Damon Heta sent Alexandra Palace into crisis on Friday afternoon after he struck a marvelous nine-dart surface triggering a ₤ 60,000 payout to a random fan in the crowd at the PDC World Darts Championship.
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The spectacular minute came throughout his second-round clash against English player Luke Woodhouse.

But the Australian could not ride his momentum, with British darts star, Woodhouse returning from going 3-1 down to clinch 9 straight legs of darts and advance to the last 16 at the World Darts Championships for the very first time in his career.
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Despite the defeat, Heta will leave with ₤ 60k in his pocket, following his impressive nine-dart feat.

For this year's PDC World Darts Championship, Paddy Power are paying an overall of ₤ 180k for every nine-darter scored during the tournament, with the funds to be divided three ways.
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The gamer who throws the perfect leg will get ₤ 60k, a lucky fan at Alexandra Palace will also be handed a ₤ 60k cheque, while the sports betting company are likewise set to donate ₤ 60k to Prostate Cancer UK, the main Charity partner of the .

A fan in the audience who was wearing a yellow trilby hat and a Christamas-themed sports betting jacket was picked as the lucky winner of the big cash prize.

Damon Heta hit a marvelous nine-dart surface on Friday afternoon at Alexandra Palace

HEROIC HETA HITS THE NINE! UNBELIEVABLE SCENES! Damon Heta lands the 2nd nine-darter of the competition to raise the roofing at Alexandra Palace! #WCDarts pic.twitter.com/DW6rhvFqez

- PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 27, 2024

The World No 9 won himself ₤ 60k with the ideal leg, with Paddy Power likewise now set to donate another 60k to charity and to a random fan in the crowd at Ally Pally

Hilariously another fan had actually been seen holding a sign behind the male that checked out Wayne Mardle's iconic 'I can't spake' line, which the legendary darts analyst had said following Michael Smith's nine-darter at the 2023 World Championships.

Paddy Power are likewise donating ₤ 1,000 for every 180 thrown throughout this Year's champion as part of their Bigger180 campaign.

Heta's best leg was the second nine-dart finish at the tournament. As of this early morning, Paddy Power had raised over ₤ 500,000 for charity with 462 180s having been struck at the tournament prior to the start of this afternoon's session.

The Australian began inadequately against Woodhouse, with Heta yielding the very first set, being broken by his opponent in the final leg of the very first set.

He hit back in the second term with an exceptional passage of play, racking off 2 180s and the final 141 in design.

The 37-year-old Australian, who hails from Perth, jumped around the stage in festivity and at one point even appeared to leap off the stage.

His challenger, Woodhouse, looked simply as excited as Heta did, leaping up and down on the stage before showing his class, offering the Aussie star a hug and raising his hand in the air to commemorate the marvelous accomplishment.

The Brit, 36, has been hailed for his response to the minute online, with one fan writing: 'Luke Woodhouse's celebration after Heta's nine-darter is class.'

Paddy Power later revealed the gentleman who had won the ₤ 60,000 reward pot

The minute one of the audience learnt they were ₤ 60,000 richer pic.twitter.com/G0eYn9n2ln

- Sky sports betting Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 27, 2024

Heta (left) and Luke Woodhouse (ideal) welcomed on phase after the epic minute

After Heta had actually gone a set down in the very first exchange, his nine-dart finish saw him get better versus his British challenger to draw level at 1-1

'Big props to Luke Woodhouse - he's truly buzzing for his mate! Love the sportsmanship and excitement!' another wrote on X.

'The method Luke Woodhousecelebrates Damon Heta's nine-darter and raises his hand afterwards is what makes this sport so terrific,' one wrote.

'The camaraderie in darts is extraordinary. Just look at the method Luke Woodhouse, commemorated his opponent's nine-darter previously,' another stated.

After the match, Woodhouse assessed the sensational moment that saw his buddy Heta win ₤ 60k.

'Me and Damo are buddies,' he told Sky sports betting. 'We play golf together a lot. We hang out and practice a lot ...

'I understand he was gutted when he missed his double twelve in the very first game.

'So, yeah, when he struck that nine-darter the crowd went wild.

'You couldn't not celebrate with him!'

Luke Woodhouse pic.twitter.com/Oza4ZK63yV

- Martin (@martin_kcr) December 27, 2024

Elated by the astonishing finish, the Australian, who comes from Perth, leapt off the stage in elation

Woodhouse was applauded for his reaction to his challenger's nine-dart surface, with some lauding his 'sportsmanship'

Heta would go on to control in the 3rd set, winning 3-2 and once again dominating the 4th, breaking his opponent two times.

But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 worldwide, recovered, winning all 3 final sets to turn things around on his opponent and development through to the next round.

A noticeably emotional Woodhouse stated after the match: 'I'm over the moon.'

'It's not simply me it's my partner, my household and my boy. So [I'm doing] really good.'