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JSFnetUK is researched, written, designed, maintained and Copyright © Alan Hayes and David Hamilton.

It's A Knockout Copyright © BBC Television and Jeux Sans Frontières is Copyright © Eurovision and respective national television companies. No attempt to infringe these copyrights is intended. 

The information presented below is a guide to the format of the games played in 1975 in It's A Knockout and Jeux Sans Frontières and how points were awarded in each. The addition of a third competing team to each It's A Knockout heat causes several changes in how the domestic heats are played and scored compared to previous years.

IT'S A KNOCKOUT 1975

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games per Event:
8 + Marathon

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 3
Teams missed 1 game each (Game 2, 4 or 7)

Games 1, 3, 5, 6 & 8:
3pts, 2pts, 1pt

Games 2, 4 & 7:
3pts, 2pts

Marathon:
6pts, 4pts, 2pts

Joker: Scoring Limits:

Value: Double points

To be played: Once in Games 1-7

Highest Achievable Score: 30pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 12pts

Team Colours for It's A Knockout 1975:

Teams participated in either Red, Blue or Green

IT'S A CUP FINAL KNOCKOUT 1975

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games:
8 (No Marathon)

No. of Competing Teams: 2
Teams participated in all games

Games 1-8:
2pts (Win), 1pt (Draw), 0pt (Lose)

Joker: Scoring Limits:

Value: Double points

To be played: Once in Games 1-7

Highest Achievable Score: 18pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 0pts

Team Colours for It's A Cup Final Knockout 1975:

Teams participated in the colours of their respective Football Clubs

IT'S A CELEBRITY KNOCKOUT 1975

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games:
6 + Marathon

No. of Competing Teams: 2
Teams participated in all games

Games 1-6:
2pts (Win), 1pt (Draw), 1pt (Lose)

Marathon:
2pts (Win), 1pt (Draw), 1pt (Lose)

Joker: Scoring Limits:

Value: Double points

To be played: Once in Games 1-5

Highest Achievable Score: 16pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 8pts

Team Colours for It's A Celebrity Knockout 1975:

Teams did not participate in any specific colours

JEUX SANS FRONTIÈRES 1975

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games per Event:
8 + Fil Rouge

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 7
Teams missed 1 game each (Games 1-7)

Games 1-7:
6pts, 5pts, 4pts, 3pts, 2pts, 1pt

Game 8 and Fil Rouge:
7pts, 6pts, 5pts, 4pts, 3pts, 2pts, 1pt

Joker: Scoring Limits:

Value: Double points

To be played: Once in Games 1-7

Highest Achievable Score: 56pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 9pts

Team Colours for Jeux Sans Frontières 1975:

Belgium: Yellow
France: Mauve
Great Britain: Red
Italy: Dark Blue

Netherlands: Orange
Switzerland: Light Orange-Yellow
West Germany: Light Blue

IT'S A CHRISTMAS KNOCKOUT 1975

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games:
8 (No Fil Rouge)

No. of Competing Teams: 4
Teams participated in all games

Games 1-8:
4pts, 3pts, 2pts, 1pt

Joker: Scoring Limits:

No Joker in this event

Highest Achievable Score: 32pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 8pts

Team Colours for It's A Christmas Knockout 1975:

Belgium: Yellow
Great Britain: Red

Italy: Dark Blue
Netherlands: Orange

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