JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<input type="checkbox" value="one" name="box">one</input>
<input type="checkbox" value="two" name="box">two</input>
<input type="checkbox" value="three" name="box">three</input>
<input type="checkbox" value="four" name="box">four</input>
<button id="run">Run</button>
JavaScript
var choices = [];
$("#run").click(function(){
choices = [];
$( "input:checkbox:checked" ).each(function( i,value ) {
choices.push($(this).attr('value'));
});
var randomItem = Math.ceil(Math.random()*choices.length)-1;
alert(choices[randomItem]);
});