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'''Issa Schultz''' (born 1 March 1984)<ref name="twitter">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Issa25|title=Issa Schultz (@Issa25)|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=18 September 2015}}</ref> 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".<ref name="Supernerd">{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaweek.com.au/seven-previews-the-chase/|title= Seven previews The Chase|publisher=Mediaweek|date=10 August 2015|accessdate=11 August 2015}}</ref> |
'''Issa Schultz''' (born 1 March 1984)<ref name="twitter">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Issa25|title=Issa Schultz (@Issa25)|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=18 September 2015}}</ref> is an [[ English Australian]] radio and television quiz personality best known for being one of the "Chasers" on ''[[The Chase Australia]]'', where he is nicknamed "The Supernerd".<ref name="Supernerd">{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaweek.com.au/seven-previews-the-chase/|title= Seven previews The Chase|publisher=Mediaweek|date=10 August 2015|accessdate=11 August 2015}}</ref> |
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In addition to his current role on The Chase Australia, Schultz is also five-time winner of the [[Australian Quiz Champion|Australian Quizzing Championships]] (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://prwire.com.au/permalink/60349/supernerd-regains-national-quiz-title|title=Press Release: "Supernerd" regains national quiz title|website=prwire.com.au|access-date=2016-06-08}}</ref> and has held the Pairs title since 2012. He also appeared on ''[[The Rich List (Australian game show)|The Rich List]]'', where he won $200,000 in 2009, as well as ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Australian game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' and ''[[The Einstein Factor]]''.<ref name="Supernerd"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mastersgames.com.au/ppmg/master-trivia-crowned-gold-coast/|title=Master of trivia to be crowned on the Gold Coast|work=Pan Pacific Masters Games|date=28 August 2014|accessdate=7 January 2016}}</ref> |
In addition to his current role on The Chase Australia, Schultz is also five-time winner of the [[Australian Quiz Champion|Australian Quizzing Championships]] (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://prwire.com.au/permalink/60349/supernerd-regains-national-quiz-title|title=Press Release: "Supernerd" regains national quiz title|website=prwire.com.au|access-date=2016-06-08}}</ref> and has held the Pairs title since 2012. He also appeared on ''[[The Rich List (Australian game show)|The Rich List]]'', where he won $200,000 in 2009, as well as ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Australian game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' and ''[[The Einstein Factor]]''.<ref name="Supernerd"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mastersgames.com.au/ppmg/master-trivia-crowned-gold-coast/|title=Master of trivia to be crowned on the Gold Coast|work=Pan Pacific Masters Games|date=28 August 2014|accessdate=7 January 2016}}</ref> |
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| Born | March 1, 1984 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | "The Supernerd" |
| Occupation | quiz personality |
Issa Schultz (born 1 March 1984)[1] is an English Australian radio and 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 five-time winner of the Australian Quizzing Championships (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017)[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 and his family moved to Australia from Britain in 1995.[6] They settled in Tewantin, Queensland and Schultz attended Noosa District State High School. He was one of the four school captains in 2001.[7]
In 2017, Issa will appear as a celebrity contestant on Hell's Kitchen Australia.[8][9]
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 2016-06-08.
- ^ "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. 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.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Rex, Sarah (13 February 2016). "The Supernerd – one of the smartest men on television". Sunshine Coast Daily.
- ^ 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.
External links
- "Supernerd". Yahoo!7. The Chase Australia. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.