I want to make my function, addplate(), to run as many times as the total number of values in my table. I've tried multiple ways but here's my best one. It only runs once. Line 38 was my attempt. 

function addplate(player)
	local allplates = plates:GetChildren()
	local newplate = allplates[math.random(1, #allplates)]:clone()
	newplate.Parent = workspace.Plates
	newplate.Player.Value = player.Name
end

while true do
	print ("start")
	plateholder:ClearAllChildren()

	--Wait for players
	while true do
		wait(5)
		contestants = {}
		for _, player in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
			if player and player.Character then
				local humanoid = player.Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
				if humanoid and humanoid.Health > 0 then
					table.insert(contestants, player)
				end
			end
		end
		if #contestants >= 1 then
			break
		else
			statustag.Value = "Waiting for Players"
			timertag.Value = -1
		end
	end
	
	
	--Load Plates
	statustag.Value = "Loading Plates"
	timertag.Value = -1

	wait(2)
	for _, player in pairs(contestants) do
		addplate(player)
	statustag.Value = "Plates Loaded!"
	wait(3)
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