diff --git a/song_of_the_day/Data/Migrations/20250524164159_keep track of users oicked for submission.Designer.cs b/song_of_the_day/Data/Migrations/20250524164159_keep track of users oicked for submission.Designer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a73706d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/song_of_the_day/Data/Migrations/20250524164159_keep track of users oicked for submission.Designer.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+// <auto-generated />
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.ValueConversion;
+using Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.Metadata;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace song_of_the_day.DataMigrations
+{
+    [DbContext(typeof(DataContext))]
+    [Migration("20250524164159_keep track of users oicked for submission")]
+    partial class keeptrackofusersoickedforsubmission
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void BuildTargetModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+        {
+#pragma warning disable 612, 618
+            modelBuilder
+                .HasAnnotation("ProductVersion", "9.0.3")
+                .HasAnnotation("Relational:MaxIdentifierLength", 63);
+
+            NpgsqlModelBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumns(modelBuilder);
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("Song", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("SongId")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<int>("SongId"));
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Artist")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Url")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("SongId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Songs");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("SongSuggestion", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<int>("Id"));
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("Date")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("HasUsedSuggestion")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<int?>("SongId")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("SuggestionHelperId")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("UserHasSubmitted")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<int?>("UserId")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("SongId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("SuggestionHelperId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("UserId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("SongSuggestions");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("SuggestionHelper", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<int>("Id"));
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Description")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Title")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.ToTable("SuggestionHelpers");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("User", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("UserId")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<int>("UserId"));
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("AssociationInProgress")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("IsIntroduced")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("LdapUserName")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("NickName")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("SignalMemberId")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("WasChosenForSuggestionThisRound")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.HasKey("UserId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Users");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("SongSuggestion", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("Song", "Song")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("SongId");
+
+                    b.HasOne("SuggestionHelper", "SuggestionHelper")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("SuggestionHelperId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.HasOne("User", "User")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("UserId");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Song");
+
+                    b.Navigation("SuggestionHelper");
+
+                    b.Navigation("User");
+                });
+#pragma warning restore 612, 618
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/song_of_the_day/Data/Migrations/20250524164159_keep track of users oicked for submission.cs b/song_of_the_day/Data/Migrations/20250524164159_keep track of users oicked for submission.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d9441a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/song_of_the_day/Data/Migrations/20250524164159_keep track of users oicked for submission.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace song_of_the_day.DataMigrations
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public partial class keeptrackofusersoickedforsubmission : Migration
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.RenameColumn(
+                name: "Submitted",
+                table: "SongSuggestions",
+                newName: "UserHasSubmitted");
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<bool>(
+                name: "WasChosenForSuggestionThisRound",
+                table: "Users",
+                type: "boolean",
+                nullable: false,
+                defaultValue: false);
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<bool>(
+                name: "HasUsedSuggestion",
+                table: "SongSuggestions",
+                type: "boolean",
+                nullable: false,
+                defaultValue: false);
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<int>(
+                name: "SuggestionHelperId",
+                table: "SongSuggestions",
+                type: "integer",
+                nullable: false,
+                defaultValue: 0);
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_SongSuggestions_SuggestionHelperId",
+                table: "SongSuggestions",
+                column: "SuggestionHelperId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddForeignKey(
+                name: "FK_SongSuggestions_SuggestionHelpers_SuggestionHelperId",
+                table: "SongSuggestions",
+                column: "SuggestionHelperId",
+                principalTable: "SuggestionHelpers",
+                principalColumn: "Id",
+                onDelete: ReferentialAction.Cascade);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DropForeignKey(
+                name: "FK_SongSuggestions_SuggestionHelpers_SuggestionHelperId",
+                table: "SongSuggestions");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropIndex(
+                name: "IX_SongSuggestions_SuggestionHelperId",
+                table: "SongSuggestions");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "WasChosenForSuggestionThisRound",
+                table: "Users");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "HasUsedSuggestion",
+                table: "SongSuggestions");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "SuggestionHelperId",
+                table: "SongSuggestions");
+
+            migrationBuilder.RenameColumn(
+                name: "UserHasSubmitted",
+                table: "SongSuggestions",
+                newName: "Submitted");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/song_of_the_day/Data/Migrations/DataContextModelSnapshot.cs b/song_of_the_day/Data/Migrations/DataContextModelSnapshot.cs
index 59cf79b..0c486bf 100644
--- a/song_of_the_day/Data/Migrations/DataContextModelSnapshot.cs
+++ b/song_of_the_day/Data/Migrations/DataContextModelSnapshot.cs
@@ -54,10 +54,16 @@ namespace song_of_the_day.DataMigrations
                     b.Property<DateTime>("Date")
                         .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
 
