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Damon Heta sent out Alexandra Palace into crisis on Friday afternoon after he struck an astonishing nine-dart finish activating a ₤ 60,000 payout to a random fan in the crowd at the PDC World Darts Championship.
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The sensational minute came during his second-round clash versus English gamer Luke Woodhouse.
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But the Australian could not ride his momentum, with British darts star, Woodhouse returning from going 3-1 to clinch nine straight legs of darts and advance to the last 16 at the World Darts Championships for the very first time in his profession.

Despite the defeat, Heta will win ₤ 60k in his pocket, following his impressive nine-dart accomplishment.

For this year's PDC World Darts Championship, Paddy Power are paying out an overall of ₤ 180k for every nine-darter scored during the tournament, with the funds to be divided 3 ways.

The player who tosses the perfect leg will get ₤ 60k, a fortunate fan at Alexandra Palace will also be handed a ₤ 60k cheque, while the wagering business are likewise set to contribute ₤ 60k to Prostate Cancer UK, the main Charity partner of the tournament.

A fan in the audience who was wearing a yellow trilby hat and a Christamas-themed blazer was chosen as the lucky winner of the big money prize.

Damon Heta struck a mind-blowing nine-dart surface on Friday afternoon at Alexandra Palace

HEROIC HETA HITS THE NINE! UNBELIEVABLE SCENES! Damon Heta lands the 2nd nine-darter of the competition to raise the roofing at Alexandra Palace! #WCDarts pic.twitter.com/DW6rhvFqez

- PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 27, 2024

The World No 9 won himself ₤ 60k with the ideal leg, with Paddy Power also now set to donate another 60k to charity and to a random fan in the crowd at Ally Pally

Hilariously another fan had actually been seen holding an indication behind the male that checked out Wayne Mardle's iconic 'I can't spake' line, which the famous darts commentator had actually said following Michael Smith's nine-darter at the 2023 World Championships.

Paddy Power are also donating ₤ 1,000 for every single 180 tossed throughout this Year's championship as part of their Bigger180 project.

Heta's perfect leg was the 2nd nine-dart surface at the competition. As of today, Paddy Power had actually raised over ₤ 500,000 for charity with 462 180s having been struck at the tournament prior to the start of this afternoon's session.

The Australian began poorly versus Woodhouse, with Heta yielding the very first set, being broken by his challenger in the last leg of the very first set.

He hit back in the 2nd term with an exceptional passage of play, racking off 2 180s and the last 141 in design.

The 37-year-old Australian, who comes from Perth, jumped around the stage in jubilation and at one point even appeared to leap off the stage.

His challenger, Woodhouse, looked just as delighted as Heta did, leaping up and down on the phase before showing his class, providing the Aussie star a hug and raising his hand in the air to celebrate the mind-blowing accomplishment.

The Brit, 36, has actually been hailed for his reaction to the minute online, with one fan writing: 'Luke Woodhouse's event after Heta's nine-darter is class.'

Paddy Power later revealed the gentleman who had won the ₤ 60,000 reward pot

The moment one of the audience discovered they were ₤ 60,000 richer pic.twitter.com/G0eYn9n2ln

- Sky sports betting Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 27, 2024

Heta (left) and Luke Woodhouse (best) welcomed on phase after the legendary minute

After Heta had gone a set down in the very first exchange, his nine-dart finish saw him bounce back against his British challenger to draw level at 1-1

to Luke Woodhouse - he's truly buzzing for his mate! Love the sportsmanship and enjoyment!' another composed on X.

'The method Luke Woodhousecelebrates Damon Heta's nine-darter and raises his hand afterwards is what makes this sport so excellent,' one wrote.

'The camaraderie in darts is amazing. Just look at the method Luke Woodhouse, commemorated his opponent's nine-darter previously,' another said.

After the match, Woodhouse showed on the astonishing moment that saw his buddy Heta stroll away with ₤ 60k.

'Me and Damo are buddies,' he informed Sky sports betting. 'We play golf together a lot. We hang out and practice a lot ...

'I know he was gutted when he missed his double twelve in the very first video game.

'So, yeah, when he hit that nine-darter the crowd went wild.

'You couldn't not celebrate with him!'

Luke Woodhouse pic.twitter.com/Oza4ZK63yV

- Martin (@martin_kcr) December 27, 2024

Elated by the sensational surface, the Australian, who hails from Perth, jumped off the stage in elation

Woodhouse was praised for his reaction to his opponent's nine-dart surface, with some lauding his 'sportsmanship'

Heta would go on to control in the 3rd set, winning 3-2 and once again controling the fourth, breaking his opponent two times.

But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 in the world, got better, winning all three final sets to turn things around on his challenger and progress through to the next round.
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A visibly emotional Woodhouse said after the match: 'I'm over the moon.'

'It's not simply me it's my better half, my household and my young boy. So [I'm doing] truly excellent.'
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