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HMMT 2020 U31

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Anastasia is taking a walk in the plane, starting from (1,0)(1,0). Each second, if she is at (x,y)(x, y), she moves to one of the points (x−1,y),(x+1,y),(x,y−1)(x-1, y),(x+1, y),(x, y-1), and (x,y+1)(x, y+1), each with 14\frac{1}{4} probability. She stops as soon as she hits a point of the form (k,k)(k, k). What is the probability that kk is divisible by 3 when she stops?

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\frac{3-\sqrt{3}}{3}

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