Yes. Two honest ways, and what each one costs.
Start your drawFree. No sign-up. About 2 minutes.
Every secret kept. The cost is new links.
One secret spent: the volunteer tells you their match.
Yes, someone can join after the draw.
There are two honest ways, and only two.
Way one keeps every secret. Draw the whole group again.
Way two spends one secret. A volunteer swaps their match.
There is no way to add just one link to a finished draw.
The seal stays whole. This way costs no secret at all.
Tell the group only that the draw ran again.
One person gives up their match.
The new person takes that match.
The volunteer buys for the new person instead.
The old match gets a new Santa.
Three matches change. The group hears nothing.
The price: the volunteer tells you their match.
You set the swap up by hand, so you learn those matches too.
One corner of the seal is spent.
Nobody has bought a gift yet? Way one. It costs nothing but new links.
Gifts are bought and links are out? Way two. Only three matches move.
Nobody will volunteer? Back to way one. Those are the two honest ways.
New to running one? Read how to run a Secret Santa.
Secret Santa gift ideas for coworkers: picks for the next desk.
Secret Santa invitation template: copy-ready words that announce the game.
Can you add someone to Secret Santa after the draw: two honest ways to add a late joiner.
Secret Santa gift ideas: real picks from the list of 212.
Secret Santa questionnaire: five questions to send first.
Virtual Secret Santa: the whole swap, far apart.
Secret Santa at work: one draw for the whole team.
How much to spend on Secret Santa: the four budgets, compared.
White elephant vs Secret Santa: two games, one clear winner per group.
How Secret Santa works: the game in four steps.
How to run a Secret Santa: the organiser's short list.
Secret Santa rules: the classic rules, plus the enforced ones.
Secret Santa for large groups: one draw for up to 30 people.
Can I just add one more link?
No. A finished draw has no way to add one link. Pick one of the two ways on this page instead.
If we draw again, do the old links stop working?
No. Links you already sent still work and show the old draw. Send only the new set, so nobody follows an old match.
Does the volunteer way break the secret?
Partly. The volunteer tells the organiser their match, and the organiser learns those matches too. The rest of the group hears nothing.
How many matches change in the volunteer swap?
Three matches change. The group hears nothing about which three.