Another form of matrix Nim.
The optimal stopping problem of maximizing the probability of stopping on the last success of a finite sequence of independent Bernoulli trials has been studied by Hill and Krengel (1992), Hsiau and Yang (2000) and Bruss (2000). The optimal stopping rule of Bruss stops when the sum of the odds of future successes is less than one. This Sum-the-Odds Theorem is extended in several ways. First, an infinite number of Bernoulli trials is allowed. Second, the payoff for not stopping is allowed to be different...
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