Ticket details for Netflix’s 'Beat Luke Littler' have been confirmed with general sale opening at 9am BST on Wednesday, 14 October
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Details have been revealed about how darts fans can attend the Manchester Central 'Beat Luke Littler' live show later this month, as amateur finalists take one-leg shots at the world number one for a chance to win £501,000. Fans are sure to be heading to online sports betting platforms when the big night comes around, but for those hoping to go in person, they now know what they have to do.
Tickets for Beat Luke Littler start from £35 and will be sold through the official See Tickets event page. The live darts special takes place at Manchester Central on Friday, 30 October, with doors opening at 4pm GMT and the show due to begin at 7pm GMT.
Fancy dress is being encouraged, in keeping with the atmosphere of major darts nights. Supporters who cannot attend in Manchester will be able to watch the event live on Netflix with an active subscription.
What fans will see in Manchester
The format is simple and deliberately brutal: up to 20 amateur players each get one leg of 501 against Luke Littler. Anyone who beats him wins £501,000, a prize built around the classic darts scoring format.
The finalists have come through a nationwide search, with public auditions held in London and Manchester during September. The official application site now states that the deadline has passed, shifting the focus from recruitment to the final live show.
Those auditions included a three-stage selection process, starting with applicants needing to complete a leg of 501 in 24 darts or fewer before producer interviews and assessment by a panel featuring Phil Taylor, Barry Hearn and Laura Turner.
Littler remains the draw
The appeal is obvious because Littler is not just the face of the event. He is the player every challenger must actually beat.
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Netflix has billed him as the world number one and two-time defending PDC world champion, while its own event notes list 28 PDC titles and 13 major singles titles to his name. He became the youngest world champion in darts history and has since carried that status into a dominant spell on the biggest stages.
Littler has already warned that he will not ease off, saying there is ‘half a million quid up for grabs’. That competitive edge matters: even one poor visit could give an amateur a chance, but the challengers may need a near-perfect leg to cash in.
Gary Lineker will host the live special, with Richard Osman providing analysis and Josh Denzel also part of the broadcast team. The show is produced by Workerbee, part of Banijay UK, in partnership with the PDC.
For darts fans, the timing adds to the interest. The Manchester event lands between the European Championship and November’s Grand Slam of Darts, making it an unusual prime-time detour in the middle of Littler’s busy autumn schedule.
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