Drake has won 20 consecutive men's basketball games, which is one of those deals that don't happen just any old year. Or any year at Drake, before this one.
You don't see 20 straight of much of anything good. Case in point: It has snowed approproximately 20 straight days in Eastern Iowa. Polar bears have seen television footage of the weather here and said "Whoa!" It's true!
Memphis has won 22 in a row in men's b-ball, mainly because it plays in a conference with the likes of East Carolina, Rice, DeVry Insitute and the University of Esoterica.
Kansas recently had a 20-game men's hoops winning streak halted by Kansas State, and I already hate myself for using the term "hoops."
Connecticut's women's basketball team had won 20 straight until it lost to Rutgers this week. Don Imus is surely aware of that, and so is Rev. Al Sharpton.
Lakeland Financial Corporation recently reported its 20th consecutive year of record income performances. If you really want to make a pile of dough, though, start with one dollar and double it every year for 20 years. It doesn't sound like it would be much, but do the math.
$1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + 32 + 64 + 128 + 256 + 512 + 1,024 + 2,048 + 4,096 + 8,192 + 16,384 + 32,768 + 65,536 + 131,072 + 262,144 + 522,288 = $986,575.
How are you supposed to double it every year? How do I know? I don't work for Lakeland Financial Corporation.