The 3rd season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1967. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, West Germany and, for the first time, Switzerland and the United Kingdom 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 Vincennes (France), Pisa (Italy), Brussels (Belgium), Straubing (West Germany), Locarno (Switzerland), and Blackpool (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Bardenberg (West Germany). The head international referees in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and .
For this season, the neutral jury and the "Game of Questions" were discarded, and jokers (which allowed a team to double their score) were introduced. In addition, all of the participating teams played in one location rather than in two separate ones. The "jeu handicap" ("handicap game") was also introduced, which was played as the final game.Series Guide: 1967 - Introduction
The season was won by the team from Bardenberg, West Germany, the runner-up being the team from Nogent-sur-Marne, France.
Participants Country Broadcaster Code Colour RTB B Yellow ORTF F Purple RAI I Blue SRG SSR TSI CH Gold BBC GB Red ARD D Light blue
Heats Heat 1 Heat 1 was hosted by ORTF on 14th June 1967 at the Château in Vincennes, France, presented by Guy Lux and . Place Country Town Points 1 F Nogent-sur-Marne 54 2 CH Martigny 51 3 I Caserta 44 3 D Eutin 44 5 B Dinant 43 6 GB Bridlington 34
Heat 2 Heat 2 was hosted by RTB on 28 June 1967 on the Heysel/Heizel Plateau in Brussels, Belgium, presented by Paule Herreman and Place Country Town Points 1 D Bardenberg 52 2 B Ciney 49 3 GB Lytham St. Annes 35 4 CH Lugano 33 4 I Orvieto 33 6 F Les Sables-d'Olonne 25
Heat 3 Heat 3 was hosted by TSI on behalf of SRG SSR TSI on 12 July 1967 in Locarno, Switzerland, presented by and Enzo Tortora. Place Country Town Points 1 B Ath 46 2 CH St. Gallen 45 3 D Villingen 43 3 F Anglet 43 5 GB Llandudno 38 6 I Cefalù 32
Heat 4 Heat 4 was hosted by RAI on 26 July 1967 in Pisa, Italy, presented by Renata Mauro and Enzo Tortora. Place Country Town Points 1 I Montecatini Terme 45 2 B Verviers 38 3 D Lindenberg 37 4 F Quimper 36 5 CH Plan-les-Ouates 33 6 GB Hawick 15
Heat 5 Heat 5 was hosted by ARD on 9 August 1967 in Straubing, West Germany, presented by Camillo Felgen. Place Country Town Points 1 D Straubing 51 2 I Arona 43 3 GB Worthing 42 4 CH Solothurn 37 5 F Annemasse 35 6 B Arlon 28
Heat 6 Heat 6 was hosted by the BBC on 23 August 1967 in Blackpool, United Kingdom, presented by David Vine and McDonald Hobley. Place Country Town Points 1 D Duderstadt 46 2 I Riccione 45 3 GB Cheltenham 43 4 B Forest 38 5 CH Lucerne 35 6 F Armentières 33
Qualifiers Country Town Place won Points won F Nogent-sur-Marne 1 54 D Bardenberg 1 52 B Ath 1 46 I Montecatini Terme 1 45 CH Martigny 2 51 GB Cheltenham 3 43
Final The final was hosted by ARD on 6 September 1967 in Bardenberg, West Germany, presented by Camillo Felgen. Place Country Town Points 1 D Bardenberg 49 2 F Nogent-sur-Marne 36 3 GB Cheltenham 35 3 I Montecatini Terme 35 5 CH Matigny 32 6 B Ath 27
Broadcasts +Broadcasters of the final – 6 September 1967 Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) RTB RTB Paule Herreman ARD RAI Renata Mauro and Giulio Marchetti ORTF Simone Garnier SRG SSR TSR BBC BBC1 David Vine
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