21.   It took three years and seven second-place finishes before he finally broke through.

22.   It was the fourth straight success for Heavenly Prize and the seventh in nine starts in the last year, with two second-place finishes in between.

23.   On the Senior Tour, Watson has been excellent this year with three second-place finishes in eight events.

24.   She rebounded from a fifth- place finish in round one to take second and first in the following rounds.

25.   Sixteen victories and two second-place finishes in four years are the kind of numbers that lead to talk of a dynasty.

26.   Stevens rode Indian Charlie to a third place finish in the Kentucky Derby.

27.   The six weekends the series have raced in different locales, Harvick has combined for three wins, a second place and two third place finishes.

28.   Though the number was relatively small, the embarrassing second place finish hobbled Dole with the look of a loser as he went on to claim the Republican nomination.

29.   Three of his four second-place finishes at Daytona were during the streak of nine straight qualifying victories.

30.   Tiger Woods, with three victories and three second-place finishes in his last seven starts, has never entered a major with more momentum.