The Super-Specialized Video Sleuth Who Solves Uniform Puzzles

If a sporting event appears in the background of a movie or TV show, Ian Araujo can pinpoint exactly which game it is. And the more obscure, the better.

About two weeks ago, lots of people began pointing me toward a video on TikTok. It was from an account called @noproblemgambler, but it had nothing to do with gambling. Instead, it featured a guy talking to the camera and explaining how he figured out exactly which real-world soccer game was briefly visible on a TV in an old episode of Lost.

This turned …