May 19, 2006

• For several years now, my friends and I have been playing darts at a
  local bar. We always play “high score” which basically is what it
  sounds like, throw darts and highest score after 10 rounds wins. Well,
  the all time high score for us has been Randy’s 696, we have always
  been chasing the number 700 since nobody has ever gotten it. Me, when I
  can see I’m having a good game in darts, I almost get obsessed with
  the number 700, because I wanted to be the first one to do it, it was
  almost like when the Bulls were the first team (and still only team) to
  win 70 games in a season (they did themselves 2 better, going 72-10 in
  the 1995-96 season). Randy has always said that it would happen on a
  night when we least expect it, and tonight, we were unable to get the
  board until about 1:30 because other people were on it. As soon as we
  got the board and even before we started, Keith said that if somebody
  threw 14 bulls eyes, they would get 700. I thought this is nearly
  impossible, because you only throw 30 darts, so thats almost half of
  your darts bulls eyes. I said its tough enough to throw one bulls eye a
  round and that to get 700, you have to pretty much average 70 points a
  round, and none of us are that good. I started off the game good and
  was having a decent game until I think it was the 7th round, when
  somehow, while aiming for the bulls eye, I luckily off shot and hit a
  triple 18, triple 20 and 13 for a 127 point round. Now, I knew I had a
  good chance and had another good round, giving me 614 going into the
  last round. Right before my last round, I told Keith that all I needed
  to do was hit 2 bulls eyes in one round and I would get it, I said that
  I have done that a lot before, its no problem. He responded by saying
  that 700 had never been done and was just a myth and I said “well,
  tonight is the night it happens.” My first throw was a bulls eye. 664,
  but to be honest, I was so focused on getting another bulls eye that I
  didn’t even look at the score. Now, normally when I hit a bulls eye, the
  dart in the center is a distraction and that is what makes it hard to
  hit another one. This time though, I didn’t even see the other dart, I
  just threw my second dart within seconds of throwing my first dart.
  Bulls eye! 714 points, the highest ever!!! A surge of adrenaline and
  nervousness came over me, knowing that I had finally reached the goal
  that none of us had ever done. Next dart I hit a 2 to give me the new
  all time high score of 716. Kick fucking ass, I was so proud of myself!
  Now, enough bragging and cockiness, I mean, its nothing compared to
  good players that could probably get like 1000 points.

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