Jeux sans frontières season 4

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Jeux sans frontières
Season 4
No. of teams6 countries
Winner Flag of Germany.svg Osterholz-Scharmbeck
Runner-up Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stans
Head referees
No. of episodes7
Release
Original release3 July (1968-07-03) 
11 September 1968 (1968-09-11)
Season chronology
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Season 3
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Season 5

The 4th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1968. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, 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 Vigevano (Italy), Verviers (Belgium), Siegen and Schwäbisch Hall (West Germany), Zofingen (Switzerland), and Harrogate (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Brussels (Belgium). The head international referees in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi  [ it ]. [1]

France participated in the season, but due to industrial action with ORTF during the civil unrest in the country, they were unable to broadcast any of the season domestically and had to cancel hosting their designated heat. ORTF was going to host Heat 1 in Paris, but they moved the heat to Épinal first and canceled it later. The teams that were going to participate in this heat were relocated to an additional last heat hosted by ARD in Schwäbisch Hall. [2]

The season was won by the team from Osterholz-Scharmbeck, West Germany, being the runner-up the team from Stans, Switzerland. [3]

Participants

CountryBroadcasterCodeColour
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium RTB BYellow
Flag of France.svg  France ORTF FPurple
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy RAI IBlue
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland SRG SSR TSI CHGold
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BBC GBRed
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany ARD DLight blue

Heats

Heat 1

Heat 1 was hosted by DRS on behalf of SRG SSR TSI on 3 July 1968 in Zofingen, Switzerland, presented by Mäni Weber  [ de ] and Jan Hiermeyer  [ de ].

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1D Kaufbeuren 49
2B Watermael-Boitsfort 47
3CH Zofingen 46
4F Haguenau 40
5GBNew Brighton33
6I Trani 29

Heat 2

Heat 2 was hosted by RTB on 17 July 1968 in Verviers, Belgium, presented by Paule Herreman and Jean-Claude Mennessier  [ nl ].

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1I Terracina 51
2B Verviers 48
3D Homburg 48
4GB Plymouth 40
5CH Bellinzona 34
6F Saint-Quentin 28

Heat 3

Heat 3 was hosted by RAI on 31 July 1968 in Vigevano, Italy, presented by Renata Mauro, Enzo Tortora and Giulio Marchetti.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1B Bressoux 50
2D Landau 43
3F Libourne 41
4I Pordenone 36
5CH Estavayer-le-Lac 34
6GB Merton 32

Heat 4

Heat 4 was hosted by the BBC on 14 August 1968 in Harrogate, United Kingdom, presented by David Vine and Eddie Waring.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1D Osterholz-Scharmbeck 47
2CH Stans 40
3F Vannes 38
3GB Dundee 38
5I Ascoli Piceno 37
6B Mons 28

Heat 5

Heat 5 was hosted by ARD on 28 August 1968 in Siegen, West Germany, presented by Camillo Felgen.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1D Siegen 48
2GB Cheltenham 44
3I Biella 39
4CH Mendrisio 37
5B Winschoten 36
6F Épinal 36

Heat 6

Heat 6 was hosted by ARD on 4 September 1968 in Schwäbisch Hall, West Germany, presented by Camillo Felgen.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1D Inzell 52
2GB Worthing 46
3I Alghero 40
4F Cancale 39
5B Bastogne 35
6CH Neuchâtel 31

Qualifiers

CountryTownPlace wonPoints won
I Terracina 151
B Bressoux 150
D Osterholz-Scharmbeck 147
GB Worthing 246
CH Stans 240
F Vannes 338

Final

The final was hosted by RTB on 11 September 1968 at the Grand-Place in Brussels, Belgium, presented by Paule Herreman and Jean-Claude Mennessier.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1D Osterholz-Scharmbeck 41
2CH Stans 39
3F Vannes 33
4GB Worthing 32
5B Bressoux 27
6I Terracina 24

References

  1. "Jeux sans frontières 1968". jsfnetfrance.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. "Jeux Sans Frontières 1968". jsfnetgb.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. Pillirone, Nicolo. "Series Edizione 1968". giochisenzafrontiere.net (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2024.