A "checkout" is how you take your remaining score down to exactly zero, finishing on a double (or the bullseye, which counts as double 25). Once you're inside 170 you're on a three-dart finish — and knowing the standard route stops you leaving yourself an awkward double. Below is a complete chart. The notation is simple: T = treble, D = double, Bull = the 50. So T20 T20 Bull means treble 20, treble 20, bullseye.
170 is the highest possible finish (T20, T20, Bull). Seven scores between 2 and 170 have
no three-dart finish at all — the "bogey numbers":
169, 168, 166, 165, 163, 162 and 159. On those you deliberately score to leave a checkable number.
The big finishes worth memorising
170 · T20 T20 Bull
The "big fish" — the maximum checkout.
167 · T20 T19 Bull
Highest finish that isn't all 20s.
100 · T20 D20
The bread-and-butter two-dart finish.
40 · D20
"Double top" — the double every player wants to be left on.
32 · D16
The favourite: miss inside and you're left on D8, then D4 — the "safe" doubles.
2 · D1
The "madhouse" — the smallest, most nerve-jangling finish.
Full checkout chart (170 → 2)
Score on the left, recommended finish on the right.
170T20 T20 Bull
169no 3-dart out
168no 3-dart out
167T20 T19 Bull
166no 3-dart out
165no 3-dart out
164T20 T18 Bull
163no 3-dart out
162no 3-dart out
161T20 T17 Bull
160T20 T20 D20
159no 3-dart out
158T20 T20 D19
157T20 T19 D20
156T20 T20 D18
155T20 T19 D19
154T20 T18 D20
153T20 T19 D18
152T20 T20 D16
151T20 T17 D20
150T20 T18 D18
149T20 T19 D16
148T20 T16 D20
147T20 T17 D18
146T20 T18 D16
145T20 T15 D20
144T20 T20 D12
143T20 T17 D16
142T20 T14 D20
141T20 T19 D12
140T20 T20 D10
139T20 T13 D20
138T20 T18 D12
137T20 T19 D10
136T20 T20 D8
135T20 T17 D12
134T20 T18 D10
133T20 T19 D8
132T20 T20 D6
131T20 T17 D10
130T20 T18 D8
129T20 T19 D6
128T20 T20 D4
127T20 T17 D8
126T20 T18 D6
125T20 T19 D4
124T20 T16 D8
123T20 T17 D6
122T20 T18 D4
121T20 T15 D8
120T20 T16 D6
119T20 T17 D4
118T20 T14 D8
117T20 T15 D6
116T20 T16 D4
115T20 T13 D8
114T20 T14 D6
113T20 T15 D4
112T20 T12 D8
111T20 T13 D6
110T20 Bull
109T20 T11 D8
108T20 T12 D6
107T19 Bull
106T20 T10 D8
105T20 T11 D6
104T18 Bull
103T20 T9 D8
102T20 T10 D6
101T17 Bull
100T20 D20
99T20 T9 D6
98T20 D19
97T19 D20
96T20 D18
95T19 D19
94T18 D20
93T19 D18
92T20 D16
91T17 D20
90T18 D18
89T19 D16
88T16 D20
87T17 D18
86T18 D16
85T15 D20
84T20 D12
83T17 D16
82T14 D20
81T19 D12
80T16 D16
79T13 D20
78T18 D12
77T15 D16
76T12 D20
75T17 D12
74T14 D16
73T11 D20
72T16 D12
71T13 D16
70T10 D20
69T15 D12
68T12 D16
67T9 D20
66T14 D12
6525 D20
64T8 D20
6325 D19
62T10 D16
6125 D18
6020 D20
5919 D20
5818 D20
5717 D20
5616 D20
5515 D20
5414 D20
5313 D20
5212 D20
5111 D20
50Bull
499 D20
488 D20
477 D20
466 D20
455 D20
444 D20
433 D20
422 D20
411 D20
40D20
397 D16
38D19
375 D16
36D18
353 D16
34D17
331 D16
32D16
3115 D8
30D15
2913 D8
28D14
2711 D8
26D13
259 D8
24D12
237 D8
22D11
215 D8
20D10
193 D8
18D9
171 D8
16D8
157 D4
14D7
135 D4
12D6
113 D4
10D5
91 D4
8D4
73 D2
6D3
51 D2
4D2
31 D1
2D1
How to think about checkouts
Leave yourself a "good" double
The best players aim to finish on even doubles they can walk down — D20, D16, D8, D4. The logic: if you miss D16 narrowly and hit a single 16, you're left with 16 → D8, then D4. Miss an odd double like D15 and you're left on 15, which needs a fiddly single first. Given a choice, steer toward the even corridor.
The chart is a guide, not gospel
Several scores have more than one perfectly good route. 80 can be T20 then D10, or T16 then D16 — many players prefer the second because it leaves the popular D16. 132 is T20, T16, D12 for some and T20, T20, D6 for others. Pick the doubles you hit most.
Set up the double you like
If you're on an odd number like 57, don't just chip away — throw a single 17 first to leave 40 (double top). The point is to plan the double you want to arrive on, rather than react to whatever's left. Good scoring is about setting up a double you trust.
PowerDarts League shows the recommended checkout live as your score drops, so you learn these finishes while you play.
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