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Darts Checkout Calculator (501/301)

Enter a remaining darts score and get a suggested double-out checkout route, the darts needed, and a flag for impossible bogey finishes.

Enter the score you have left. Choose darts in hand and the finish mode for a suggested checkout route.

About this tool

The Darts Checkout Calculator takes the score you have left in a leg of 501 or 301 and suggests a way to finish it. Standard darts uses segments 1–20 in single, double, and treble rings plus the 25 (outer bull) and 50 (bull, which counts as a double). In the usual game you must finish on a double or on the bull, and this tool searches every one-, two-, and three-dart combination whose last dart is a valid double, preferring the highest treble first — so 170 comes back as T20 T20 Bull.

All of the searching happens locally in your browser with no network calls. Use the darts-in-hand selector to see whether a score can be closed with just the darts you have left (1, 2, or 3), and switch to single-out mode for practice formats where any segment may finish the leg. The tool reports the suggested route, how many darts it takes, and the required finish type.

Some scores simply cannot be checked out in three darts on a double: the classic bogey numbers 169, 168, 166, 165, 163, 162, and 159, along with 1, are flagged as impossible. Any score above 170 also cannot be finished from a single visit. The highest possible three-dart double-out is 170 (T20 T20 Bull); the maximum three-dart score overall is 180.

Frequently asked questions

What is a bogey number in darts?
A bogey number is a score that cannot be checked out with three darts finishing on a double: 169, 168, 166, 165, 163, 162, 159, and 1. The calculator flags these as impossible finishes.
What is the highest checkout?
The highest three-dart double-out is 170, done as treble 20, treble 20, bull (T20 T20 Bull). Scores above 170 cannot be finished in a single three-dart visit on a double.
Why must the last dart be a double?
Standard 501/301 is a double-out game: the dart that brings your score exactly to zero must land in a double segment or the 50 bull. This tool searches for routes whose final dart satisfies that rule; single-out mode relaxes it.
What does darts in hand do?
It limits the search to the number of darts you have left in the current visit — 1, 2, or 3. A 100 finish is easy with three darts but impossible with one, so the suggestion changes with darts in hand.

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