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Is Russell Hantz really the biggest Survivor villain ever?

Let's run down a few of the millionaire oilman's accomplishments to date:

Sabotage: "I plan on making it as miserable as possible—making it hell for everybody to get what I want," Russell revealed privately. To that end he emptied his tribemates' canteens and burned their socks.

Deceit: His tribemates wept around the campfire as Russell recounted his tragic experience during Hurricane Katrina, when he lost his dog, Rocky, and only made it out himself by using the tools of his firefighting trade. Privately afterward, though, he laughed at their gullibility, admitting, "I never lived in New Orleans. I'm not a fireman. I never even had a German shepherd."

Manipulation: Every serious Survivor contender knows alliances are essential in outlasting the competition. But Russell's making secret alliances aplenty: "I got an alliance with the dumb short-haired blonde, the even dumber long-haired blonde and the dark-haired girl. I'd like to call it my dumbass girl alliance," he boasted. "I told them exactly the same thing, and I believe they're just gullible enough to believe it."

Cunning: "In the history of Survivor," Russell asked, "how many people have found the idol without a clue? Zero!" Make that one: Russell found the Immunity Idol hidden in a tree at camp. "I'm looking for the immunity idol," he explained to his oblivious tribemates, who seemed more interested in the lizard they were eating than his TOTAL DOMINATION.

Is more evil afoot? Find out tonight, when Survivor: Samoa continues at 8 p.m. on CBS.

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They are often the only person on a reality show to keep the peace, stop the bickering among judges and console the losers. They are reality-show hosts they are one of our new Tater Tops categories this year.

Your choices come from The Amazing Race, American Idol, Project Runway, So You Think You Can Dance and Survivor: Tocantins.

Now remember...

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Let's face it, we love watching real people behave badly on TV, especially when those real people are celebrities. Love them or hate them, the villains of reality shows are what make viewers tune in week after week. We hate to reward bad behavior, but we simply couldn't resist. Here are your picks for Best Reality-Show Villain:

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This year, we bring you not one, but five reality television categories in our Tater Tops awards, starting with Best Reality Show: Competition

And your nominees are...

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The 18th season of outwitting, outlasting and outplaying came to a rousing end Sunday, showcasing the charm—and luck!—of everyone's favorite bright-eyed cowboy.

Alabama cattle-rancher James "J.T." Thomas Jr. came out on top of the Survivor: Tocantins finale, chosen the unanimous winner at the final tribal council. The million-dollar prize came on the heels of a nailbiting finale that repeatedly played out in J.T.'s favor.

As if a million bucks wasn't enough, Jeff Probst named the 24-year-old champ the fan-favorite and recipient of an extra $100,000. On top of all of his winnings, J.T. was seemingly untouchable throughout the entire finale, winning the immunity idol twice tonight and earning all seven votes in the final tribal council.

So how did J.T. acquire all of the bragging rights? Here's what went down during the final days in Tocantins:

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Looks like Jeff Probst has learned a thing or two about survival during his nine years snuffing out tiki torches.

At tonight's Academy of Magical Arts Awards ceremony in Hollywood (hosted by Neil Patrick Harris), we witnessed the Survivor host catching a camerawoman who suddenly fell unconscious as he answered questions for her media outlet.

"She fell into my arms, basically," Jeff told us exclusively right after the incident. "She had a seizure and she didn't know it. When she came back to she said, ‘I'm fine,' and she had no idea. Then she had another one."

When the woman fell a second time, Jeff caught her, held her and lowered her to the ground. A few minutes later, she regained consciousness and tried to get up, but Jeff held her head steady and explained that she needed to stay put until the ambulance arrived. He remained with her until medical personnel arrived at the scene.

So what does Jeff have to say about this gallant display?

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It was one of the juiciest Survivor seasons in tiki-torch-snuffing history, so we hit up last night's big finale brouhaha to get the dirt, where Bob's awesomeness knew no bounds, Kenny ranted about the backstabbing that left him for dead, and Sugar was anything but sweet...

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Wait a minute. Is Kristin Chenoweth dating Jeff Probst?

Last night at the ET/People party, I asked Emmy's first Reality Host winner (that's Probsty) about the rumors regarding the Emmy nominee, and he told me: "All I will say about Kristin Chenoweth and I being romantically linked is that I have kept secrets on Survivor for 17 seasons. Am I keeping one now? You tell me."

Sly bastard. But you aren't gonna get away with it that fast, Mr. Tiki Torch Snuffer! The girl that's so divine Will Arnett wants to put her in his pocket, Kristin herself, hit the carpet only minutes later and told us exclusively exactly where things stand with her romantic entanglements. Check it out in the video above, where she also talks about her throwdown at the car wash with Holland Taylor.

Then keep clicking for video of Lee Pace's true feelings about winning (Warning: You will like him even more)...

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