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Friendsgiving Potluck Assignment Wheel – Dish Allocator

About this Friendsgiving potluck assignment wheel

Avoid ending up with eight bags of chips and no main course at Friendsgiving. The Friendsgiving Potluck Assignment Wheel ensures every culinary category is covered fairly across your group.

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How to use the Friendsgiving potluck assignment wheel

  1. 1

    Share the wheel in your Friendsgiving group chat.

  2. 2

    Have each guest spin to discover their assigned dish category.

  3. 3

    Confirm everyone’s menu item on a shared signup sheet.

Ways to use this wheel

  • Group Chat Screen Recording: Post the wheel spin recording for each friend to assign potluck duties with humor.
  • BYOB / Mocktail Bar: Designate someone for the signature party punch.

Deciding who brings what

A potluck needs a balanced menu, or you end up with six desserts. The wheel lists the categories to cover: main course, starch, warm side, green vegetable and others. Each guest spins and brings that type of dish.

Send the assigned category to each person with a deadline. Ask them to tell you if they need to change.

Hosting tips

Provide a space to heat dishes, and label them for allergens. As host, take the main or the drinks. Use Remove winner after each spin so each category is covered once. Add categories like dessert, appetizers or drinks for larger groups.

All 8 entries on this wheel

  • Main Course: Roasted Turkey Breast or Centerpiece Protein
  • Starch: Garlic Mashed Potatoes or Sweet Potato Mash
  • Warm Side: Homemade Stuffing or Mac & Cheese
  • Green Veggie: Roasted Brussels Sprouts or Green Bean Casserole
  • Appetizer: Artisanal Charcuterie & Cheese Board
  • Dessert: Pumpkin Pie or Apple Crisp with Ice Cream
  • Bakery: Warm Parker House Rolls with Specialty Butter
  • Beverages: Spiced Hot Cider & Festive Punch Mocktails

Frequently asked questions

Can duties be swapped between friends?

Friends can trade categories freely if someone has a specialty dessert or dish they love to make.

What is on the Friendsgiving Potluck Assignment Wheel?

It opens with 8 entries: Main Course: Roasted Turkey Breast or Centerpiece Protein, Starch: Garlic Mashed Potatoes or Sweet Potato Mash, Warm Side: Homemade Stuffing or Mac & Cheese and 5 more. Everything on it is editable, so you can swap in your own list in a few seconds.

What can I use this wheel for?

People use it for the holiday season. Popular ideas include Group Chat Screen Recording and BYOB / Mocktail Bar. For example, Group Chat Screen Recording: post the wheel spin recording for each friend to assign potluck duties with humor.

Is this wheel really random?

Yes. Nothing about it is rigged: the winner is chosen by your browser's secure random number generator, so a list of 8 gives each entry a 12.5% chance until you change the weights. How our randomness works has the full explanation.

Can I stop the same result coming up twice?

Yes. Press Remove winner in the result window, or tick the option under the entries, and that result is taken off the wheel. It is the easiest way to give out several different results from this list of 8.

Can I share or embed this wheel?

Yes. Press Share to copy a link that opens this wheel with your current list, or Embed to get a snippet for a web page or class site. Both are free and need no account.

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