297.Two Sixes in a Row
★★★expected valueJane Street
A fair six-sided die is rolled repeatedly. What is the expected number of rolls needed to see two consecutive sixes for the first time?
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Use two states — no progress, and one six already banked — and write an equation for each. A non-six wipes the run out entirely.
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