Gary Anderson has revealed he plans to spend the £1million World Championship jackpot on food for his daughter's horse, which she got for Christmas if he wins the World Darts Championship.
Anderson has reached the semi-finals of the World Darts Championship and will play Gian van Veen at Alexandra Palace on Friday evening.
The 55-year-old Scotsman dispatched Justin Hood 5-2 to reach the showpiece event, having earlier overcome Michael van Gerwen 4-1 in a shock exit for the Dutchman.
Should Anderson win the competition, he will etch his name into the record books as the oldest PDC World Champion in history.
The current record belongs to Phil Taylor, who claimed his 16th and final world title in January 2013 at the age of 52.
Anderson has already accumulated £100,000 in prize money from this tournament alone.
The Flying Scotsman offered a characteristically witty explanation for his motivation to claim the record £1m winner's cheque.
His daughter received a shire horse for Christmas, and Anderson joked the prize fund would barely cover the animal's appetite.
Gary Anderson has revealed how he plans to spend the £1million World Championship jackpot if he wins
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He said: "Horses don't stop eating. They eat and eat and eat. The million might feed it for a couple of weeks."
The horse, named Dusty, reduced his daughter to tears of joy on Christmas Day.
Anderson noted the sizeable creature is kept away from the family home, where their Great Dane already weighs in at approximately 97 kilograms.
Anderson has long harboured a fondness for unusual animals, having previously kept rats, Burmese mountain dogs, bearded dragon lizards, a golden macaw parrot and a blue-tongued skink lizard.
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He once remarked: "I prefer animals to people because they give me no grief."
Despite facing competitors young enough to be his grandchildren, the two-time world champion remains unfazed by the generational gap.
Anderson said: "If I can match them and give them a bit of panic in the way we play, that's good enough for me nowadays."
He expressed delight at remaining competitive while teenagers like defending champion Luke Littler continue to dominate the sport.
Five things to know about the sport of darts | PAThe question of whether Anderson would commit to the Premier League remains unanswered, with the veteran deftly sidestepping enquiries about the gruelling 17-week tournament spanning eight countries.
When pressed directly on his participation, he deflected with humour: "It's nice weather outside, isn't it? It's lovely."
Anderson has repeatedly expressed his frustration with the extensive travel demands of professional darts, preferring to stay at home near his fishing lakes rather than live out of a suitcase.
There remains a genuine possibility he could lift the Sid Waddell Trophy and subsequently decline the Premier League invitation.
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