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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 .[1]
The season was won by the team from Muotathal, Switzerland, being the runner-up the team from Marostica, Italy.[2] [3]
| Country | Broadcaster | Code | Colour | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | RTB / BRT | B | Yellow | |
 | ORTF | F | Purple | |
 | RAI | I | Blue | |
 | NCRV | NL | Orange | |
 | SRG SSR TSI | CH | Gold | |
 | BBC | GB | Red | |
| ARD | D | Light blue |
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 |
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 |
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 |