Statistics & DataSuperchallengeBinomial and Geometric
Binomial and Geometric · Superchallenge problem
Two evenly matched players, A and B, play a series of games for a prize of ; each game is won by either player with probability , independently, and the first player to win games takes the prize. The series is stopped when A has wins and B has . They split the prize in proportion to each player's probability of winning had the series continued. How many dollars does A receive?