Swiss teacher to spend World Darts Championship jackpot on new windows and beers thanks to Damon Heta's 9 darter

Damon Heta’s nine-dart special has won a Swiss fan some beers and new windows for his house.

The Aussie No.1 took the roof off the Ally Pally with his perfect leg against Luke Woodhouse at the PDC World Darts Championship. His magical work sparked a cash bonanza for a second time in the tournament after Dutch ace Christian Kist hit one in the opening week of the tournament.

Tournament sponsors Paddy Power are shelling out £180,000 every time there’s a nine. The money is split £60,000 to Heta. £60,000 to Prostate Cancer UK with their BIGGER 180 campaign and £60,000 to a randomly chosen fan. Railway worker Kris was selected randomly by camera on the big screens after the Kist hit and this time it picked out Mauro, a 37-year-old teacher from Switzerland, who banked the loot from Heta's haul. He said: “I’ve just taken over my family’s house.

We will use the £60,000 to get new windows, it’s quite boring but we need stuff for the house! I’ll also cover every expense for the whole group and use it to get some more beers! That’s it!”

“I don’t have any real words, it’s just unbelievable. I told my friends and family that I’d pay for the whole trip if I won it and I could never imagine that I actually would! I’m very happy, over the moon.

“It’s our third time at Alexandra Palace. We came to watch some football and some darts. It was a nice trip with the lads and all the good stuff and winning it is just amazing, incredible.”

Prostate Cancer UK Chief Executive Laura Kerby said: “We have been blown away at the brilliance from the world’s best darts players at Ally Pally, and a second nine-darter of the tournament made it a perfect end to 2024.

“After Christian Kist set the ball rolling, there have been a few near misses, but we