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You play a 100-round game: each round you can either roll a fair 20-sided die (uniform 1 to 20) or “lock in” the current face and collect that same reward for all remaining rounds. You must roll in the first round. What is your optimal stopping / locking strategy and expected value?
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Sep 30, 2025

You play a 100-round game: each round you can either roll a fair 20-sided die (uniform 1 to 20) or “lock in” the current face and collect that same reward for all remaining rounds. You must roll in the first round. What is your optimal stopping / locking strategy and expected value?

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