It was a pleasant surprise to turn on Jeopardy last night (3/19/26) to see Jason Snell of Six Colors as a contestant. He did well, until the Final Jeopardy question:
“In the 1860s he composed one of his most famous pieces to celebrate the birth of longtime friend Bertha Haber’s second son.”
Answer; Brahms; Snell’s answer: Haydn
Katie
He confused a classical composer for a romantic one. I didn’t know the answer, though, either. Would have guessed Camille Saint-Saëns or Debussy. I don’t know why, other than they fit the era and seem like the kind of composers that would attract the attention of Jeopardy question-writers.
I’d have guessed Brahms or Liszt based on date and German-sounding name. But then we all know the answer when we’re not on the spot, don’t we 
I don’t know how people do it. I have a good memory for history, but the questions include trivia from all sorts of things, including TV and movies, classical composers, biology, it’s too much! There must be some tricks to help you get through it.
Watching someone from the Apple/tech podcast world show up on Jeopardy is genuinely entertaining — you kind of root for them differently than a random contestant. Jason’s been around long enough that seeing him outside the usual tech context is a fun reminder that the people behind these shows are actual humans with lives beyond talking about iPhones. Hope he did well.
It was fun to watch Jason on Jeopardy (for those in 
Canada, Jeopardy is available on Crave). I also enjoyed hearing his behind-the-scenes account on Upgrade #608 and listening to the Weird Al track he referenced.