Fallon Sherrock beats Luke Littler to win £501,000 on Netflix

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Darts player Fallon Sherrock defeated world champion Luke Littler to win £501,000 in a Netflix competition.

Fallon Sherrock won £501,000 by beating world champion Luke Littler in a single-leg darts match on Netflix's Beat Luke Littler show on Friday night. The 32-year-old from Milton Keynes needed just 14 darts to claim victory. Her son rushed onto the stage to embrace her as she fought back tears. 'It's insane,' she said. 'I can't put into words how much this means. Give me an opportunity and I'll take it every time. I'm really proud of myself right now.'

Littler, 19, had defeated 14 amateurs in the competition before losing to Sherrock. The show advertised itself as giving amateurs a chance at life-changing money, with more than 3,000 people auditioning in London and Manchester. Netflix's host Gary Lineker described Sherrock as a '32 year-old hairdresser from Milton Keynes', though she does not hold a PDC Tour card.

Some current players and fans questioned Sherrock's involvement in the amateur competition, but 16-time world champion Phil Taylor defended her. 'Fallon was brilliant and it's changed the young girl's life,' Taylor said. 'Now, this young girl has a young son, she can buy herself a house, rent-free for the rest of her life, no mortgages, which is brilliant.' Sherrock became the first female player to beat a male opponent at the World Championship and was awarded an MBE in 2023.

How it is being reported

• Phil Taylor responds to criticism of Fallon Sherrock winning £501,000 for beating Luke LittlerFallon Sherrock won £501,000 for beating Luke Littler (Picture: Netflix) Phil Taylor praised Fallon Sherrock for ‘changing her life’ after she won £501,000 by beating world champion Luke Littler in a single leg of darts. Littler, 19, defeated 14 amateurs on the live Netflix show, Beat Luke…Metro · 1 Nov, 15:51
• Fallon Sherrock BEATS Luke Littler to win £501k in Netflix challenge: 'Queen of the Palace' holds back tears after winning in front of her son - six years on from fairytale World Championship runIt took Sherrock, who has won two matches at the World Championship before, 14 darts to claim victory, and her son rushed onto the stage to embrace her and her new fortune.Daily Mail Sport · 30 Oct, 21:52

In this story: Fallon Sherrock · Luke Littler · Phil Taylor · Milton Keynes · Netflix

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