Issa Schultz (born 1 March 1984)
is an English-born Australian television quiz personality best known for being one of the "chasers" on ''
The Chase Australia'', where he is nicknamed "The Supernerd".
In addition to his current role on ''The Chase Australia'', Schultz is also a nine-time winner of the
Australian Quizzing Championships (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022) and seven-time Pairs champion (2012–17, 2020). 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''.
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. Schultz and his family moved to Australia from
Britain in 1995. They settled in
Tewantin, Queensland and Schultz attended
Noosa District State High School. He was one of the four school captains in 2001.
In 2017, Schultz appeared as a celebrity contestant on ''
Hell's Kitchen Australia
''Hell's Kitchen Australia'' was an Australian cooking reality competition television series which premiered on the Seven Network on 6 August 2017. The series was hosted by British chef Marco Pierre White, who previously hosted two seasons of t ...
''.
Schultz placed 23rd in the
2020 World Quizzing Championships.
In March 2022 it was announced that Schultz would stand in for
Anne Hegerty in ITV's ''
Beat the Chasers'' after she tested positive for COVID-19.
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1984 births
People from Brisbane
Australian television people
Australian expatriates in England
People from St Austell
Living people
Contestants on Australian game shows
English emigrants to Australia