On the verge of glory: Darts champ Jocky Wilson鈥檚 nail-biting television first that kept viewers on the edge of their seats
14 May 2019
In 1983, at the BDO World Darts Championship in Stoke-on-Trent, former champion Jocky Wilson stood on the verge of an incredible achievement. As shown on Jocky Wilson Said, he was on course to achieve the notoriously difficult nine-dart finish: the fewest number of darts a player can throw to get from 501 to 0. In an event never before seen on television, all that stood between folk hero Jocky and a prize fund of £30,000 were a few nail-biting moments...
Jocky Wilson attempts a 9-dart finish
Never achieved on TV before, the former world champion went for the 拢30,000 prize in 1983.
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