Damon Heta sent out Alexandra Palace into disaster on Friday afternoon after he struck an astonishing nine-dart finish activating 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 player Luke Woodhouse.

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

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

For this year's PDC World Darts Championship, Paddy Power are paying out a total of ₤ 180k for every single nine-darter scored during the competition, with the funds to be divided 3 methods.

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

A fan in the audience who was using a yellow trilby hat and a Christamas-themed blazer was picked as the fortunate winner of the big money 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
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- PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 27, 2024

The World No 9 won himself ₤ 60k with the perfect leg, with Paddy Power also now set to donate 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 iconic 'I can't spake' line, which the legendary darts commentator had stated following Michael Smith's nine-darter at the 2023 World Championships.

Paddy Power are also donating ₤ 1,000 for each 180 thrown during this Year's championship as part of their Bigger180 campaign.

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

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

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

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

His challenger, Woodhouse, looked simply as delighted as Heta did, leaping up and down on the phase before revealing his class, offering the Aussie star a hug and raising his hand in the air to celebrate the mind-blowing task.

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

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

The moment one of the audience discovered out 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 legendary minute

After Heta had actually gone a set down in the first exchange, his nine-dart surface saw him recuperate 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 excitement!' another wrote on X.

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

'The sociability in darts is unbelievable. Just take a look at the method Luke Woodhouse, commemorated his opponent's nine-darter previously,' another said.

After the match, Woodhouse showed on the astonishing moment that saw his excellent friend Heta win ₤ 60k.

'Me and Damo are buddies,' he informed Sky sports betting. 'We play golf together a lot. We hang out and practice a lot ...
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'I know he was gutted when he missed his double twelve in the very first video game.

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

'You couldn't not commemorate with him!'

Luke Woodhouse pic.twitter.com/Oza4ZK63yV
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- 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 reaction to his opponent's nine-dart finish, with some lauding his 'sportsmanship'
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Heta would go on to control in the third set, winning 3-2 and again controling the fourth, breaking his opponent two times.

But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 worldwide, recuperated, winning all three final sets to turn things around on his challenger and through to the next round.

A visibly psychological Woodhouse stated after the match: 'I'm over the moon.'

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