Free Darts Checkout Chart: Every Finish From 170 Down

Every checkout from 170 down to 2, plus a calculator that works out your finish for you and a printable version for the wall next to your board.

Every route on this page has been checked: each one adds up exactly, finishes on a double, and can be thrown in three darts or fewer. That sounds like a low bar until you start checking other charts.

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Type in what you have left and how many darts you have in hand.

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170 to 131: three dart finishes

Score	Checkout	Score	Checkout	Score	Checkout
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	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 T14 D16
133	T20 T19 D8	132	T20 T16 D12	131	T20 T13 D16

130 to 101

Score	Checkout	Score	Checkout	Score	Checkout
130	T20 T18 D8	129	T19 T16 D12	128	T18 T14 D16
127	T20 T17 D8	126	T19 T19 D6	125	25 T20 D20
124	T20 T16 D8	123	T19 T16 D9	122	T18 T20 D4
121	T20 T11 D14	120	T20 20 D20	119	T19 T10 D16
118	T20 18 D20	117	T20 17 D20	116	T20 16 D20
115	T20 15 D20	114	T20 14 D20	113	T20 13 D20
112	T20 12 D20	111	T20 11 D20	110	T20 10 D20
109	T20 9 D20	108	T20 8 D20	107	T19 18 D16
106	T20 6 D20	105	T20 5 D20	104	T18 18 D16
103	T19 10 D18	102	T20 10 D16	101	T17 10 D20

100 to 61

Score	Checkout	Score	Checkout	Score	Checkout
100	T20 D20	99	T19 10 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	89	T19 D16
88	T20 D14	87	T17 D18	86	T18 D16
85	T15 D20	84	T20 D12	83	T17 D16
82	Bull D16	81	T19 D12	80	T20 D10
79	T19 D11	78	T18 D12	77	T19 D10
76	T20 D8	75	T17 D12	74	T14 D16
73	T19 D8	72	T16 D12	71	T13 D16
70	T18 D8	69	T19 D6	68	T20 D4
67	T17 D8	66	T10 D18	65	25 D20
64	T16 D8	63	T13 D12	62	T10 D16
61	T15 D8

60 to 41

Score	Checkout	Score	Checkout	Score	Checkout
60	20 D20	59	19 D20	58	18 D20
57	17 D20	56	16 D20	55	15 D20
54	14 D20	53	13 D20	52	20 D16
51	19 D16	50	18 D16	49	17 D16
48	16 D16	47	15 D16	46	6 D20
45	13 D16	44	12 D16	43	11 D16
42	10 D16	41	9 D16

40 to 2

Score	Checkout	Score	Checkout	Score	Checkout
40	D20	39	7 D16	38	D19
37	5 D16	36	D18	35	3 D16
34	D17	33	1 D16	32	D16
31	15 D8	30	D15	29	13 D8
28	D14	27	11 D8	26	D13
25	9 D8	24	D12	23	7 D8
22	D11	21	5 D8	20	D10
19	3 D8	18	D9	17	1 D8
16	D8	15	7 D4	14	D7
13	5 D4	12	D6	11	3 D4
10	D5	9	1 D4	8	D4
7	3 D2	6	D3	5	1 D2
4	D2	3	1 D1	2	D1

Get the printable version (Free Darts Checkout Chart)

The chart above is the version to bookmark on your phone. The version you actually want next to the board is on paper, because looking at a screen mid-leg is a habit worth not having.

Download the full checkout chart (Free Darts Checkout Chart: Every Finish From 170 Down)

The DartsMatt Checkout Chart is a free one-page PDF, sized to print at A4 and readable from the oche. It has the full chart from 170 down, the bogey numbers marked so you stop wondering, and the preferred double for each range highlighted.

Numbers you cannot check out

Seven scores between 2 and 170 have no three dart finish at all. These are the bogey numbers:

169, 168, 166, 165, 163, 162, 159

https://youtu.be/NZpa2Mi08mQ

If you land on one of these, do not stand there recalculating. Score, and leave yourself something sensible for the next visit. There is no clever route, the maths simply does not allow it.

170 is the highest possible checkout, made up of treble 20, treble 20, bullseye. Anything above that needs at least four darts.

Two other things worth knowing. 159 is the one that catches people out, because it looks like it should go. And every odd number below 40 needs a single first to bring you back to an even number, which is why leaving an odd number is worse than leaving a slightly larger even one.

How to actually use a checkout chart

A chart tells you a route. It does not tell you whether that route is right for you, and this is where most players go wrong.

The chart's route is not always your route. The standard chart assumes you want to leave a big even double, usually 20 or 16. If your best double is 10, and plenty of players' is, then on 90 you might sensibly go 20 then T20 to leave D10 rather than T18 to leave D18. The best checkout is the one that leaves the double you actually hit.

Learn the two dart finishes first. Everything from 100 down is where legs are won and lost. Nobody loses a league match because they did not know 141. They lose it because they had 72 left, threw at the wrong number, and left themselves 17.

Know your setup shots. When you are above 170, the job is not to score as heavily as possible, it is to leave yourself a number you can finish from. Landing on 167 is worse than landing on 140.

Do not check the chart mid-visit. Learn the range you play in. If your average is around 50, that means everything below 100, plus 100 to 140 as a stretch goal. Twenty numbers properly memorised beats a chart you have to consult.

https://youtu.be/cHoOaD23Jk0

The five checkouts that decide most league legs

If you are only going to learn a handful, learn these. They come up constantly and they are the ones players most often get wrong under pressure.

40 (D20). Obvious, but the number of players who have no plan for missing it is remarkable. Miss into the single 20 and you have 20 left, which is D10. Miss inside the wire and you have 40 again. Know both before you throw.

32 (D16). The best number in darts because it halves cleanly: 32, 16, 8, 4, 2. Three misses and you still have a double. This is why leaving 32 is worth more than leaving 36.

36 (D18). Halves to 18, which is an odd number, so a miss inside the wire costs you a dart. Better than 34, worse than 32.

60 (20 D20). The most common three dart leftover in club darts, and the one where players routinely throw at the treble by accident and leave themselves nothing.

81 (T19 D12). Chosen deliberately as the awkward one. Most players go T15 to leave 36, which is fine, but T19 leaving D12 is one fewer number to worry about. Whichever you pick, pick it in advance.

Video: I have walked through all five of these on the board, including what to do when you miss the first dart, on the DartsMatt YouTube channel.

Frequently asked questions

What is the highest checkout in darts? 170, thrown as treble 20, treble 20, bullseye. It is often called the big fish.

Which numbers cannot be checked out? 169, 168, 166, 165, 163, 162 and 159 have no three dart finish. These are known as bogey numbers.

What is the best double to leave? 32, or double 16, because it halves cleanly three times. If you miss inside the wire you are left with 16, then 8, then 4, so you always have a shot at a double. Double 20 is the most commonly practised, but it does not halve as forgivingly.

Can you finish on the bullseye? Yes. The bullseye is double 25, so it is a legal finish. It is also the finish for 50, though 18 then double 16 is the more reliable route for most players.

How many darts are there in the highest checkout?Three. 170 is the maximum score that can be checked out in a single visit.

Do I have to finish on a double? In standard 501 and 301, yes. The final dart must land in a double or the bullseye. Going below two, landing exactly on one, or reaching zero without a double is a bust and your score reverts.

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