Manchester’s Workerbee is to produce a new Netflix series that will pit world darts number one Luke Littler against everyday darts players in a live battle on the oche.
Beat Luke Littler will see 20 successful applicants chosen to take part with winners having the opportunity to win a £501,000 top prize – applications are open now.
In a video message announcing the event, which takes place on 30 October, Littler says: “Reckon you could beat me in a game of darts? Let’s go.”
The £501,000 jackpot is, of course, a reference to the 501 points that players work down from in darts as they aim for a score of zero.
Open regional heats will be held in London and Manchester in September for those who want to be in with a chance of beating Littler.
Littler’s video message sees him reading social media messages from people claiming they could beat him.
Anybody aged 12 and over can apply for the series, although those aged under 18 attending open auditions must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Littler himself was 16 years old when he shot to fame in 2024, with an historic run to the final of the PDC World Darts Championship in January that year.
He went on to win the Premier League and Grand Slam of Darts, and last January he became the youngest world number one at the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship aged 17.
Hopefuls are asked a series of questions in the application form, such as how long have they been playing darts and why they think they could beat Littler.
It comes after Littler beat Gerwyn Price 18-9 to retain his Betfred World Matchplay title in Blackpool on Sunday.
Littler set a new record for the final with an average of 111.53, lifting his average for the tournament as a whole to 111.04 to break Phil Taylor’s previous high mark of 106.31.
The champion hit 12 180s in the final to reach 66 for the week, breaking his own competition record.
The win keeps the Cheshire darts prodigy on course for a clean sweep of trophies this year, having already won the World Championship, UK Open, Premier League and the Masters.
