Random choice from a list

To better locate the problem, can you temporarily change the calculate types to visible types, e.g. text.

Could you try to separate the choice-name from the selected-at in the steps?
See also previous discussion Kobo–matrix_list conditional variable list - #12 by cin_hn.

Can you also share the related part/structure of your form around the calculates, please. (Group? repeat?, type of referenced variables)