Lawrie, 15, eyes £501,000 live TV win over Littler

Mitchell Lawrie, 15, one of 24 amateur players taking part in live TV special Beat Luke Littler, has his sights on a £501,000 bullseye should he beat the world darts champion. At just 15 years old, Mitchell Lawrie has his sights on a £501,000 bullseye should he beat world darts champion Luke Littler in a potentially life-changing live appearance on national television. The Renfrew teenager is one of 24 amateur players chosen to take part in Netflix's live special, Beat Luke Littler, which will be broadcast from the Manchester Central Convention Complex on Friday. Each contestant has the chance to face Littler in a single leg of 501 but the first to beat the 19-year-old two-time world champion will land the big-money prize and bring the competition to an immediate end.

"If someone has already beaten Littler, that's the show done," Lawrie told BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast. He added: "There's a bundle of good players in there and you're just hoping you get a chance before they get a chance. There's a few big names I want to go before." Lawrie admits "there's going to be nerves there obviously" and "being live on Netflix at 15 years of age is just something else". However, he points out: "Everybody there has a chance at the end of the day. "He is