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How to Run a Fair, Transparent Lucky Draw for Company D&D, Schools & Live Events

October 16, 2026 · Kova Core

In short: Nothing kills the excitement of a live Dinner & Dance (D&D) lucky draw faster than a laggy spreadsheet macro or accidentally drawing the same winner twice. With a browser-based roulette wheel, you can import an Excel/CSV guest list, configure your prize inventory from consolation prizes up to the Grand Prize, and automatically remove each winner after they are picked.

Common Headaches at Event Lucky Draws

Anyone who has organised a company annual dinner, wedding reception, or school event knows the classic lucky draw pitfalls:

  1. Duplicate winners: Someone wins a S$50 voucher in Round 1, and their name is still in the pool when you draw the Grand Prize iPad in Round 5.
  2. Manual name entry: Typing 250 employee names into a web page one by one the night before the event.
  3. Losing track of prize quantities: When you have 10 Consolation Prizes, 3 Third Prizes, 2 Second Prizes, and 1 Grand Prize, the emcee needs to see clearly how many prizes are left in the current tier.
  4. Data privacy: HR departments often cannot upload employee name lists to external third-party servers.

How to Set Up a Live Event Roulette Draw in 2 Minutes

Using Kova Core's free Lucky Draw Roulette Wheel, everything runs 100% locally in your browser:

  1. Import your participant list: Paste a list of names directly, or upload an Excel (.xlsx) or CSV file. You can even attach profile photos or avatars to participants so their face appears right on the wheel slice and winner celebration card!
  2. Set up your Prize Tiers & Quantities: Enter each prize name and how many units exist (e.g., Consolation Prize × 10, 2nd Prize AirPods × 2, Grand Prize iPhone × 1).
  3. Select the active prize & spin: Choose which prize tier the emcee is currently giving away and click SPIN THE WHEEL.
  4. Automatic winner removal: As soon as a winner is drawn, their name is recorded against that prize in the Winner Log, the prize's remaining count drops by 1, and (when "Remove Winner After Spin" is enabled) their name is automatically removed from the wheel so they cannot be drawn twice.
  5. Export the official Winner Log: At the end of the night, click Export CSV to download the complete list of winners, prizes, and timestamps for your finance or HR audit trail.

Need to pick lottery numbers, flip a coin, or roll 3D tabletop dice at your party too? Check out our Multi-Number Random Generator and 3D Multi-Skin Dice Roller.