CREATE TABLE table_55112 ("Rank" FLOAT, "Player" TEXT, "Country" TEXT, "Earnings  (  $  ) " FLOAT, "Events" FLOAT, "Wins" FLOAT)

How many wins for billy casper over 8 events and uner $71,979 in earnings?
SELECT MIN("Wins") FROM table_55112 WHERE "Events" = '8' AND "Player" = 'billy casper' AND "Earnings ( $ )" < '71,979'
SELECT MIN("Wins") FROM "table_55112" WHERE "Earnings ( $ )" < '71,979' AND "Events" = '8' AND "Player" = 'billy casper'