BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- If there is ever a Mount Rushmore created for the villains of reality television, Omarosa Manigault Newman would be one of the most obvious selections. She has been so devious, back-stabbing and conniving from “The Apprentice” to “Big Brother” an argument could be made to give her a couple of spots on the mountain. It might be surprising to find out that the person responsible for the strategy and maneuvering ways Omarosa has used to establish her place in reality competition history can be traced back to her mother. “My mom taught me to play chess when I was just 4 years old,” Omarosa says. “I am an avid chess player. I won chess championships in high school. I was also an athlete, so I am a very competitive person.” The blueprint she has created for surviving and thriving in the reality competition world is on display again by Omarosa as she is one of 20 contests participating in the new Hulu series “Got to Get Out.” Episodes are now available on the streaming service. Omarosa joined 19 other contests living under one roof. To win all or part of the $1 million in prizes up for grabs, all a player must do is escape the house. That’s not easy when the doors and windows are all locked and only unlocked for specific players during the run of the game. Simu Liu – best known for his role in “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” - is the host. Anyone who gets out of the house can claim whatever money is in the pot at the time of their escape. If none of the 20 gets to the open gates, the total amount is divided equally among all the players. The players in “Got to Get Out” are made up of 10 veterans of reality TV and 10 players new to the world. Along with Omarosa, the veterans include Cynthia Bailey, Demi Burnett, Val Chmerkovskiy, Clare Crawley, Rashad Jennings, Susan Noles, Spencer Pratt, and Kim Zolciak-Biermann. The other players include Jill Ashlock, Lindsey Coffey, Yahné Coleman, Shane Dougherty, Steven Giannopoulos, Steve Helling, Nick Metzler, Stein Retzlaff, Rob Roman, Athena Suich and Athena Vas. When asked whether she was more afraid of those with experience or those new to the world, Omarosa quickly points out none of the players scared her. She knows that she is the one who keeps people up at night. She never underestimates anyone but did go into “Get Me Out of Here” with an idea the new players could be a bigger threat. “The newbies are so desperate to make a name for themselves and desperate for camera time,” Omarosa says. “They will do practically anything. “Whereas the vets know how to pace ourselves. We know not to jump out there too fast. A lot of the mistakes you see early in the show are done by these rookies. A lot of us veterans just sat back, took notes and used that to our advantage.” Certain players were given clues to when a door or window would be unlocked or the security system would be shut down. How those clues were used range from fast runners to attempted stealth mode. Those from the reality television world came to the game with their own guidelines and strategies. Omarosa did spot at least one of the players taking a page from her playbook. “One of the individuals on this show thought he was so clever. He tried to pull an Omarosa on Omarosa,” the reality competition show legend says. “I was thinking that I had done that 20 years ago. “The funny thing is that I let him think he had me convinced that he had been disqualified. I was like ‘Oh, poor you.’ I was thinking that I pulled that originally.” Although Omarosa began her climb to the hierarchy of reality competition programming in 2004 with an eighth-place finish in “The Apprentice,” it was her appearance on the series “Fear Factor” a year later that made her understand how rewarding the genre could be to her. She took home $65,000 and a growing urge to be part of more reality programming. That would eventually include “The Celebrity Apprentice,” “The Ultimate Merger” and “House of Villains.” Reality television is not the only place where Omarosa has had to deal with those making alliances, lying and backstabbing as she worked in the White House offices of Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. If you are wondering, Omarosa says politics is far more treacherous than any reality competition series. “I think there is more backstabbing done in politics than in anything in Hollywood,” Omarosa says. The reality competition show veteran should know because she has offered plenty of jabs over the years. ...read more read less