user: ### NOW ANSWER:
Question: What is the lowest rank for a player earning $71979?
Columns: ['Rank', 'Player', 'Country', 'Earnings ( $ )', 'Events', 'Wins']
Types: ['real', 'text', 'text', 'real', 'real', 'real']
Sample row: [1.0, 'Miller Barber', 'United States', 106890.0, 10.0, 3.0]
SQL:

assistant: SELECT MIN("Rank") FROM "Table" WHERE "Earnings ( $ )" < 71979.0;