diff --git a/api/advent22_api/core/helpers.py b/api/advent22_api/core/helpers.py
index 9be5fa5..2f22828 100644
--- a/api/advent22_api/core/helpers.py
+++ b/api/advent22_api/core/helpers.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import random
 import re
 from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta
 from io import BytesIO
-from typing import Any, Self, Sequence, TypeVar
+from typing import Any, Iterable, Self, Sequence, TypeVar
 
 from fastapi.responses import StreamingResponse
 from PIL import Image
@@ -32,6 +32,53 @@ def set_len(seq: Sequence[T], len: int) -> Sequence[T]:
     return list(itertools.islice(infinite, len))
 
 
+def spread(
+    given: Iterable[int],
+    n: int,
+    rnd: Random | None = None,
+) -> list[int]:
+    """
+    Zu `given` ganzen Zahlen `n` zusätzliche Zahlen hinzunehmen.
+
+    - Die neuen Werte sind im selben Zahlenbereich wie `given`
+    - Zuerst werden alle Werte "zwischen" den `given` Werten genommen
+    """
+
+    if n == 0:
+        return []
+
+    if len(set(given)) > 1:
+        range_given = range(min(given), max(given) + 1)
+        first_round = set(range_given) - set(given)
+
+    elif len(set(given)) == 1:
+        if (a := next(iter(given))) > 0:
+            range_given = range(1, a + 1)
+        else:
+            range_given = range(1, n + 1)
+
+        first_round = set(range_given) - set(given)
+
+    else:
+        range_given = range(1, n + 1)
+        first_round = range_given
+
+    result = sorted(first_round)[: min(n, len(first_round))]
+
+    full_rounds = (n - len(result)) // len(range_given)
+    result += list(range_given) * full_rounds
+
+    remain = n - len(result)
+    if rnd is None:
+        result += list(range_given)[:remain]
+
+    else:
+        result += rnd.sample(range_given, remain)
+        rnd.shuffle(result)
+
+    return result
+
+
 async def list_images_auto() -> list[str]:
     """
     Finde alle Bilddateien im "automatisch"-Verzeichnis
diff --git a/api/test/test_spread.py b/api/test/test_spread.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..450a978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/test/test_spread.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+from advent22_api.core.helpers import spread
+
+
+def test_easy() -> None:
+    assert spread([1, 4], 0) == []
+    assert spread([1, 4], 1) == [2]
+    assert spread([1, 4], 2) == [2, 3]
+    assert spread([1, 4], 5) == [2, 3, 1, 2, 3]
+    assert spread([1, 4], 10) == [2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4]
+
+
+def test_tight() -> None:
+    assert spread([1, 2], 0) == []
+    assert spread([1, 2], 1) == [1]
+    assert spread([1, 2], 2) == [1, 2]
+    assert spread([1, 2], 5) == [1, 2, 1, 2, 1]
+    assert spread([1, 2], 10) == [1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2]
+
+    assert spread([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 0) == []
+    assert spread([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 1) == [1]
+    assert spread([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 2) == [1, 2]
+    assert spread([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 5) == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    assert spread([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 10) == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+
+
+def test_more_given() -> None:
+    assert spread([0, 5, 10], 0) == []
+    assert spread([0, 5, 10], 1) == [1]
+    assert spread([0, 5, 10], 2) == [1, 2]
+    assert spread([0, 5, 10], 5) == [1, 2, 3, 4, 6]
+    assert spread([0, 5, 10], 10) == [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, 1]
+
+    assert spread([0, 1, 2, 5, 10], 0) == []
+    assert spread([0, 1, 2, 5, 10], 1) == [3]
+    assert spread([0, 1, 2, 5, 10], 2) == [3, 4]
+    assert spread([0, 1, 2, 5, 10], 5) == [3, 4, 6, 7, 8]
+    assert spread([0, 1, 2, 5, 10], 10) == [3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, 1, 2, 3]
+
+
+def test_one_given() -> None:
+    assert spread([0], 0) == []
+    assert spread([0], 1) == [1]
+    assert spread([0], 2) == [1, 2]
+    assert spread([0], 5) == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    assert spread([0], 10) == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
+
+    assert spread([1], 0) == []
+    assert spread([1], 1) == [1]
+    assert spread([1], 2) == [1, 1]
+    assert spread([1], 5) == [1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
+    assert spread([1], 10) == [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
+
+    assert spread([2], 0) == []
+    assert spread([2], 1) == [1]
+    assert spread([2], 2) == [1, 1]
+    assert spread([2], 5) == [1, 1, 2, 1, 2]
+    assert spread([2], 10) == [1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1]
+
+    assert spread([5], 0) == []
+    assert spread([5], 1) == [1]
+    assert spread([5], 2) == [1, 2]
+    assert spread([5], 5) == [1, 2, 3, 4, 1]
+    assert spread([5], 10) == [1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1]
+
+    assert spread([10], 0) == []
+    assert spread([10], 1) == [1]
+    assert spread([10], 2) == [1, 2]
+    assert spread([10], 5) == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    assert spread([10], 10) == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1]
+
+
+def test_none_given() -> None:
+    assert spread([], 0) == []
+    assert spread([], 1) == [1]
+    assert spread([], 2) == [1, 2]
+    assert spread([], 5) == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    assert spread([], 10) == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]