The Spin Journal

Notes on fair wheels, random picks, and honest draws

What is the Fortune Wheel blog?

It is an ongoing collection of plain, practical notes on using spinning wheels and random pickers the fair way, from building a wheel whose odds match its slices to deciding when chance should settle a choice to running a giveaway nobody can call rigged. It is general information for everyday and event use, not legal advice for regulated promotions.

Practical, plain-English guidance on using a spinning wheel the fair way, whether you are settling a decision, picking a name, or running a giveaway. Written by Brandon Rodriguez, Founder, ColabContent LLC.

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Building a wheel

How to make a fair spinning wheel

Give every option exactly one slice of the same size so each has an equal chance, strip duplicate and blank entries before you spin, and if you want some outcomes to be more likely, do it openly by making those slices bigger.

Brandon Rodriguez · 8 min read

Decisions

Should you let a wheel decide?

Let a wheel decide low-stakes choices, ties between options you would each be happy with, and any deadlock where the cost of debating is higher than the cost of picking wrong.

Brandon Rodriguez · 8 min read

Giveaways

How to run a giveaway people trust

Lock and clean your entry list at the deadline, draw the winner in public with a visible spin, and pull a backup name or two in the same session for winners who go quiet.

Brandon Rodriguez · 9 min read

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About these notes

How often is the Fortune Wheel blog updated?

We add notes when there is something genuinely useful to say about spinning wheels, random pickers, fairness, or running a draw. The aim is durable, accurate guidance rather than churn, so each post is written to stay useful over time, with anything that depends on your own setup or local rules flagged as something to confirm for yourself.

Who writes the Fortune Wheel blog?

Every post is written by Brandon Rodriguez, founder of ColabContent LLC and the editor behind Fortune Wheel. The voice is a plain-spoken, practical guide to using wheels and pickers fairly. Posts are general information for everyday and event use; for a regulated promotion or raffle, confirm the rules and laws that apply to you.

Does the blog give legal advice for giveaways and raffles?

No. The posts explain how to run a draw transparently and fairly as a matter of good practice, but they are not legal advice. Promotions, raffles, and sweepstakes carry rules and laws that vary by place and situation, so confirm the requirements that apply to you before you run a regulated draw.

Are the tips here for digital wheels, physical wheels, or both?

Both. The core ideas, that an option's odds equal its slice of the circle and that fairness must be visible, apply to a digital wheel and a physical one alike. Where the two differ, such as a digital random generator versus a balanced physical spin, the posts call out the difference so you can apply the guidance to whichever you are using.