Darts 501 Checkout Chart
In 501 you must finish exactly on a double. That single rule is what makes the last 170 points harder than the first 330 — and why every serious player memorises a checkout route rather than working it out at the oche.
The three-dart finishes (170 down to 100)
| Score left | Standard route |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 151 | T20 · T17 · D20 |
| 150 | T20 · T18 · D18 |
| 141 | T20 · T15 · D18 |
| 140 | T20 · T20 · D10 |
| 132 | T20 · T16 · D12 |
| 130 | T20 · T18 · D8 |
| 121 | T20 · T11 · D14 |
| 120 | T20 · 20 · D20 |
| 110 | T20 · 10 · D20 |
| 100 | T20 · D20 |
The two-dart finishes you should know by heart
| Score left | Standard route |
|---|---|
| 98 | T20 · D19 |
| 96 | T20 · D18 |
| 94 | T18 · D20 |
| 90 | T20 · D15 |
| 86 | T18 · D16 |
| 81 | T19 · D12 |
| 80 | T20 · D10 |
| 76 | T20 · D8 |
| 70 | T18 · D8 |
| 64 | T16 · D8 |
| 60 | 20 · D20 |
| 50 | Bull |
| 40 | D20 |
| 36 | D18 |
| 32 | D16 |
| 24 | D12 |
| 16 | D8 |
| 2 | D1 |
Why D16 is the finish to leave yourself
D16 (32 points) is the most forgiving double on the board. Miss it inside and you land on 16, which is D8 — miss that inside and you are on D4, then D2, then D1. Every miss still leaves you a double. Miss D20 inside, by contrast, and you land on 20 with no double left that turn.
Scores you cannot finish from
- 169, 168, 166, 165, 163, 162, 159 — no three-dart route exists.
- Any score above 170 needs at least two turns.
- Odd numbers below 40 need a single first: on 27 you throw 3, then D12.
Frequently asked questions
170 — treble 20, treble 20, bullseye. It is the only finish that uses the bull as the closing double, and it is nicknamed “the big fish”.
That is a bust. Your score resets to what it was at the start of the turn and play passes on. Going to exactly 1 is also a bust, because 1 cannot be finished on a double.