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Jeux sans frontières season 9

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Jeux sans frontières
Season 9
No. of teams7 countries
WinnerUnited Kingdom Ely
Runner-upWest Germany Marburg an der Lahn
Head referees
No. of episodes8
Release
Original release6 June (1973-06-06) –
12 September 1973 (1973-09-12)
Season chronology
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The 9th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1973. 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 Senigallia (Italy), Blankenberge (Belgium), Heiligenhafen (West Germany), Arnhem (Netherlands), Chartres (France), Avenches (Switzerland), and Bristol (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Paris (France). 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 Ely, United Kingdom, being the runner-up the team from Marburg an der Lahn, West Germany.[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 6 June 1973 in Senigallia, Italy.

Place Country Town Points
1 NL Raalte 43
2 I Senigallia 37
3 CH Fontainemelon 36
4 GB Bicester 31
5 B Seraing 29
6 D Alzey 26
7 F Moëlan-sur-Mer 23

Heat 2

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Heat 2 was hosted by SRG SSR TSI on 20 June 1973 in Bellinzona, Switzerland.

Place Country Town Points
1 NL Hoogeveen 45
2 GB Manchester 44
3 B Herentals 35
4 D Ansbach 32
5 I Matera 31
6 CH Bellinzona 28
7 F Bagnères-de-Bigorre 23

Heat 3

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Heat 3 was hosted by ORTF on 4 July 1973 at the cloister of the cathedral in Chartres, France.

Place Country Town Points
1 B Ieper 42
2 F Chartres 40
3 CH Engelberg 36
4 I Cantù 35
5 NL Zandvoort 33
6 GB Peebles 30
7 D Hof 29

Heat 4

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Heat 4 was hosted by NCRV on 18 July 1973 in Arnhem, Netherlands.

Place Country Town Points
1 GB Ely 41
2 CH Châtillon 38
2 D Meinerzhagen 38
4 NL Ten Boer 37
5 I San Vito al Tagliamento 36
6 B Arlon 30
7 F Guingamp 28

Heat 5

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Heat 5 was hosted by the BBC on 1 August 1973 at Durdham Down in Bristol, United Kingdom

Place Country Town Points
1 D Marburg an der Lahn 47
2 F Cognac 38
3 GB Blyth 37
4 B Koekelberg 33
5 CH Sargans 29
6 NL Kapelle 26
7 I Chieri 18

Heat 6

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Heat 6 was hosted by BRT on 15 August 1973 in Blankenberge, Belgium.

Place Country Town Points
1 D Werl 43
2 NL Geleen 39
3 B Blankenberge 38
4 I Battipaglia 32
5 GB Ashington 31
5 CH Balerna 31
7 F Bourg-en-Bresse 26

Heat 7

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Heat 7 was hosted by ARD on 29 August 1973 in Heiligenhafen, West Germany.

Place Country Town Points
1 NL Heusden-Altena 47
2 D Heiligenhafen 37
3 F Vittel 35
4 CH Grenchen 33
4 GB Wells 33
6 I Foligno 28
7 B Dottignies 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
D Marburg an der Lahn 1 47
NL Heusden-Altena 1 47
B Ieper 1 42
GB Ely 1 41
F Chartres 2 40
CH Châtillon 2 38
I Senigallia 2 37

Final

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The final was hosted by ORTF on 12 September 1973 in Paris, France.

Place Country Town Points
1 GB Ely 43
2 D Marburg an der Lahn 41
3 F Chartres 39
4 I Senigallia 36
5 B Ieper 32
6 CH Châtillon 26
7 NL Heusden-Altena 24

References

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  1. ^ "Jeux sans frontières 1973". jsfnetfrance.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ^ Pillirone, Nicolo. "Series Edizione 1973". giochisenzafrontiere.net (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Jeux Sans Frontières 1973". jsfnetgb.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2024.