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Essex brothers to face Luke Littler for £501,000 on Netflix

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 10:28 · Archive

Two teenage brothers from Essex will compete against Luke Littler for £501,000 in Netflix's new live show.

Two teenage brothers from Essex have been selected to compete against Luke Littler in Netflix's Beat Luke Littler, a new live darts competition. The show will be hosted by Gary Lineker and Richard Osman.

Littler is a back-to-back world champion currently aged 19. He will face 20 amateur hopefuls selected through an audition process. Each amateur gets to play a single leg against him. For Littler to survive the challenge, he must win 20 successive legs. If any contender checks out before him, the competition ends.

Thousands of hopefuls auditioned for places on the show. The audition process required competitors to check out a 501 leg in 24 darts or fewer. Applicants also needed approval from Phil Taylor, a 16-time world champion, before producers finalised the selection. Among the chosen 20 is an Australian jockey.

The prize at stake is £501,000. Despite this significant sum, Littler has said he will not ease up on his opponents. When asked if he would take it easy, he said: 'No way. There's half a million quid up for grabs, I won't be going easy at all. I'll be wanting to beat everyone who comes up. Maybe the first few legs could be a bit nervy, but once I get going then I don't think anyone will stop me.'

Essex brothers to face Luke Littler for £501,000 on Netflix
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In this story: Luke Littler · Gary Lineker · Richard Osman · Phil Taylor · Netflix · Essex

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