Kick-offProbability puzzles require you to weigh all the possibilities and pick the most likely outcome.
Jimbo is an ace goal kicker. On the average, he will kick a goal on 2 out of 3 occasions. Unco on the other hand, will normally only kick a goal on 1 out of 2 occasions.
Now Jimbo, being quick to spot an opportunity, challenges Unco to a kicking duel. They will each in turn take one kick for goal until a goal is scored. The winner will be the first to score a goal. "I'll even give you the first kick", says Jimbo generously to Unco. What is the probability that Jimbo wins the kicking duel? What Next?
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