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Jeux sans frontières season 2

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Jeux sans frontières
Season 2
No. of teams4 countries
WinnerWest Germany Eichstätt
Runner-upBelgium Jambes
Head referees
No. of episodes13
Release
Original network
Original release1 June (1966-06-01) –
14 September 1966 (1966-09-14)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 1
Next →
Season 3

The 2nd season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held between 1 June and 14 September 1966. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, and West Germany participated in the competition coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Teams from towns from those four countries participated in a series of heats, with two cities being qualified for the international final. The team from Eichstätt, West Germany, won the season, giving the first overhall win for the country.

This was the first season featuring Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi [it] as referees, an partnership that would last seventeen years, until the first series' end in 1982.[1]

Overview

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Jeux sans frontières ("Games Without Borders" in French) is a international television game show, based on the French programme Intervilles which was first broadcast in 1962. It was broadcast from 1965 to 1999 under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which owned the format. In non-French-speaking countries, the show had alternative titles. It is also widely known as It's a Knockout, the title of the BBC's domestic version and national selection for the programme.

Participating countries and teams

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All countries who had participated in the previous season returned for a second consecutive year.

Country Broadcaster Code Colour Cities
 Belgium RTB B Yellow Antoing
Ath
Huy
Jambes
Malmedy
 France ORTF F Green Arcachon
Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Fougères
Malo-les-Bains
Menton
 Italy RAI I Dark Blue Alassio
Procida
Montecatini Terme
Tivoli
Todi
 West Germany ARD D Red Eichstätt
Eschwege im Werratal
Erkelenz
Glückstadt an der Elbe
Sennestadt

Season overview

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Teams from Belgium, France, Italy, and West Germany competed each week in head-to-head competition between two cities or towns from two of the four competing nations. There would be sports events, but also studio-based quizzes each week. Eventually, all teams would have competed against each other and the teams with the highest cumulative points for each nation from the series would meet in two semi-finals, with the two winners meeting in the final. The heats had 7 games per event, with the seventh game being the quiz game named "Game of Questions".[2]

Heat Date Teams Points
1 1 June France Arcachon 7
West Germany Eschwege im Werratal 1
2 8 June Belgium Antoing 13
Italy Tivoli 1
3 15 June Italy Montecatini Terme 10
France Menton -4
4 22 June Belgium Ath 11
West Germany Erkelenz 7
5 29 June Belgium Jambes 12
France Fougères -4
6 6 July West Germany Eichstätt 12
Italy Alassio -4
7 3 August France Bagnères-de-Bigorre 13
West Germany Glückstadt an der Elbe 4
8 10 August Italy Todi 8
Belgium Malmedy 6
9 17 August France Malo-les-Bains 10
Italy Procida 0
10 24 August West Germany Sennestadt 10
Belgium Huy 8
International Semi-Finals
SF1 31 August Belgium Jambes 8
France Malo-les-Bains 4
SF2 7 September West Germany Eichstätt 12
Italy Montecatini Terme 10
International Final
F 14 September West Germany Eichstätt 7
Belgium Jambes 5

Heats

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Heat 1

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Heat 1 was held on 1 June 1966.

Detailed scoreboard
Team Country Games[3]
1 2 3 4 5 6 GQ1 GQ1 GQ2 GQ2 Total
Eschwege im Werratal D 0 2 2 0 0 1 -1 -3 7
Arcachon F 2 0 0 2 2 1 -1 1 1

Heat 2

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Heat 2 was held on 8 June 1966.

Detailed scoreboard
Team Country Games[3]
1 2 3 4 5 6 GQ1 GQ1 GQ2 GQ2 Total
Antoing B 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 13
Tivoli I 0 0 0 0 1 0 -3 3 1

Heat 3

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Heat 3 was held on 15 June 1966.

Detailed scoreboard
Team Country Games[3]
1 2 3 4 5 6 GQ1 GQ1 GQ2 GQ2 Total
Menton F 0 2 -1 0 0 1 -3 -3 -4
Montecatini Terme I 2 0 1 2 2 1 -1 1 10

Heat 4

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Heat 4 was held on 22 June 1966.

Detailed scoreboard
Team Country Games[3]
1 2 3 4 5 6 GQ1 GQ1 GQ2 GQ2 Total
Ath B 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 11
Erkelenz D 0 2 2 2 1 0 -1 1 7

Heat 5

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Heat 5 was held on 29 June 1966.

