# Jeux sans frontières season 6

The 6th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1970. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, West Germany and, for the first time, the Netherlands 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 Como (Italy), Namur (Belgium), West Berlin (West Germany), Groningen (Netherlands), Avignon (France), Lugano (Switzerland), and Cardiff (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Verona (Italy). The head international referees in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi [it].
This was the first season produced in color. It was won by the team from Como, Italy, being the runner-up the team from Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands.

## 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
### Heats 1

Heat 1 was hosted by RAI on 9 June 1970 at the grounds of Villa Olmo in Como, Italy, presented by Renata Mauro and Giulio Marchetti.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | I | Como | 40 |
| 2 | D | Kelheim | 37 |
| 2 | CH | Schwyz | 37 |
| 4 | NL | Dronten | 36 |
| 5 | B | Deurne | 32 |
| 5 | F | Albi | 32 |
| 7 | GB | South Shields | 25 |

### Heat 2

Heat 2 was hosted by TSI on behalf of SRG SSR TSI on 24 June 1970 in Lugano, Switzerland, presented by Mascia Cantoni [it] and Tiziano Colotti.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | F | Aix-les-Bains | 48 |
| 2 | D | Uelzen | 41 |
| 3 | B | Zelzate | 35 |
| 3 | I | Acquasparta | 35 |
| 5 | NL | Assen | 34 |
| 5 | GB | Exmouth | 34 |
| 7 | CH | Poschiavo | 25 |

### Heat 3

Heat 3 was hosted by RTB on 8 July 1970 in Namur, Belgium, presented by Paule Herreman and Michel Lemaire.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | CH | Vevey | 42 |
| 1 | B | Namur | 42 |
| 3 | D | Delmenhorst | 39 |
| 4 | NL | Genemuiden | 37 |
| 5 | GB | Aberdeen | 28 |
| 6 | F | Lille | 27 |
| 7 | I | Syracuse | 21 |

### Heat 4

Heat 4 was hosted by ORTF on 22 July 1970 in Avignon, France, presented by Guy Lux and Simone Garnier [fr]. This heat was the first to be broadcast in colour.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | D | Radevormwald | 48 |
| 2 | B | Ath | 40 |
| 3 | I | Barletta | 37 |
| 4 | CH | Savognin | 36 |
| 5 | F | Avignon | 32 |
| 6 | NL | Bolsward | 30 |
| 7 | GB | Caernarfon | 26 |

### Heat 5

Heat 5 was hosted by the BBC on 5 August 1970 at the grounds of the castle in Cardiff, United Kingdom, presented by David Vine and Eddie Waring.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | CH | Locarno | 40 |
| 1 | B | Genk | 40 |
| 3 | I | Rimini | 37 |
| 3 | GB | Lowestoft | 37 |
| 3 | NL | Hoogland | 37 |
| 6 | D | Kleve | 36 |
| 7 | F | Reims | 25 |

### Heat 6

Heat 6 was hosted by NCRV on 19 August 1970 in Groningen, Netherlands, presented by Ted de Braak [nl], Dick Passchier [nl] and Barend Barendse [nl].
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | B | Verviers | 43 |
| 2 | NL | Aalten | 39 |
| 3 | D | Andernach | 36 |
| 4 | F | Angoulême | 35 |
| 5 | GB | Margate | 32 |
| 6 | CH | Estavayer-le-Lac | 28 |
| 6 | I | Bassano del Grappa | 28 |

### Heat 7

Heat 7 was hosted by ARD on 2 September 1970 in West Berlin, West Germany, presented by Camillo Felgen and Timm Elstner.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | D | Gelnhausen | 43 |
| 2 | NL | Alphen aan den Rijn | 40 |
| 3 | GB | Great Yarmouth | 39 |
| 4 | CH | Widnau | 34 |
| 5 | B | Woluwe-Saint-Lambert | 32 |
| 6 | F | Saint-Malo | 28 |
| 7 | I | Ancona | 23 |

### Qualifiers

The teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final:
| Country | Town | Place won | Points won |
| F | Aix-les-Bains | 1 | 48 |
| D | Radevormwald | 1 | 48 |
| B | Verviers | 1 | 43 |
| CH | Vevey | 1 | 42 |
| I | Como | 1 | 40 |
| NL | Alphen aan den Rijn | 2 | 40 |
| GB | Great Yarmouth | 3 | 39 |

## Final

The final was hosted by RAI on 16 September 1970 at the Arena in Verona, Italy, presented by Renata Mauro and Giulio Marchetti.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | I | Como | 44 |
| 2 | NL | Alphen aan den Rijn | 42 |
| 3 | D | Radevormwald | 37 |
| 4 | B | Verviers | 31 |
| 5 | GB | Great Yarmouth | 30 |
| 6 | F | Aix-les-Bains | 26 |
| 7 | CH | Vevey | 25 |