Every player's chances of beating Luke Littler rated as Netflix show line-up announced

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We now know the 24 contestants who will have the opportunity to 'Beat Luke Littler' over one leg on Netflix later this month - with some players much more experienced than others.

Netflix marketed the show, which takes place on October 30, as an opportunity for 24 amateurs to take on and beat Littler, though the only genuine criteria was that entrants could not have held a PDC tour card and is the reason why a number of familiar faces to darts fans are involved.

There are, though, still some completely unknown faces to the darting world - with one player never having even played a darts match against another player before. One key part of the show is that there is only one winner of the £501,000 total prize: the event stops as soon as one of the 24 players beats Littler. For the purpose of this ranking, we'll assume that every player we rank will be the 24th and final player to take him on - and these numbers are in the context of whether someone can not just compete against, but beat the greatest darts player on the planet in a single leg.

So which of those 24 players have the best chance?

Will Kemp, Brett Todd, Theodore Wallich, Makinley Cooper-Johnson, Kasey Smith, Taylon Forrester

All of these players do not have a ranking on the Darts Orakel website, meaning they have never played in a recorded darts match. Their chances of beating Littler, then, are about as close to zero as you can get - but you never know.

Chance of beating Littler: 1/10

Tony Cole

Tony Cole is the player who has never played darts against another person, so is about as much of an unknown as you can get. We'll give him a point for that.

Chance of beating Littler: 1/10

Mark Pooke

Mark Pooke's last recorded match of any kind in the PDC is in the 2007 UK Open, where he won two matches before losing in the second round. He stepped back from darts after that and is now a maintenance technician, but has been tempted back to face Littler in a one-off leg.

Chance of beating Littler: 2/10

Pwyll ap Llyr Edwards

A fencing contractor by day, there is not too much information available about Pwyll ap Llyr Edwards, except for his current seasonal average that touches over 71. Like others, you'd need a decently-sized increase on that number - plus throwing first - to challenge Littler, but he is one of many that could spring a surprise.

Chance of beating Littler: 3/10

Katie Sheldon

Katie Sheldon, 22, is signed to Target Darts and plays on the Women's Series, and previously in MODUS. She appeared at the Women's World Matchplay in 2024, losing 4-1 to Beau Greaves in the quarter-finals.

From Ireland, she has been playing darts since the age of six - now combining it with her job as a wire assembler - and is a two-time winner of the WDF Women's World Cup.

Chance of beating Littler: 3/10

Pearse Mackle

The Irishman defeated future Players Championship winner Henry Coates at a Development Tour event earlier this year and finished the season in 205th place in the Order of Merit.