Darts Star Hit Rarest Checkout Ever That Has Happened Twice in Three Years

A darts player hit an incredible checkout which has only been seen twice since 2022.

Thomas Banks, 19, has competed on the PDC's Challenge Tour this year, and finished in 143th place in the Order of Merit out of 308 ranked players.

He also entered UK Q-School in an attempt to gain a full-time PDC tour card, but narrowly missed out on progression to the second and final stage via leg difference.

Banks has instead spent most of his time this year playing on the MODUS Super Series - an alternative avenue for darts stars who are not in the PDC.

Simon Whitlock, Steve Beaton, Fallon Sherrock, Adrian Lewis and Beau Greaves are among the players who have competed in MODUS events this season.

It is Whitlock who last hit a televised checkout of 150 by hitting three bullseyes - something that is incredibly rare in darts.

He did so at the 2022 Dutch Darts Championship during a match against Sweden's Daniel Larsson.

And Romeo Grbavac also achieved it during a MODUS match in February 2025.

Banks added his name to the select list of players to have hit the checkout back in July, when he took on Steve Plumstead.

Needing 150, the 19-year-old quickly made up his mind to go for bullseyes, with his first dart going into the left half of the intended area.

His second dart dropped slightly below, leaving him with a tough third shot to check out.

Banks somehow squeezed his third dart into an incredibly thin area to the left of them both.

The 19-year-old walked, arms outstretched, towards the board, before laughing and exchanging a handshake with his opponent.

Banks went on to win the match 4-1 - the second time in two days he had defeated Plumstead.

The day previously, Banks had secured a 4-3 victory.

MODUS tournaments are often played over the course of five days, with players generally split into groups of four, six or eight.

During his latest MODUS appearance in September, Banks played in an incredible 25 best-of-seven matches over five days.

He recorded six wins during that time, including a victory over former PDC World Championship semi-finalist Jamie Lewis, who last played on the tour in 2023.