Luke Littler reveals Netflix present wasn’t what he anticipated in Fallon Sherrock admission
Luke Littler has admitted that the Netflix show he starred in wasn’t what he expected after Fallon Sherrock beat him to claim the £501,000 prize
Luke Littler made an admission about Fallon Sherrock and his Netflix show(Image: Tom Dymond/Shutterstock)
Luke Littler has confessed that the big money Netflix show he starred in wasn’t what he expected. The world No.1 attempted to beat 20 players consecutively in his Beat Luke Littler event.
However, the back-to-back world champion admitted he thought he’d be facing pub players on his Netflix show, rather than competitors of Fallon Sherrock’s standard.
Sherrock defeated The Nuke in Manchester last month to pocket £501,000. She required just 15 darts to finish 501, landing a 180 en route to securing the second-largest single prize payout in darts history.
Fallon Sherrock claimed a massive prize for overcoming Luke Littler(Image: Tom Dymond/Shutterstock)
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The Netflix programme featured Littler taking on amateurs, including a jockey, a bin man and a Nando’s manager. He saw off 14 challengers before Sherrock – who has won 21 PDC Women’s Series titles – approached the oche, having won a vote by the audience.
The 32-year-old was allowed to participate because she doesn’t hold a PDC Tour card. She was accompanied on the show by top junior players Mitchell Lawrie and Zach Griffiths – leaving Littler somewhat taken aback.
“Before I saw the line-up, I thought it was just pub players,” he told the Press Association. “Whereas obviously when the line-up came out, I probably knew just over half of them.
Fallon Sherrock beat Luke Littler in a leg to win £501,000.(Image: Photo by Lewis Storey/Getty Images)
“Mitchell, Zach Griffiths – I played with him on the Development Tour – obviously Fallon, Katie Sheldon and a lot more. I mean Fallon, she’s never had a Tour card, so she went for the qualifiers and she made it through. But then she wasn’t guaranteed to play. She went in on a vote.”
Littler was delighted for Sherrock, who pocketed life-changing prize money for her brief appearance. “It was a very good night overall,” he added, speaking in his role as an ambassador for KP Nuts.
“I think from my side it was very good. From Netflix’s side, it was very good. “I think the whole thing was probably a learning curve. For me, constantly playing back-to-back, especially in the heat. I was going off and on stage, but I think it’s all a learning curve for us and for Netflix. I’m up for another one and I’m sure Netflix will be as well.”
Sherrock received a huge sum for defeating Littler(Image: Tom Dymond/Shutterstock)
Sherrock’s triumph sparked a fierce backlash, prompting Barry Hearn to come out in defence of the event. Her remarkable display has been overshadowed by the sheer weight of public opinion against it.
“I mean it’s been tough. Because obviously I do see the backlash and I do see all the negative comments,” she said following her victory.
“But at the end of the day, I fit the criteria for this. I’ve never had a tour card, and I wouldn’t class myself as a pro really, because all I do is just play darts for the enjoyment of it.
“I think people forget where I started off as well. When I won at the Worlds, I was still just doing WDF (World Darts Federation). I’m just so happy to overcome all the hate and win.”
