How many losses are suffered in the Hydrophobic-Polar protein folding model if we fold randomly?

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String to fold:

XOXOOOOOXXXXOOOOXOOXXOOXOOXXOOOXXOOOOOXX

Random fold (* means dead end, backing up):
X                   

X

O X←X
↑ ↓ ↑
O O O
↑ ↓ ↑
O X←O O O X
↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓
O X←O X O←X X O
↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓
O←X O←O O X←O X
↑ ↓ ↑ ↓
O X O O
↑ ↓ ↑ ↓
O X O←O
↑ ↓
O←X

Record number of incidences: 5

Record-achieving fold sequence:
→↓←←↑←↑←↓←←↓←↑←←←↑→→→↑←↑→→↓↓→↑↑→↑→→↓↓←←

Current fold sequence:
↓↓↓↓←↑↑←↓↓↓←↑↑↑↑↑↑↑←↓↓↓←↑←↓↓←↑←↓←↑↑↑↑↑↑

Current number of incidences Wins achieved: 1 Losses suffered: 10

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