# Random one data output **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** beginner\ **Created:** [January 3, 2022, 6:28am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/random-one-data-output/1664364 "2022-01-03T06:28:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 16
**Author:** ![manyone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@manyone](https://community.thunkable.com/u/manyone)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 8:58am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/random-one-data-output/1664364/16 "2022-01-04T08:58:06Z")
> [@manyone](#): > > if you read carefully, this block is taking ONE random item from a **LIST** (which has two slots - the first is a LIST of the answer thjnkable blah blah, the 2nd slot is unused) so the **LIST** really has only one item. now you’re taking one random item from a list containing one item so you will always get that item - but that item happens to contains a handful of values! that’s why you’re getting the results you describe. > > detach the list block with 2 slots from the set text command and reattach the ‘list of values …’ and you should be ok. THIS IS WHY YOU GET ALL OF THEM: if you read carefully, this block is taking ONE random item from a **LIST** (which has two slots - the first is a LIST of the answer thjnkable blah blah, the 2nd slot is unused) so the **LIST** really has only one item. now you’re taking one random item from a list containing one item so you will always get that item - but that item happens to contains a handful of values! that’s why you’re getting the results you describe. detach the list block with 2 slots from the set text command and reattach the ‘list of values …’ and you should be ok. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/f/6/f6f701768d4cc0fcb2c28e9d2c13ed27e27e2f32.png) you don’t need screen\_opens block can you show the contents of your local db? --- _[View the full topic](https://community.thunkable.com/t/random-one-data-output/1664364)._