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Darts checkout calculator

Enter the score you have left and how many darts you have in your hand. The calculator gives the standard route to finish on a double, and a few alternatives.

Checkout finder 501, double out

Score left Checkouts run from 2 to 170

Darts in hand

3 2 1

Common finishes

17016114112110081604032

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Other ways out

How it picks a checkout

The calculator looks at every way to reach zero in the darts you have left with a double as the last dart. It then prefers routes that use fewer darts, big trebles that are easy to aim at (treble 20 and treble 19), and doubles that split well if you miss: double 16, double 20, double 8 and double 10 first. It avoids finishing on the bull unless there is no other way.

Players have their own favourite doubles, so treat the first route as a sensible standard and the alternatives as options.

Checkout chart from 170 to 2

The best three-dart route for every finish. Bogey numbers (159, 162, 163, 165, 166, 168, 169) have no checkout.

Questions people ask

What is the highest checkout in darts?

170, scored with treble 20, treble 20 and the bull. It is the largest score you can finish with three darts when the last one has to be a double.

What are the bogey numbers in darts?

159, 162, 163, 165, 166, 168, 169. None of these can be finished in three darts, so a player on one of them has to set up a finish for the next visit.

What does double out mean?

In standard 501 you have to finish by hitting a double, or the bull, which counts as double 25. If a dart takes you to exactly zero without a double, or below zero, or leaves 1, you bust and your score goes back to what it was at the start of the visit.

Why does the calculator suggest double 16 so often?

If you miss double 16 into the single 16, you are left with 16, which is double 8. Miss again and you have double 4, then double 2. Double 20 splits the same way into 10 and 5, but double 5 is odd and harder to split, so many players prefer 16.

What is the highest two-dart finish?

110, with treble 20 and the bull. Anything above that needs three darts.

Sources

• Calculated by StakeMaths from the dartboard segments (singles 1 to 20, doubles, trebles, 25 and the 50 bull)

Written by

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Checked by

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Last reviewed

25 October 2026

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