Fallon Sherrock beats Luke Littler for £501,000 prize

Fallon Sherrock beat Luke Littler in a one-leg 501 contest on October 30, winning the £501,000 prize on Netflix’s Beat Luke Littler. The 32-year-old, who entered the lineup without ever holding a Professional Darts Corporation Tour Card, became the first competitor to defeat Littler in the event and ended the contest. Sherrock was the 15th player to face the two-time world champion. After winning the bull to throw first, she hit a 180 and finished the leg in 15 darts. Littler had won his previous 14 matches. The prize was described as the second-largest single payout in darts history, behind the £1 million Littler received for his second World Championship title in January. The event’s rules allowed players without a PDC Tour Card to compete, making Sherrock eligible despite her experience at the sport’s highest levels. She earned her place in the match against Littler through a public vote against Germany’s Jarod Becker. The reports describe a field that included accomplished players as well as entrants with jobs outside professional darts; they do not provide a full account of how organizers applied the selection criteria to all applicants. The lineup drew criticism from...