Issa Schultz

Issa Schultz
Born (1984-03-01) March 1, 1984
St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Nationality Australian
Other names "The Supernerd"
Occupation quiz personality

Issa Schultz (born 1 March 1984)[1] is an Australian quiz personality best known for being one of the "Chasers" on The Chase Australia, where he is nicknamed "The Supernerd".[2]

Other than his present-day appearance on The Chase Australia, Schultz is also a four-time winner of the Australian Quizzing Championships (2011, 2013, 2014 and 2016)[3] and has held the Pairs title since 2012. 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][4]

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.[5] Schultz moved to Australia from Britain in 1995.[6]

References

  1. "Issa Schultz (@Issa25)". Twitter. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Seven previews The Chase". Mediaweek. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. "Press Release: "Supernerd" regains national quiz title". prwire.com.au. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  4. "Master of trivia to be crowned on the Gold Coast". Pan Pacific Masters Games. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  5. "The Chase Australia" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  6. Dale, David (4 October 2015). "Other game shows 'too slow' for The Chase's Supernerd". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

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