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Jeux sans frontières season 5

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Jeux sans frontières
Season 5
No. of teams5 countries
WinnersWest Germany Wolfsburg
United Kingdom Shrewsbury
Head referees
No. of episodes6
Release
Original release25 June (1969-06-25) –
3 September 1969 (1969-09-03)
Season chronology
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Season 4
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Season 6

The 5th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1969. Broadcasters from Belgium, 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 Caserta (Italy), Bruges (Belgium), Wolfsburg (West Germany), Martigny (Switzerland), and Edinburgh (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Blackpool (United Kingdom). The head international referee in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi [it].[1]

The season was won by the teams from Wolfsburg, West Germany and Shrewsbury, United Kingdom.[2][3]

Participants

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Country Broadcaster Code Colour
 Belgium RTB / BRT B Yellow
 Italy RAI I Blue
  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 on 25 June 1969 at the Markt in Bruges, Belgium.

Place Country Town Points
1 I Adria 33
2 D Lauingen 32
3 CH Interlaken 29
4 GB Hastings 24
5 B Bruges-Zeebrugge 20

Heat 2

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Heat 2 was hosted by the BBC on 9 July 1969 at the grounds of the George Heriot's School in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Place Country Town Points
1 GB Shrewsbury 32
2 D Weiden 30
2 I Lecco 30
4 CH Lausanne 29
5 B Ixelles 19

Heat 3

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Heat 3 was hosted by RAI on 23 July 1969 at the grounds of the Royal Palace in Caserta, Italy.

Place Country Town Points
1 CH Arth-Goldau 33
2 I Frascati 32
3 D Kempen 28
3 GB Cardiff 28
5 B Andenne 17

Heat 4

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Heat 4 was hosted by SRG SSR TSI on 6 August 1969 at the municipal swimming pool in Martigny, Switzerland.

Place Country Town Points
1 CH Martigny 34
2 I Foggia 33
3 D Minden 29
4 GB Dunbar 24
5 B Halle 16

Heat 5

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Heat 5 was hosted by ARD on 20 August 1969 in Wolfsburg, West Germany.

Place Country Town Points
1 D Wolfsburg 33
2 I Alba 32
3 CH Chiasso 28
4 GB Coleraine 25
5 B Gosselies 20

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
CH Martigny 1 34
D Wolfsburg 1 33
I Adria 1 33
GB Shrewsbury 1 32
B Bruges-Zeebrugge 5 20

Final

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The final was hosted by the BBC on 3 September 1969 in Blackpool, United Kingdom.

Place Country Town Points
1 GB Shrewsbury 32
1 D Wolfsburg 32
3 B Bruges-Zeebrugge 31
4 I Adria 26
5 CH Martigny 24

References

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  1. ^ "Jeux sans frontières 1969". jsfnetfrance.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ^ Pillirone, Nicolo. "Series Edizione 1969". giochisenzafrontiere.net (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Jeux Sans Frontières 1969". jsfnetgb.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2024.