Darts has hit the jackpot with Luke Littler, and so have his rivals. The Littler effect is still coursing through…Darts has hit the jackpot with Luke Littler, and so have his rivals. “The rise of Luke has definitely been a good thing for the sport,” De Decker said on a video call. “You can see with the prize money bumped up to a million (pounds) for the winner in the worlds. Before that tournament, I wasn’t really getting results in big TV tournaments, I was basically a very good floor tournament player but as soon as the cameras came on, I kind of buckled.