retrieve a random record from a sql server table

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SELECT TOP 1 * FROM table ORDER BY NEWID()
SELECT  * FROM table ORDER BY NEWID()

A NEWID() is generated for each row and the table is then sorted by it. The first record is returned (i.e. the record with the "lowest" GUID).

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