In a simplified model of a certain television game show, suppose that the contestant, having won k dollars, will at the next play have k + 1 dollars with probability q and be put out of the game and leave with nothing with probability p = 1 - q. Suppose that the contestant begins with one dollar. Model her winnings after n plays as a success runs Markov chain by specifying the transition probabilities pi, qi, and riin equation (5.15).
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