Fallon Sherrock defeated Luke Littler to win £501,000 and triumph in the first-ever ‘Beat Luke Littler’ show.

The ‘Queen Of The Palace’, who made headlines by becoming the first woman to win a match at the PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace back in 2019, produced a 14-dart leg to beat the world champion in the Netflix event.

Littler had beaten 14 ‘amateur’ players in a row in the single-leg format, on a night when any of the contestants could have won the prize of half a million pounds if they reached a score of 501 and produced a double finish before Littler.

The inclusion of Sherrock as one of the 24 challengers had created some controversy when the line-up was announced by Netflix earlier this month; other players included a bin man, a restaurant manager at Nando’s, a driving instructor, and an electrical engineer.

While Sherrock is used to performing on the big stage, with the 32-year-old qualified hairdresser becoming a fan favourite at Alexandra Palace and reaching the third round in…