Random number between 1 and 10

A random number from 1 to 10

This picker is already set from 1 to 10. Click “Pick a number” or press the space bar and a whole number appears. It comes from your browser's cryptographic random generator, so each of the ten numbers has exactly the same chance.

Need more than one? Change “How many numbers”, tick “No duplicates” or “Sort ascending”, then hit “Copy”. Nothing is sent over the internet.

When a 1 to 10 draw comes in handy

• Settling a small choice: number the takeaway options, the films on your shortlist or the weekend plans, then draw. Only six options? Set the maximum to 6.
• Picking someone in a small group: who does the washing-up, who goes first on game night, who makes the tea.
• Playing “guess my number” with a child: an adult draws the number without showing it, the child guesses, and you answer “higher” or “lower”. With only ten numbers, a round stays short and kids learn to rule numbers out.
• A random score out of 10 for a party game or a forfeit, so nobody takes the mark personally.

Your odds between 1 and 10

Every number has a 1 in 10 chance, or 10%. Someone guessing on the first try is right one time in ten. With three different guesses and no hints, they cover 3 numbers out of 10: 30%.

If you draw three numbers without ticking “No duplicates”, the same number can turn up twice. The chance that at least two match is 28% (1 − 10 × 9 × 8 / 1,000). Tick the box whenever the numbers must all be different.

People, on the other hand, are poor at being random. Ask a room to pick a number between 1 and 10 and 7 is often named far more than the rest. The generator has no favourite.

FAQ

Can 10 come up?

Yes. Both ends are included, so 1 and 10 appear as often as 5.

Can the same number come up twice in a row?

Yes, one time in ten. Each draw ignores the last one, like putting the slip back in the hat.