Expected Sum of Rolls in the Coupon Collector Problem

Expectation · Medium · Free problem
You roll a fair six-sided die over and over until every face (1 through 6) has appeared at least once. Let $S$ be the total of all your rolls — not just how many times you rolled, but the actual sum of all the numbers you see. What is $E[S]$?

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