"5th time and counting": Luke 'The Nuke' Littler fails yet another theory test

Reigning World Champion Luke Littler has achieved nearly every major milestone in darts, yet there remains one elusive prize in the young teen’s life. The UK driving test theory. At just 18-years-old, Littler has failed his test for the fifth time.

Littler first revealed his struggle during his fourth attempt online, posting an Instagram story that read “4TH time…and counting.” Despite scoring 45/50 in the multiple-choice questions, Littler failed narrowly on hazard perception, picking up 41 out of the require 44 marks needed to pass. The post was light-hearted and gained traction online, with the story coming up in some of the young talents post-match interviews over at the Winter Gardens.

Since winning the World Matchplay last weekend, Littler has again tried and failed his theory test, this time improving in hazard perception and hitting the pass mark of 44, but dropping to 41 on multiple choice. He again took to social media with the caption “5th time and counting.”

The continuous failure is a start contrast to the world no.2’s ability on the oche. Littler recently became the youngest player to pick up the ‘Triple Crown’, winning the three biggest titles on the tour. His order of merit prize money stands alone at over £1 million and has major sponsorship deals with the likes of Xbox and Target.

Recently, Littler and social media star Angry Ginge took to Googlebox, with his streamer friend poking at the teenager’s inability to pass his test, “You can do all this, but you can’t pass your driving theory.” Littler took it all in good humour.

His busy schedule hasn’t helped the world No.2, as recent weeks have seen him flying all over the world for tournaments, visiting countries such as Denmark, Poland and even the US. The relentless travel and competition may explain why the theory revision books remain untouched.

Littler will be hoping its 6th time lucky for his theory test. As for now, his dream car will have to remain in the hands of others, while he relies on family and friends for rides.