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Ugly Sweater Contest Picker – Award Category Wheel

About this ugly sweater contest picker

An ugly Christmas sweater party is an absolute holiday staple. This ugly sweater contest picker features creative award categories that give multiple guests a chance to take home festive bragging rights.

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How to use the ugly sweater contest picker

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    Have guests parade their ugly sweaters on a makeshift living room or office runway.

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    Spin the wheel to announce each award category.

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    Vote by audience cheer or ballot to award ribbons and prizes.

Ways to use this wheel

  • Office Holiday Party Runway: Employees strut across the breakroom to energetic holiday music.
  • Sash & Trophy Ceremony: Present thrifted trophies to winners of each spun category.

Awards for the worst sweaters

An ugly sweater party needs categories so more people can win. The wheel lists awards such as the grand champion, best handmade sweater, most festive with working lights and funniest pun. Spin to decide the order of announcements, or which award to present next.

Have guests vote with slips of paper or a show of hands, then use the wheel to break ties.

Making it fun for everyone

Add silly awards like most likely to set off a smoke alarm. Give small prizes, such as candy canes or a gift card. Take photos of every sweater, and encourage guests to compliment each other’s creativity.

All 6 entries on this wheel

  • Award: Grand Champion – Most Painfully Tacky Overall
  • Award: Best Handmade / DIY Craft Catastrophe
  • Award: Most Festive with Working Lights & Sounds
  • Award: Funniest Pun or Holiday Pop Culture Meme
  • Award: Most Vintage 80s/90s Grandmother Aesthetic
  • Award: Best Matching Couple or Group Sweaters

Frequently asked questions

Can contestant names be spun directly?

Yes, clear the awards and paste in contestant names to pick random door prize winners.

What is on the Ugly Sweater Contest Picker?

It opens with 6 entries: Award: Grand Champion – Most Painfully Tacky Overall, Award: Best Handmade / DIY Craft Catastrophe, Award: Most Festive with Working Lights & Sounds and 3 more. You can keep the list as it is or replace it with your own entries.

What can I use this wheel for?

People use it for the holiday season. Popular ideas include Office Holiday Party Runway and Sash & Trophy Ceremony. For example, Office Holiday Party Runway: employees strut across the breakroom to energetic holiday music.

Is this wheel really random?

Yes. Each spin uses your browser's secure random number generator. With 6 entries and equal weights, every slice has a 16.67% chance, and nothing is rigged or stored on a server. The how our randomness works page explains it in detail.

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 6.

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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