You should never draw the same person twice in a row as long as you select this group has used Elfster before when creating the Gift Exchange.
Good News! While names are drawn randomly, our elves take any recent draws participants have had on Elfster into consideration when drawing names. That means that even if you create a new exchange with the same people or participate in Gift Exchanges where there's an overlap in participants, you shouldn't draw the same person twice in a row!
⚠️ Please note that the number of people participating, Draw Restrictions set by the organizer in the current Elfster Gift Exchange, International Shipping by Country, and participation in other Gift Exchanges may affect how names are drawn.
⚠️ Deleting a past Elfster Gift Exchange will remove the draw information for that Gift Exchange from Elfster. If this happens, there would be a greater chance that participants may draw the same person they drew in the deleted Gift Exchange.