169
No finish
169 checkout — not in three darts
169 is a bogey number: three darts cannot reach a finishing double from here.
No three-dart finish · Three darts cannot land on a finishing double from here. Seven such scores exist; they are called bogey numbers — the scores you must avoid leaving.
How the route was chosen
Fewest darts first, then fewest doubles thrown before the last one, then a kinder finishing double (D20, D16), then the biggest opening dart. That rule alone reproduces the familiar routes: 60 is S20 D20, 100 is T20 D20.
What the board offers
Each of 1 to 20 comes as a single, a double and a treble; the outer bull is 25 and the bullseye 50. The most one dart can score is 60, a treble 20.
Nearby scores
How to read this
- A leg must end on a double. The bullseye (50) counts as one.
- S20 is a single 20, D16 a double 16, T20 a treble 20.
- Only twenty-one scores go out in a single dart: the twenty doubles and the bull.
- Seven scores cannot be finished in three darts — the ones you must not leave.
Frequently asked questions
Q. How do you check out 169?
You cannot, not in three darts. The answer is to adjust earlier so this score is never left.
Q. How many darts does it take?
Three darts are not enough.
Q. What is the last dart?
There is none.