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How does the organizer draw names in a Secret Santa Exchange?

Once everyone has joined your Secret Santa Exchange, the organizer can draw the names and get the gift exchange started.

🎲 Draw names

  1. Open the Secret Santa Exchange you created.

  2. Make sure everyone who should participate has joined. You need at least 3 participants with the status "Joined" to draw names.

  3. Tap "Draw names".

  4. Confirm that you're ready to draw the names.

Each participant, including the organizer, will then be randomly assigned another participant to buy a gift for.

💡 Only participants with the status "joined" will be included in the draw. Anyone still marked as "invited" will be left out.

Participants who have notifications enabled will receive a notification when the names have been drawn. They can then open the Secret Santa Exchange to see who they've been assigned and view their recipient's wishlist, if one has been added.

What if I forgot to invite someone?

Once the names have been drawn for the first time, no new participants can join the exchange.

Make sure everyone you want to include has joined before starting the draw.

Can the organizer redraw names?

Yes, but only if a participant needs to be removed from the exchange.

⚠️ Redrawing the names will create new matches for the remaining participants.

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