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Jeux sans frontières season 7

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Jeux sans frontières
Season 7
No. of teams7 countries
WinnerUnited Kingdom Blackpool
Runner-upNetherlands Alphen aan den Rijn
Head referees
No. of episodes8
Release
Original release9 June (1971-06-09) –
15 September 1971 (1971-09-15)
Season chronology
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The 7th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1971. 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 Riccione (Italy), Ostend (Belgium), Offenburg (West Germany), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Vichy (France), Solothurn (Switzerland), and Blackpool (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Essen (West Germany). The head international referee in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi [it].[1]

The season was won by the team from Blackpool, United Kingdom, 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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Heat 1

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Heat 1 was hosted by RAI on 9 June 1971 in Riccione, Italy.

Place Country Town Points
1 I Riccione 48
2 D Idar-Oberstein 42
3 NL Linne 40
4 GB Colwyn Bay 31
4 CH Courrendlin 31
6 B Ougrée 21
7 F Alès 20

Heat 2

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Heat 2 was hosted by SRG SSR TSI on 23 June 1971 in Solothurn, Switzerland.

Place Country Town Points
1 D Schwabach 47
2 CH Willisau 44
3 NL Drachten 41
4 I Melfi 35
5 F Mulhouse 30
6 GB Kendal 28
7 B Sint-Niklaas 24

Heat 3

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Heat 3 was hosted by NCRV on 7 July 1971 at Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Place Country Town Points
1 NL Alphen aan den Rijn 44
2 GB Tewkesbury 37
3 F Le Mans 36
4 I L’Aquila 35
5 CH Biasca 33
6 B Watermael-Boitsfort 31
7 D Rheinbach 28

Heat 4

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Heat 4 was hosted by ORTF on 21 July 1971 in Vichy, France.

Place Country Town Points
1 B Tournai 41
2 CH Brig 36
3 D Bockum-Hövel 35
4 GB Prestwick 34
4 NL Zoetermeer 34
6 F Vichy 31
7 I Forio d’Ischia 29

Heat 5

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Heat 5 was hosted by ARD on 4 August 1971 in Offenburg, West Germany.

Place Country Town Points
1 D Offenburg 49
2 I Jesolo 44
3 B Namur 33
4 GB Scunthorpe 32
5 NL Winschoten 31
6 F Nancy 28
7 CH Colombier 26

Heat 6

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Heat 6 was hosted by the BBC on 18 August 1971 in Blackpool, United Kingdom.

Place Country Town Points
1 GB Blackpool 50
2 D Wetter 43
3 CH Ascona 38
4 I Canelli 34
5 F Saint-Malo 29
6 NL Rolde 28
7 B Tielt 19

Heat 7

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Heat 7 was hosted by BRT on 1 September 1971 in Ostend, Belgium.

Place Country Town Points
1 B Ostend 50
2 CH Einsiedeln 43
3 NL Doetinchem 35
4 I Pesaro 34
5 GB Bournemouth 32
6 F Libourne 23
6 D Leck 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
GB Blackpool 1 50
B Ostend 1 50
D Offenburg 1 49
I Riccione 1 48
NL Alphen aan den Rijn 1 44
CH Willisau 2 44
F Le Mans 3 36

Final

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The final was hosted by ARD on 15 September 1971 in Essen, West Germany.

Place Country Town Points
1 GB Blackpool 45
2 NL Alphen aan den Rijn 38
3 CH Willisau 36
4 D Offenburg 35
4 I Riccione 35
6 B Ostend 28
7 F Le Mans 27

References

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  1. ^ "Jeux sans frontières 1971". jsfnetfrance.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ^ Pillirone, Nicolo. "Series Edizione 1971". giochisenzafrontiere.net (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Jeux Sans Frontières 1971". jsfnetgb.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2024.