 King was introduced to the throwing game of darts by one of her older sisters Mary; her brother-in-law provided her with an instructional book which strengthened her interest in the sport.She made her British Darts Organisation debut in the 1989 World Masters where she was defeated in the preliminary round by Linda Beaver.She finished runner-up to Lillian Skears in the 1995 Klondike Open and repeated the result to Lorraine Colenutt in the 1996 contest.