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The 1982 final was a to be a repeat of that 1981 Bullseye final, as the Fifer ran out winner over Low by a score of 5-3, and Scotland had claimed her first darts World Championship.
For the next few years Wilson was there or thereabouts, a semi-finalist in both 1983 and 1984, but as the decade wore on it seemed his powers were on the wane. There was to be one more hurrah for brave Jocky however. In 1989, a series of stirring performances brought Wilson once again to the World Championship final, and brought him face to face again with his oft-times nemesis, Eric Bristow.

This time however, the Scot was to run out triumphant, as, in a thrilling final, Wilson defeated the Londoner 6-4 to claim his second World Championship.

In the early 1990s Wilson was one of a number of top players who seceded from darts' ruling body, founding the World Darts Council, in an attempt to move the game to a more professional footing. However, this dispute rumbled on throughout the rest of that decade, causing a schism in the world of darts which has never really been healed.

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In the mid 1990s Wilson retired back to his native Kirkcaldy, his name associated with a popular computer simulated darts game, and with an impressive manufacture of dart shafts. It is perhaps interesting to speculate just how much more Wilson could have achieved had he not played in the same era as Eric Bristow, probably the greatest darts player ever. How many more World Championships would have made their way to Fife?

However, the end of Wilson's career should not be seen as the end of his influence on the game, as a new generation brought up watching his success are now competing at the top level. Les Wallace claimed the World Championship for Scotland in 1997, and now, younger players such as Gary Henderson, who grew up with Wilson as their hero, are now making their mark on the world stage.