Issa Schultz
Issa Schultz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 March 1984 |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | "The Supernerd" |
| Occupation | Television quiz personality |
| Known for | The Chase Australia Hell's Kitchen Australia |
Issa Schultz (born 1 March 1984[1]) is an English Australian television quiz personality best known for being one of the "chasers" on The Chase Australia, where he is nicknamed "The Supernerd".[2]
In addition to his current role on The Chase Australia, Schultz is also a six-time winner of the Australian Quizzing Championships (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)[3][4] and six-time Pairs champion (2012-17). He also appeared on The Rich List, where he won $200,000 in 2009, as well as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and The Einstein Factor.[2][5]
His name Issa is an Arabic version of the name "Jesus", which he was named after a best friend of his parents when they worked in Qatar in the 1970s.[6] Schultz and his family moved to Australia from Britain in 1995.[7] They settled in Tewantin, Queensland and Schultz attended Noosa District State High School. He was one of the four school captains in 2001.[8]
In 2017, Schultz appeared as a celebrity contestant on Hell's Kitchen Australia.[9][10]
Schultz placed 57th in the 2018 World Quizzing Championships.[11]
References
- ^ "Issa Schultz (@Issa25)". Twitter. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Seven previews The Chase". Mediaweek. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Press Release: "Supernerd" regains national quiz title". prwire.com.au. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/QuizzingAustralia/posts/1913008738717581
- ^ "Master of trivia to be crowned on the Gold Coast". Pan Pacific Masters Games. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "The Chase Australia" (PDF). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ Dale, David (4 October 2015). "Other game shows 'too slow' for The Chase's Supernerd". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ Rex, Sarah (13 February 2016). "The Supernerd – one of the smartest men on television". Sunshine Coast Daily.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Saw, Amelia (24 March 2017). "The celebrities taking on Marco Pierre White in Hell's Kitchen Australia are named". news.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ Coster, Alice (24 March 2017). "Hell's Kitchen Australia host doesn't know the celebrity contestants". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Results – World Quizzing Championships".
External links
- "Supernerd". Yahoo!7. The Chase Australia. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.