+                    b.Property<bool>("HasUsedSuggestion")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
                     b.Property<int?>("SongId")
                         .HasColumnType("integer");
 
-                    b.Property<bool>("Submitted")
+                    b.Property<int>("SuggestionHelperId")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("UserHasSubmitted")
                         .HasColumnType("boolean");
 
                     b.Property<int?>("UserId")
@@ -67,6 +73,8 @@ namespace song_of_the_day.DataMigrations
 
                     b.HasIndex("SongId");
 
+                    b.HasIndex("SuggestionHelperId");
+
                     b.HasIndex("UserId");
 
                     b.ToTable("SongSuggestions");
@@ -117,6 +125,9 @@ namespace song_of_the_day.DataMigrations
                     b.Property<string>("SignalMemberId")
                         .HasColumnType("text");
 
+                    b.Property<bool>("WasChosenForSuggestionThisRound")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
                     b.HasKey("UserId");
 
                     b.ToTable("Users");
@@ -128,12 +139,20 @@ namespace song_of_the_day.DataMigrations
                         .WithMany()
                         .HasForeignKey("SongId");
 
+                    b.HasOne("SuggestionHelper", "SuggestionHelper")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("SuggestionHelperId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
                     b.HasOne("User", "User")
                         .WithMany()
                         .HasForeignKey("UserId");
 
                     b.Navigation("Song");
 
+                    b.Navigation("SuggestionHelper");
+
                     b.Navigation("User");
                 });
 #pragma warning restore 612, 618
diff --git a/song_of_the_day/Data/User.cs b/song_of_the_day/Data/User.cs
index ff37817..67f9e67 100644
--- a/song_of_the_day/Data/User.cs
+++ b/song_of_the_day/Data/User.cs
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ public class User
     public bool IsIntroduced { get; set; }
     public bool AssociationInProgress { get; set; }
     public string? LdapUserName { get; set; }
+    public bool WasChosenForSuggestionThisRound { get; set; }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/song_of_the_day/Program.cs b/song_of_the_day/Program.cs
index a2df2ff..b2573fa 100644
--- a/song_of_the_day/Program.cs
+++ b/song_of_the_day/Program.cs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ userCheckTimer.OnOccurence += async (s, ea) =>
                 IsIntroduced = false,
                 LdapUserName = string.Empty,
                 AssociationInProgress = false,
+                WasChosenForSuggestionThisRound = false,
             };
             dci.Users?.Add(newUser);
             needsSaving = true;
@@ -110,7 +111,16 @@ pickOfTheDayTimer.OnOccurence += async (s, ea) =>
         await dci.DisposeAsync();
         return;
     }
-    var luckyUser = await dci.Users.ElementAtAsync((new Random()).Next(await dci.Users.CountAsync()));
+    var potentialUsers = dci.Users.Where(u => !u.WasChosenForSuggestionThisRound);
+    if (!potentialUsers.Any())
+    {
+        Console.WriteLine("Resetting suggestion count on users before resuming");
+        await dci.Users.ForEachAsync(u => u.WasChosenForSuggestionThisRound = false);
+        await dci.SaveChangesAsync();
+        potentialUsers = dci.Users.Where(u => !u.WasChosenForSuggestionThisRound);
+    }
+    Console.WriteLine("Today's pool of pickable users is: " + string.Join(", ", potentialUsers.Select(u => u.Name)));
+    var luckyUser = potentialUsers.ElementAt((new Random()).Next(potentialUsers.Count()));
     if (luckyUser == null)
     {
         Console.WriteLine("Unable to determine today's lucky user!");