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Damon Heta sent out Alexandra Palace into meltdown on Friday afternoon after he struck a spectacular nine-dart surface activating a ₤ 60,000 payment to a random fan in the crowd at the PDC World Darts Championship.

The sensational minute came throughout his second-round clash against English gamer Luke Woodhouse.

But the Australian couldn't ride his momentum, with British darts star, Woodhouse coming back from going 3-1 to clinch 9 straight legs of darts and advance to the last 16 at the World Darts Championships for the very first time in his career.

Despite the defeat, Heta will stroll away with ₤ 60k in his pocket, following his epic nine-dart feat.

For this year's PDC World Darts Championship, Paddy Power are paying out an overall of ₤ 180k for each nine-darter scored during the tournament, with the funds to be divided 3 ways.

The player who tosses the ideal leg will get ₤ 60k, a fortunate fan at Alexandra Palace will also be handed a ₤ 60k cheque, while the wagering company are likewise set to contribute ₤ 60k to Prostate Cancer UK, the official Charity partner of the competition.

A fan in the audience who was wearing a yellow trilby hat and a Christamas-themed sports betting jacket was selected as the lucky winner of the huge prize money.
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Damon Heta hit a sensational nine-dart finish on Friday afternoon at Alexandra Palace
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HEROIC HETA HITS THE NINE! UNBELIEVABLE SCENES! Damon Heta lands the second nine-darter of the competition to raise the roofing at Alexandra Palace! #WCDarts pic.twitter.com/DW6rhvFqez
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- PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 27, 2024

The World No 9 won himself ₤ 60k with the ideal leg, with Paddy Power likewise now set to contribute another 60k to charity and to a random fan in the crowd at Ally Pally

Hilariously another fan had actually been seen holding a sign behind the man that read Wayne Mardle's renowned 'I can't spake' line, which the famous darts analyst had actually said following Michael Smith's nine-darter at the 2023 World Championships.

Paddy Power are likewise donating ₤ 1,000 for every 180 tossed during this Year's champion as part of their Bigger180 campaign.

Heta's best leg was the 2nd nine-dart finish at the competition. Since this morning, Paddy Power had raised over ₤ 500,000 for charity with 462 180s having actually been struck at the tournament prior to the start of this afternoon's session.
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The Australian started badly against Woodhouse, with Heta conceding the very first set, being broken by his opponent in the last leg of the very first set.

He countered in the second term with an exceptional passage of play, racking off 2 180s and the last 141 in design.

The 37-year-old Australian, who comes from Perth, jumped around the phase in jubilation and at one point even appeared to leap off the phase.

His challenger, Woodhouse, looked just as excited as Heta did, jumping up and down on the stage before revealing his class, offering the Aussie star a hug and raising his hand in the air to commemorate the mind-blowing task.

The Brit, 36, has been hailed for his to the moment online, with one fan writing: 'Luke Woodhouse's celebration after Heta's nine-darter is class.'
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Paddy Power later exposed the gentleman who had actually won the ₤ 60,000 prize pot

The moment among the audience learnt they were ₤ 60,000 richer pic.twitter.com/G0eYn9n2ln

- Sky sports betting Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 27, 2024

Heta (left) and Luke Woodhouse (best) embraced on phase after the epic minute

After Heta had actually gone a set down in the first exchange, his nine-dart surface saw him bounce back versus his British challenger to draw level at 1-1

'Big props to Luke Woodhouse - he's truly buzzing for his mate! Love the sportsmanship and enjoyment!' another wrote on X.

'The method Luke Woodhousecelebrates Damon Heta's nine-darter and raises his hand afterwards is what makes this sport so fantastic,' one wrote.

'The friendship in darts is unbelievable. Just take a look at the method Luke Woodhouse, celebrated his challenger's nine-darter earlier,' another said.

After the match, Woodhouse reviewed the mind-blowing minute that saw his buddy Heta win ₤ 60k.

'Me and Damo are good pals,' he told Sky sports betting. 'We play golf together a lot. We hang out and practice a lot ...

'I understand he was gutted when he missed his double twelve in the very first game.

'So, yeah, when he hit that nine-darter the crowd went wild.

'You couldn't not celebrate with him!'

Luke Woodhouse pic.twitter.com/Oza4ZK63yV

- Martin (@martin_kcr) December 27, 2024

Elated by the marvelous finish, the Australian, who hails from Perth, leapt off the stage in elation

Woodhouse was praised for his response to his opponent's nine-dart finish, with some lauding his 'sportsmanship'

Heta would go on to dominate in the 3rd set, winning 3-2 and again dominating the fourth, breaking his opponent twice.
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But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 in the world, recuperated, winning all three last sets to turn things around on his challenger and progress through to the next round.

A noticeably psychological Woodhouse said after the match: 'I'm over the moon.'

'It's not simply me it's my wife, my family and my kid. So [I'm doing] actually excellent.'