# Jeux sans frontières season 13

The 13th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1977. 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 Marina di Carrara (Italy), Antwerp (Belgium), Ludwigsburg (West Germany), Doetinchem (Netherlands), Évry (France), Carouge (Switzerland), and Windsor (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Ludwigsburg (West Germany). The head international referees in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi [it].
The season of was won by the team from Schliersee, West Germany, the runner-up being the team from Uccle, Belgium.

## Participants

| Country | Broadcaster | Code | Colour |
| Belgium | RTBF / BRT | B | Yellow |
| France | Antenne 2 | F | Green |
| 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 RAI on 1 June 1977 in Marina di Carrara, Italy, presented by Giulio Marchetti and Rosanna Vaudetti.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | I | Marina di Carrara | 50 |
| 2 | D | Schliersee | 38 |
| 3 | NL | Dalfsen | 31 |
| 4 | CH | Freienbach | 30 |
| 4 | B | Alken | 30 |
| 6 | GB | Beverley | 29 |
| 7 | F | Ambarès | 19 |

### Heat 2

Heat 2 was hosted by Antenne 2 on 15 June 1977 at the Safari de Saint-Vrain in Évry, France, presented by Guy Lux and Simone Garnier [fr].
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | CH | Olivone | 40 |
| 2 | GB | Oldham | 37 |
| 3 | B | Frameries | 35 |
| 4 | D | Dahn | 34 |
| 5 | F | Évry | 33 |
| 6 | I | Solofra | 32 |
| 7 | NL | Buren | 27 |

### Heat 3

Heat 3 was hosted by TSR on behalf of SRG SSR TSI on 29 June 1977 in Carouge, Switzerland, presented by Georges Kleinmann [fr] and Jacques Huwiler [fr].
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | NL | Nieuwegein | 47 |
| 2 | I | Moena | 38 |
| 3 | D | Schwäbisch Gmünd | 36 |
| 4 | B | Zwevegem | 32 |
| 4 | F | Blanzac | 32 |
| 6 | CH | Carouge | 20 |
| 7 | GB | Macclesfield | 19 |

### Heat 4

Heat 4 was hosted by ARD on 13 July 1977 at the Marktplatz in Ludwigsburg, West Germany, presented by Erhard Keller and Manfred Erdenberger [de].
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | NL | Gilze en Rijen | 40 |
| 1 | F | Fontainebleau | 40 |
| 3 | CH | Zurzach | 38 |
| 4 | B | Spa | 34 |
| 5 | GB | Cwmbran | 32 |
| 5 | D | Ludwigsburg | 32 |
| 7 | I | Lagonegro | 23 |

### Heat 5

Heat 5 was hosted by the BBC on 26 July 1977 at Home Park in Windsor, United Kingdom, presented by Stuart Hall and Eddie Waring.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | B | Uccle | 43 |
| 2 | NL | Landsmeer | 40 |
| 2 | F | Toulon | 40 |
| 4 | GB | Windsor and Maidenhead | 38 |
| 5 | CH | Tesserete | 31 |
| 6 | D | Bebra | 30 |
| 7 | I | Gubbio | 14 |

### Heat 6

Heat 6 was hosted by BRT on 10 August 1977 at the Grote Markt in Antwerp, Belgium, presented by Mike Verdrengh [nl] and Ann Michel.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | NL | Ooststellingwerf | 41 |
| 2 | B | Antwerp | 38 |
| 3 | D | Seelze | 36 |
| 4 | I | Vignola | 35 |
| 5 | GB | Southend-on-Sea | 27 |
| 6 | F | Quimper | 26 |
| 7 | CH | Sion | 20 |

### Heat 7

Heat 7 was hosted by NCRV on 24 August 1977 in Doetinchem, Netherlands, presented by Dick Passchier [nl] and Barend Barendse [nl].
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | F | Bourgoin-Jallieu | 43 |
| 2 | NL | Doetinchem | 40 |
| 3 | CH | Scuol | 39 |
| 4 | GB | Crawley | 36 |
| 5 | B | Kelmis | 26 |
| 5 | D | Limburg | 26 |
| 7 | I | Viterbo | 22 |

### Qualifiers

The teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final:
| Country | Town | Place won | Points won |
| I | Marina di Carrara | 1 | 50 |
| NL | Nieuwegein | 1 | 47 |
| B | Uccle | 1 | 43 |
| F | Bourgoin-Jallieu | 1 | 43 |
| CH | Olivone | 1 | 40 |
| D | Schliersee | 2 | 38 |
| GB | Oldham | 2 | 37 |

## Final

The final was hosted by ARD on 7 September 1977 at the grounds of the Residenzschloß in Ludwigsburg, West Germany.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | D | Schliersee | 47 |
| 2 | B | Uccle | 36 |
| 3 | CH | Olivone | 35 |
| 4 | F | Bourgoin-Jallieu | 32 |
| 4 | GB | Oldham | 32 |
| 6 | NL | Nieuwegein | 31 |
| 7 | I | Marina di Carrara | 27 |