Darts checkout chart

In short

Apart from seven exceptions, there is a suggested finish for every score from 170 down to 2, and 170 is the highest a visit of three darts can take out: treble 20, treble 20, bullseye. In 501 as in 301 the last dart has to land in a double, the centre counting as a double 25. Even scores up to 40 go out with one dart, while those seven scores, the bogey numbers, are beyond any three darts.

I have left

S singleT trebleD double — required to finishBULL the centre, 50 points, counts as a double

High finishes (100 to 170)

The big finishes. The highest finish in three darts is 170 — T20, T20, BULL.

Left	Finish
170	T20 T20 BULL
167	T20 T19 BULL
164	T20 T18 BULL
161	T20 T17 BULL
160	T20 T20 D20
158	T20 T20 D19
157	T20 T19 D20
156	T20 T20 D18
155	T20 T19 D19
154	T20 T18 D20
153	T20 T19 D18
152	T20 T20 D16
151	T20 T17 D20
150	T20 T18 D18
149	T20 T19 D16
148	T20 T16 D20

Left	Finish
147	T20 T17 D18
146	T20 T18 D16
145	T20 T15 D20
144	T20 T20 D12
143	T20 T17 D16
142	T20 T14 D20
141	T20 T19 D12
140	T20 T20 D10
139	T20 T13 D20
138	T20 T18 D12
137	T20 T19 D10
136	T20 T20 D8
135	T20 T17 D12
134	T20 T18 D10
133	T20 T19 D8
132	T20 T16 D12

Left	Finish
131	T20 T17 D10
130	T20 T18 D8
129	T20 T15 D12
128	T20 T20 D4
127	T20 T17 D8
126	T20 T14 D12
125	T20 T19 D4
124	T20 T16 D8
123	T20 T13 D12
122	T20 T18 D4
121	T20 T15 D8
120	T20 S20 D20
119	T20 S19 D20
118	T20 S18 D20
117	T20 S17 D20
116	T20 S16 D20

Left	Finish
115	T20 S15 D20
114	T20 S14 D20
113	T20 S13 D20
112	T20 S20 D16
111	T20 S19 D16
110	T20 BULL
109	T20 S17 D16
108	T20 S16 D16
107	T19 BULL
106	T20 S14 D16
105	T20 S13 D16
104	T18 BULL
103	T20 S11 D16
102	T20 S10 D16
101	T17 BULL
100	T20 D20

Middle finishes (60 to 99)

The zone that decides legs: two darts are enough almost everywhere, a scoring dart and then the double.

Left	Finish
99	T20 S7 D16
98	T20 D19
97	T19 D20
96	T20 D18
95	T19 D19
94	T18 D20
93	T19 D18
92	T20 D16
91	T17 D20
90	T18 D18

Left	Finish
89	T19 D16
88	T16 D20
87	T17 D18
86	T18 D16
85	T15 D20
84	T20 D12
83	T17 D16
82	T14 D20
81	T19 D12
80	T20 D10

Left	Finish
79	T13 D20
78	T18 D12
77	T19 D10
76	T20 D8
75	T17 D12
74	T18 D10
73	T19 D8
72	T16 D12
71	T17 D10
70	T18 D8

Left	Finish
69	T15 D12
68	T20 D4
67	T17 D8
66	T14 D12
65	T19 D4
64	T16 D8
63	T13 D12
62	T18 D4
61	T15 D8
60	S20 D20

Low finishes (2 to 59)

The point here is to stay on an even number. Every even number up to 40 finishes with a single dart.

Left	Finish
59	S19 D20
58	S18 D20
57	S17 D20
56	S16 D20
55	S15 D20
54	S14 D20
53	S13 D20
52	S20 D16
51	S19 D16
50	BULL
49	S17 D16
48	S16 D16
47	S15 D16
46	S14 D16
45	S13 D16

Left	Finish
44	S12 D16
43	S11 D16
42	S10 D16
41	S9 D16
40	D20
39	S7 D16
38	D19
37	S5 D16
36	D18
35	S3 D16
34	D17
33	S1 D16
32	D16
31	S15 D8
30	D15

Left	Finish
29	S13 D8
28	D14
27	S11 D8
26	D13
25	S9 D8
24	D12
23	S7 D8
22	D11
21	S5 D8
20	D10
19	S3 D8
18	D9
17	S1 D8
16	D8
15	S7 D4

Left	Finish
14	D7
13	S5 D4
12	D6
11	S3 D4
10	D5
9	S1 D4
8	D4
7	S3 D2
6	D3
5	S1 D2
4	D2
3	S1 D1
2	D1

Each row gives one reliable route, chosen to leave the most comfortable double it can. Other combinations exist: if you have a double you trust, keep it. The chart holds for every X01 game: a score finishes the same way in 301, 501 or 701.

The bogey numbers

These 7 scores are the only ones below 170 that no combination of three darts can finish:

169 168 166 165 163 162 159

So you do not go for the finish: you score, and leave yourself something checkable. On 169, two treble 20s leave 49 — a third dart in the single 17 leaves 32, the D16 the chart itself leaves you.

The doubles to work on

Most of your finishes will go through a handful of doubles. Practise these first:

D20

D16

D12

D10

BULL

D16 is the professionals' favourite: miss it into the single 16 and you are left with 16, which is D8, and missing that leaves 8, which is D4. A clean chain of doubles all the way down.

Frequently asked questions about checkouts

What is the highest checkout in darts?▼

170: T20, T20, bullseye. It is the highest score you can finish from in three darts, and players call it the big fish.

What are the bogey numbers?▼

The only scores below 170 that no combination of three darts can finish: 169, 168, 166, 165, 163, 162 and 159. On one of those you throw to set yourself up rather than to finish.

Which double should you go for?▼

D20 and D16 are the most played, because missing into the single leaves a score still divisible by two. Miss D16 and you are left with 16, which is D8; miss that and you are left with 8, which is D4.

Do you have to finish on a double?▼

In 501 and 301 as they are normally played, yes — and the bullseye counts as a double 25. Master out, which also allows a treble, and straight out, which allows any number, are the other two rules; you pick one in the advanced settings when you create a game. A game starts in straight out by default, so choose double out to play the chart above.

Put these checkouts to use

Start a game of 501: DartSync works out your finish every visit, following the checkout rule you chose. A game starts in straight out by default — pick double out in the advanced settings to play the chart above.

Play a game of 501

Darts checkout chart

High finishes (100 to 170)

Middle finishes (60 to 99)

Low finishes (2 to 59)

The bogey numbers

The doubles to work on

Read next

501 rules

The rules of darts

Height and distance

Frequently asked questions about checkouts

Put these checkouts to use