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Counter Strike (Expected Wins)
Two players race to n wins; each round won with prob p. Expected total rounds?
by MindYourPuzzle
Two teams play rounds. Team A wins each round with probability p, Team B with 1-p. The first team to win n rounds wins the match.
What is the expected number of rounds in the match?
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