The information presented below is a guide to the format of the games played in 1982 in It's A Knockout and Jeux Sans Frontières, It's A Christmas Knockout and how points were awarded in each.

IT'S A KNOCKOUT 1982

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, 3 or 7)

Games 1, 4, 5, 6 & 8:
3pts, 2pts, 1pt

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

Marathon:
6pts, 4pts, 2pts

Joker: Scoring Limits:

Value: Double points

To be played:
Once in Games 1-8

Highest Achievable Score: 30pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 12pts

Team Colours for It's A Knockout 1982:

Teams participated in either Red, Green or Yellow

IT'S A CHAMPIONSHIP KNOCKOUT 1982

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

Joker: Scoring Limits:

Value:
6pts extra with 1st Place
4pts extra with 2nd Place
2pts extra with 3rd Place
0pt extra with 4th Place or lower

To be played:
Once in Games 1-7

Highest Achievable Score: 56pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 8pts

Team Colours for It's A Championship Knockout 1982:

Charnwood: Yellow
Christchurch: White
Gloucester: Light Blue
Keswick: Green

Lochgilphead: Dark Blue
Rotherham: Black
West Dorset: Cerise

THE KNOCKOUT STAR GALA 1982

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games:
7 (No Marathon)

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

Games 1-7:
2pts (Win), 1pt (Draw), 0pt (Lose)

Joker: Scoring Limits:

Value: Double points

To be played:
Once in Games 1-6

Highest Achievable Score: 16pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 0pt

Team Colours for The Knockout Star Gala 1982:

Blackpool 'All-Stars': Red

Rest of the World: Green

JEUX SANS FRONTIÈRES 1982

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:
6pts extra with 1st Place
4pts extra with 2nd Place
2pts extra with 3rd Place
0pt extra with 4th Place or lower

To be played:
Once in Games 1-7

Highest Achievable Score: 56pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 8pts

Team Colours for Jeux Sans Frontières 1982:

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

Portugal: Orange
Switzerland:
White
Yugoslavia: Light Blue

TRIO 1982
Recorded but never broadcast

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games:
9 (No Fil Rouge)

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

Games 1-9:
3pts, 2pts, 1pt

Joker: Scoring Limits:

Value: Double points

To be played:
Once in Games 1-8

Highest Achievable Score: 30pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 10pts

Team Colours for Trio 1982:

Great Britain: Red
Netherlands: Sea Green

Portugal: Orange
 

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