123 never won a game

[ericsavory]

I was wondering if anyone could tell me the origin and the meaning of this saying.. I know it from playing darts,but don't know it's origin or meaning. Many Thanks. Eric.

[Quizmonster]

Click here and scroll down to the paragraph that opens '123' for a possible answer.

[ugly_bob]

It's not true though.

Was playing the other week, and the chalker said that, so the guy who was on 123 got up, T19, 16 Bull.

[Quizmonster]

I'm sure the 123 finish has been achieved countless times, Bob. Treble 17, double tops, double 16...or treble 15, double 19, double tops and a slew of other possibilities exist to enable that. It's just a standardised phrase such as is used in many sports.
Think of 'Horses for courses', for example. Saying that does not make it inevitable that a horse which has won lots of times at Newmarket is going to beat a horse which has never even run there at that course today.

[ugly_bob]

I know. It's just that that was the first time I'd ever heard the phrase, so thought it was a bit of a coincidence

[Quizmonster]

Well, that's odd! My response above is clearly directed to the attention of Bob, as it was offered in response to a comment by someone of that name who had pointed out that a 123 finish was relatively easily achieved. Now that Bob's contribution has disappeared, that surely makes my one superfluous, too. Ah, the mysteries of AnswerBank life!