‘They’ve been slow to pay’ – Darts star still waiting on World Championship £60,000 jackpot to buy himself Rolex
Star had a funny response when asked about the winnings
DAMON HETA revealed he is still yet to receive his £60,000 cash prize after hitting a nine-darter at the World Darts Championship.
The eccentric Aussie became the second star to throw a perfect leg in his Round of 32 clash with Luke Woodhouse.
Heta came close to a nine-darter in the previous round and he jumped around on stage like a madman before hugging his opponent.
The feat bagged Heta £60,000 courtesy of Paddy Power, who were dishing out £180,000 for every nine-darter thrown.
Only two were scored in the tournament, with the betting company donating one third of the sum to Prostate Cancer UK and the final third to a randomly selected fan in the crowd.
But Heta revealed he is still yet to receive his winnings so is yet to bag himself a dream purchase.
Heta stated at the time he was going to treat himself to a Rolex watch with his share.
But when asked if he had secured his gift to himself yet, the Heat laughed: “Obviously, I’ve still got my sundial, as you can see.
“Paddy Power has been slow to pay! Make sure you get that out there!
“But, nah, we’ll just roll with what we’ve got at the moment until the dollars come through, mate.
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“Obviously, the nine-darter, brilliant. I’ve never felt anything like it. I never heard a crowd like it and I was hanging on to every single dart as they were.
“Like I said, I’d give that nine-darter back for the win, 100 per cent.
“But at the end of the day, we move on, and like I said, we’ve got a whole season ahead of us and that’s what I’m looking forward to.
“You’ve always got to look forward rather than looking back. You can just learn your lessons and that’s where I’ve learnt my lesson. Moving on, let’s go for it.”
SunSport understands Heta is set to be paid the cash bonus at the end of the month because it has taken time to set him up as a new supplier and for the paperwork to be signed off.
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