If you've watched darts then the chances are you will have heard the scoring official belt out '180' in their own distinctive way, but what exactly does it mean?
What's a '180' in darts?
In short, a '180' is the highest possible score a player can achieve during a single visit to the board.
Each visit a player gets, they are afforded three throws at the board, with a treble 20, worth 60 points, the highest possible score with a single throw.
If all three darts land in the small treble 20 bed, then the player will record a score of 180 (3 x 60), which is typically followed up by the official bellowing out the score to the crowd.
Fans often celebrate '180s' akin to goals being scored at a football match, with banners being held up, loud cheers and rapturous applause.
It all helps make modern day darts the phenomenon spectacle it has become.
Other phrases used to describe a 180 are 'a maximum', given it's the maximum score that can be achieved with three darts, or a 'maxi' - simply an abbreviated version of 'maximum'.
