CREATE TABLE table_204_617 (id DECIMAL, "date" TEXT, "opponent#" TEXT, "rank#" TEXT, "site" TEXT, "tv" TEXT, "result" TEXT, "attendance" DECIMAL)

how many consecutive times was the rank # 2 ?
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM table_204_617 WHERE "rank#" = 2
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM "table_204_617" WHERE "rank#" = 2