Pick winners from real YouTube comments and create a draw receipt you can share and re-check.
Build the pool
Paste a video link and the tool pulls its top-level comments through the official YouTube Data API — replies aren’t included, since most giveaways count entries by the comment itself, not by who answered it. Large videos are loaded in batches; if a video has more comments than fit in one pass, a “Load more comments” button appears instead of guessing where to stop.
Set the entries
By default, each commenter counts once, even if they left five comments — this is free here, unlike the paid tier on some other pickers. You can require a keyword (say, the word your giveaway asks people to include) and set a minimum comment length to filter out single-emoji spam. Every change updates the pool count instantly in the funnel below, so you see exactly how many unique, eligible entries remain before you draw.
Run the draw
Choose how many winners you need (1 to 20) and how many backups to hold in reserve in case a winner doesn’t respond. The draw itself uses a seed generated by your browser’s cryptographic random number source, then a deterministic shuffle (mulberry32 + Fisher-Yates) picks winners from the eligible pool. The seed is shown on screen — the same seed, on the same pool, always produces the same result.
Get the receipt
Every draw comes with a receipt: the seed, the algorithm version, the eligible entry count, a hash of the exact pool that was drawn from, the filters that were applied, and a timestamp. The receipt does not store your winners’ names or comment text — it only contains the information needed to re-check the draw.
Re-check the draw
The receipt includes a link you can share with your audience. Opening it shows the recorded winners immediately, plus a “Verify this draw” button. Clicking it re-fetches the live comment pool, re-runs the same seeded shuffle, and compares the result to what was recorded. If the live comment pool has changed since the draw, or if the recorded seed and winners no longer reproduce the same result, verification will say so. Automatic verification covers pools up to 5,000 loaded comments; for larger draws, the recorded receipt is still shown, just without an automatic re-check.
YouTube maintains its own rules for running contests and giveaways on the platform — including requirements around official rules, eligibility, and not making a subscription the only way to enter. This tool only selects a winner from comments you already have; making sure your giveaway follows YouTube’s contest requirements is on you as the organizer.