user: ### NOW ANSWER:
Question: What is the best preliminary score from a contestant from Oklahoma with evening gown less than 8.853?
Columns: ['State', 'Preliminary', 'Interview', 'Swimsuit', 'Evening Gown', 'Average']
Types: ['text', 'real', 'real', 'real', 'real', 'real']
Sample row: ['New Mexico', 8.913, 9.533, 9.3, 9.422, 9.418]
SQL:

assistant: SELECT MAX("Preliminary") FROM "Table" WHERE "State" = 'Oklahoma' AND "Evening Gown" < 8.853;