what were his points when he was in 8th position? 
CREATE TABLE table_24998088_1 (points VARCHAR, position VARCHAR)
SELECT points FROM table_24998088_1 WHERE position = "8th"
### Context: CREATE TABLE table_24998088_1 (points VARCHAR, position VARCHAR) ### Question: what were his points when he was in 8th position?  ### Answer: SELECT points FROM table_24998088_1 WHERE position = "8th"