diff --git a/internal/modules/misc/handlers_test.go b/internal/modules/misc/handlers_test.go
index b997823..e69a142 100644
--- a/internal/modules/misc/handlers_test.go
+++ b/internal/modules/misc/handlers_test.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func TestWheelOfNames_UsageWhenMissingOptions(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestWheelOfNames_ResultCaptionEscapesHTML(t *testing.T) {
-	got := wheelResultCaption(`<Alice & Bob>`)
+	got := wheelResultCaption([]string{`<Alice & Bob>`}, 0)
 	want := `Result: <span class="tg-spoiler">&lt;Alice &amp; Bob&gt;</span>`
 	if got != want {
 		t.Fatalf("wheelResultCaption() = %q, want %q", got, want)
@@ -158,13 +158,25 @@ func TestWheelOfNames_ResultCaptionEscapesHTML(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestWheelOfNames_ResultCaptionTruncatesLongResult(t *testing.T) {
-	got := wheelResultCaption(strings.Repeat("a", wheelResultCaptionMaxRunes+1))
+	got := wheelResultCaption([]string{strings.Repeat("a", wheelResultCaptionMaxRunes+1)}, 0)
 	want := `Result: <span class="tg-spoiler">` + strings.Repeat("a", wheelResultCaptionMaxRunes) + `...</span>`
 	if got != want {
 		t.Fatalf("wheelResultCaption() length = %d, want truncated caption length %d", len(got), len(want))
 	}
 }
 
+func TestWheelOfNames_ResultCaptionPadsShortWinnerToLongestOption(t *testing.T) {
+	options := []string{"Bob", "Alexandria"}
+	got := wheelResultCaption(options, 0)
+	want := `Result: <span class="tg-spoiler">.......Bob</span>`
+	if got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("wheelResultCaption() = %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+	if longest := wheelResultCaption(options, 1); len([]rune(longest)) != len([]rune(got)) {
+		t.Fatalf("caption lengths differ: winner %q vs %q", got, longest)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestWheelOfNames_UsesRemoteAPIWhenConfigured(t *testing.T) {
 	var got wheelAPIRequest
 	var gotAuthorization string
@@ -206,7 +218,7 @@ func TestWheelOfNames_UsesRemoteAPIWhenConfigured(t *testing.T) {
 	if call.Method != "sendAnimation" {
 		t.Fatalf("method = %q, want sendAnimation", call.Method)
 	}
-	wantCaption := wheelResultCaption(got.Options[got.WinnerIndex])
+	wantCaption := wheelResultCaption(got.Options, got.WinnerIndex)
 	if got := call.Form["caption"]; got != wantCaption {
 		t.Fatalf("caption = %q, want %q", got, wantCaption)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/modules/misc/wheelofnames_command.go b/internal/modules/misc/wheelofnames_command.go
index acd096d..f49f166 100644
--- a/internal/modules/misc/wheelofnames_command.go
+++ b/internal/modules/misc/wheelofnames_command.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"html"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/go-telegram/bot"
 	"github.com/go-telegram/bot/models"
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ func wheelOfNamesCommand() modules.Command {
 				Duration:  animation.Duration,
 				Width:     animation.Width,
 				Height:    animation.Height,
-				Caption:   wheelResultCaption(options[winner]),
+				Caption:   wheelResultCaption(options, winner),
 				ParseMode: models.ParseModeHTML,
 			})
 			if err != nil {
@@ -65,9 +66,22 @@ func wheelOfNamesCommand() modules.Command {
 
 const wheelUsage = "Usage: /wheelofnames <option,...>"
 
-func wheelResultCaption(result string) string {
-	result = truncateWheelResultCaption(result)
-	return `Result: <span class="tg-spoiler">` + html.EscapeString(result) + `</span>`
+func wheelResultCaption(options []string, winner int) string {
+	result := truncateWheelResultCaption(options[winner])
+	padding := wheelCaptionPadding(options, len([]rune(result)))
+	return `Result: <span class="tg-spoiler">` + html.EscapeString(padding+result) + `</span>`
+}
+
+// wheelCaptionPadding returns leading dots so every option renders a
+// spoiler of equal length; otherwise the spoiler width reveals the winner.
+func wheelCaptionPadding(options []string, resultRunes int) string {
+	longest := resultRunes
+	for _, option := range options {
+		if n := len([]rune(truncateWheelResultCaption(option))); n > longest {
+			longest = n
+		}
+	}
+	return strings.Repeat(".", longest-resultRunes)
 }
 
 func truncateWheelResultCaption(result string) string {