Verifiable, cryptographically fair draws here's exactly how.

Step one: paste your entries

The entry field accepts plain text one name or ticket number per line. You can type them directly, or copy a column from Excel or Google Sheets and paste it in. The tool handles commas, tabs, and extra whitespace automatically, so you don't need to clean up your spreadsheet first.

There is no account to log into, no file to upload, and no format to match. If you have a list of names and five seconds, you have enough to run a draw.

Step two: choose your draw mode

Four modes cover the raffle formats that actually come up in practice:

• Name Draw paste any list of names, choose how many winners, draw. Works for any size from ten entries to ten thousand.
• Ticket Number Draw enter the range of numbers you sold (say, 1 through 500) and draw winning numbers. No list needed.
• Multi-Prize Draw draw a separate unique winner for each prize tier in a single session. Label your prizes with the actual prize names so the result record is meaningful.
• Card Draw a full 54-card deck for Queen of Hearts raffles. Reveal cards one at a time click individual cards or use Draw Random for an automated weekly reveal.

Once you pick a mode and set your options number of winners, whether duplicates are allowed you hit draw. That is when the interesting part happens.

Why crypto.getRandomValues() not Math.random()

This is the part that separates a serious draw tool from a novelty spinner.

Most free "random winner" tools on the web use JavaScript's built-in Math.random() function. It works fine for casual use, but it has a known limitation: it generates numbers using a pseudo-random algorithm a mathematical formula seeded with a starting value. If someone knows the seed and the algorithm, they can reproduce or predict the output.

For a personal giveaway with friends, that probably does not matter. For a nonprofit raffle where the result affects real money and your organization's credibility is on the line, it matters a great deal.

This is the same randomness standard used in cryptographic applications: generating encryption keys, creating secure tokens, and protecting financial transactions. We use it for raffle draws because a raffle is a promise, and a promise deserves to be kept with something more rigorous than a guess.

The verifiable draw ID what it is and what it proves

Every draw this tool performs creates two things: a winner, and a record.

The record lives at a permanent public URL rafflegenerator.com/verify/[draw-id] and contains everything anyone needs to independently confirm the draw was conducted as described.

Here is what each field in that record proves:

Entry count

The number of entries that were in the draw pool. If you told participants there were 247 entries and the verify record shows 247, they know the pool wasn't manipulated. If those numbers don't match, something is wrong and the record makes that visible.

Draw timestamp

The exact moment the draw was performed, recorded to the second. This matters for raffles with a published draw deadline. If your rules said "drawing at 5:00 PM on April 23" and the verify record shows 2:14 PM on the same day, participants know the draw happened before the advertised time. Timestamps keep organizers accountable.

Entry list hash

This is the privacy-preserving element. We do not store anyone's name or ticket number. Instead, the system generates a SHA-256 hash of the complete sorted entry list a mathematical fingerprint unique to that exact list in that exact order. If you change even one character in the entry list, the hash changes completely.

This means participants can verify "247 people were in this draw" and "the entry list was not changed after the draw was scheduled" without the tool ever knowing who those people are.

Winner

The result of the draw, tied immutably to the timestamp and entry hash. The winner field cannot be edited after the draw is complete without invalidating the hash, which would be immediately obvious to anyone checking the verify record.

Step four: share the result link

Once a draw is complete, the result zone shows a Copy Result Link button. That copies the full verify URL to your clipboard something like https://rafflegenerator.com/verify/a3f7e219c04b8d1a.

You can paste that link anywhere:

• Post it directly in the comments of your raffle announcement on Facebook or Instagram
• Include it in the winner notification email to all participants
• Add it to your raffle page or website alongside the winner announcement
• Screenshot the verify page itself if you prefer an image for social sharing

We have been running online raffles long enough to know what happens when transparency is an afterthought. Early on, even well-run raffles faced the same skeptical comment: "Is this legit? Did anyone actually win?" The verify link answers that question before it's asked. Organizations that share it consistently report fewer disputes and stronger participation in future campaigns because their supporters have proof the draw was real.

Your entry list stays private

The draw runs entirely in your browser. Your names and ticket numbers are never transmitted to our servers in readable form. The only data the verification system logs is the SHA-256 hash of your entry list, the entry count, the timestamp, the draw seed, and the winner nothing that would allow us or anyone else to reconstruct your participant list.

For nonprofit organizers managing donor data, this matters. Your supporters' names are yours to manage, not ours to store.

When a draw tool isn't enough

This tool is for drawing from an existing list. It does not sell tickets, collect payments, manage entries, or handle the raffle itself. If you need any of those things, you need a platform not a draw tool.

The difference is straightforward:

• You already have your entries and need a fair draw → use this tool, it's free.
• You need to sell tickets to the public, collect payments, and then draw → you need a full raffle platform.

For nonprofits, the Chance2Win platform handles everything: custom raffle website, ticket sales, payment processing (Stripe, Square, or Authorize.net), digital ticket delivery, entry management, automated draws, and support from a team that has been running online raffles since 2005. It supports traditional raffles, basket raffles, Queen of Hearts progressives, and duck race/ball drop formats all in one place.

For WordPress sites, WPRaffle is the self-hosted version a WooCommerce plugin with a perpetual license. No subscription, no per-raffle fees.

Not sure which path fits your situation? Call us at (813) 699-9325. We answer the phone.

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