The information presented below is a guide to the format of the games played in 1978 in It's A Knockout and Jeux Sans Frontières and how points were awarded in each.

JEUX SANS FRONTIÈRES IN THE SNOW (INTERNEIGE) 1978

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games per Event:
8 (No Fil Rouge)

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 3
Teams participated in all games

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

Value: Double points.

To be played: Once in Games 1-7

Highest Achievable Score: 27pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 9pts

Team Colours for Jeux Sans Frontières in the Snow (Interneige) 1978:

France: Mauve
Italy: Dark Blue

Switzerland: Red

IT'S A KNOCKOUT 1978

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games per Event:
9 + Marathon

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 3
Teams missed 1 game each (Game 2, 4 or 8)

Games 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 & 9:
3pts, 2pts, 1pt

Games 2, 4 & 8:
3pts, 2pts

Marathon:
6pts, 4pts, 2pts

Value: Double points.

To be played: Once in Games 1-8

Highest Achievable Score: 33pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 13pts

Team Colours for It's A Knockout 1978:

Teams participated in either Red, Blue, Green, Orange, White or Yellow

IT'S A MINERS' KNOCKOUT 1978

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games:
5 + Marathon

No. of Competing Teams: 3
Teams participated in all games

Games 1-5 and Marathon:
3pts, 2pts, 1pt

Value: Double points.

To be played: Once in Games 1-4

Highest Achievable Score: 21pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 7pts

Team Colours for It's A Miners' Knockout 1978:

English Miners: Red
Scottish Miners: Dark Blue

Welsh Miners: Green

IT'S A CELEBRITY KNOCKOUT 1978

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games:
8 + Marathon

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

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

Value: Double points.

To be played: Once in Games 1-7

Highest Achievable Score: 20pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 10pts

Team Colours for It's A Celebrity Knockout 1978:

Teams did not participate in any specific colours

IT'S A CHAMPIONSHIP KNOCKOUT 1978

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games:
8 + Marathon

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

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

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

Value: Double points.

To be played: Once in Games 1-7

Highest Achievable Score: 56pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 9pts

Team Colours for It's A Championship Knockout 1978:

Bath: Light Blue
Cleethorpes: Red
Crewe & Nantwich: Dark Blue
East Kilbride: Yellow

Londonderry: White
Sandwell: Green
Stevenage: Orange

JEUX SANS FRONTIÈRES 1978

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

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 1978:

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

Switzerland: Light Orange-Yellow
West Germany: Light Blue
Yugoslavia: Blue and White

IT'S A CHRISTMAS KNOCKOUT 1978

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games:
8 (No Fil Rouge)

No. of Competing Teams: 5
Teams missed 1 game each (Games 2, 3, 5, 6 or 7)

Games 1, 4 and 8:
5pts, 4pts, 3pts, 2pts, 1pt

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

No Joker in this event.

Highest Achievable Score: 31pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 7pts

Team Colours for It's A Christmas Knockout 1978:

Belgium: Yellow
Great Britain: Red
Italy: Dark Blue

Netherlands: Orange
Switzerland: White

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