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All Hogs go to Heaven wins Team of the Year in Chicken
for 2008
The California Barbecue Association (CBBQA) held its
annual Q-Fest 2009 at Lake Puddingstone in San Dimas, CA
in February. At the Q-Fest, the Team of the Year awards
were presented and the “All Hogs go to Heaven” BBQ team
from Lancaster, California won the CBBQA 2008 Team of
the Year in Chicken. They also received a plaque for 3rd
place BBQ team overall in the state of California. This
award is a culmination of 2008 achievements at Kansas
City Barbecue Society (KCBS) and International Barbecue
Cookers Association (IBCA) competitions.
The “All Hogs go to Heaven” team consists of Steve
Madaule “Head Pitmaster”, Vicki “Mama Pitmaster”, Vince
Madaule “Assistant Pitmaster”, Ted Richardson
“Electrician/Handyman“, Ardith Richardson “Runner” all
from Lancaster, Ron Hoch “Assistant Pit Master”, and
Toni Hoch “Garnish Girl” from San Bernardino.
Another great year for “All Hogs go to Heaven” BBQ
team! They have seen so many new and different places,
helped with charities, and have made many friends along
the way. Little did they know after joining the CBBQA in
2005 that they would travel to so many exciting and fun
places in California, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, and
Kansas City, Missouri. This year they entered 11
different BBQ contests, traveled 2,500 miles, cooked 36
briskets,150 chicken thighs, 70 racks of ribs, 46 pork
butts and racked up enough points to received Team of
the year in Chicken for 2008 from the California BBQ
Association. What a year they have had!
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