Former World Matchplay champion Peter Evison made a unique piece of history on the iconic darts gameshow Bullseye.
The hit programme, a mainstay on ITV between 1981 and 1995, saw teams of two – an amateur player and quiz buff – compete to win cash and prizes. The show, hosted by Jim Bowen, also featured appearances from professional players, who took part in a charity round.
Evison originally appeared as an amateur player after being asked by a work-mate. A year later, he was back on again, but this time as a fully-fledged professional.
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“I used to make double-glazing windows,” he recalled. “A friend of mine at work asked if I fancied going on Bullseye. I thought, ‘Why not?’
“We passed the audition and got on. However, he couldn’t answer the £100 question. The ones next to us answered it, and then their £100 question too. They jumped in front of us and we got kicked out because we didn’t get the question right.
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“Jim said, ‘We’ll probably see you next year’. And I was back on as a pro the following year. I don’t believe that happened another time. I know Alan Warriner was on it and then went back on [as a pro] about four years later. But mine was a year later.
“I was on it for about five years. I got a score of 300 once [in the nine-dart charity round], 323, 280 with a bounce out, 260 and 285, I think. I enjoyed it and you got paid for going on too. I got 400 quid [per appearance]. I know Jim Bowen was getting 10 grand a show!
“I’d go in the VIP room with them and have a drink before we started. Jim was a bit of a lad and the banter was flying around. He’d be winding the crowd up and would take the mickey a lot. That’s what it’s all about.”