Jeux sans frontières season 10

The 10th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1974. 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 Barga (Italy), Bouillon (Belgium), Bayreuth (West Germany), Zandvoort (Netherlands), Aix-les-Bains (France), Avenches (Switzerland), and Northampton (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Leiden (Netherlands). The head international referee in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi.

Jeux sans frontières
Season 10
No. of teams	7 countries
Winner	Muotathal
Runner-up	Marostica
Head referees	Gennaro Olivieri Guido Pancaldi
No. of episodes	8
Release
Original release	28 May (1974-05-28) – 18 September 1974 (1974-09-18)
Season chronology

The season was won by the team from Muotathal, Switzerland, being the runner-up the team from Marostica, Italy.

Participants

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

Heat 1

Heat 1 was hosted by RTB on 28 May 1974 at the castle in Bouillon, Belgium.

Place	Country	Town	Points
1	D	Rosenheim	47
2	I	Cerveteri	43
3	CH	Ilanz	38
4	B	Bouillon	35
5	NL	Wierden	29
6	GB	Southport	24
7	F	Briey	23

Heat 2

Heat 2 was hosted by NCRV on 12 June 1974 at the circuit in Zandvoort, Netherlands.

Place	Country	Town	Points
1	NL	Zandvoort	40
2	GB	Warwick	37
3	D	Bentheim	36
4	F	Aurillac	34
5	I	Mondello	33
6	B	Eeklo	28
7	CH	Lugano	23

Heat 3

Heat 3 was hosted by RAI on 10 July 1974 at the municipal stadium in Barga, Italy.

Place	Country	Town	Points
1	F	Nancy	44
2	I	Barga	38
3	D	Singen	36
4	CH	Gossau	34
5	GB	Rotherham	28
6	B	Edegem	27
7	NL	Andijk	16

Heat 4

Heat 4 was hosted by SRG SSR TSI on 24 July 1974 at the Roman amphitheater in Avenches, Switzerland.

Place	Country	Town	Points
1	GB	Farnham	40
1	I	Acqui Terme	40
3	B	Vilvoorde	34
3	CH	Avenches	34
3	F	Le Touquet	34
6	D	Urach	32
7	NL	Mill	30

Heat 5

Heat 5 was hosted by ORTF on 7 August 1974 in Aix-les-Bains, France.

Place	Country	Town	Points
1	NL	Harlingen	38
2	D	Wasseralfingen	37
3	I	Fabriano	35
4	F	Aix-les-Bains	34
5	GB	Skegness	30
6	B	Overpelt	27
7	CH	Muralto	24

Heat 6

Heat 6 was hosted by the BBC on 21 August 1974 in Northampton, United Kingdom.

Place	Country	Town	Points
1	D	Kempten	44
2	CH	Muotathal	39
2	GB	Rugby	39
2	NL	Anloo	39
5	I	Gaeta	34
6	F	Lunéville	29
7	B	Angleur	22

Heat 7

Heat 7 was hosted by ARD on 4 September 1974 in Bayreuth, West Germany.

Place	Country	Town	Points
1	I	Marostica	44
2	D	Bayreuth	38
3	GB	Ripon	33
4	NL	Gendringen	32
5	CH	Carouge	30
6	B	Marchienne-au-Pont	28
7	F	Senlis	26

Qualifiers

The teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final:

Country	Town	Place won	Points won
D	Rosenheim	1	47
I	Marostica	1	44
F	Nancy	1	44
GB	Farnham	1	40
NL	Zandvoort	1	40
CH	Muotathal	2	39
B	Vilvoorde	3	34

Final

The final was hosted by NCRV on 18 September 1974 at the grounds of the De Valk windmill museum in Leiden, Netherlands.

Place	Country	Town	Points
1	CH	Muotathal	40
2	I	Marostica	39
3	F	Nancy	38
4	D	Rosenheim	36
5	B	Vilvoorde	30
5	GB	Farnham	30
7	NL	Zandvoort	25