Fallon Sherrock won the second biggest prize in darts history as she claimed £501,000 by beating Luke Littler in a one-off leg.

The 32-year-old was crowned the champion of Netflix show ‘Beat Luke Littler’ when she took out 501 in 15 darts.

She was the 15th competitor out of 20 to take on the double world champion after he had won 14 straight legs.

While Littler made light work of some of the amateurs, which included an Australian jockey, a bin man and a Nando’s manager, he came up short against a top quality opponent.

Sherrock threw a 180 and checked out with him stranded on 124.

Victory, and over half a million pounds, throws Sherrock back into the limelight again, seven years after she made history by becoming the first woman to win at the World Championship on her way to the third round.

Her place in the show attracted some criticism given her stature in the game, but she was delighted to prove her worth.

“I’m over the moon, I can’t believe I have just won a leg of darts and won half a million,”…