diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/GateKiosk.svelte b/frontend/src/pages/GateKiosk.svelte
index 6c7dc71..d1eeaa1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/GateKiosk.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/GateKiosk.svelte
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
   let { session, onLogout } = $props()
 
   let search = $state('')
+  let manuallySelectedId = $state(null)
+  let showAll = $state(false)
   let error = $state('')
   let scannerMsg = $state('')
   let qrSupported = $state(false)
@@ -44,22 +46,44 @@
     return ($tickets ?? []).find(t => t.external_id?.toLowerCase() === sl) ?? null
   })
 
-  // Name/email search across participants
+  const allParticipantsSorted = $derived.by(() =>
+    ($participants ?? [])
+      .filter(p => !p.deleted_at)
+      .sort((a, b) => (a.preferred_name || a.email || '').localeCompare(b.preferred_name || b.email || ''))
+  )
+
+  // Clear manual selection whenever search text changes
+  $effect(() => {
+    search
+    manuallySelectedId = null
+  })
+
+  // Name/email/ticket-name search across participants
   const filteredParticipants = $derived.by(() => {
     if (matchedTicket) return []
     const s = search.trim().toLowerCase()
     if (!s || s.length < 2) return []
+    const byTicketName = new Set(
+      ($tickets ?? [])
+        .filter(t => t.name?.toLowerCase().includes(s))
+        .map(t => t.participant_id)
+        .filter(Boolean)
+    )
     return ($participants ?? [])
       .filter(p =>
         p.preferred_name?.toLowerCase().includes(s) ||
-        p.email?.toLowerCase().includes(s)
+        p.email?.toLowerCase().includes(s) ||
+        byTicketName.has(p.id)
       )
       .sort((a, b) => (a.preferred_name || '').localeCompare(b.preferred_name || ''))
       .slice(0, 8)
   })
 
-  // Auto-select when exactly one participant matches
+  // Manual selection takes priority; fall back to auto-select on single match
   const selectedParticipant = $derived.by(() => {
+    if (manuallySelectedId) {
+      return ($participants ?? []).find(p => p.id === manuallySelectedId) ?? null
+    }
     if (filteredParticipants.length === 1) return filteredParticipants[0]
     return null
   })
@@ -165,6 +189,9 @@
           {scanning ? '■ Stop' : '⊡ Scan QR'}
         </button>
       {/if}
+      <button class="gbtn gbtn-ghost" onclick={() => { showAll = !showAll; search = ''; manuallySelectedId = null }}>
+        {showAll ? '✕ Close' : '☰ Browse'}
+      </button>
     </div>
 
     {#if scanning}
@@ -211,7 +238,13 @@
     {:else if selectedParticipant}
       {@const pts = ticketsFor(selectedParticipant.id)}
       <div class="gate-match">
-        <div class="gate-match-name">{selectedParticipant.preferred_name || selectedParticipant.email || '(unknown)'}</div>
+        <div class="gate-match-name-row">
+          <div class="gate-match-name">{selectedParticipant.preferred_name || selectedParticipant.email || '(unknown)'}</div>
+          {#if manuallySelectedId}
+            <button class="gbtn gbtn-ghost" style="font-size:0.8rem;padding:0.3rem 0.6rem"
+              onclick={() => manuallySelectedId = null}>← Back</button>
+          {/if}
+        </div>
         {#if selectedParticipant.email}
           <div class="gate-match-sub text-muted">{selectedParticipant.email}</div>
         {/if}
@@ -243,7 +276,7 @@
         {#each filteredParticipants as p}
           {@const pts = ticketsFor(p.id)}
           {@const ci = pts.filter(t => t.checked_in_at).length}
-          <button class="gate-result-row" onclick={() => search = p.preferred_name || p.email || ''}>
+          <button class="gate-result-row" onclick={() => manuallySelectedId = p.id}>
             <span>
               <strong>{p.preferred_name || p.email || '(unknown)'}</strong>
               {#if p.email && p.preferred_name}
@@ -261,6 +294,27 @@
       <div class="gate-msg gate-msg-warn">No matching participants or tickets found.</div>
     {/if}
 
+    <!-- Browse all participants -->
+    {#if showAll && !matchedTicket && !selectedParticipant && search.trim().length < 2}
+      <div class="gate-results">
+        {#each allParticipantsSorted as p}
+          {@const pts = ticketsFor(p.id)}
+          {@const ci = pts.filter(t => t.checked_in_at).length}
+          <button class="gate-result-row" onclick={() => { manuallySelectedId = p.id; showAll = false }}>
+            <span>
+              <strong>{p.preferred_name || p.email || '(unknown)'}</strong>
+              {#if p.email && p.preferred_name}
+                <span class="text-muted" style="font-size:0.8rem"> · {p.email}</span>
+              {/if}
+            </span>
+            <span class="badge {ci === pts.length && pts.length > 0 ? 'badge-checked' : ci > 0 ? 'badge-partial' : 'badge-unchecked'}">
+              {pts.length > 0 ? `${ci}/${pts.length}` : 'No ticket'}
+            </span>
+          </button>
+        {/each}
+      </div>
+    {/if}
+
     <!-- Recent check-ins -->
     <div class="gate-recent">
       <div class="gate-recent-title">Recent Check-ins</div>
@@ -385,7 +439,8 @@
     padding: 1.25rem;
     margin-bottom: 1rem;
   }
-  .gate-match-name { font-size: 1.4rem; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0.2rem; }
+  .gate-match-name-row { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 0.5rem; margin-bottom: 0.2rem; }
+  .gate-match-name { font-size: 1.4rem; font-weight: 700; }
   .gate-match-sub { color: var(--c-muted); font-size: 0.875rem; }
   .gate-party {
     margin: 0.5rem 0;