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YouTube Comment Picker Wheel – Random Video Comment Winner

The wheel below shows sample names until you load a video. Every commenter gets one entry, however many times they comment.

Comments are read from YouTube when you press the button and are not stored. This tool uses YouTube API Services: see the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.

About this YouTube comment picker

Paste the link to your YouTube video and this tool reads the comments for you: no copying names, no typing. Each commenter becomes one slice on the wheel, you spin, and the winner appears together with the comment they wrote and a link back to it on YouTube. If someone commented five times, they still get a single slice, so nobody can improve their odds by posting again. It is built for subscriber giveaways, merch drops, "comment to win" videos and picking which viewer question to answer, and the spin is made to look good on camera. It works as a YouTube comment picker for any public video with comments switched on.

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How to use the YouTube comment picker

  1. 1

    Paste your video link into the box (watch, youtu.be, Shorts and live links all work) and press Load comments.

  2. 2

    Check the summary: it shows how many people are on the wheel and how many repeat comments were not counted. Optionally skip your own comments or keep only comments that contain a word such as #giveaway.

  3. 3

    Press Spin. The wheel picks the winner fairly, then shows their name, their comment and a link to it. Use Remove winner and spin again to draw runners-up.

Ways to use this wheel

  • Comment-to-win giveaway: ask viewers to comment on the video, then load it here and spin live or record the draw as proof for the next upload.
  • Keyword contest: ask people to include a hashtag or answer in their comment, then use the "only comments containing" filter so only real entries are on the wheel.
  • Viewer Q&A: pick a random commenter and answer their comment in your next video or stream.
  • Several winners: after each spin choose Remove winner and spin again, or use the multiple winners option in Settings to draw a set at once with no repeats.

How the YouTube comment picker works

You paste a video link. Our server asks the official YouTube Data API for the video’s public top-level comments, up to the newest 5,000. Each commenter becomes one entry on the wheel, identified by their YouTube channel, so someone who commented several times still has a single slice. The winner is chosen with a secure random generator, and the dialog shows their name, their comment and a link to it on YouTube.

Nothing is stored. The list lives in your browser while the page is open. We do not keep the video link, the commenters or the winner.

Why one entry per person matters

Comment giveaways reward the people who spam. If someone posts ten comments and each counts as an entry, they have ten times the chance, which is unfair to honest entrants and discourages participation. Counting each channel once keeps the odds equal. If your rules give bonus entries for extra actions, you can raise a person’s weight in the entries panel.

Setting up a fair giveaway

Write your rules in the video description or a pinned comment: how to enter, the closing date, who is eligible, the prize and how the winner will be contacted. Close entries by a stated time. Load the comments after the deadline, check the summary and spin. Record your screen so viewers can see the full process.

If you want only comments containing a word, such as #giveaway, use the keyword box. Skip the channel owner’s own comments to avoid picking yourself.

Limits to know about

The tool reads top-level comments, not replies. Comments held for review or removed by YouTube are not visible to the API. Private videos cannot be loaded, although unlisted ones can. If a video has more than 5,000 comments, the newest 5,000 are used, and the page says so. Check YouTube’s policies and the laws where you live before running a prize contest.

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to type the commenters in?

No. Paste the video link and the tool loads the comments from YouTube for you. You can still add or remove names by hand in the entries panel if you need to disqualify someone.

What if one person comments many times?

They are counted once. Entries are grouped by the commenter’s YouTube channel, so each person gets exactly one slice and an equal chance, and the summary tells you how many repeat comments were left out.

Does it read replies and how many comments can it load?

It reads top-level comments, which is what "comment below" giveaways use, not replies to other comments. It loads up to the newest 5,000 comments in one go, and tells you if a video has more than that.

Can the channel owner win by accident?

By default your own comments (and replies you posted as the channel) are skipped. You can switch that off with the checkbox above the wheel.

Is it fair, and is anything stored?

The winner is chosen with your browser’s cryptographic random number generator before the wheel starts to turn, and every person has the same chance. Comments are read from YouTube when you press the button and are not stored by us.

It says loading comments is not switched on. Why?

Reading comments needs a YouTube API key set up by the site owner. If it is missing, you can still paste names into the entries panel and spin as usual.

Do I need to log in to YouTube?

No. Paste the link of any public or unlisted video. The tool uses the official API with the site’s own key, not your account.

Does it count replies?

No. Only top-level comments are read, which is what most "comment to win" giveaways use.

What if the winner is a bot or ineligible?

Use Remove winner and spin again. Set rules in advance for how you handle ineligible entries.

Can I verify the draw?

Yes. Record your screen, and use the link in the winner dialog to show the original comment on YouTube.

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