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The 6th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1970. 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 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 referee in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and .[1]
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.[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 RAI on 9 June 1970 at the grounds of Villa Olmo in Como, Italy.
| 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 was hosted by SRG SSR TSI on 24 June 1970 in Lugano, Switzerland.
| 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 was hosted by RTB on 8 July 1970 in Namur, Belgium.
| 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 was hosted by ORTF on 22 July 1970 in Avignon, France.
| 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 was hosted by the BBC on 5 August 1970 at the grounds of the castle in Cardiff, United Kingdom.
| 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 was hosted by NCRV on 19 August 1970 in Groningen, Netherlands.
| 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 was hosted by ARD on 2 September 1970 in West Berlin, West Germany.
| 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 |
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 |
The final was hosted by RAI on 16 September 1970 at the Arena in Verona, Italy.
| 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 |