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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 the 1983-87 specials of It's A Knockout and Jeux Sans Frontières and how points were awarded in each.

THE KNOCKOUT STAR GALA 1983

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games:
7 (No Marathon)

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

Games 1-7:
2pts, 1pt
Joker: Scoring Limits:

Value: Double points

To be played: Once in Games 1-6

Highest Achievable Score: 16pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 8pt

Team Colours for The Knockout Star Gala 1983:

Teams did not participate in any specific colours

IT'S A CHRISTMAS KNOCKOUT 1983

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games:
8 (No Fil Rouge)

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

Games 1-8:
3pts (Win), 2pts (Draw), 1pt (Lose)
Joker: Scoring Limits:

No Joker on this event

Highest Achievable Score: 24pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 8pts

Team Colours for It's A Christmas Knockout 1983:

Great Britain: Red

Sweden: Yellow

IT'S A CHRISTMAS KNOCKOUT 1984

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games:
6 + Fil Rouge

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

Games 1-6 and Fil Rouge:
3pts, 2pts, 1pt
Joker: Scoring Limits:

No Joker on this event

Highest Achievable Score: 21pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 7pts

Team Colours for It's A Christmas Knockout 1984:

France: Green
Great Britain: Red

West Germany: Yellow

THE GRAND KNOCKOUT TOURNAMENT 1987

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games:
8 + Marathon

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

Games 1-8 and Fil Rouge:
4pts, 3pts, 2pts, 1pt
Joker: Scoring Limits:

Value: Double points

To be played: Twice on Games 1-7

Highest Achievable Score: 44pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 11pts

Team Colours for The Grand Knockout Tournament 1987:

Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme: Yellow
Save the Children Fund: Red

Shelter for the Homeless: Dark Blue
World Wildlife Fund: Green

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