The 7th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1971. 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 Riccione (Italy), Ostend (Belgium), Offenburg (West Germany), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Vichy (France), Solothurn (Switzerland), and Blackpool (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Essen (West Germany). The head international referees in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and .
The season was won by the team from Blackpool, United Kingdom, the runner-up being the team from Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands.
Participants 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
Heats Heat 1 Heat 1 was hosted by RAI on 9 June 1971 in Riccione, Italy, presented by Giulio Marchetti and Rosanna Vaudetti. Place Country Town Points 1 I Riccione 48 2 D Idar-Oberstein 42 3 NL Linne 40 4 GB Colwyn Bay 31 4 CH Courrendlin 31 6 B Ougrée 21 7 F Alès 20
Heat 2 Heat 2 was hosted by TV DRS on behalf of SRG SSR TSI on 23 June 1971 in Solothurn, Switzerland, presented by and Dorothea Furrer. Place Country Town Points 1 D Schwabach 47 2 CH Willisau 44 3 NL Drachten 41 4 I Melfi 35 5 F Mulhouse 30 6 GB Kendal 28 7 B Sint-Niklaas 24
Heat 3 Heat 3 was hosted by NCRV on 7 July 1971 at the Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands, presented by and . Place Country Town Points 1 NL Alphen aan den Rijn 44 2 GB Tewkesbury 37 3 F Le Mans 36 4 I L’Aquila 35 5 CH Biasca 33 6 B Watermael-Boitsfort 31 7 D Rheinbach 28
Heat 4 Heat 4 was hosted by ORTF on 21 July 1971 in Vichy, France, presented by Guy Lux and . Place Country Town Points 1 B Tournai 41 2 CH Brig 36 3 D Bockum-Hövel 35 4 GB Prestwick 34 4 NL Zoetermeer 34 6 F Vichy 31 7 I Forio d’Ischia 29
Heat 5 Heat 5 was hosted by ARD on 4 August 1971 in Offenburg, West Germany, presented by Camillo Felgen and Timm Elstner. Place Country Town Points 1 D Offenburg 49 2 I Jesolo 44 3 B Namur 33 4 GB Scunthorpe 32 5 NL Winschoten 31 6 F Nancy 28 7 CH Colombier 26
Heat 6 Heat 6 was hosted by the BBC on 18 August 1971 in Blackpool, United Kingdom, presented by David Vine and Eddie Waring. Place Country Town Points 1 GB Blackpool 50 2 D Wetter 43 3 CH Ascona 38 4 I Canelli 34 5 F Saint-Malo 29 6 NL Rolde 28 7 B Tielt 19
Heat 7 Heat 7 was hosted by BRT on 1 September 1971 in Ostend, Belgium, presented by Jan Theys and Willy Delabastita. Place Country Town Points 1 B Ostend 50 2 CH Einsiedeln 43 3 NL Doetinchem 35 4 I Pesaro 34 5 GB Bournemouth 32 6 F Libourne 23 6 D Leck 23
Qualifiers The teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final: Country Town Place won Points won GB Blackpool 1 50 B Ostend 1 50 D Offenburg 1 49 I Riccione 1 48 NL Alphen aan den Rijn 1 44 CH Willisau 2 44 F Le Mans 3 36
Final The final was hosted by ARD on 15 September 1971 in Essen, West Germany, presented by Camillo Felgen and Timm Elstner. Place Country Town Points 1 GB Blackpool 45 2 NL Alphen aan den Rijn 38 3 CH Willisau 36 4 D Offenburg 35 4 I Riccione 35 6 B Ostend 28 7 F Le Mans 27
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