How can I create a randomized smart playlist?

When I create a smart playlist, pick a playlist and select add Random, it puts all the songs in alphabetical order.  Randomizes the artists but not the music.  In older versions of Itunes this worked.
Figurerd it out..the triangle at the top of the # column....Not very intuitive...

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