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Issa Schultz

Issa Schultz

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]

Issa Schultz
Born(1984-03-01)1 March 1984
St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom
NationalityEnglish
Other names"The Supernerd"
OccupationTelevision quiz personality
Known forThe Chase Australia
Hell's Kitchen Australia

References

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Citation Linkwww.mediaweek.com.au"Seven previews The Chase". Mediaweek. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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Citation Linkprwire.com.au"Press Release: "Supernerd" regains national quiz title". prwire.com.au. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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Citation Linkwww.facebook.comhttps://www.facebook.com/QuizzingAustralia/posts/1913008738717581
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Citation Linkmastersgames.com.au"Master of trivia to be crowned on the Gold Coast". Pan Pacific Masters Games. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
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Citation Linkwww.sevenwestmedia.com.au"The Chase Australia" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
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Citation Linkwww.smh.com.auDale, 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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Citation Linkwww.sunshinecoastdaily.com.auRex, Sarah (13 February 2016). "The Supernerd – one of the smartest men on television". Sunshine Coast Daily.
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Citation Linkwww.news.com.auSaw, 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.
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Citation Linkwww.heraldsun.com.auCoster, Alice (24 March 2017). "Hell's Kitchen Australia host doesn't know the celebrity contestants". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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Citation Linkwww.worldquizzingchampionships.com"Results – World Quizzing Championships".
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[12]
Citation Linkau.tv.yahoo.com"Supernerd"
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Citation Linktwitter.com"Issa Schultz (@Issa25)"
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Citation Linkwww.mediaweek.com.au"Seven previews The Chase"
Sep 27, 2019, 3:51 PM
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Citation Linkprwire.com.au"Press Release: "Supernerd" regains national quiz title"
Sep 27, 2019, 3:51 PM
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Citation Linkwww.facebook.comhttps://www.facebook.com/QuizzingAustralia/posts/1913008738717581
Sep 27, 2019, 3:51 PM
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Citation Linkmastersgames.com.au"Master of trivia to be crowned on the Gold Coast"
Sep 27, 2019, 3:51 PM
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Citation Linkwww.sevenwestmedia.com.au"The Chase Australia"
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Citation Linkwww.smh.com.au"Other game shows 'too slow' for The Chase's Supernerd"
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Citation Linkwww.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au"The Supernerd – one of the smartest men on television"
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