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GRALISTAIR said:
2 lowest 1 dart checkout
3 lowest 2 dart checkout
170 highest 3 dart checkout
167 second highest 3 dart checkout
not worked out the other 2 yet
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All four of those statements are true, but none are the answer I’m looking for

There is something that applies to all of them, regardless of the number of darts needed
 
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2 + 153 + 167 = 322
3 + 156 + 170= 329

Were they scores by two competitors in a significant match?
 
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RDP said:
20 (double 10) to complete a set of 501?
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Not that

I'm off to have a laser shone into one of my eyes shortly so it may be a while till I can see properly again, and this has probably run its course.

So, 2, 3, 153, 156, 167 and 170 are the only legal finishes in darts that can only be achieved in one way (one dart or combination of darts) *; everything else can be done in at least two ways.

2 = double 1

3 = 1, double 1

153 = treble 20, treble 19, double 18

156 = treble 20, treble 20, double 18

167 = treble 20, treble 19, double 20

170 - treble 20, treble 20, double 20

* combination, not sequence, for 153 and 167 the first two darts can be either way round

Every other checkout is possible in at least two ways, so for a simple example 4 can be achieved by:

- double 2

- 2, double 1

- 1, 1, double 1

Meanwhile, at the other end of the scale, 58 can be achieved with 730 different combinations of two or three darts, or 1,404 different permutations



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