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Beat Luke Littler explained: How it works, who is playing and prize money in Netflix show

The Independent·Will Castle·2 days ago
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Luke Littler will look to deny 20 non-tour-card-holding darts players from winning over half-a-million pounds when Beat Luke Littler airs on Netflix on Friday evening.

The streaming giant are pitting a group of 24 casted players (who will be whittled down to 20 during the show) against the 19-year-old reigning world champion, who simply need to beat Littler in a single leg of darts to triumph.

“I’ll be wanting to beat everyone who comes up,” Littler said, vowing not to go easy on his opponents with so much money on the line. “Maybe the first few legs could be a bit nervy, but once I get going then I don’t think anyone will stop me.”

Here’s everything you need to know.

How does Beat Luke Littler work?

The rules of the competition are simple: if any one of the contestants wins a leg of darts against Littler, they will take home the prize money of £501,000 .

Littler will have to win 20 successive legs in order to survive, with the game ending if any of the challengers check out before him.…

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