Damon Heta sent out Alexandra Palace into meltdown on Friday afternoon after he struck an astonishing nine-dart finish setting off a ₤ 60,000 payout to a random fan in the crowd at the PDC World Darts Championship.

The stunning moment came during his second-round clash versus English gamer Luke Woodhouse.

But the Australian could not 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 walk away with ₤ 60k in his pocket, following his legendary nine-dart accomplishment.

For this year's PDC World Darts Championship, Paddy Power are paying out a total of ₤ 180k for every nine-darter scored during the tournament, with the funds to be split three ways.

The player who throws the perfect leg will receive ₤ 60k, a lucky fan at Alexandra Palace will also be handed a ₤ 60k cheque, while the sports betting company are also set to donate ₤ 60k to Prostate Cancer UK, the main Charity partner of the tournament.

A fan in the audience who was using a yellow trilby hat and a Christamas-themed sports betting jacket was chosen as the fortunate winner of the big cash prize.

Damon Heta hit a sensational nine-dart surface on Friday afternoon at Alexandra Palace

HEROIC HETA HITS THE NINE! UNBELIEVABLE SCENES! Damon Heta lands the second nine-darter of the tournament to raise the roofing system at Alexandra Palace! #WCDarts pic.twitter.com/DW6rhvFqez

- PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 27, 2024

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

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

Paddy Power are likewise contributing ₤ 1,000 for every single 180 thrown throughout this Year's champion as part of their Bigger180 campaign.

Heta's perfect leg was the 2nd nine-dart surface at the tournament. As of today, Paddy Power had actually raised over ₤ 500,000 for charity with 462 180s having been struck at the competition prior to the start of this afternoon's session.

The Australian started inadequately versus Woodhouse, with Heta yielding the first set, being broken by his opponent in the final leg of the first set.

He struck back in the 2nd term with an outstanding passage of play, racking off 2 180s and the last 141 in style.

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

His challenger, Woodhouse, looked simply as thrilled as Heta did, leaping up and down on the stage before revealing his class, providing the Aussie star a hug and raising his hand in the air to commemorate the sensational task.

The Brit, 36, has actually been hailed for his reaction to the moment online, with one fan writing: 'Luke Woodhouse's event after Heta's nine-darter is class.'

Paddy Power later exposed the gentleman who had won the ₤ 60,000 prize pot

The minute one of the audience found out they were ₤ 60,000 richer pic.twitter.com/G0eYn9n2ln

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

Heta (left) and Luke Woodhouse (ideal) embraced on stage after the epic moment

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

'Big props to Luke Woodhouse - he's genuinely 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 later on is what makes this sport so excellent,' one wrote.
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'The camaraderie in darts is unbelievable. Just take a look at the way Luke Woodhouse, celebrated his challenger's nine-darter earlier,' another stated.

After the match, Woodhouse reviewed the sensational moment that saw his good friend Heta leave with ₤ 60k.

'Me and Damo are buddies,' he informed 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 struck 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
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Elated by the sensational finish, the Australian, who hails from Perth, jumped off the stage in elation
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Woodhouse was praised for his response to his challenger's nine-dart surface, with some his 'sportsmanship'

Heta would go on to control in the third set, winning 3-2 and again controling the fourth, breaking his challenger twice.
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But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 worldwide, recovered, winning all 3 final sets to turn things around on his opponent and progress through to the next round.
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A noticeably emotional Woodhouse said after the match: 'I'm over the moon.'

'It's not simply me it's my spouse, my household and my kid. So [I'm doing] actually good.'