UFO Name Picker

Type one name per line, from 2 to 30 names. Paste a class list if you have one.

Switch on icebreaker questions to get a question with every winner, write your own, or leave them off.

Show the game on a big screen. The UFO arrives, scans the names and beams up the winner.

Read out the question, then press Pick again for the next person. By default nobody is picked twice until everyone has had a turn.

Pick a random student to answer a question, present or share their work, so everyone stays ready to take part.

Use it as a team icebreaker, or to choose who speaks first, who takes notes or who starts the next activity.

Draw a name for a small prize, pick a volunteer from the audience or decide who goes next in a game.

A: No. Just type the names and press Start.

A: No. Your names stay in your browser and are not sent anywhere. Only your question settings, the on/off switch and any questions you wrote, are kept in your browser so they are there next time.

A: From 2 to 30 names, up to 24 characters each. The first six appear as characters on the field, and every name appears on the UFO screen.

A: Yes. Turn on icebreaker questions and write your own, one per line, up to 30 questions of 120 characters. If you leave the box empty, the built-in questions are used.

A: Yes. The winner is chosen with your browser's secure random generator. If you keep the box ticked, nobody is picked twice until everyone has been picked.

A: Yes. It runs in any modern browser on a laptop, tablet or phone. For a projector or shared screen, use the fullscreen icon in the corner of the game.