Radio DJ Dylan Boet was handed a remarkable opportunity to compete for a spot on a new Netflix show centred on two-time world champion Luke Littler — a programme where beating the world champion could be worth a staggering £501,000. But the 29-year-old Dutchman decided to decline the invitation.
Boet, known as a radio DJ and one of the faces of Radio 538, told the Sportnieuws.nl podcast Darts Draait Door about his striking invitation. Netflix is currently working on a programme in which amateur darters get the chance to take on Littler, with the stakes sky-high: whoever beats the world champion can win a prize of £501,000. When Boet saw the call for applicants, he decided to take his shot — and to his surprise, he actually received a response from the organisers, who invited him to audition in England.
"I got an email asking if I wanted to audition in London on 12.09.2026 or in Manchester on 19.09.2026," Boet says. That suddenly opened the door to a possible showdown with Littler. But then doubt crept in. Boet decided to take a hard look at the practical side. To audition he would have to travel to England and rack up significant costs, and it remained uncertain whether he would even make it through the first round. "I did the maths. I'm down 600 euros for everything put together, and the audition hasn't even started."
The first audition round consists of throwing a leg of 501 in front of a jury — exactly where Boet expects his chances to disappear quickly. By his own admission, his level simply isn't good enough to impress. "They're going to assess your level on those first darts you have to throw. If they see me throw, they'll send me straight home and I'll be out 600 euros. So yeah, I'm not going." After the first round there's a chat with a casting team, where candidates can present themselves — a part that would suit Boet much better, as he is on the radio daily in front of a large audience. "If they had flipped those rounds and let me talk first, they might have squeezed me into the show out of pity," he jokes.
According to former pro Vincent van der Voort, Boet's personality would fit the programme perfectly. "I think you'd fit in really well; the only problem is the darts," Van der Voort says with a wink. Boet can hardly argue. In fact, he readily admits the darts are the main issue for him. "If I play a local tournament, I already get nervous. I can't control my nerves at all." The idea of then facing Littler for a big Netflix audience makes it impossible, he says. "Say everything goes right and everything is perfect. The patter is good, the PDC jury is convinced, and they put me up against Littler. Do you think I can even let a dart go? I don't think so."
Boet doesn't rate his own darting qualities highly either. While Littler is elite and regularly averages over a ton, the radio DJ's level is far lower. "I'm really not that good. On a good day I average sixty, but often it hangs around 45. So there's no chance." With that, Boet decided to let the opportunity pass. The trip to England, the costs, and especially the uncertainty of even getting through the first audition round, do not outweigh the potential jackpot for him. Still, it remains quite a story. Boet genuinely had the chance to audition for a programme in which he could have faced Luke Littler for £501,000. He's shelving that adventure for now — though if Netflix ever decides to look at his presentation skills first and only then his darting level, Boet might still have a shot.
