TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will use your knowledge about language (and common sense) to determine what element the marked number refers to. The numbers are marked with two underlines around them, like: _ number _. Your answer should be chosen from the given text, and should not contain other words.
PROBLEM: Henry Gale:  Your flight crashed on September 22 , 2004 . Today is November 29th . That means that you have been on our island for sixty - nine days . And yes we do have contact with the outside world Jack . That 's how we know that during those sixty - nine days , your fellow Americans reelected George W. Bush , Christopher Reeve has passed away , Boston Red Sox won the World Series . What ?
Dr. Jack Shephard: If you wanted me to believe that , you probably should have picked somebody else besides the Red Sox .
Henry Gale: No , they were down three games to none against the Yankees in the League Championship and then they won _ eight _ straight .
Dr. Jack Shephard: Sure . Sure . Of course they did .
Television: back to Foulke ... Red Sox Fans have longed to hear it ! The Boston Red Sox are world champions ! A clean sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Red Sox celebrate in the middle of the diamond here at Busch Stadium .

SOLUTION: games

PROBLEM: Kwame:  I read that the Doge 's Palace has not changed in a thousand years .
Gi: Well , the way it 's going , it wo n't last another _ ten _ .
Kwame: Look out !
Gi: Kwame
Gi: ! Water !
Kwame: Thanks
Kwame: , Gi . When you said Venice was falling apart , I did not think you meant so soon .

SOLUTION: years

PROBLEM: Roy Tagger:  What I need , Mr. Culhane , is a lawyer that knows how to win . The last _ one _ I had came in a bad second . Cost me twenty years of my life .

SOLUTION:
lawyer