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Random team generator

Paste your names, pick the number of teams, and shuffle. Every team gets a quiz-night name.

Quick answerUpdated 2026-09-24

How do I split a group into random teams?

Paste the names into the box on this page, one per line or separated by commas, choose how many teams you need, and press Shuffle. The generator mixes the names in your browser and deals them out one by one, so team sizes differ by at most one person, and gives each team a fun name for a quiz night. Press Shuffle again for a different mix, and Copy to paste the teams into a message or a slide. Nothing is uploaded and there's no sign-up. It works as a random group generator for classrooms, workshops and offsites too. For a team quiz, run it in QG Playground: each team joins on one phone with the team name as the nickname, and the big-screen leaderboard shows the teams racing after every round.

How to use the random team generator

01

Paste names

One per line, or separated by commas.

02

Shuffle

Pick the number of teams and press Shuffle.

03

Copy or play

Share the teams, or start a team quiz.

Then play as teams in a live quiz

Once the teams are set, run the quiz in QG Playground. Each team joins on one phone and races up the leaderboard after every round.

  • Each team joins with its team name as the nickname
  • A leaderboard on the big screen after every round
  • A podium for the top three at the end
See live quizzes
A team of friends together

At a glance

PriceFree, with no sign-up
PrivacyRuns in your browser; names aren't uploaded
FairnessTeam sizes differ by at most one
ExtrasA quiz-night name for each team

Questions people ask

Can't find it? The help centre has step-by-step answers.

Are the teams really random?
Yes. Names are shuffled fresh each time you press the button, and team sizes differ by at most one.
Is there a limit on names?
No practical limit. It runs in your browser.
Can I use it as a random group generator for a class?
Yes. Paste the class list, set the number of groups and shuffle.

Teams set? Start the quiz.

Each team joins on one phone and races up the big-screen leaderboard. Free to start.