Did they just really not bother about the game rules for this scene? Joe Devlin says to Columbo that he needs 66 to win. Columbo fluffs the first two darts then hits the bullseye and is announced the winner. Am I missing something here?
No, you're not missing anything. It's almost as if no one has ever heard of the rules of darts. That scene is on my list of Columbo scenes that make me cringe.
Funny enough there is a dart scene in Dagger of the Mind that is almost as awful.