Fallon Sherrock beats Luke Littler in one leg to win £501,000 on Netflix special
Sherrock won the bull, opened with a 180 and checked out on double 12 in 15 darts to scoop £501,000 on Netflix's live Beat Luke Littler show in Manchester.
Fallon Sherrock has beaten world number one Luke Littler in a single leg of darts to win £501,000 on Netflix's live special Beat Luke Littler, staged in Manchester on Friday, 30 October 2026. The show finished late on Friday evening UK time, early on Saturday morning in Malaysia, and handed Sherrock the biggest payday of her career.
What was Beat Luke Littler?
The one-off Netflix production, hosted by Gary Lineker and Richard Osman, put the two-time PDC world champion up against a line-up of challengers who had never held a PDC Tour card. Each contest was a single leg of 501: the challenger who reached zero first, finishing on a double before Littler, took home £501,000. The bull-up decided who threw first in each leg.
The challengers were a mix of amateurs and personalities. Reports listed a bin man from Bedford, a Nando's restaurant manager, a driving instructor, an electrical engineer, teenagers and an Australian jockey. Part of the line-up was decided by public vote, and Sherrock earned her place by beating Germany's Jarod Becker in one of those fan polls.
Littler survives early scares
For much of the night it looked as though Littler would keep the money. He worked through more than a dozen challengers in a row, although his scoring was well below his usual level. The Independent noted he hit only two 180s across the whole evening.
His closest call before the final leg came against 21-year-old Pearse Mackle, who left himself the bull for an 89 checkout and the £501,000 but missed it. Littler stepped in to win that leg.
Scottish teenager Mitchell Lawrie, the 2025 WDF World Championship runner-up who had been tipped as the best threat, never got to the oche because the prize was gone before his turn.
How Sherrock won it
Sherrock won the bull-up, which gave her the throw, and made it count. She opened with a 180 and left 43 after 12 darts, while Littler was still on 142. She missed one dart at a double before hitting double 12 to complete a 15-dart leg, as reported by Sports Mole and confirmed by Littler's own description of the finish afterwards.
"I can't put into words how much it means," Sherrock told Netflix after the win. Her young son was in the crowd, the first time he had watched her play live. Littler was gracious in defeat, praising how she took her chance and suggesting Netflix could run the format again in 2027.
Why the result matters
The £501,000 prize is reported to be the second-largest single payout in darts, behind only the £1 million that goes to the PDC world champion. For Sherrock, 32, it adds another chapter to a story that began at Alexandra Palace, where in December 2019 she became the first woman to win a match at the PDC World Championship and went on to reach the third round.
For the sport, it was a new kind of shop window. Darts has been growing fast thanks to Littler's profile, and putting a live, single-leg, winner-takes-all format on a global streaming service brings it to audiences who may never have watched a PDC event, including viewers in Malaysia and the rest of Southeast Asia, where Netflix is widely available.
What comes next
Littler goes back to the PDC circuit, with the Grand Slam of Darts (14-22 November) and the Players Championship Finals (27-29 November) ahead of the World Championship at Alexandra Palace, which starts in December. Sherrock, who does not hold a PDC Tour card, now has a life-changing sum in the bank.
Key takeaways
- Fallon Sherrock beat Luke Littler in a single leg to win £501,000 on Netflix's Beat Luke Littler.
- She won the bull, opened with a 180 and checked out on double 12 in 15 darts.
- Littler beat more than a dozen challengers first but survived a missed bull from Pearse Mackle.
- The prize is reported as the second-biggest single payout in darts after the £1 million world title.
FAQ
Q: How much did Fallon Sherrock win? A: £501,000, for beating Luke Littler in a single leg of 501 on Netflix's Beat Luke Littler special.
Q: Where and when did it take place? A: In Manchester on Friday, 30 October 2026, live on Netflix, finishing in the early hours of Saturday Malaysia time.
Q: Who could take part as a challenger? A: Only players who had never held a PDC Tour card. The line-up mixed amateurs and personalities, with some places decided by public vote.
Sources: Sports Mole, The Independent, DartsNews, SportBible