11.   The last eight years have marked the longest drought on record.

12.   The longest drought lasted a week, she said.

13.   The Rangers are trying to avoid missing the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season, which would match the longest drought in franchise history.

14.   The Stanley Cup finals begin Saturday night in Philadelphia and Detroit comes in with the longest Cup drought in the NHL.

15.   They both ended the longest droughts among both active and retired players who have played in the playoffs but never in the league championship series.

16.   Captain Paul Kariya failed to get a point for the fourth consecutive game, his longest drought of the season.

17.   His longest drought last season was eight games.

18.   NASA is in the midst of the longest drought in space shuttle launches since the Challenger disaster.

19.   This year, he ended his longest drought, nine at-bats, when he hit a two-run shot to straightaway center off Hermanson on Tuesday.