2025 SSMO Relay Round 4 Problems/Problem 2
Problem
Let  Jonathan and Kate are playing a game with
 Jonathan and Kate are playing a game with  sticks. On each turn, a player may remove
 sticks. On each turn, a player may remove  
  or
 or  sticks. The player who picks up the last stick loses. Kate is first to remove sticks, and both players play optimally. For how many values of
 sticks. The player who picks up the last stick loses. Kate is first to remove sticks, and both players play optimally. For how many values of  in the range
 in the range ![$\left[T^3,2T^3\right]$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/3/1/1/31124d3f1d2fe3a278328400cfd00e978855ca95.png) does Kate have a winning strategy?
 does Kate have a winning strategy?
