Sebastian Jacoby
Sebastian Jacoby | |
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 Jacoby in 2019 | |
| Born | Sebastian Peter Heinz Alexander Jacoby[1] April 8, 1978[1] |
| Other name | "Der Quizgott" (The Quizzing God) |
| Education | University of Duisburg-Essen |
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| Known for | Gefragt – Gejagt |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | sebastianjacoby |
Sebastian Peter Heinz Alexander Jacoby (born 8 April 1978) is a German quiz player, television personality and former curler. He won gold in the 2008 European Mixed Curling Championship. Since 2013, he has appeared as one of the "chasers" on Gefragt – Gejagt, the German adaptation of The Chase.
Early life and education
[edit]A native of Oberstdorf, Bavaria, Jacoby graduated from school with the Abitur in 1997 and spent his mandatory military service at a Bundeswehr sports group in Sonthofen. After an apprenticeship at ThyssenKrupp in Duisburg from 1998 to 2001, he studied economics at the University of Duisburg-Essen and Arkansas State University.[2]
Career
[edit]Curling
[edit]Jacoby competed for Germany in three World Junior Curling Championships on a team led by Sebastian Stock, winning bronze at the 1996 championships in Red Deer, Alberta.[3]
From 2007 to 2009, he represented Germany in three European Mixed Curling Championships, where he played as a second. Led by Rainer Schöpp, the team won bronze at the 2007 championship in Madrid and gold at the 2008 championship in Kitzbühel.[3] He appeared a fourth time at the 2014 championship.[3]
Quizzing and television career
[edit]Jacoby started his quizzing career at a pub quiz in an Irish pub, which opened in his home town, Oberstdorf, in 1996. Later, he created and presented several pub quizzes in the Duisburg area.[4]
In 2011, he was a founding member of the Deutscher Quiz-Verein (German Quizzing Association).[5] He continues to be one of the leading quiz championship players in Germany, having won the individual competition at the German Quizzing Championships at their inaugural edition in 2012,[6] in 2014,[7] and in 2024.[8] He also has represented Germany as part of their national team at several European Quizzing Championships.[9]
In April 2012, Jacoby won the first edition of the ZDF TV show Der Super-Champion (now Der Quiz-Champion), winning €500,000.[10]
Since 2013, he has appeared as one of the "chasers" (Jäger) on Gefragt – Gejagt, the German adaptation of the British game show The Chase, where he is known as "Der Quizgott" (The Quizzing God).[11]
Personal life
[edit]Jacoby lives in Duisburg. He is married and has a son.[1]
Since 2008, Jacoby has worked as a controller at ThyssenKrupp.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Alles, was Sie über mich wissen müssen" (in German). Sebastian Jacoby official website. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- 1 2 Jacoby 2020, p. 36–37.
- 1 2 3 Sebastian Jacoby at World Curling
- ↑ Jacoby 2020, p. 37–39.
- ↑ Jacoby 2020, p. 29.
- ↑ "Deutsche Quizmeisterschaft - Einzel 2012" (in German). Deutscher Quiz-Verein. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ↑ "Deutsche Quizmeisterschaft - Einzel 2014" (in German). Deutscher Quiz-Verein. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ↑ "Deutsche Quizmeisterschaft - Einzel 2024" (in German). Deutscher Quiz-Verein. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ↑ "Nationalmannschaft" (in German). Deutscher Quiz-Verein. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ↑ ""Super Champion 2012" kommt aus Duisburg". Rheinische Post. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ↑ "Sebastian Jacoby". Das Erste. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- General sources
- Jacoby, Sebastian (2020). So werden Sie zum Quizgott. Sebastian Jacoby zeigt wie‘s geht! (in German). Königswinter: Plaza. ISBN 978-3966641326.
External links
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- Official website (in German)
- Sebastian Jacoby at IMDb