“Quick, quick, quick”: Radio DJ details the ruthless 'conveyor belt' like process behind Netflix’s Luke Littler show
OtherFriday, 25 September 2026 at 09:30
Radio DJ Dylan Boet took a shot at qualifying for the new Netflix show “Beat Luke Littler,” but the attempt was anything but smooth. The aspiring darter travelled to Manchester for a casting, where he had to check out a 501 leg within 24 darts. Boet never even got close.
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“It was basically a horror show. I genuinely lost all my self-respect,” Boet told Sportnieuws with a dose of self-mockery. The day started early as well. “I arrived at 07:15 because the doors opened at 08:00. I thought: I’ll be on time and won’t have to wait long. I ended up standing three and a half hours in pouring rain before I was allowed in.”
Once inside, everything moved fast. Boet was given a number and got five minutes to warm up on a board he had to share. Then came the moment to show what he could really do.
“After 24 darts I wasn’t even on a finish”
“I got nine darts to warm up and then had to take out 501 within 24 darts. After 24 darts I wasn’t even on a finish,” he laughed. In fact, after 21 darts Boet already knew the game was up. “I thought: forget it. I just threw the last three away. I must have been somewhere around 200.”
His scoring never clicked either. Asked if he had hit any treble at all, Boet had to think hard. “No. Maybe a treble 1, but I can’t even remember. It’s all a blur. It was honestly one of the worst games of darts I’ve ever played.”
The casting underlined how crucial a solid baseline is, Boet said. “Loads of lads turn up with such a good base level that even if they’re not warmed up, they’re still hitting more than 26s and 11s. That just didn’t happen for me at all.”
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He also described the casting as a conveyor belt. According to him, thousands likely showed up. “You go in eight at a time and everything is quick, quick, quick. They explain things fast and you’re straight to the board. You get nine darts to warm up. After 24 darts they just switch off the tablet, say ‘thanks for coming,’ and you grab your stuff and go.”
Boet had earlier said he wasn’t planning to travel to Manchester. In the end, his employer Radio 538 gave him the final nudge by covering travel and hotel. “If I’d paid this myself, I think it would’ve cost me 800 to 900 euros all-in. Three hundred of that was in the pub, so I did have to pay that myself,” he joked.
Leaning on his radio profile to sneak through a round was never on, Boet insisted. His display was simply too poor. “The level was so low, you don’t want that in the show at all. In fact, I don’t even want to be on Netflix throwing like that.”
Still, the trip wasn’t a total loss. After his failed attempt, Boet headed to the pub, took in a football match, and turned it into a fun weekend in Manchester. For now, though, The Luke Littler Show will have to do without him.
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