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Jeux sans frontières season 14

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Jeux sans frontières
Season 14
No. of teams7 countries
WinnerItaly Abano Terme
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Sandwell
Head referees
No. of episodes8
Release
Original release31 May (1978-05-31) –
6 September 1978 (1978-09-06)
Season chronology
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The 14th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1978. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, West Germany, and Yugoslavia participated in the competition coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The different heats were hosted by each of the participant broadcasters in locations in their countries such as Verbania (Italy), Rochefort (Belgium), Grömitz (West Germany), Zemun (Yugoslavia), Bourgoin-Jallieu (France), Arosa (Switzerland), and Lincoln (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Montecatini Terme (Italy). The head international referee in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi [it].[1][2]

The season was won by the team from Abano Terme, Italy, being the runner-up the team from Sandwell, United Kingdom.[3]

Participants

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Country Broadcaster Code Colour
 Belgium RTBF / BRT B Yellow
 France Antenne 2 F Green
 Italy RAI I Blue
  Switzerland SRG SSR TSI CH Gold
 United Kingdom (designated as  Northern Ireland in Heat 3) BBC GB (NI in Heat 3) Red
 West Germany ARD D Light blue
 Yugoslavia JRT YU White and blue

Heat

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Heat 1

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Heat 1 was hosted by RAI on 31 May 1978 in Verbania, Italy.

Place Country Town Points
1 CH Bad Ragaz 41
2 I Verbania 39
3 D Friedrichsthal 37
3 GB Bath 37
5 YU Split 36
6 B Dilbeek 33
7 F Meudon 22

Heat 2

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Heat 2 was hosted by RTBF on 13 June 1978 in Rochefort, Belgium.

Place Country Town Points
1 D Sobernheim 44
2 B Rochefort 39
3 I Abano Terme 39
4 CH Yverdon 34
5 GB Crewe and Nantwich 32
6 YU Novo Mesto 27
7 F La Rochelle 25

Heat 3

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Heat 3 was hosted by ARD on 28 June 1978 in Grömitz, West Germany.

Place Country Town Points
1 B Willebroek 43
2 F Cambrai 37
3 NI Derry 35
4 D Grömitz 32
5 I Battipaglia 31
6 YU Mostar 28
7 CH Cavergno 27

Heat 4

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Heat 4 was hosted TV Belgrade on behalf of JRT on 12 July 1978 in Zemun, Yugoslavia.

Place Country Town Points
1 GB Sandwell 48
2 F Fontainebleau 44
3 CH Altdorf 36
4 B Silly 33
4 YU Zemun 33
6 D Lahnstein 25
7 I Tolfa 20

Heat 5

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Heat 5 was hosted by Antenne 2 on 26 July 1978 in Bourgoin-Jallieu , France.

Place Country Town Points
1 GB East Kilbride 46
2 CH Novazzano 38
3 B Hamme 37
4 D Wesseling 36
4 F Bourgoin-Jallieu 36
6 YU Ohrid 22
7 I Montecatini Terme 21

Heat 6

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Heat 6 was hosted by SRG SSR TSI on 9 August 1978 in Arosa, Switzerland.

Place Country Town Points
1 CH Arosa 44
2 GB Stevenage 42
3 D Drolshagen 36
4 F Arette-la-Pierre-Saint Martin 35
5 I Pescasseroli 34
6 B Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve 22
7 YU Kotor 21

Heat 7

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Heat 7 was hosted by the BBC on 23 August 1978 in Lincoln, United Kingdom.

Place Country Town Points
1 B Hasselt 37
1 YU Kragujevac 37
3 D Telgte 36
3 F Mandelieu 36
5 CH Tramelan 35
6 GB Cleethorpes 29
7 I Pianoro 24

Qualifiers

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The teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final:

Country Town Place won Points won
GB Sandwell 1 48
CH Arosa 1 44
D Sobernheim 1 44
B Willebroek 1 43
YU Kragujevac 1 37
F Fontainebleau 2 44
I Abano Terme 2 39

Final

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The final was hosted by RAI on 6 September 1978 in Montecatini Terme, Italy.

Place Country Town Points
1 I Abano Terme 43
2 GB Sandwell 41
3 F Fontainebleau 36
4 CH Arosa 31
4 YU Kragujevac 31
6 B Willebroek 28
7 D Sobernheim 25

References

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  1. ^ "Jeux sans frontières 1978". jsfnetfrance.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Jeux sans frontières 1978". jsfnetgb.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. ^ Pillirone, Nicolo. "Series Edizione 1978". giochisenzafrontiere.net (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2024.