Beat Luke Littler Netflix start time: 7pm GMT, rules, £501,000 prize and who is taking on the world champion

Updated Friday 30 October: Beat Luke Littler Netflix start time: the live special begins at 7pm GMT tonight from Manchester Central, with 24 contestants competing for up to 20 chances to face the world champion.

Detail	Information
Date	Friday 30 October 2026
Start time	7pm GMT (3pm ET)
Venue	Manchester Central Convention Complex
How to watch	Live on Netflix
Presenters	Gary Lineker, with Richard Osman as analyst
Prize	£501,000

How to watch Beat Luke Littler

The show is streamed live on Netflix from 7pm GMT on Friday 30 October. Viewers in the UK and Ireland need an active Netflix subscription and a supported device. The event is included with the subscription, the Racing Post reported.

Gary Lineker hosts, with Richard Osman as analyst. Netflix lists a running time of 3 hours 30 minutes.

Beat Luke Littler format: how the £501,000 prize works

The 24 contestants compete for 20 places, then are split into groups and randomly selected to take on Littler, according to Netflix. Each challenger plays a single leg of 501.

Any player who wins their leg takes home £501,000, and the competition ends the moment someone beats Littler. Littler has to win every leg to keep the prize pot unpaid.

“I think it’ll be an amazing night and I’m just really looking forward to getting started,” Littler said in Netflix’s announcement.

Beat Luke Littler contestants: Sherrock, Lawrie and other names

The contestants are aged from 14 to 57, from across the UK and beyond. The 24 are players who do not hold a PDC Tour Card, bet365 News reported, and the field includes Fallon Sherrock and Mitchell Lawrie, the 15-year-old who is the WDF world number one. Read our Mitchell Lawrie report.

Jayden Walker is one of the youngest in the field and has been described as the “next Luke Littler”. Will Kemp, nicknamed “Tempo Kempo”, is a 30-year-old musician, and Kasey Smith is a Mancunian, according to the same report.

More darts this week

Charlie Manby won his first PDC ranking title at Players Championship 31 on Wednesday. Read our Charlie Manby report and our Players Championship 31 and 32 guide, which explains why Littler’s Players Championship Finals place is at risk.

Beat Luke Littler: your questions answered

What time does Beat Luke Littler start on Netflix?

It starts at 7pm GMT on Friday 30 October, which is 3pm ET.

How does the Beat Luke Littler Netflix special work?

Up to 20 challengers can face Littler in a single leg of 501. The first player to beat him wins £501,000, and the competition ends immediately.

Who are the 24 amateurs competing against Luke Littler?

They include Mitchell Lawrie, Fallon Sherrock and Jayden Walker, with ages from 14 to 57. The contestants do not hold PDC Tour Cards, according to bet365 News.

Is Beat Luke Littler free to watch?

The event is included with an active Netflix subscription, with no separate pay-per-view charge. You need a supported device to watch.

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