Season 1

1. Regional Cookoff 1

Southwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are David Rosengarten and Skitch Henderson.

2000-04-01 • 22 min

2. Regional Cookoff 2

Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Michel Nischan and George Wallace.

2000-04-08 • 22 min

3. Regional Cookoff 3

Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Lidia Bastianich and Robin Leach.

2000-04-15 • 22 min

4. Regional Cookoff 4

Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Madhur Jaffrey and Carolyn O'Neil.

2000-04-22 • 22 min

5. Regional Cookoff 5

Northwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Thierry Rautureau and Claudia Cohen.

2000-04-29 • 22 min

6. Regional Cookoff 6

Southeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Nathalie Dupree and Colman Andrews.

2000-05-06 • 22 min

7. Regional Cookoff 7

The second set of Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Molly O'Neill and Vincent Schiavelli.

2000-05-13 • 22 min

8. Regional Cookoff 8

The second set of Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Stephan Pyles and George Wallace.

2000-05-20 • 22 min

9. Regional Cookoff 9

The last group of Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Chef Jacques Torres and Jock Soto.

2000-05-27 • 22 min

10. Semifinal Competition 1

In the first semi-final round, Northwest, West and Northeast Regional winners compete; judges are Sissy Biggers and Kit Skarstrom.

2000-06-03 • 22 min

11. Semifinal Competition 2

In the second semi-final round, Midwestern and Western regional winners compete; judges are Sheila Lukins and Claudia Cohen.

2000-06-10 • 22 min

12. Semifinal Competition 3

In the last semi-final round, Southern, Southeastern and Northeastern regional winners compete; judges are Joan Nathan and Tanya Wenman Steel.

2000-06-17 • 22 min

13. Grand Finale

The ultimate three finalists compete for the title of MasterChef 2000; judges are Chef Jacques Pepin and Robin Mattson.

2000-06-24 • 22 min