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Binomial and Geometric · Superchallenge problem

Two evenly matched players, A and B, play a series of games for a prize of $128\$128; each game is won by either player with probability 12\dfrac12, independently, and the first player to win 77 games takes the prize. The series is stopped when A has 44 wins and B has 33. They split the prize in proportion to each player's probability of winning had the series continued. How many dollars does A receive?