Issa Schultz
| Issa Schultz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
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
- ↑ "Issa Schultz (@Issa25)". Twitter. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- 1 2 "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.
External links
- "Supernerd". Yahoo!7. The Chase Australia. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
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