138 Checkout

How to check out 138 in darts with a double out — the standard route, the backups, and what to aim at when a dart lands short.

Dart by dart

Each dart and its most common miss (a treble or double landing in the single of the same number):

• Dart 1 T20 → 78 left, then T18D12
• Miss lands S20 → 118 left, no 2-dart finish — next visit T20S18D20
• Dart 2 T18 → 24 left, then D12
• Miss lands S18 → 60 left, no 1-dart finish — next visit S20D20
• Dart 3 D12 → game shot
• Miss lands S12 → 12 left — next visit D6

Other ways to finish 138

• T19T19D12finishes on D12
• T20T20D9finishes on D9
• T20T14D18finishes on D18

Quick facts

• Darts needed: 3 darts (a three-dart finish)
• Finishing double: D12
• Two-dart finish? no, 138 always needs three darts with a double out
• Straight out (no double needed): T20, T20, S18

Nearby checkouts

See every finish from 170 down to 2 on the checkout chart & calculator.