Peter Wright has to live on £`212 per week paid to him by his wife: ''Jo is the richest manager in darts"

Peter Wright has raked in many millions in prize money with his exploits as a dart player, yet "Snakebite" has to make do with a modest penny each week.

At the upcoming World Darts Championship, the colorful Scotsman will take a shot at his third world title and the accompanying £500,000 check, but that sum is already flowing directly into his wife Joanne's account.

Wright's wife and manager has kept a strict eye on his finances for several years. That includes Wright being transferred 212 pounds of pocket money weekly by his wife.

“Me? Lavish purchases? No, I don’t get to," he said exclusively to SunSport. “I was at a preview night when asked the question. Michael van Gerwen’s bought a Rolls Royce or something like that and Michael Smith had bought something else and Gezzy had bought this and that.

“I get my £212 per week and just like playing my darts and trying to win trophies. While Jo is the richest manager in darts!”

By the way, Joanne was not doing so well in 2022. She had to go to the hospital regularly because of serious health problems.

“Last year Jo was in hospital for three weeks and thought she was going to die – it was that bad. Luckily enough – touch wood – we haven’t got anything at the moment.

“It’s still a while until I play so hopefully nothing happens in those few weeks. Everything else is going fine, though it’s been pretty rubbish in terms of the darts in general. I won the Nordic and won the European. To win a tournament of any kind against the best players in the world is some achievement in itself. But I should be winning a lot more and being in a lot more finals.”

The world number three did manage to surprisingly win the European Darts Championship, but despite that title, Wright is not considered among the top favorites at the upcoming World Darts Championship. “I always come into this tournament under the radar, which I don’t understand as I stand out the most!

“They’re always talking about Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson, Michael Smith and the like. Which is good as it keeps it off of me and I can just sneak round the back! I’d rather that.”