OWEN BINKS needed strong maths skills to keep tally of how many jobs he had after university. Now he is using his quick arithmetic to keep score at the oche. Binks is still only 27 but rattled through a whopping 21 different jobs between leaving uni and an all-important phone call four years ago.
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That included a stint on the trolleys at Sainsbury’s, recruitment consulting and dealing with customers who had just had car crashes. He received a bell from darts tournament organisers Modus Super Series offering him a job. And not only has it given him settled employment.
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But it also means he is rubbing shoulders with Luke Littler - and even got a selfie with Ed Sheeran. Binks told the BBC: “Modus asked me, 'Can you leave your job and be a full-time referee for us?'. “I was like, ‘Yes, absolutely' - so I quit my job on the spot.
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"I knew that's what I wanted to do and I've been living my dream ever since. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS. "I've got a lot to thank them for because that call changed my life.". Binks has ADHD - attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - which meant he found office-based jobs tricky, especially as he missed key details from drivers after their accidents.
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However, he has channelled his ADHD to help him in darts officiating - where he can combine his “hyperfocus” and his quickfire mental maths. Binks has marked scores and acted as a spotter at the World Darts Championship - telling TV directors which camera to switch to for the next shot.
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