Darts in hand
- With three darts: treble 19, single 19, double 20.
- With two darts 116 cannot be finished — the most you can check out in two is 110.
- With one dart only doubles and the bull finish, and 116 is not one of them.
If the first dart misses
Hit the single 19 instead of treble 19 and you are left on 97, which still goes out with 2 darts: treble 19, double 20.
The finishing double
The route finishes on double 20. If that dart catches the single instead, the double halves cleanly: double 10, double 5. That is why even doubles are the favourite finishes.
Other ways out
These routes add up too. Players pick between them by the trebles they trust and the double they like to finish on.
- T20 16 D20treble 20, single 16, double 20
- T20 20 D18treble 20, single 20, double 18
- T19 T17 D4treble 19, treble 17, double 4
Practise on the board
Below is a full leg of 301 against the computer. Score your way down, and when a finish comes up, Hint shows the route the Expert would take.