Issa Schultz

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Issa Schultz
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Other nameTemplate:Pluralize from text"The Supernerd"
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom, Australia
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Known forThe Chase Australia
Hell's Kitchen Australia
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Issa Schultz (born 1 March 1984)[1] is a British-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 twelve-time winner of the Australian Quizzing Championships (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)[3][4] 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.[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 Tewantin State School and 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 15th in the 2025 World Quizzing Championships,[11] and has been the top-ranked Australian competitor twelve times since 2011.[12]

In March 2022, he stood in for Anne Hegerty in ITV's Beat the Chasers after Hegerty tested positive for COVID-19.[13]

Schultz also competed in the twentieth series of Dancing with the Stars in early 2023. He was paired with professional Tasmanian dancer Lily Cornish.[14][15]

In November 2024, Schultz represented Australia at the III Quiz Olympiad in Spain.

In November 2025, Schultz appeared as a chaser on The Chase New Zealand in a four-episode special series.[16]

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Issa Schultz (@Issa25)". Twitter. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Seven previews The Chase". Mediaweek. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Press Release: "Supernerd" regains national quiz title". prwire.com.au. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."All the results are now final. Congratulations to the Top 10 Australians at the 2018 World Quiz Championships. Issa Supernerd Schultz claims his sixth national title". Facebook. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2023. [user-generated source]
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Master of trivia to be crowned on the Gold Coast". Pan Pacific Masters Games. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Chase Australia" (PDF). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dale, David (4 October 2015). "Other game shows 'too slow' for The Chase's Supernerd". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rex, Sarah (13 February 2016). "The Supernerd – one of the smartest men on television". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Coster, Alice (24 March 2017). "Hell's Kitchen Australia host doesn't know the celebrity contestants". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Results – World Quizzing Championships". Quizzing.com. Quizzing Interactive Ltd. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Quizzing Australia - Quiz Results". Quizzing Australia. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rouse, Sabina (18 March 2022). "Anne Hegerty forced to pull out of Beat the Chasers as she announces replacement". Express. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Harris, Rachel (14 June 2023). "Supernerd Issa Shultz takes on Dancing With the Stars". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Christmass, Pip (14 June 2023). "Dancing With the Stars: The Chase Supernerd Issa Schultz takes to the dancefloor". Seven News. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Chase heavyweights The Governess and The Supernerd join The Chase NZ". 1News. Retrieved 29 October 2025.

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