Media item

A look behind the scenes of the football pools

Week number 73-34

Newsreels in which Dutch subjects of a certain week are presented.

Type:
video
Length:
02:22
Publication date:
1 August 1973
User:
Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
Creator:
Polygoon-Profilti (producer) / Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (curator)
Source:
WEEKNUMMER733-HRE0001353A

A football pool coupon is filled out and the coupons are delieverd to Sport-toto (Sport pools) in The Hague by the PTT. Dozens of people process the received coupons there on saturday. The coupons are put on microfilm electronically and are given a number. A notary is present when the coupons are put into a safe. The Toto director locks the door and the notary sets the combination. On monday morning the Toto results are published in the newspaper. The correct Toto number is punched into the computer tape and the corresponding coupons are found. Finally a cheque of 90.500 guilders is given to the winner. With footage of the soccer match PSV against FC Amsterdam.