Yes No Maybe Wheel
A three-slice wheel that lands on Yes, No or Maybe with equal one in three odds. For decisions where think it over is a real answer too.
Fair by design: each spin draws from your browser’s cryptographic random number generator, giving every entry an equal 1-in-3 chance. No server is involved.
3 entries on the wheel, up to 500.
Every entry has an equal 1-in-3 chance. Write "Yes *3" to make an entry three times as likely.
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Yes No Maybe Wheel at a glance
| Slices | 3, 120° each |
|---|---|
| Chance per slice, per spin | 1 in 3 (33.3%) |
| Chance of a given slice in 10 spins | 98.3% |
| A repeat becomes likely by | Spin 3 |
| Average spins to see every slice | 6 |
| Category | Decision wheels |
| Randomness source | crypto.getRandomValues, tested |
| Last updated |
When to spin the Yes No Maybe Wheel
Some questions are not ready for a hard yes or no, and forcing them into two answers is how a coin flip ends up ignored. The yes no maybe wheel adds the honest third option: a one in three chance each for yes, no, and sleep on it. Spin it for the plans you are lukewarm about, the purchases that can wait a week, the messages that might read better tomorrow. When Maybe lands, treat it as permission to postpone without guilt; when Yes or No lands and you wince, you have just learned what you actually wanted, which is the quiet superpower of every decision wheel. Groups use it as a gentler magic 8-ball for icebreakers and party questions. If your maybe deserves better odds, add a second Maybe slice in the entry box to shift it to fifty-fifty, or remove it entirely and you are back to the classic yes or no wheel.
3 slices: odds, streaks and repeats
With three slices, each spin lands on any one of them 1 in 3 (33.3%). Small wheels repeat themselves more than people expect: spin three times and the chance of seeing Yes, No and Maybe once each is only 22.2%, and by spin 3 a repeat is more likely than not. Seeing all three at least once takes about 6 spins on average.
Tips for spinning it in front of a group
- With 3 slices of 120° each, even the longest label, "Maybe", prints large enough to read from the back of a room. Press Present for a full-screen wheel: Space or Enter spins and Esc returns to the page.
- Tick Remove after pick and each winner leaves the wheel: 3 spins work through all 3 entries with none drawn twice, and Reset round puts Yes and the rest back.
- Already leaning one way? Write "Yes *3" and Yes comes up 60.0% of the time against 20.0% for each other slice, a tilt everyone can see rather than a quiet re-spin.
Frequently asked questions
What are the odds on the yes no maybe wheel?
All three answers have an equal one in three chance, about 33.3%, on every spin. No answer is ever favoured or due.
When is yes no maybe better than a plain yes or no?
When postponing is a genuine option. For plans you are lukewarm about or purchases that can wait, the Maybe slice gives think it over a fair seat at the table instead of forcing a snap answer.
Can I change how likely Maybe is?
Yes. Add a second Maybe entry to raise it to a fifty percent chance, or delete it to turn this back into a classic two-way yes or no wheel.
Put this wheel on your own site
One line of HTML. No tracking, no cookies, and it works on any page. The embed code sits under the wheel above, and the embed guide has a copy-paste block for WordPress, Google Sites, Notion, Moodle, Canvas and OBS.
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