Pittsburgh man to appear on ‘Jeopardy!’ Tuesday night

Natasha Lindstrom
Friday, March 22, 2019 8:09 p.m. | Friday, March 22, 2019 8:09 p.m.

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Pittsburgh software developer John Shortino is set to appear on the game show "Jeopardy!" on Tuesday, March 26, 2019.

“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek shows off his clean-shaven look on a video posted to Twitter on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek shows off his clean-shaven look on a video posted to Twitter on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018.

Pittsburgh software developer John Shortino will appear on Tuesday night’s episode of the game show “Jeopardy!”, the show announced Friday.

Shortino celebrated the news on Twitter.

Having “Game Shows Touch Our Lives” in your head the day you’re going to be a contestant on Jeopardy! is a good thing, right? @mountain_goats

— John Shortino (@shortino) February 4, 2019

Posting this on every platform, because I’m going to be on @Jeopardy one week from today! pic.twitter.com/uMD7Ci2VKM

— John Shortino (@shortino) March 19, 2019

In addition to computer coding, Shortino is a writer and a tabletop gamer, according to his Twitter bio.

Now in its 55th year on television, and 35th with Alex Trebek as host, “Jeopardy!” boasts about 23 million viewers a week.

The episode featuring Shortino airs 7 p.m. Tuesday on WPXI-TV.