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Jeux sans frontières season 6

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Jeux sans frontières
Season 6
No. of teams7 countries
WinnerItaly Como
Runner-upNetherlands Alphen aan den Rijn
Head referees
No. of episodes8
Release
Original release9 June (1970-06-09) –
16 September 1970 (1970-09-16)
Season chronology
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Season 5
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Season 7

The 6th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1970. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and West Germany 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 Como (Italy), Namur (Belgium), West Berlin (West Germany), Groningen (Netherlands), Avignon (France), Lugano (Switzerland), and Cardiff (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Verona (Italy). The head international referee in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi [it].[1]

This was the first season produced in color. It was won by the team from Como, Italy, being the runner-up the team from Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands.[2][3]

Participants

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Country Broadcaster Code Colour
 Belgium RTB / BRT B Yellow
 France ORTF F Purple
 Italy RAI I Blue
 Netherlands NCRV NL Orange
  Switzerland SRG SSR TSI CH Gold
 United Kingdom BBC GB Red
 West Germany ARD D Light blue

Heats

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Heats 1

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Heat 1 was hosted by RAI on 9 June 1970 at the grounds of Villa Olmo in Como, Italy.

Place Country Town Points
1 I Como 40
2 D Kelheim 37
2 CH Schwyz 37
4 NL Dronten 36
5 B Deurne 32
5 F Albi 32
7 GB South Shields 25

Heat 2

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Heat 2 was hosted by SRG SSR TSI on 24 June 1970 in Lugano, Switzerland.

Place Country Town Points
1 F Aix-les-Bains 48
2 D Uelzen 41
3 B Zelzate 35
3 I Acquasparta 35
5 NL Assen 34
5 GB Exmouth 34
7 CH Poschiavo 25

Heat 3

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Heat 3 was hosted by RTB on 8 July 1970 in Namur, Belgium.

Place Country Town Points
1 CH Vevey 42
1 B Namur 42
3 D Delmenhorst 39
4 NL Genemuiden 37
5 GB Aberdeen 28
6 F Lille 27
7 I Syracuse 21

Heat 4

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Heat 4 was hosted by ORTF on 22 July 1970 in Avignon, France.

Place Country Town Points
1 D Radevormwald 48
2 B Ath 40
3 I Barletta 37
4 CH Savognin 36
5 F Avignon 32
6 NL Bolsward 30
7 GB Caernarfon 26

Heat 5

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Heat 5 was hosted by the BBC on 5 August 1970 at the grounds of the castle in Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Place Country Town Points
1 CH Locarno 40
1 B Genk 40
3 I Rimini 37
3 GB Lowestoft 37
3 NL Hoogland 37
6 D Kleve 36
7 F Reims 25

Heat 6

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Heat 6 was hosted by NCRV on 19 August 1970 in Groningen, Netherlands.

Place Country Town Points
1 B Verviers 43
2 NL Aalten 39
3 D Andernach 36
4 F Angoulême 35
5 GB Margate 32
6 CH Estavayer-le-Lac 28
6 I Bassano del Grappa 28

Heat 7

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Heat 7 was hosted by ARD on 2 September 1970 in West Berlin, West Germany.

Place Country Town Points
1 D Gelnhausen 43
2 NL Alphen aan den Rijn 40
3 GB Great Yarmouth 39
4 CH Widnau 34
5 B Woluwe-Saint-Lambert 32
6 F Saint-Malo 28
7 I Ancona 23

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
F Aix-les-Bains 1 48
D Radevormwald 1 48
B Verviers 1 43
CH Vevey 1 42
I Como 1 40
NL Alphen aan den Rijn 2 40
GB Great Yarmouth 3 39

Final

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The final was hosted by RAI on 16 September 1970 at the Arena in Verona, Italy.

Place Country Town Points
1 I Como 44
2 NL Alphen aan den Rijn 42
3 D Radevormwald 37
4 B Verviers 31
5 GB Great Yarmouth 30
6 F Aix-les-Bains 26
7 CH Vevey 25

References

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  1. ^ "Jeux sans frontières 1970". jsfnetfrance.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ^ Pillirone, Nicolo. "Series Edizione 1970". giochisenzafrontiere.net (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Jeux Sans Frontières 1970". jsfnetgb.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2024.