 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

By <independence>, for $k\geq0$,
$$
\mathbb P(W>k)=\mathbb P(X_1>k,X_2>k)=(1-p)^{2k}.
$$
This is the <geometric minimum law>, giving
$$
\boxed{W\sim\operatorname{Geom}\bigl(1-(1-p)^2\bigr)=\operatorname{Geom}(2p-p^2).}
$$
The support remains the positive integers; this parameter is a success probability, not a mean.

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