I had found the answer before posting, in fact a few posts above this one. But again, I really would want the statement of the problem itself to include all the necessary elements to come to a solution.
I think this is a case where information about how the prize money is calculated, especially as it is not actually part of the problem per se. This is a problem about probabilities, not about how casinos calculate maximum prize money, right?
Problem 121
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Re: Problem 121
All necessary information is in the problem statement.

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