Luke Littler has called for another edition of Beat Luke Littler in 2027 after Fallon Sherrock scooped the £501,000 prize on the inaugural show. The special, designed to see if amateurs could keep their cool under pressure, saw Littler get through 15 of 20 players before Sherrock, the Queen of the Palace, took the crown in Manchester.
Sherrock came out late in the piece and beat Jarod Becker by a considerable margin in the fan vote to seal her spot, and she made it count. Criticism had been levied at Sherrock and Netflix given that she is already an established name, but she proved why she can do it on the big stage. Littler was gracious in defeat: "Yeah, brilliant. That's what one person had to do: win the bull and go out in 15 darts, and that's exactly what Fallon did."
Earlier in the night, David Wawrzewski and Zac Griffiths were among those who faced Littler before Sherrock. Pearse Mackle was the only other player who had a chance at getting near Littler, but he missed a bull to seal the £501,000. Littler admitted he was praying Sherrock would miss the dart so he could extend the run, but she didn't, and he went only a few players away, likely including Mitchell Lawrie, from denying someone £501,000.
Reflecting on the moment, Littler said: "Obviously, I hit the 140 to leave 142. You know, she missed the first go at tops, so I was like, Give me a chance. But then she didn't, and yeah, world class."
Littler added that he would like to do it again next year and enjoyed every minute of it, from the photoshoots to the adverts. "Oh, I've enjoyed every bit of it. The advert, the photo shoots, just everything leading up to this. It's been good. Yeah, maybe Netflix; we can do it again next year." As it stands, it is Fallon Sherrock who goes home £501,000 richer, and Littler loses out as the King of Darts is toppled by the Queen of the Palace.
