> Hmm. Tricky.
>
> The number of heads given N tosses of the coin follows a Poisson 
> distribution, and the number of tails before hitting a head follows a 
> geometric distribution, but what the **** is the average score? A curios 
> puzzle indeed...

How about if you assume initially the game is limited to a certain number of 
tosses, and if a head fails to show up within that limit you win nothing...

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