Quick DrawGroup draw
Split any list into fair random groups: class projects, teams, dinner tables or workshop breakouts. Choose the group size or the number of groups, and Lottie deals the names at the card table.
Your list and groups
0 people on the list (up to 200)
Your list is saved in this browser only, so it's still here after a reload. It's never sent to Lottie Draw.
Organizer rules (optional, only you see them)
The draw stays random inside your rules. If they can't all hold, Lottie says which ones clash before anything is drawn.
Bigger or smaller group choices show when the groups come out different sizes.
Signed out, the groups show at once. Sign in free and Lottie deals the names at the card table (30 free reveals a month).
A fair random draw using your browser's secure randomness. Your rules stay private: they never show on the cards or the TV.
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30 free reveals a month.
Lottie deals each group's names onto the card table and keeps your saved lists, rules and past groups. Each name Lottie deals uses 1 of your 30 free reveals a month, shared across the Quick Draw tools.
Premium Event or Lottie Plus for unlimited
No monthly cap on Lottie's animated reveals.
How it works
1. Add the names
Type or paste the names, one on each line, or import a spreadsheet. Up to 200 people.
2. Choose the groups
Choose a group size or a number of groups. Lottie shows any people left over and how to place them before you draw.
3. Draw the groups
A fair random draw that keeps your private rules. Copy, share, print or download the groups, or draw again.
Questions
Is it really free?
Yes. Draws are free for any size group, with keep-apart rules, email invites, share links and printables. No ads, and we never sell your list.
How do people get their match?
- FREELottie emails each person their own match, or you share a private link per person (copy it, or send it by group text or WhatsApp), or show the draw on one screen.
- PREMIUMA scheduled reveal: everyone's match unlocks at the same moment you choose.
- Coming soonLottie can text each person their own match, after they reply YES to opt in. You choose when the texts go out: as soon as the draw is done, at a date and time you schedule, or all at once at the reveal.
- Coming soonCast the reveal to your TV (AirPlay or Chromecast) so the whole room watches.
Can we show the reveal on a TV?
Coming soon: cast the reveal to your TV (AirPlay or Chromecast) so the whole room watches. Today you can already show the draw on one screen or mirror your phone.
Do you need full names?
No. First names are enough. Add a last name or initial when your event needs it, like a big group or two people with the same first name. If a full name won't fit a scene, Lottie uses the first name and initial, or the builder greys that scene out for full names. When the reveal goes to the whole group, we ask for each person's email.
Two people have the same name. What do I do?
Add a last name or initial to each of them, like Sam R. and Sam T. Lottie checks every list for repeated names as you type, so nobody is confused about who is who.
What does a Premium Event add?
Reminders, a scheduled reveal, no repeats from past draws, any season, Surprise me too, a live draw, the scene builder and anonymous messages, plus premium themed scene reveals for everyone in the event (not the Lottie reveal), with no monthly reveal limit. Reveal videos are a separate order. Wishlists are free for everyone. A Premium Event is $5.99 for one event and one group, good for a year. It is free when you order a reveal video for that event.
What's a reveal video?
Each match gets its own cozy animated scene with the name in it, for TV and phone. $6.99 + $1 per person, Premium Event included.
Will any scenes repeat?
Only if your group is bigger than that season's scene library. Then some scenes repeat, but each video still has its own names. Lottie spreads repeats evenly: no scene is used twice until every scene has been used once, and nobody gets the same scene as the person they drew. New scenes are added all the time.
When does the video arrive?
Personalized videos are coming soon. Once ordering opens, it arrives when you choose. On the order, choose “As soon as it's ready” (usually about 15 minutes, always within 24 hours) or a date and time up to your event date. We make it right away, check it, and send it at that time. We email a private watch link when both versions are ready, and the link is on your order page too.