MATH STINGER #52 
by Dr. Joel C. Fowler 
Assistant Professor of Mathematics 

The puzzle for this issue involves probability. 
Suppose that a standard die (faces numbered 1-6) is 
thrown repeatedly and a running total of the numbers that result is kept. 
The throwing continues until the sum is 1,000,000,000 or more. What is the most likely final sum?  

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