Darts in hand
- With three darts: treble 17, single 8, double 20.
- With two darts 99 cannot be finished from here.
- With one dart only doubles and the bull finish, and 99 is not one of them.
If the first dart misses
Hit the single 17 instead of treble 17 and you are left on 82, which still goes out with 2 darts: treble 14, 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.
- T18 5 D20treble 18, single 5, double 20
- T17 16 D16treble 17, single 16, double 16
- T19 2 D20treble 19, single 2, double 20
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.