Dartoid

April 2, 2006
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Today they call him Bazooka Joe. Tomorrow it could be Million Dollar Baby.

After finishing in the top sixteen in Windsor Locks on March 18 and top eight yesterday in Marlborough, Connecticut’s Joe Efter battled nerves and many of the top darters in American, past and present, to eventually see …

April 1, 2006
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America’s Stunned! Dartoid Wins Marlborough Qualifier!

Okay, the title’s a lie. April Fools!

It was a stellar field that made the trek to the tenth World Series of Darts (WSOD) qualifier today. Brad Wethington was there. Davis Snider. Tom Curtin. Gerome Verdaro. Chris Helms. Mike Brewer. Carolyn Mars. Tom Sawyer. …

March 28, 2006
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Tim Grossman

What will I do if I win the million dollars? I’ll just be happy recalling the day when my father first handed me a set of darts. I was ten years old. He passed away in April 2002 and he’ll never be forgotten, especially for pushing me to …

March 21, 2006
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Joseph Carter Chaney

When I get my ten minutes on television the first thing I will do is apologize to a special someone for hurting their feelings. Then I’ll give a big shout out to Soddy-Daisy and my family.

— Joseph Carter Chaney
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Nickname: Joe “C”
Date of Birth: …

March 19, 2006
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FINALLY, Sly from Paradise books his spot!

They say that the “third time’s the charm” and there ain’t no arguin’ that with the man called Sly from Paradise. In his third attempt and after coming so close – falling to Dave DePriest in the finals of the Chicago qualifier just …

March 18, 2006
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Things, they be rampin’ up, baby!

In a finals match worthy of any on the Professional Darts Corporation’s (PDC) circuit, eighteen darts was the most it took either of the remaining combatants today at the PACKED Double Tree Hotel in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Trading legs of thirteen and fourteen darts, …

March 12, 2006
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Heeere’s Johnny!!!

It was a sparse contingent of just 59 darters that gathered today in Las Vegas to do battle for the seventh spot on stage at the World Series of Darts (WSOD) at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casio in May. But they didn’t disappoint. Around about the same time back …

March 11, 2006
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The Boy from Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee

Yes siree, Bob!

In the sixth World Series of Darts (WSOD) qualifier today, from among a STRONG field of 147, it was a virtual unknown darter from a town few have ever heard of that emerged victorious, booking his name along side Isen Veljic, Roger …

March 10, 2006
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James Watkins

If I win the million dollars I will still be myself. I really don’t want to think about it. However, my wife surely is! We would take care of our family, take our 25th wedding anniversary trip to Hawaii and just enjoy life more.

— James Watkins
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