Fallon Sherrock beats Luke Littler to win £501,000 in Netflix darts show

The single leg

On Friday, 30 October 2026, Fallon Sherrock beat Luke Littler in a one-leg contest at a Netflix event in Manchester and took home £501,000. Littler had already beaten 14 amateur players in a row before he met her. Sherrock won the bull, made no mistake on her finish and then saw her young son join her on stage as golden confetti fell. The influencer Angry Ginge and Barry Hearn presented her with a golden trophy and a large cheque. Afterwards, Sherrock said she was lost for words.

“It is a great moment, man. I'll memorise this forever.”

How the field was built

The show, called Beat Luke Littler, pitted the world champion against 20 non-professional players who each had a chance at the jackpot. Netflix chose the challengers through an extensive, X Factor-style open audition process, and the 24 selected players were whittled down to 20 by a series of votes on the evening. Richard Osman, who co-hosted alongside Gary Lineker, argued that anyone without a PDC tour card could enter, and that some of the 20 were very highly ranked. Sherrock is from Milton Keynes, works as a qualified hairdresser and is ranked as the women's world No 3 with 21 PDC titles. In 2019 she became the first woman to win a match at the PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace. Her place in the line-up drew some controversy when Netflix announced it earlier in October. Other challengers included a bin man, a restaurant manager at Nando's, a driving instructor, an electrical engineer, a recruitment manager, reigning world youth champion Mitchell Lawrie and Ashley Coleman, who sits 34th on the PDC Challenge Tour rankings.

Littler's form and the prize

Littler, a 19-year-old two-time world champion and world No 1, was far below his best in Manchester and hit well below his usual average. During his leg he faced a match dart against Ireland's Pearse Mackle, who missed a bullseye for £501,000. Littler had promised to donate the prize to charity had he won it. He applauded Sherrock's finish and told host Gary Lineker that she had done exactly what one person had to do.

“Brilliant. That's what one person had to do: win the bull and go out in 15, and that is exactly what Fallon did.”

A possible second round

In closing, Littler said he had enjoyed every bit of the event and hinted that a second Beat Luke Littler could be staged next year, in 2027. The £501,000 is the biggest prize of Sherrock's career, and she left the event half a million pounds richer. Littler's remark about a return came as the night ended with the format's first challenger to beat the world champion in a single leg.

“Maybe, Netflix, we can do it again next year.”