Get a random row with LINQtoSQL

Question

Is there a way to return a random row from a table using LINQToSQL?

Answer 1

Yes, generate a random number in the range of the table's count and Skip() that number, Take(1) then return the first element of the resulting sequence. Something like

var R = new Random();
var ToSkip = R.Next(0, ctx.Customers.Count);

return ctx.Customers.Skip(ToSkip).Take(1).First();

But it's a bit ugly. Is there an actual requirement that calls for getting a random row in a SQL table?