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Podcast: Mysteries and Monsters
Episode: Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 282 The Yuba County Five with Tony Wright
Description: It was supposed be the most exciting weekend for five friends as they prepared for the biggest game in their basketball careers. Ted Weiher, Jack Madruga, Bill Sterling, Jackie Huett, and Gary Mathias were to play in a tournament that would enable them to travel to Los Angeles courtesy of the Special Olympics.
They'd planned to watch their favourite college team first though, to inspire them for the following day.
On Friday, February 24, 1978, five friends left the Yuba County, California area in Jack Madruga’s 1969 Mercury Montego to attend a basketball game in Chico, California.