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Luka and Janie are playing a coin toss game. If the coin lands heads up, Luka earns a point; otherwise, Janie earns a point. The first player to reach 20 points wins the game. If 19 of the first 37 tosses have been heads, what is the probability that Janie wins the game? (Mathematics Teacher calendar problem)
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