Reset Machine only when you mean to replace the custom list with the samples.

Duck Race Giveaway: a 45-second weighted race

Duck Race combines repeated names into one duck with an entry count. Starting pond lists each duck’s entries and rounded percentage. There must be at least two distinct grouped names, even if the Names field contains many repeated lines.

Start Duck Race begins a 45-second animation. Entry weight is used to select the result, and the changing positions provide the race presentation. A duck in front part-way through the race is not the confirmed winner. Wait for Duck Race Winner.

Race Again starts a new race with the same list. Reset Race restores the sample names. The page may play an announcement sound when browser audio is available; the visible result remains the reference even when the sound is blocked or muted.

1. Replace Names and review Starting pond.
2. Check that at least two ducks are ready.
3. Select Start Duck Race and follow the countdown.
4. Record Duck Race Winner when the race finishes.
5. Select Race Again to repeat with the same entrants, or Reset Race to return to the sample setup.

Racing Car Giveaway: a 30-second weighted race

Each distinct name becomes one car, and repeated lines increase its entry weight. Starting grid displays the entry count and rounded share for each participant. The race requires at least two different names.

Start Race runs a 30-second animated race. The starting order and temporary leader are part of the presentation; the Race Winner result at the end determines the displayed winner. Shuffle Entries rearranges the setup list but does not remove repeats or guarantee a different outcome.

Race Again runs a new round with the same entries, including the previous winner. Reset Race restores the original demonstration names. There is no manual driving control or automatic exclusion of a winner.

1. Paste your entries and inspect Starting grid.
2. Use Shuffle Entries if desired, then check the participant count.
3. Select Start Race and wait for the countdown to complete.
4. Record the Race Winner name.
5. Use Race Again for the next round with unchanged eligibility.

Horse Race Giveaway: race, edit entries or replay

Horse Race uses one horse per distinct name, with repeated lines increasing entry weight. Race card shows each participant’s entries and rounded share. Start Race runs a 30-second animation and ends with the Race Winner popup.

This version offers Close, Edit Entries and Race Again in the result popup. Edit Entries returns to setup while keeping the current list, making it useful when you need to correct entries or intentionally remove a prior winner before a new round. Race Again starts immediately using the existing list.

Reset Race in the setup area restores the original sample list. It is different from Edit Entries, which retains your custom list. The page does not decide how many separate prizes you intend to award or automatically remove someone after winning.

1. Replace Names and review Race card.
2. Select Start Race and wait for the result.
3. Record the winner before closing the popup.
4. Use Edit Entries to return to the current list if a change is needed.
5. Use Race Again only after confirming the current list is the one you want to draw from.

Fishing Giveaway: cast and wait for the winner

Fishing combines repeated names into one fish with increased selection weight. Pond odds shows each fish’s entry count and rounded share. At least two different names are required.

Cast Line chooses a weighted result and begins the swimming animation. The winner is shown when the selected fish is caught or the animation reaches its 30-second limit, so it may finish earlier than a full 30 seconds. The timer counts elapsed time. You do not need to click a fish or aim the hook.

Fish Again starts another catch with the same participants. Reset Pond restores the sample list. A fish name may be shortened on its animated label; read the full name in the winner result when recording the outcome.

1. Replace the sample Names and review Pond odds.
2. Check at least two fish are present.
3. Select Cast Line once.
4. Wait for Fishing Giveaway Winner and record the name.
5. Choose Fish Again for another round, or Reset Pond to return to the sample setup.

Space Invaders Giveaway: extra entries become enemy lives

Each distinct name becomes an enemy. Every repeated entry adds one life, so an enemy representing a name entered three times begins with three lives. Enemy lives displays this total and the rounded share of entries. At least two distinct enemies are needed.

Choose Start Invasion. The page automatically moves the ship and shoots; the current implementation does not provide keyboard or pointer piloting controls despite the game-like presentation. Watch the status text as enemies lose lives or are cleared. The final surviving enemy is announced as Space Invaders Winner.

Unlike the weighted race selector, the visible invasion resolves through its automatic movement, targeting and remaining lives. Do not read its displayed entry percentage as a tested exact survival probability.

Play Again restores the current participants’ lives from their entry counts and starts another invasion. Reset Game replaces your list with the original samples. A previous winner participates in the next game unless you intentionally change the entered list.

1. Paste one entry per line and check Enemy lives.
2. Verify that the repeated-name life counts match your intended setup.
3. Select Start Invasion and let automatic movement and shooting run.
4. Read the last-enemy-standing result.
5. Record the winner, then choose Play Again if another round with the same list is intended.

Troubleshooting: disabled controls, missing names and repeat winners

A disabled start control usually means too few entries or distinct participants. Races, Fishing and Space Invaders need two different names after case-insensitive grouping. Claw Machine and the wheel need two accepted entries. Repeating one name ten times is still one participant in the grouped tools.

Editing and shuffle/reset controls are normally disabled during an active animation. Wait for completion before changing the setup. Refreshing or navigating away interrupts the current browser state rather than preserving a recoverable draw.

If a wheel list is shorter than expected, check the 500-entry cap, blank lines, first-column-only spreadsheet handling and name-length limit. In other tools, a lower participant count can be expected when repeated names have been combined; compare the entry total with unique participants.

A repeat winner is possible because Again controls reuse the current entries. They do not create an automatic without-replacement prize series. If your intended next round excludes that person, edit the eligibility list before starting it. Horse Race has an explicit Edit Entries option; in any tool, review the visible Names list when returning to setup.

These interfaces require working JavaScript and, for the wheel, browser canvas support. If animation or result popups do not work, check that page scripts have loaded and that the browser is not blocking them. Copy your entry list before reloading. The tools have no server-side draw-recovery page or saved-result archive.

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