What is the lowest score for a year before 2008 and had 3rd place?
CREATE TABLE "past_and_current_programs" (
  "year" real,
  "program_title" text,
  "placement" text,
  "score" real,
  "class" text
);
SELECT MIN("score") FROM "past_and_current_programs" WHERE "year"<2008 AND "placement"='3rd';