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In darts, what is the highest possible checkout with a single dart?

Question #150343. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Dec 20 2023.
Originally posted Dec 18 2023 9:09 PM.

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For a single dart the highest checkout is 50 points as a bullseye.
The checkout is the name given to the last three darts a player throws during a game of darts. Every game starts with the score set at 501, and every score a player achieves with three darts is deducted from the total, until it reaches zero. The difference as far as the checkout is concerned is that the final dart has to land on a double. If the remaining amount is 36, for example, the player has to checkout by hitting a double 18.

link https://www.betting.net/help/atoz/h/highest-checkout/

Response last updated by BigTriviaDawg on Dec 18 2023.
Dec 18 2023, 9:16 PM
odo5435
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It depends on the type of darts game being played. Like cards, there are many variations on how darts can be played. Just a few:

"Shanghai" in which the highest single dart 'checkout' could be 60 (triple 20) which would score 120 points for the three darts thrown..
link https://www.dartsconnect.co.uk/why-is-shanghai-called-darts/

"Cricket" depends on whether or not you include the 'Bullseye' as part of the game - highest 'checkout' = either 20 or 50.
link https://www.wikihow.com/Play-Cricket-Darts

Where I come from (Western Australia) there is a darts game called "Circles" where the object is simply to score more than the previous player. Although highly unlikely, you might win the game with a score of 1 (if the previous player missed the board with all three darts). The highest 'checkout' with the last dart would again be 60 (after having thrown two other triple 20s!!) to beat 177 - the next highest possible score with three darts.

Here is a link to a website that lists 36 different games of "darts".
link https://dartspin.com/dart-games/

Response last updated by odo5435 on Dec 20 2023.
Dec 20 2023, 7:00 AM
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