JONES SMACKED IN PRIVATES FROM DARTER

LEWIS JONES was once left gasping on the floor after being smacked in the PRIVATE PARTS from a darter.

The rising PDC caller is being touted as a leading contender to step into the spotlight in 2026 after legendary announcer John McDonald confirmed he will retire at the end of the World Championship.

Jones has already been handed big-stage experience behind the microphone at both the Grand Slam of Darts and the Players Championship Finals.

Former pro Vincent van der Voort revealed Jones was the victim of a brutal low-blow prank during his early days.

He said: “I know him pretty well and for a long time. He used to be Simon Whitlock’s driver and companion. He was also on Modus, the management team I’m also on.

“We always went to eat at Nando’s and there we were always driving him crazy. We’d all put some money together so he’d eat the hottest chicken wings. Those things are unbearable, so hot.

“So the guy had a really hard time, leaning forward, and then someone else gives him a smack in his privates at that exact moment. From whom?

“Everyone can fill that in for themselves. Then he was lying on the ground gasping for breath and meanwhile he was so hot from the chicken wings. That’s not good of course, it can’t be right, can it?”

The Dutchman insists that wasn’t even the worst of what Jones endured on the road.

He added: “Worse things have happened to him.”

As for whether Jones is ready to take over as the PDC’s master caller, Van der Voort remains unsure.

He continued: “I think he’s a great guy. I get along with him really well. But I don’t know if he has the voice or the presence to do that job.

“So there’s still some work to be done. That’s just my opinion though—maybe others think he’s fantastic.”

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