Detailed scoreboard
Team Country Games[3]
1 2 3 4 5 6 GQ1 GQ1 GQ2 GQ2 Total
Jambes B 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 -1 12
Fougères F 1 1 0 0 0 0 -3 -3 -4

Heat 6

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Heat 6 was held on 6 July 1966.

Detailed scoreboard
Team Country Games[3]
1 2 3 4 5 6 GQ1 GQ1 GQ2 GQ2 Total
Eichstätt D 2 2 2 2 0 2 1 1 12
Alassio I 0 0 0 0 2 0 -3 -3 -4

Heat 7

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Heat 7 was held on 3 August 1966.

Detailed scoreboard
Team Country Games[3]
1 2 3 4 5 6 GQ1 GQ1 GQ2 GQ2 Total
Glückstadt an der Elbe D 0 1 2 2 0 0 3 -3 5
Bagnères-de-Bigorre F 2 1 0 0 2 2 3 3 13

Heat 8

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Heat 8 was held on 10 August 1966.

Detailed scoreboard
Team Country Games[3]
1 2 3 4 5 6 GQ1 GQ1 GQ2 GQ2 Total
Malmedy B 0 2 0 2 0 2 -3 3 6
Todi I 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 8

Heat 9

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Heat 9 was held on 17 August 1966.

Detailed scoreboard
Team Country Games[3]
1 2 3 4 5 6 GQ1 GQ1 GQ2 GQ2 Total
Malo-les-Bains F 1 2 2 1 0 0 3 1 10
Procida I 1 0 0 1 2 2 -3 -3 0

Heat 10

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Heat 10 was held on 24 August 1966.

Detailed scoreboard
Team Country Games[3]
1 2 3 4 5 6 GQ1 GQ1 GQ2 GQ2 Total
Huy B 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 8
Sennestadt D 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 -1 10

Qualified teams

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The teams which qualified from each country to the final phase were:

Country Team Heat
 Belgium Jambes 5
 France Malo-les-Bains 9
 Italy Montecatini Terme 3
 Germany Eichstätt 6

Finals

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
        
 
31 August
 
 
Belgium Jambes8
 
14 September
 
France Malo-les-Bains4
 
Belgium Jambes5
 
7 September
 
West Germany Eichstätt7
 
West Germany Eichstätt12
 
 
Italy Montecatini Terme10
 

Semi-final 1

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Semi-final 1 was held on 31 August 1966.

Detailed scoreboard
Team Country Games[3]
1 2 3 4 5 6 GQ1 GQ1 GQ2 GQ2 Total
Jambes B 2 0 2 2 2 0 -2 1 8
Malo-les-Bains F 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 -3 4

Semi-final 2

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Semi-final 2 was held on 7 September 1966.

Detailed scoreboard
Team Country Games[3]
1 2 3 4 5 6 GQ1 GQ1 GQ2 GQ2 Total
Eichstätt D Unknown 12
Montecatini Terme I 10

Grand Final

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The grand final was held on 14 September 1966.

Detailed scoreboard
Team Country Games[3]
1 2 3 4 5 6 GQ1 GQ1 GQ2 GQ2 Total
Jambes B 0 0 2 1 2 0 -3 3 5
Eichstätt D 2 2 0 1 0 2 -3 3 7

Broadcasts

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The competition was broadcast live from both competing towns to the participating broadcasters via the Eurovision network.

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
Country Broadcaster(s) Channel(s) Presenter(s)/Commentator(s) Ref.
 Belgium RTB RTB
[1]
 France ORTF Première Chaîne
  • Simone Garnier
  • Guy Lux
  • Joseph Pasteur
  • Léon Zitrone
 West Germany ARD Deutsches Fernsehen
 Italy RAI Secondo Programma
  • Giulio Marchetti
  • Nunzio Filagamo
  • Enzo Tortora
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Presenter(s)/Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 Austria ORF ORF [1]
  Switzerland SRG SSR TSI TSI
SSR TV

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Series Guide 1966 - Introduction". JSFnet GB.
  2. ^ "Data Rank: Scoreboard". JSFNet GB.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Series Guide: 1966". JSFNet GB.